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I went through their upcoming auctions and saw tractors, signs, and memorabilia,
but no cars ....

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Yes, some of us enjoy the privilege of living where there are hundreds of miles of great Model T (or Model TT) roads. I was born in Los Angeles County and raised in L. A. traffic, so it doesn't scare me. But it has reached the point where I much prefer living in a comparatively remote location that...

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Irresponsible driving, by exceeding speed for conditions (this includes driving beyond emergent braking needs) is just begging for a wrecked T or TT (or any car, really). Fortunately, for me, .... and I live where I do BECAUSE of this, ..... I have a zillion miles of open, unobstructed roads upon wh...

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Just saw this thread .... My TT came to me as a standard "farm gears" sort of truck, shaking itself apart in the high teens range. An engine rebuild with a careful balance, C-race cam, Z-Head, Scat crank, and a high flow carb (have used several), and express gears out back have given me run-out-of-p...

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My flatbed appears to be a well worn, but unmolested original. The plank's grain looks to be ash ? I gave the thirsty wood a big drink of mineral spirits and linseed oil .... a proper vintage treatment for rot and weather resistance, about 5 yeats ago. Still holding up nicely. No cutesy "pretty" woo...

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Thanks Jerry and Rich E. especially for the Cole drawing and plates. I did note the golf club door as shown on the passenger side print in one scene of the movie. One thing that had me stumped was the missing "parking lamps" or lower light housing on the underside of the headlamps. The left light b...

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Glad to see you are back and mobile. Been following along on your detour
in plans with some concern. Wish you the best in getting back to "normal".

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I love the idea of making high quality parts, but this part is
as modern looking as it could possibly be. Is it possible to make
this with bulbed hubs/castings/handle to look appropriate on a
1920's machine ?

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Modern ?

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I am relatively new to T's, only owning mine since 2015 ? Can't remember exactly when I got it. I am old and washed up and the memory bean doesn't work so good anymore ! But my interest went back to when I was little .... ... like 3-4 years old. Of course, at that age, all cars of the T era were jus...

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Nothing a little JB Weld can't fix !

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Swinella was yet another Basin resident blessed with two left feet. She put the anomaly to good use in being able to operate the treadle at 3/8's speed while working in 4/4 time. For six consecutive seasons she led the Chugwater Wombat's punting squad in points earned while under the influence. Of c...

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In the spring of 1941, Kalamity Dick had been pursuaded to record with Duke Fitzelwitz under the name "Kalamity Dogs". Cuthbert supplied a couple pups that were trained up by Ernie's grandson Egbert Wetspot. Egbert had attained the position of head trainer with the Saddlestring Circus, and through t...

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That's where I went to college !

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This is one of those times where friends helping friends saves the day. Carl Casual called Eileen Fox about the archive kept by Buck Futz' great step-uncle Ferd, and turns out the entire collection was up for donation and will be delivered to The Institute at the next Tuesday nights meeting. Ferd's ...

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Fitting mules and hosses with the aforementioned steam boots allowed said critters to achieve record speed and distance coverages in the months when snow and ice made passage treacherous. Buckner Fanning led a team to rescued Fanny Yoder, trapped by snowslides at the University of Plunjo's research ...

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The only reason I pulled my OF from the truck was I could not get it to stop leaking when not in use. I felt it ran very well and helped scoot the truck along better than anything else I ever ran on it. I stuck a bored- -out NH on it, and that runs well and reliably too, but I think the OF performed...

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Where I grew up, Model T era cars and trucks were scattered all over the woods, fields, and ravines, dumped when new cars were just so much more "advanced" that they got hauled out to a forgotten spot and left to the elements. By the 60's and 70's, they were crumbling hulks. A few managed to get tuc...

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While this may be stepping a bit sideways from the current topic,
Aunt Millie's horse reminds me that Heinrich was doing research on
the steam boots that Kalamity Dick developed in the teens. The coal
feed from the pants pockets was ingenious.

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Today has been a really good day for great news. This is one of several subjects
that give me reason to smile today. Good on you, Steve. I agree, without targets
to shoot for ....

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Heinrich is compiling a list of things that the youth are missing these days for a future presentation. Anyone wishing to contribute input can write them down on the chalkboard at Ernie's, the one in the east wing foyer at the Institute, bring to the Tuesday night meeting for submission, or write th...

