Author Topic: Great day for a car wash.  (Read 732 times)

deathsled

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Great day for a car wash.
« on: May 28, 2023, 03:43:12 PM »
As soon as I started the engine my 95 year old father came booking out of the house on his walking sticks to see the car. Now I need to pull all the plugs and re gap to between .035 and .040. My own fault for not asking the experts first.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

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Re: Great day for a car wash.
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2023, 04:39:37 PM »
Great shot of dad in the car.  He looks like the kind of old guy who'd whip just about anyone in a stoplight drag race.
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2006 FGT. Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. 210.7 mph.

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Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model 3-spd stick

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Re: Great day for a car wash.
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2023, 05:54:18 PM »
Great to see your dad with the car. I remember when you guys picked it up - way back when.....
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Re: Great day for a car wash.
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2023, 05:58:11 PM »
Great to see your dad with the car. I remember when you guys picked it up - way back when.....
You cannot imagine how greatly the sale of your car to to me has impacted my life for the better. She's a work of art!
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

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Re: Great day for a car wash.
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2023, 06:03:24 PM »
Great shot of dad in the car.  He looks like the kind of old guy who'd whip just about anyone in a stoplight drag race.
Well he did get ticketed for 92 mph in a 70 in Ohio last year.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

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Re: Great day for a car wash.
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2023, 08:12:07 PM »
Good for him!   I think that, after a certain point, you should be able to "drive your age" with no consequences.
Current:
2006 FGT. Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra. 482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model 3-spd stick

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Re: Great day for a car wash.
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2023, 09:21:58 AM »
Well he did get ticketed for 92 mph in a 70 in Ohio last year.

GO DAD!!

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