2015 Woodward Dream Cruise Dump.

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95) 08/17/2015 at 11:32 • Filed to: None

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Fair warning, some are pretty bad.

This is my favorite pace car look.

An awesome custom Rambler

The first of these Morgans I’ve ever seen

LANCIA!

Bad pic of a beautiful Alfa.

A fucking GTX1. One of the few things that makes a normal GT un-interesting

No clue if its real...

Isseta Limo

The pace car that never was.

The Mirage really didnt fit here...

The Z really didnt fit in...

VIP wanted to hang out too.

crowmolly > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 11:36

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Unless somebody fucked up a respray of a real Yenko (doubtful) it’s not a real one.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 11:50

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I’ll take two, plox.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 11:50

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YAY!

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 11:57

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The magic of the dream cruise. I don’t think I saw most of these cars

boobytrapsandtreasure > crowmolly 08/17/2015 at 12:08

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Sadly there are many fakes out there.

Doctor-G-and-the-wagen > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:08

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NNNGH SO BRITISH [/mr.regular]

Goggles Pizzano > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:12

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chris.nissen > boobytrapsandtreasure 08/17/2015 at 12:15

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I assume they’re all fake until proven otherwise. Which I think is fine. Not everyone can afford a true Yenko/COPO/GT500/350/KR/Cuda Convertable/etc. but there’s nothing wrong with owning the clone.

clutchshiftington > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:15

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Day 3... The others began growing suspicious when I didn’t know the lyrics to Motley Crue’s “Dr. Feelgood”... Starting to fear for my safety.

Burn535i > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:16

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I had a chance to speak with the owner for a moment. If I were to guess he is in his early 70’s and just imported this last year. That was done of course right after the 25 year mark which explains why he went for the 8V 1988 variant, because of course the 16V variant wasn't yet of age to be imported. Super clean car, and a super nice and approachable owner.

boo-gotti > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:18

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My additions:

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:19

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Nice van but the fake bullet holes ruin it.

Maxxuman > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:20

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Nice ‘Cuda! But the “SHAKER” sticker must have been put there by Captain Obvious.

Scotty J > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:20

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Yes, I am wearing a Captain’s hat. Because fuck you.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:21

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If I ever sell the neighbors kids, I will own a GTX1. It doesn’t get any better.

Maxxuman > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:21

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These old Toronado’s are so cool.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:23

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This person is my hero. Why no love for the Mutts Cutts?

Maxxuman > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:24

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So the Mutt Cutts van, which looks like some sort of oversized cat scratcher, reflected in an A-Team van. Weird.

Maxxuman > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:26

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I like this - much more authentic early hot rod look than most rat rods.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:27

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Oooh. Hello there~

Maxxuman > clutchshiftington 08/17/2015 at 12:27

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COTD for me!

gofundmeavette > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:28

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You see this bad boy zooming around?

Because Racecar > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:33

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Aka the “Urkle bang bus”

GoesLikeHell > Maxxuman 08/17/2015 at 12:33

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Captain Obvious was working on the assembly line back in the day because they came with that sticker. After putting them on all day I imagine he went home as Captain I Can’t See Straight.

Zoom > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:34

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Ahhhhhhh..........

Dat Purple Chally Shaker Rag.......

crowmolly > Maxxuman 08/17/2015 at 12:35

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Yeah, he works for Dodge.

rigidjunkie > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:35

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Ferrari 612, the only Ferrari that ever made the California look interesting. What an ugly plain car. Frank Stephenson should be ashamed of this thing.

offyatindy > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:36

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From these photos and those from Pebble Beach, I conclude the straw hat is in among the 1 percent-ers and the sailor cap is in among the rest of us (yes, I’m an us.) Would have thought it was the other way around.

Maxxuman > GoesLikeHell 08/17/2015 at 12:38

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OK, I learnt something new today thanks. I prefer them with the hood closed anyway.

JRC99 > Zoom 08/17/2015 at 12:38

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That’s a ‘Cuda.

Maxxuman > crowmolly 08/17/2015 at 12:39

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Or Plymouth, but yeah, I’ve now been corrected on the factory installed bit.

The-Ever-Socially-Apathetic TBAL > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:40

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Besides the fact that it is the N/A, I think the Z32 most definitely does fit in the dream cruise, as it ushered in the entire era of “Gentleman’s agreement” cars in Japan, in the 1990’s, which, as you may know, was more than 20 years ago.

Billy Suter > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 08/17/2015 at 12:40

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Definitely. We all know the bad guys on the A Team couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.

crowmolly > Maxxuman 08/17/2015 at 12:41

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Figures I’d duff a snarky correction. LOL.

