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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #120 on: June 27, 2020, 01:17:12 AM »
Nice! 3K rpm @ 55 mph, what gears are you running?
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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #121 on: June 27, 2020, 02:40:36 AM »
Nice! 3K rpm @ 55 mph, what gears are you running?

Thanks Dave. 3:89

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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #122 on: July 05, 2020, 02:03:30 AM »
Took a little drive with 6S289 on Independence Day. Have a great 4th of July.
Thanks to all of those who defend and secure our freedom and liberty.
May God Bless America.



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« Reply #123 on: July 05, 2020, 08:45:11 AM »
Took a little drive with 6S289 on Independence Day. Have a great 4th of July.
Thanks to all of those who defend and secure our freedom and liberty.
May God Bless America.



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Awesome picture, and couldn't agree more!  Thank you to all who serve and have served.

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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #124 on: August 04, 2020, 11:28:33 AM »
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.

Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!



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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #125 on: August 04, 2020, 11:38:00 AM »
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.

Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!



Thanks, Mark

Hey Grandpa!  Congrats! I can tell you from experience that it doesn't hurt!  ;D
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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #126 on: August 04, 2020, 11:52:27 AM »
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.

Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!



Thanks, Mark

Hey Grandpa!  Congrats! I can tell you from experience that it doesn't hurt!  ;D

Thanks Doug. Good for you. I am looking forward to the new adventure.
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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #127 on: August 08, 2020, 03:10:31 PM »
We had a nice vinyl banner made that shows the high-level timeline for 6S289. We had an extra banner made for Russ (Competition Press & AutoWeek President/Publisher at the time), the original owner of 6S289. He really likes it and has it hanging in his office.



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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #128 on: October 11, 2020, 11:28:54 AM »
I created a (amateur) video of 6S289 for the Hot Wheels Legends Tour. The video includes walk-arounds and some detail close-ups of 6S289. The link below is for the longer (8 minutes) version of the video.
We are a few weeks away (November 5th) from the 55th anniversary of 6S289 being delivered to its original owner Comp Press & AutoWeek, where it was the daily driver for my good friend, Russ Goebel.

Hope you enjoy the video of 6S289...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scdHGYLqXZ8&t=14s

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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #129 on: December 10, 2020, 12:23:42 AM »
6S289 with those bright guardsman blue stripes...

 

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« Reply #130 on: December 10, 2020, 12:30:06 PM »
Such a great story!

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« Reply #131 on: December 10, 2020, 05:01:27 PM »
The banner(s) were a great idea, I love how they came out.
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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #132 on: December 10, 2020, 05:07:30 PM »
Many blessings !

53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.

Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!



Thanks, Mark
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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #133 on: December 10, 2020, 09:15:58 PM »
Such a great story!

Thanks for the kind words. 6S289 is part of great memories in the family...and we are still making those memories.

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Re: 6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years
« Reply #134 on: December 10, 2020, 09:28:38 PM »
The banner(s) were a great idea, I love how they came out.

Thanks. It was great to be able to provide one of these banners to the original owner, who we bought 6S289 from over 53 years ago. I got the idea after picking up these banners and working with the person who made them to make a custom one for 6S289.

 
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