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Laugh it up, ... these beasts may be slow, not stop well, but they
CAN carry a lot of weight ! Two units of 3/4"" CDX plywood at 2,460lbs.
each, about to begin a 35 mile run home from Idaho. Gotta be careful
with traffic, but the weight is not an issue.

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I am as guilty of it as anyone, but I find it sad that our collective level of amusement has become so fever-pitched. To think of a whole town turning out to watch a car go by and a guy walking along playing a violin .... and this was a big deal, worthy of hurrying through your chores, getting dress...

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A coworker of my SIL made pens like this. It was fascinating to see how creative
he would get with his layups and turnings and finishes. Fun stuff ! I hope your
recipients are appreciative of your work !

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3rd pic, .... would sure like to walk around the boom truck for a
good looking over !

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And this is precisely why the Statue of Limitations was erected at the head
of Pispacattiquattimauken Street the following year.

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Buck Futz and Buff Pucker were deeply involved in the basin fixture business, supplying satisfied customers with drain and faucets, parts and accessories for over 80 years. KD was often seen in their shop, devising ways to use stock parts to work in his own projects. Hugo Samron redirected materials...

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Even today, moose gaskets remain beyond modern technology to overcome operational flex. Kalamity Dick scoffed at the idea in 1919, citing soft tissue adhesion challenges and an unpredictable movement, combined with the equivilent torque and forces of a steam locomotive making a sealed plumbing circu...

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Good for you, Steve. Milestones and motivation to keep pushing !

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This is great. Thanks for making the effort. Were I Steve, I would really
appreciate it. Good on you.

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A kid in my neighborhood growing up was a weird one ..... he seemed to delight in destroying things, being a malcontent, and relishing in the negative attention it brought him. He interacted with us neighborhood kids a bit, but his behaviors soon had everyone keeping him at a distance, which only fu...

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They were grateful and it became an anal event known as Moosefest. If it's not on your calendar, check with the Institute. Thanks Rich =============================== This is the first time I have thought to check my calendar for an anal event, unless, of course, we are referring to the Flatulence ...

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I am surprised that people find the Henry/Edsel friction hard to understand. To say that Henry was frugal is the ultimate understatement. I grew up around many people not much younger than Henry that exhibited a frugal life paradigm that is simply unknown in mainstream consumerist America today. Hen...

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Some girls are worth the extra effort.

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Sorry to hear of your loss. I have not forgotten our conversation about Bell
stuff and have rounded up some things for you to consider. Just been crazy
busy here. Will be in touch. Beautiful car. Good luck on the sale.

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Although more a backscene player than his brother, Cletus was a close confidant of Ernie, and according to Ernie, Cletus' support and close association with the Uvula League and other institutions around the basin kept him in a good place in the hearts of many. He supplied all the cactus needs for a...

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How does this car drive with those mods ?

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First of all, where is all the clutter in your shop ? How can you get anything done that way ??? Personally, I dislike boat and bullet tails on these cars. Period correct or not, aesthetically they looked chopped off or someone ran out of good ideas. I much prefer a ducktailed back end finish. Much ...

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It was a pleasure to see some of you at Tuesday's meeting. Heinrich's presentation on the Calhoun County Stain Works was thorough and informative. A special treat was the historical rundown of the County's Cactus Safety Bureau. I was surprised to learn that Cuthbert's brother Cletus was the departme...

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I am a builder. I do meticulous work. Often the difficult and dangerous stuff no one else wants to touch. Even more often fixing EXACTLY the kind of work you describe. I am booked out three years thanks to these clowns. I should be grateful, but I pain for the clients who get to pay twice because th...

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I sent a response to yours via PM. If you did not get it, hit me up directly.

Thanks,
B.

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I sent a response to yours via PM. If you did not get it,
hit me directly.

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I'll take it.

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I'll take it.

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Thanks Dave.

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Where in Idaho is Steve going ?

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The poster board at Ernie's has all the details.

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This brings up the subject of the Calhoun County Stain Works and Kalamity Dick's vibronation process of reducing broken letters and punctuation from the Alphabet Mine to produce industrial stains and preservatives for the national market. KD even diverted some to his vestibule operations south of th...

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Thanks for the update. I think of Steve often. Although a bit younger,
I feel I push myself to stay in the young lane much as I see Steve doing.
I hope I can go full speed until the end, just as I hope Steve can.

