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Tom Klockau's avatar

That's what happens when you're drinking beer and listening to live music while writing a column. 🤪

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Adam 12's avatar
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Tell us if Mr. Fusion is a thing. Are there hydrogen cars, more hybrids, electric vehicle take rates in the future, Uber and Lyft still around?

Any plans to modify the new matchbox or just for the collection?

Assume 2006.

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Tom Klockau's avatar

EVs are dead. And that GM guy who crashed a pace car was accidentally eaten by a T-rex in 2029. He was walking around dressed like a giant BLT...

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Jack Baruth's avatar

Boy, that IH truck is really something! Would love to have that on the farm.

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Lynn W Gardner's avatar

Sacrilege, who would put Chevy Rally Wheels with trim rings on a mint condition Red 1973 Coupe Deville…

The 79 Ranchero is a keeper, always loved the LTDII front clip on the 1977-1979 Ranchero.

Sorry you season is coming to and end as the gail’s of November will force everyone inside.

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Acd's avatar

The Ranchero should have won an award for Most Front Overhang.

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Lynn W Gardner's avatar

That or tied with the 1982-1988? Camero Convertible in attendance. 😉

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Acd's avatar

Somehow it doesn't look as exaggerated on the Camaro as it does on the Ranchero and the rest of the LTD II family.

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sgeffe's avatar

Especially since a couple of weather prognostications are predicting a worse-than-average winter for the Midwest. 😥

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unsafe release's avatar

‘Ya know, it’s interesting that the cars that once disgusted me with their ugliness now shoot waves of nostalgia through me when I see them at these shows or on the road. That Ranchero is a perfect example. Sooo cool 😎

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sgeffe's avatar

It [don’t know what verb to choose] me to see cars that were once commonplace when I was a kid now being seen at these events!

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Robert Shelton's avatar

2096?

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AK47isthetool's avatar

I would happily run over my neighbors to attend that show.

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Lynn W Gardner's avatar

Tom before I forget, Dave just picked up a very low low mileage poor man’s Lincoln which I figured you might want to get to replace the MDX, or what ever you daily driver alphabet Lincoln is. Oh and I did not know that a full size Mercury could have a tachometer!!!!

Here is the link:

https://www.orlandoclassiccars.net/vehicles/1331/2008-mercury-grand-marquis

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