Down on the farmer's field.

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 09/21/2020 at 09:50 • Filed to: None

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Actually now they’re in the hood by toys r us.

91,000 miles. Must have been quite nice when parked in the 70s.

The Dodge is a little farther gone, and probably won’t be ressurrected. That chevy might see a new life.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 10:36

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It looks like they might just be on the wrong side of the tracks there. Shame. I usually lean towards GM but that Dodge is pretty sharp looking. 

Haha, you guys still have a Toys R Us? I thought they went bankrupt or something. I haven’t seen one in years I don’t think.

Why does the ‘hood always seem to have the best cars? Albeit around here they have invariably been donked or disgraced with terrible chrome wheels.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 11:29

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these are field cars. The tracks are actually right behind them. one side is toys r us, across the tracks is canada’s worst neighbou rhood.  

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 11:40

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Oh, so this is the right side of the tracks then.

ranwhenparked > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 12:58

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The Canadian stores were rescued by a private equity firm, same thing that happened to their African and Asian locations. We apparently do have two stores in the US still, they were supposed to reopen more for this Christmas, but, I have a feeling the COVID Depression has thrown a wrench into that

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ranwhenparked 09/21/2020 at 13:06

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Its weird how some major stores got split between the US and Canada under different owners. Or sometimes a US store kamikazied itself and took a Canadian store out with it (like Target) when trying to expand up there. I'm not sure WHY the retail market seems to differ so much but it does. 

ranwhenparked > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 13:09

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The company starts to go downhill , and looks at what assets they can sell for quick cash. Any profitable foreign subsidies get jettisoned. Its why Mexico, Germany, and Barbados still have Woolworths and why Sears is also still pretty solid in Mexico, and Kenny Rogers Roasters is still pretty huge all over east/southeast Asia.

benn454 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 13:30

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 Is "compleat" a Canadian thing, or is that just a typo?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 13:34

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No, we hang out and play with cars in the hood.  tracks are like 10 feet behind the cars. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > benn454 09/21/2020 at 13:35

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vintage 1970s typo. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 13:36

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The Colonel actually owned KFC of Canada until he died. 

benn454 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 13:39

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 Gotcha. Never hurts to make sure, since you guys still use British spelling. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 13:40

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What one might find in the Back alleys of the hood these days are the trashed remains of the JDM import craze. Skylines, Jdm si l vias, maybe a mitsubishi FTO, all wrecked by their 3rd Canadian owner, and rotting in the hood, they’re the new “shitty Impala”

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ranwhenparked 09/21/2020 at 13:41

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Kenny Rogers Roasters was a memorably excellent meal. Only ate there once. 

ranwhenparked > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 13:44

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The wood makes it good

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > benn454 09/21/2020 at 13:49

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I looked it up, Apparently, its also an archaic British spelling, but I’m pretty sure its still a typo. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 13:54

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Well that’s sad. It’s so hard to import a JDM car to the US I haven’t yet seen a RHD car not in impeccable condition. Even the kei trucks are well taken care of because they hold their value well enough to rarely reach scrap levels. Plus with them having to be 25 years old they tend to attract a slightly more mature crowd. I said slightly . I had no idea JDM imports were that common up there.

Also I live in a place where 4WD/AWD is completely and entirely unnecessary. No snow to speak of and absolutely no unpaved roads anywhere in sight. The Japanese 4WD variants of cars aren’t really in demand. I’ve never seen a RHD normal car used for mail delivery either. There’s literally no reason to have to put up with RHD unless it is something truly iconic like a Skyline so people just don’t it seems. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 16:39

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bit of an exaggeration, but it was a craze for a few years there.  People are still doing it, but with skylines in impeccable condition.  A 300 zx turbo is FAR more likely to be rhd than left but the initial wave of JDM imports has seen a high rate of attrition. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 16:51

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I once installed a Breathalyser in a RHD CRX Si. What’s more bizarre than that is that it was an automatic. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/21/2020 at 17:15

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Wait. . . wait. . . I didn’t even know that CRX came with an autobox. I’ve never seen one like that before. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/21/2020 at 18:36

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It was real. 

benn454 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/22/2020 at 09:53

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 Doesn't surprise me. The rules were a bit more fast and loose in ye olden times. Not that they make much sense nowadays, either. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > benn454 09/22/2020 at 11:36

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This part of Canada was never particularly British, they gave away homestead land to Eastern europeans for free provided they farmed it and kept their garlic eating ways at an arm’s leng th from established Canada.