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Seriously ? A little research in to Big Mac's operations and you would not eat that crap if they paid you. Well seasoned fingernail clippings and dog dirt, with a liberal slathering of carcinogens. Nevermind the woke corporate BS. Go find a small business cafe, even if the food isn't free. Your orga...

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Vert Skurmwell spent the winter of '22 working out a way for Mama to supervise the potato harvest all up close and personal, after Mama found Peckeral Loomins in the potatoes the previous year. The loomin larvae, while adding protein, had a bitter taste that made the harvest unpalettable to patrons ...

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10 November, 1775 - U.S. Marine Corps founded, Tun Tavern. Semper Fi.

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Wood stove. Heats my yet-to-be-insulated 30x36 space nicely to about 25ºf. Outside temps below that make keeping areas farthest away warm not so warm ! As for chemicals and gas fumes, etc., it takes a pretty concentrated fume situation to be of worry. In my space, even with dripping carbs, or painti...

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I am with Ed. Planning a route to avoid know problem areas, be they stunt driver training grounds, or steep hills, or whatever, is always the best plan. When a risky hill is unavoidable, lock the old dog down with low pedal and crawl to the bottom. If it is double-extra steep and gnarly drop to Ruck...

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My Berg's radiator has been problematic since new. The neck was soldered in the wrong place and would not allow multiple shells to be installed, so it was taken loose and aligned with the shell. It later came loose (I have a dog bone and motometer). I resoldered it a 3rd time, and it came loose agai...

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Put the old dog up on skates and pushed in to its winter position in the back corner of the shop. This winter it is my objective to pull the glass and replace with new and pull the new radiator to fix a leak at the top tank/overflow tube that has been a problem since day one. Maybe if I get ambitiou...

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This one still hides in a shed in the Sierra foothills:

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I had a brush with density once ...

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I spoke with FJ a couple weeks back. He was in Iowa at the time.

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I live in God's country for driving of Model T era vehicles. These two shots
... a spring and a fall shot, show why. 1000's of miles of roads through spec-
-tacular scenery and you have the whole world to yourself.

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Used the old dog to haul feed and hay one day, then boulders the
next. Back at the shop, a rear tire helps prop up one of four new
matching windows for the shop.

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If this is your "smart phone", I KNOW what your computer
looks like !

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Since I built my own place, I did not inherit old wiring and fixtures to adapt to. I pulled my own wire and placed outlet boxes all over the place to plug lights and neon signs in to. They began as 4' fluorescent shop lights, but were replaced a few years ago when I found a screamin' deal on some sa...

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As a very small child, I was drawn to old things of all sorts. One such early memory that poisoned my young mind was the wall of shelves behind the door to Grandpa's garage. It was floor-to-ceiling covered with Grandma's retired old jars, given to Grandpa when she bought newer, modern jars like the ...

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I have hardly driven my truck this year. Putting the top attic floor and roof on my house occupied every moment since last October 01, and once it was in shingles, I was under the knife for a long overdue shoulder rebuild. Been driving it again the last few days. Hauled a load of hay and feed across...

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I have found Mr. Jelf to be an inspiration ever since I came in to this hobby. His old school down-to-earth outlook on life runs parallel to mine and I always looked forward to reading his posts. Steve, I wish you a full and reasonably rapid recovery. This world needs more old guys in overalls and s...

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Lacking an odometer in the days before stars were brought to the Basin, those in need of calculating mileage were in a bit of a pickle. Kd's involvement with the Traction Guild is what finally brought the stars to the area, and how the Traction Guild got their name. A 72 page article in the 09 Sept....

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My turnkey truck was far from satisfactory when I got it. It ran fine, but shook itself to death above 15mph. All drivetrain components were suspect, as was the suspension. One major project each winter got me to a happy place in about 3 years. It was still a running, driving machine in the meantime...

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Why are you running a fan at all ? With a good radiator, there is no need.
fix the problem right and don't waste your energy chasing symptoms !

Problem solved, problem STAYS solved !

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I do ! Currently bound up in an arm sling, I am itchin' to go do some backroads
truckin' !

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My dream vehicle since a very early age.

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Radiator filler snout solder came loose. Did hard clean of surfaces and resoldered.
Still leaking on exterior of overfill tube. Gonna have to pull the whole thing and flip
the radiator for that operation.

