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Dean Romig
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 01:52 am |
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Dave Suponski
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 02:00 am |
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| Duly noted and corrected.Thank you kind sir.
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 11:32 am |
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| Dave P., I have lived in Maryland all my life and it has not helped me translate "Vermontese" any better than if I had moved to Georgia as a child. Actually, I did spend a couple of years down south in my younger days, but did not become properly indoctrinated. One unusual happening made me understand that things were different in Georgia. One night, with a few of my fellow soldiers in a country tavern, a gentleman asked me if I wanted to dance with his mid teen daughter. Surprised at the strange request, I shyly declined. He moved a bit closer to me and whispered, "You are going to dance with my daugher. Have a good time." Last edited on Wed May 13th, 2009 11:37 am by Bill Murphy
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 02:28 pm |
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Hey Bill, was there a shotgun involved?
Was it a Parker?
Was she that ugly? 
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C Roger Giles
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 04:14 pm |
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Bill;
That social move on the part of the girls pappy is Southern as it gets, I frequented a few of the watering holes around Ft Benning and in Germany and was never approached by any daddy, usually the girls flirted you into making a hit on them but only the non fat and or ugly.
The mores/morals of camp followers has not changed in centuries, ie based on human natue Ceasar, Napoleon, or the USA
Destry should be able to add to this via his vast southern experiences.
It's noon and the begining of Famous Grouse season; Roger
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Brian Dillard
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 05:51 pm |
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| Wow...Famous Grouse season begins here at noon too...and that's four minutes from now!!
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gill frye
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 12:18 am |
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| I did this old car a few years ago, took a long time but turned out pretty good. Attached Image (viewed 330 times):
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Tom Bria
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 12:48 am |
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Gill, that's a nice looking 140. C-type head and matching numbers?
I have a 1957 XK-140MC DHC sitting in the garage awaiting restoration or disposal. Even with a complete, rust-free car the time and cost of restoration is daunting, especially with all that wood in the top. Shoulda bought another roadster.
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gill frye
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 01:26 am |
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| Tom, its a "C" with overdrive, I really enjoy driving it. I love the dropheads, that wood dash is something I wish they had used on the roadsters. Restoration is expensive but you ought to fix yours.
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Tom Bria
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 01:34 am |
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| I had a late 150 DHC with overdrive and that goofy leather dash that they used, but it also had the 265hp engine with three carbs and four-wheel disc brakes. Basically an E-Type with an old body and a live axle. All the interior wood for my 140 is done, but I'd probably farm out the new top bows. Have you ever seen repro top bows for the DHCs?
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gill frye
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 01:48 am |
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| I bet Bill Bass could help you if anybody, keep your eyes peeled on e-bay, I've picked up a bunch of hard to find stuff on there.
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Harry Collins
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 11:51 am |
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Gill,
I restored an MGA while living in England 35 years ago. Not a breath taking ride as yours is, though it did have the stearing on the proper side. I shipped it to the States and drove it here for 15 years until some fellow in Ireland paid big bucks for it and shipped it back across the pond for another restoration. I do like your car.
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 01:34 pm |
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Gill that is a beautiful Jag. Do you still own it and if so ,do you drive it very much, I also have the British car disease, have owned a few, but for the last eighteen years a Austin Healey 3000, has been my interest .I did a complete 100 point restore on it when I bought it ,took almost five years to get her done, every once in a while I think about selling , but my teenage daughter has grown up with the car and loves it so much ,when I mention selling ,its aw come on Dad its so much fun going out for those late night convertible rides, don't sell the Healey ! I guess some things are just more important than money !
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 09:03 pm |
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| Thanks for the kind words Russ and Harry, I still have the car and I love to drive it. I have an "E type" roadster that I drive more because its alittle more up to date than the 140. What I really want is a 63 Thunderbird convertible, you know like the one that lady got a speeding ticket from Barney in Mayberry.... that's a beautiful car with the tonneau cover and all.
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 09:11 pm |
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| The 63 Bird with the Tonneau cover was know as the T-Bird Sports Roadster. Grab handle on the passenger dash and Kelsey Hayes wire wheels. People have made repop covers and grab handles, but no one has copied the wire wheels, to my knowledge,
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Harry Collins
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Posted: Sat May 16th, 2009 02:20 am |
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England has the "140 Club". To become a member one must drive from London to Bristol ,a hundred and fourty miles, in one hour. My flat mate and I left the Playboy Club at Hyde Park about 0200 one Sunday morning in his 67 E Type and made great time getting out of the city and onto the M-4 toward Bristol. I think it was a 4.2 six cylinder though it could have been a V12. We were doing 160 mph + on the Motorway and about 40 miles past Heathrow the Jag had a hic-up so we turned her around and limped home to Denham. Sadly we didn't become members that night, but it was a quest I will always remember.
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Sat May 16th, 2009 02:40 am |
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Some miscellaneous contributions to Photo Friday
The pup can read. Didn't venture to the other side.
5 mulie bucks 800+ yards out
A closer look at the bucks
One of my favorite pheasant haunts. Long ago abandoned and only a handful of folks know where its at.
First new car. Still tucked away in the garage
Last edited on Sat May 16th, 2009 04:42 am by Jack Cronkhite
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Brian Stucker
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Posted: Sat May 16th, 2009 02:48 pm |
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Jack, I'm not a Mopar guy, but have an old '66 Imperial with a 440 in a barn.
Is that a '71 Dodge in the picture? Charger? Like to have the car, the old barn, and those bucks in the south 40. Great pictures...expecially the one of the barn...postcard.
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Sat May 16th, 2009 03:27 pm |
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Brian: The Charger is '74 - last of the era. '75 became a family sedan. The "postcard" is a little playing with color saturation. The original shot still looks good but does not "pop". It also looks great in Black & White. I don't think those bucks lasted long after opening day. Cheers, Jack
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