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Classic Cars Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"
19240 messages, Last post on Nov 08, 2009 at 2:55 PM
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 14, 2009 11:00 am) My problem is that I don't want red, white, blue/green or French blue. I want BRG or dark blue. This limits both my choices and my bargaining abilities. I thought a dark blue car with a tan hardtop would be quite handsome. |
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Guess I won't be playing with the top tomorrow! You do realize it's January, don't you?  Unless you live in Palm Springs, Arizona or Florida, I wouldn't think the top would do down until March or April at the earliest. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:10 am) http://www.autopartsdeal.com/basket.php?add_item_id=210752 |
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I think I'd go for the new fender - and have them retouch then entire nose while they're at it. IMHO, when you take that bra off, it's going to be ugly underneath. They trap sand, and then vibrate against the paint as you drive.... But then - you're the appraiser, and it occurs to me that you know a lot more about this kind of thing than I ever will. In any case, I bet if you make him pull that bra before you buy the price is going down for paint damage there too.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:41 am) Hopefully at just under 100k he has had the timing belt done, otherwise figure $600 to have it done in a shop. |
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 14, 2009 11:20 am) Yep, gonna look under the bra for further issues. I can't expect a new car for this price so little nicks and such, no problem. I'll have more of those soon enough on California freeways. Some days the 'flak' is so bad on these roads I feel like I'm attacking Schweinfort (old reference for you history buffs). I once had a framing hammer whistle past my driver's window.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 6:43 pm) Their computers still use "core memory" (ferrite rings)!!! " I'm pretty sure they upgraded the electronics of the shuttle fleet in the early 1990's. I believe Columbia was the last one upgraded. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 12:24 pm) Or Regensburg. My uncle flew B-17's in the war (but not on THAT mission). |
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jan 14, 2009 12:55 pm) But I imagine all military hardware must remain more obsolete than if it were on the commercial marketplace. Can you imagine the lines of code you'd have to write for a space shuttle?
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jan 14, 2009 12:55 pm) Yeah maybe in 20 years we'll be able to just bolt on some device that by-passes entire engine management systems from the "old days" of 2009. |
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