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The only thing cooler is if the guy had unlimited resources 
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Thomas Jefferson
GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon!
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It could be a new History channel mega-hit.  Yep. They'll call it, "Fir$t ride$"
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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Nice thread...........minus the TV Bullschit drama!!!
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Campfire Ranger
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Did you give the guy the link to this thread so he can see how it was restored?
I'm guessin you have a decision to make here huh?
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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Campfire 'Bwana
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It was very cool, Iowa car. Lots of drag racing at a little 8th mile strip I guess, the white paint job was out of necessity to disguise the car after a wild night of shenanigans. It was an overnight color change, an honest to god "we need this car to be a different color before the sun comes up" story.
Are you sure you didn't own that car before? 
Camp is where you make it.
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The original owner of this car.... has been looking for this car.
The second owner of the car got in contact with me yesterday (after lots of leg work).
He was the second owner, it was his first car (he got the car slightly used in around 72).
The original owner contacted him and the search ran forward from there. I got a lot of history on the car during our conversation yesterday, and I expect a call from the original owner soon.
It was his first car as well, he was the first owner, and it was his first car.....
And I have it, 45 years later, in restored condition.
What are the chances?
To be continued. Well? Is he getting his car back?
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Something clever here.
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 , gotta be a bittersweet deal here all around. Gunner
Trump Won!
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The best good-vibes story ever told on the 24 Hour Campfire comes to a happy ending.
Thank you for taking me along for the ride, Dave
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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That's an Outstanding video, Dave!
Great way to send her off in style, thanks for sharing the reunion!
"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them.
You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
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What an awesome finish to a great build Dave, I know you will miss it though.
But bigger and better things are on the horizon, that I will make book on!
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Well done from start to finish. Good luck with your new business.
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