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They could probably afford a better car if they didn't spend all of their money on wine .
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I wonder if you use a bottle opener to get in?
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Spotted this Bugatti while leaving the grocery store.
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What a great photograph .
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I use my Bugatti for picking up groceries, too. :P
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One slow bug
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One sharp Corvair.
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Sorry for the poor photo quality but it is from my cell phone through the windshield of my commuter car.
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This guy passed us in the fast lane doing over 80MPH. Eventually he slowed down and changed lanes and we were able to catch up to him.
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What were you driving that couldn't keep up at 80 plus mph?
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He was doing OVER 80 MPH and I was driving the Solara with my wife in the passenger seat who tells me to slow down when I get to 70 MPH.
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malcolmr18zoy wrote:What were you driving that couldn't keep up at 80 plus mph?
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Tannyo wrote:He was doing OVER 80 MPH and I was driving the Solara with my wife in the passenger seat who tells me to slow down when I get to 70 MPH.
Malcom, Tannyo was listening to the real boss that is why he could not keep up with the MGA.

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Not exactly local but I saw this guy driving a new truck chassis on the highway from Queretaro to Mexico City a couple of weeks ago. He was going at least 70 mph. Check out that seat! It looked like a stunt from Top Gear. :lol:

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rally_x wrote:Not exactly local but I saw this guy driving a new truck chassis on the highway from Queretaro to Mexico City a couple of weeks ago. He was going at least 70 mph. Check out that seat! It looked like a stunt from Top Gear. :lol:

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That is just nuts. I do not see any safety belt but do see what looks like a license plate and check out the headlight.

By the way rally_x congratulations to you. Did you have a good trip...... :D

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Spotted in front of the local hardware store.
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Stewart, that looks like my neighbor Peter's car. Can't be too many in town!
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There was 2 of them in the parking lot that day. The other had a red interior
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19:20 today, Adolfo Road, Camarillo - white Ford Cortina MkII estate. Two young female occupants.

Austin and Tyson should probably make further inquiries ;)
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I found this for sale down the street from where I live in Upland, in case anybody wants to go around curves on 3 wheels trying to keep up with Nate:
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THANK YOU for these photos ! .

I believe the Met FHC is painted Groton Green .
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VWNate1 wrote:I believe the Met FHC is painted Groton Green .
And it's sporting some pretty deluxe wire wheel covers. Are those OEM? Or aftermarket?

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Cheesy aftermarket ~

Met's have '59 Austin Sprite hub caps with a big red M stamped in them , getting rather $pendy these days , I had to pay $50 for a used to replace the one I lost on one of our drives last year :x .
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Got stuck behind this on the way home. Very slow going up hills.
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Were the 2 Mercedes 300SL in the hardware parking lot for an event, or just randomly? Because even for santa barbara that would seem a pretty big coincidence?
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When is the last time you saw a Crosley race car in an alley?
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A Crosley racecar is an oxymoron , no ? :P .
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