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1960 DeSoto Fireflite 2HT. Specialorder car stripped of everything except go-fast and stop. Monotone black, manual steering, brakes, windows, and seat, no heater, no radio, no backup lights, clear glass, dog dish hubcaps and body colored wheels. On the up side, 383 X-ram, T-85 manual 3-onda-floor sh...

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It is always a pleasure to blather about shared interests and other
important topics with friends and visitors.

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This smoke is a yearly thing in the west. No one cares until the
eastern states get it.

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From my earliest age, I was pushed to think for myself and find better
ways to get things done. Why is it in the past few years that the world
has decided to quit thinking for themselves ?

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I can think of a lot of good applications for that time machine. Imagine
a hiring pool of people who actually want to work, nevermind the ten-year-
-old Packards I would like to buy in 1930-35 ...

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My chapter .... ? MY chapter left the beast parked in the back
of the shop while all energies are focused on framing and finishing
the shop roof !

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A hard Dicken's cider usually puts a little pep in your step.

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Interesting, Wayne. I know I read that information in some book of
Old Wives Tales of the Auto Industry somewhere !!! Truth is, they
should have been outlawed for being so ugly and wrecking the looks
of an otherwise exceptional car !

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Pierce's trademark fender-integrated headlights were too widespaced, in the opinion of NY lawmakers and not allowed in that state. Not sure what years The above car is one that was built to accomodate that law, and was outfitted with the same Hall Mfg. drums used by Packard for a spell in the mid-20...

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All these asbestos mines closing operations, it is no wonder why it is so
hard to get good asbestos anymore !

When I smoke, I ALWAYS wear my asbestos suit ! No exceptions !

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Been driving the Beast as my daily while the modern gets some head
work done. I have run 4 tanks of gas through it already !

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Mom graduated from high school in the class of 1928. The following summer, she and her sister Ernestine, brother Clarence, and Clarence's wife Mickey went by automobile to Arizona to fetch sisters Mary and Jereldine, who had taken summer classes at Flagstaff. That trip made a big impression on a bu...

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Mine is 84" to the high point at the back of the cab.

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Got the Beast on the charger. It is going to have to be my daily for
a while, as I blew a head gasket on the main work truck.

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My DeSoto has a brass plaque on the dash that advises occupants
not to lower the windows at speeds in excess of 200mph. Gotta be
safe !

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Am I the only one who looks at "downtown" street scenes like this and
think "What happened to America ?"

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Correct. It was a large car show that filled the two floors of "common
area" in the Davenport hotel.

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I have one for my truck. How many shift positions ? Two = Underdrive.
Three = Overdrive.

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59 Buicks were quite "dramatic".

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Thanks. Years ago I was big in to 58-59-60 Buicks. Ray's Auto Wrecking had a 60 invicta with a flawless turquiose interior in it. The car sat under 4 other cars, and getting that interior out of the car was a serious challenge. Next to it sat a near identical stripper 58 Plymouth to the one I own to...

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Hudson, Nash, and AMC mastered the styling niche of ungainly and dumpy by the time of the merger. Their only real competition was Studebaker and imports. Ford was pretty good at making dumpy cars in this period too, but somehow managed to sell lots of them. When the aesthetic was low, and looking li...

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Boy, would I like to spend some time examining how that motorcycle
was built !

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For as long as there has been a Model T hobby, participants have speculated that there is a link between Model T's and ice cream. Today, Heinrich from the Chugwater Institute uncovered hard evidence showing the two together in a period document. No more having to make up excuses for stopping for ice...

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To think they rode all the way from Salt Lake City to Oakland like that !

My brother and I in the OCF photobooth a couple years ago. I am the
one wearing glasses:

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Has the look of a certain Marine Corps boot camp "drill" involving
a marshmallow ....

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So many old car people consider "original" to be original to the time it was made. I see "original" as original to the first life of said vehicle, complete with period repairs, bumps, and warts. My goal is a vehicle that presents as a decently kept 10-15 year old car, not a showroom new example. I s...

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Supposed to snow again tonight. The Beast continues serving as the
firewood bin for the shop stove until nicer weather returns. I am tired
of winter by this time every year, but nothing too unusual here.

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When I showed up for police Academy, an instructor saw my ancient truck and later pulled me aside and asked "Do you have a less conspicuous vehicle ?" I informed him that all my vehicles were pretty conspicuous, and his simple reply was "GET ONE !". And thus began my only story of ever buying a vehi...

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