Could be worse though, could be this:

That CAUTION fan sticker is like a cancer on otherwise clean, correct cars.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > The-Ever-Socially-Apathetic TBAL 08/17/2015 at 12:42

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I meant in that exact spot. It was in-between a line of like 8 Mustangs, at least.

Zoom > JRC99 08/17/2015 at 12:42

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Oops. Hehehehehe. I was simply smitten.

I own a ‘70 Challenger. You think I woulda noticed

Grillin_with_HannahStorm > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:44

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Is the first car up top a 442 or no?

BigGatorChris > gofundmeavette 08/17/2015 at 12:46

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Needs more Snoopy.

dp455 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:47

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These are obviously not the proper wheels, so my guess is this is not a real Yenko

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Grillin_with_HannahStorm 08/17/2015 at 12:49

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According to Wikipedia:

The Pace Car was a 1972 Hurst/Olds convertible with a Hurst Performance modified 455 cubic inch W-30 engine built to pre-smog high compression 1970 specs. It was equipped with a TH-400 transmission and a “His and Hers” Hurst Dual Gate shifter, plus a 3.42 rear axle ratio. An all aluminim W-27 differential cover was used for weight and cooling purposes. Mark Donohue was given the car for winning the race that day. About 629 of these cars were built for public consumption of which 130 were convertibles,220 with sunroofs and the remaining 279 being hardtops. Almost all of these Pace Car replicas had the less powerful L-75 455 engine and 3.23 axle. A W-30 (L-77) could be ordered but only with 1972 specs netting 300HP with only 8.5 compression. All were painted Cameo white and carried unique 3M Firefrost Gold reflective fade out(pin dotted) laser stripes. In addition to this package, special Indy Pace Car decals with festival stickers could be ordered with large H/O stickers adorning the quarter panels.

Garland - Last Top Comment on Splinter > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:51

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I don’t mean to shit all over this car’s owner/builder, but. . . damn, this is the worst Mach 5 replica I’ve ever seen. It’s one of my favourite fictional car designs, but nobody ever seems to get it right when attempting a real version.

Jason Bailey > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:53

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Calling that Isetta a limo is a bit of a stretch if you know what I mean...

I’ll just see myself out.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:56

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I detect a sincere lack of Mercury

Fuzzy86 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:57

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I would totally be the asshole to show up in a pink Mirage at the classic/specialty car cruise.

Fuzzy86 > boobytrapsandtreasure 08/17/2015 at 12:58

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I think you mean, sadly there were too few real ones made

Travis M. Cotton > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:58

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Captain Potbelly about to cruise over to the buffet.

Travis M. Cotton > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:59

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Go home. Take that awful POS with you.

phydeaux > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 12:59

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What you see isn’t really there. It’s a Mirage, after all.

Travis M. Cotton > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:00

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Why is the shag van there?

Grillin_with_HannahStorm > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:00

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well done sir, thank you!

-Tom- > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:00

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I love this yellow. I cant say I’ve seen another Stealth in this color.

Travis M. Cotton > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:01

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Im curious. How many official pace cars were there? I see like a ton...

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/17/2015 at 13:01

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If I saw any late 40’s early 50’s stuff I would have taken a picture of it. Those empty spots needed another million Corvettes...

Maxxuman > Grillin_with_HannahStorm 08/17/2015 at 13:01

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Also from Wikipedia is this bit that answers your question:

“The 1972 Hurst/Olds was actually developed by Hurst Performance , and not Oldsmobile. Due to a tragic accident involving the 1971 Indy Pace car , a Dodge Challenger, the major auto manufacturers were reluctant to provide the pace car for the 1972 Indy race. Hurst Performance stepped up and volunteered to sponsor the 1972 Pace car. Oldsmobile provided the Cutlass Supreme coupe and convertible, and the rest is history. It was the only time an Indy Pace car was sponsored by a manufacturer other than an automobile manufacturer, and first time to include a major supplier’s name in the title.”

So it started out as a Cutlass, not a 442 (although many of them probably had the 4 speed, 4 barrel and dual exhausts which gave the 442 its name).

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Travis M. Cotton 08/17/2015 at 13:03

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I have such a soft spot for VIP mods.

EpicDumps > boo-gotti 08/17/2015 at 13:03

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Great username btw

Ben > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:03

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Well played, car builder/owner. Well played...

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Travis M. Cotton 08/17/2015 at 13:04

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There were. Penske brought a ton of them out. And as far as I know these were the actual ones. Not replicas.

Grillin_with_HannahStorm > Maxxuman 08/17/2015 at 13:04

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good stuff, thanks!

iHEARTcars > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:06

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WHAT?! No picture of the Mutt Cutts Van?!

