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Thesckass20 [2015-12-01 08:52:25 +0000 UTC]
just take the picture and dont hesitate, but make sure the owner is not close.
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914four In reply to Thesckass20 [2015-12-01 15:07:05 +0000 UTC]
I'm always hesitant to do that if the owner is in the car though; you never know, they could be driving their employer's (dad's/mom's/roommate's/etc) car without permission! In this case, he gave me permission, but I guess he changed his mind.
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Thesckass20 In reply to 914four [2015-12-02 07:27:23 +0000 UTC]
I only do it if the car is empty, not much of a big deal
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914four In reply to Thesckass20 [2015-12-02 22:19:51 +0000 UTC]
Oh, same here. I'm talking about when there are people in/on/against/underneath the car.
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MensjeDeZeemeermin [2015-12-01 05:29:27 +0000 UTC]
I had a chance to examine one quite closely at a public event.
It did not impress upon close inspection.
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914four In reply to MensjeDeZeemeermin [2015-12-01 15:10:41 +0000 UTC]
They weren't very well built, but then that's true of a lot of 1970's American cars. Thing is, this car was competing with Ferrari and Maserati, whose build quality was excellent. To paraphrase Carroll Shelby, it was a good idea executed poorly.
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914four In reply to MensjeDeZeemeermin [2015-12-02 03:05:47 +0000 UTC]
Remind me to tell you about Debbie (quote: If you don't like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk!) Kzxky&zklowski (I'm sure I mispelled that; I could never pronounce it!) some time. I have ridden in more than one Swinger, they were solid little Mopar-made tanks. It wasn't until the after the death of the Muscle Car that Detroit lost pride in what they were making though, like mid-to-late 70ies. Proof? Mustang II vs, well, any previous Mustang. Dodge Omni (Plymouth Horizon) vs VW Rabbit. Any J-body vs Volvo 240. I think Chrysler was the last to care, but they couldn't compete with what Ford and GM were pumping out (not to mention the price of gas). Then there was the K-Car, the only redeeming factor that the K-Car had was that it could be ordered with a bench seat (my dad had one, and that was what sold him on it!), but if you carried more than two passengers or occassionally drove up hills, torque converters became a consumable. Debbie's '73 (72? 74?) Plymouth Valiant survived many a curb at speed. I think I'm rambling, I should go get some sleep
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MensjeDeZeemeermin In reply to 914four [2015-12-02 03:23:16 +0000 UTC]
I think you've read at least one of my friend's books. There's a picture of the Dart on his author's page.
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