"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/05/2019 at 11:29 • Filed to: Oppo meets
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"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/05/2019 at 11:29 • Filed to: Oppo meets | 3
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Mini meet, actually. Italian Job suggested we meet at the Motor Sports C&C Saturday. He ended up not being able to come. Neither could blacktruck18 or I like cars. But I met up with Just Jeepin and mkbruin, who brought his ‘81 Firebird. This place was really cool and not pretentious. I drove my moms Acura RL, and my daughter suggested we park next to the Prius so we looked cool be comparison.
My ride
There was this 2005 Land Cruiser. Mkbruin tried to pry out of the importer how he got it into the country all the guy would say is that it had a legal clean title and registration and that you just have to know how to do the paperwork right. He was asking $50k obo for it. The eventual impound is free of charge.
This C7 came in the correct spec: green stingray convertible with saddle interior. The owners were a middle aged couple who got it used with low mileage. My heroes.
The Pantera was inside the showroom. I wouldn’t buy it, but I’d love to take a drive in it. My favorite was the Ford convertible with the nicely detailed greyhound ornament.
Maxima Speed
> Chariotoflove
08/05/2019 at 11:36 |
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That BMW i8 is beautiful.
Just Jeepin'
> Chariotoflove
08/05/2019 at 12:05 |
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Aforementioned 2005 Land Cruiser awaiting its future crushing.
Defender.
Chopped up and reconstituted Scrambler.
WilliamsSW
> Chariotoflove
08/05/2019 at 12:49 |
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“ you just have to know how to do the paperwork right” = “ you just have to know what information to lie about, and if the Feds come after you I will drop off the face of the earth ”
Sweet robin’s egg blue Olds!
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Chariotoflove
> Just Jeepin'
08/05/2019 at 13:05 |
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Thank you because I realized as I was uploading that I forgot to take a pic of the LC. Story isn’t as good without that.
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Chariotoflove
> WilliamsSW
08/05/2019 at 13:06 |
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I knew you’d like the Olds. My daughter informed me that was the correct color too.
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Chariotoflove
> Maxima Speed
08/05/2019 at 13:06 |
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Not too many cars I like in that color. This is one.
Kiltedpadre
> Chariotoflove
08/05/2019 at 14:36 |
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Did he have a money back guarantee for if/when it was crushed into a cube?
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Chariotoflove
> Kiltedpadre
08/05/2019 at 15:38 |
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Forgot to ask.
We didn’t say much for trying to keep the smiles from our faces while he spun his yarn. He was a real snake oil salesman.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Just Jeepin'
08/05/2019 at 15:51 |
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You could just register the land cruiser in Florida as a Tacoma, then re regester it in your state of choice without VIN inspections .
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Just Jeepin'
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/05/2019 at 15:59 |
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That sounds worth a 50k gamble!
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WilliamsSW
> Chariotoflove
08/05/2019 at 17:20 |
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That’s generally a pretty good color for a 6 passenger convertible.
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Chariotoflove
08/06/2019 at 10:04 |
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Looks like it was a good time, wish I could have made it! Dang VWs...
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Chariotoflove
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/06/2019 at 11:42 |
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German engineering at its finest.
It was pretty low key, but it was nice to hang out. In a perfect world, we would have gone to get a beer or lunch or something, but people had things to do with our Saturday.
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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Chariotoflove
08/06/2019 at 12:38 |
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I don’t think I mentioned it, but a friend noticed a week and a half ago that my rear driver’s side brake caliper is stuck open. So I have three working brakes on the Jetta. So, uh, yeah, Germans, man.
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Chariotoflove
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/06/2019 at 21:18 |
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Better than stuck closed I guess.
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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Chariotoflove
08/06/2019 at 22:05 |
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Debatable. This just means I drive with three working brakes.
I know, I know... Rebuild kit is on the way...
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Chariotoflove
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/06/2019 at 22:08 |
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Just brake 25% sooner.
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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Chariotoflove
08/07/2019 at 05:48 |
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Since I have 3/4 brakes I’d brake at 4/3 distance, so 33%. But brakes are 2:1 front:rear so really I have 5/6 as mu ch brake as I should, so I need to brake only 20% sooner