Velvet Elvis > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:08

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The 2+2 was not the prettiest of E-Types.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > boobytrapsandtreasure 08/17/2015 at 13:10

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I don’t mind that there fakes. I find it kind of amazing that one dealership was able to do drastically impact car history forever. Yenko is just hopped up/detailed up cars that were sent to Don Yenko’s dealership and were stock when they arrived from the factory.

There are a TON of fake ones though and if I owned a real one I might feel differently haha

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:12

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You know I meant Mercury MUSCLE cars!

I took out the Montego Saturday, I just didn’t drive all the way across town to sit in Muscle Car traffic.

CaptainWompus > boo-gotti 08/17/2015 at 13:20

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Man... that Challenger looks damn good in convertible form.

Pistons of Fury > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/17/2015 at 13:23

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Yeah, neat, but how does it steer? And if it can indeed steer, it probably has the turning radius of an H2 Limo.

BonafideSupraman > Travis M. Cotton 08/17/2015 at 13:24

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Pistons of Fury > Travis M. Cotton 08/17/2015 at 13:24

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Or, fix the suspension, wheels and tires and make it a nice car again. Oh, and park it in the parking lot with the rest of drab commuter cars.

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:32

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!??!?!!!!!?!?!?!!?!?

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:33

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Wouldn’t it be a little on the heavy side for a pace car?

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:33

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Where’s Austin Powers?

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:34

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...wtf?

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:35

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10/10 would run five laps on track day in first place before being blown up in a fireball

Maxaxle > BonafideSupraman 08/17/2015 at 13:36

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He’s referring to the van in the reflection.

JamesEracer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:36

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Wow. I walked Woodward from 13 mile to 9 mile (and back) and saw almost none of these cars. Just goes to show how many dang cars are at Woodward. It is incredible!

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:36

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“...And it’s the limo version, so you can carry an entire extra person.”

gofundmeavette > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/17/2015 at 13:37

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Here’s some sexy Merc...

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:37

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I’m all for rat rods, but it’s hard to tell if this is rust, patina, or some odd pain treatment. If it’s outright rust, it shouldn’t be on the road.

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:37

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#2wedgy4me

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:38

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Needs more LeMons.

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:38

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Less stance, more taste or GTFO.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:38

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Of all the things that could have shown up at Woodward, I think this is only slightly more likely than an AT-AT walker. Very random and very awesome.

Maxaxle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:39

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Did this back up traffic, or could it actually keep up?

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Pistons of Fury 08/17/2015 at 13:49

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All Nash Ramblers had wheel spats front and rear, so it should have at least some degree of steering lock.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 13:52

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Saw this pair, along with 2 other GT’s. Silver one sounded like heaven.

MHunter905 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:00

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So much negativity around here. What the heck is happening to Jalopnik?

It's pronounced "Deer-Tay" > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:01

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Mmmm, grand sport. So much want.

BonafideSupraman > Maxaxle 08/17/2015 at 14:04

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Oh, then

Opa Brummbaer > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/17/2015 at 14:07

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How about a picture of your Montego. I fell in love with them in 1972 when I rented one for a couple of days.

Unspiek Baron Bodissey > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:10

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Yay, the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino! Sweet.

Dsscats > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:13

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Zyee!!!! NA though.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > MHunter905 08/17/2015 at 14:14

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On which front?

philipilihp > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:14

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That’s cool as hell! What is it?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Opa Brummbaer 08/17/2015 at 14:14

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Happy to share a couple pics for you, though I was not at the Dream Cruise this weekend. I think it’s finally fixed from an overheating issue it acquired AT the Dream Cruise 4 years ago.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > gofundmeavette 08/17/2015 at 14:15

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Very cool.

I’m more of a 60’s Mercury guy, but it’s still cool.

Actually I’m a huge fan of the Willy’s (most likely a wagon) to the right of it!

Xedicon > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:20

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So about the Yenko - I actually met this guy on Sunday at an auto parts store and no, its’ not real. He said he would never have gone to that level of modification on a real one. Thing sounds absolutely killer!

Jedidiah > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 08/17/2015 at 14:26

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I always liked the pace car stripe package.

If I ever buy an OAI hood, I might replicate these stripes in a different color on my Olds

boobytrapsandtreasure > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/17/2015 at 14:28

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It will be interesting to see in the future how many phony Roush and Saleen vehicles pop up.

Jedidiah > crowmolly 08/17/2015 at 14:28

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What’s wrong with that? Aside from the plastic rat sitting atop the rat motor

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > boobytrapsandtreasure 08/17/2015 at 14:29

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Fascinating idea.

Kevin Barrett > Travis M. Cotton 08/17/2015 at 14:36

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When there’s a Chrysler LeBaron Pace Car, there better be a kajillion.