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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:49 pm
Close your eyes and imagine opening a deserted garage door, only to find a forgotten four-wheeled treasure sitting there in perfect condition. What would it be? We have a feeling we'll get all sorts of answers in the comments section, but for many enthusiasts, the answer would be, without hesitation, the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante. And that's exactly what the children of the late (and appropriately named) Dr. Harold Carr found in their father's garage.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/02/barn ... -atalante/
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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ulysses5019
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by ulysses5019 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:50 pm
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Close your eyes and imagine opening a deserted garage door, only to find a forgotten four-wheeled treasure sitting there in perfect condition. What would it be? We have a feeling we'll get all sorts of answers in the comments section, but for many enthusiasts, the answer would be, without hesitation, the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante. And that's exactly what the children of the late (and appropriately named) Dr. Harold Carr found in their father's garage.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/02/barn ... -atalante/
Methinks sliver would like this auto.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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silvercamaro
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by silvercamaro » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:08 pm
ulysses5019 wrote:themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Close your eyes and imagine opening a deserted garage door, only to find a forgotten four-wheeled treasure sitting there in perfect condition. What would it be? We have a feeling we'll get all sorts of answers in the comments section, but for many enthusiasts, the answer would be, without hesitation, the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante. And that's exactly what the children of the late (and appropriately named) Dr. Harold Carr found in their father's garage.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/02/barn ... -atalante/
Methinks sliver would like this auto.
Without question. That's the era of cars I think are most beautiful.
Note: I have quoted both Uly and tmitsss in full, simply to look at the photo yet another time.
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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:34 pm
peacock2121 wrote:I want it.
The article says it'll be auctioned off in February. Can you match the high estimate of $8.8 million?
The Carr family must not have been very close, if the kids had no idea their father had bought this.
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BackInTex
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by BackInTex » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:53 pm
MarleysGh0st wrote:
The Carr family must not have been very close, if the kids had no idea their father had bought this.
Yet, they will benefit greatly.
I wonder what Clive Cussler and Jay Leno will be doing in February.
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
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by peacock2121 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:55 pm
MarleysGh0st wrote:peacock2121 wrote:I want it.
The article says it'll be auctioned off in February. Can you match the high estimate of $8.8 million?
The Carr family must not have been very close, if the kids had no idea their father had bought this.
dang.
I'm just a bit short.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:56 pm
peacock2121 wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:peacock2121 wrote:I want it.
The article says it'll be auctioned off in February. Can you match the high estimate of $8.8 million?
The Carr family must not have been very close, if the kids had no idea their father had bought this.
dang.
I'm just a bit short.
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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by peacock2121 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:58 pm
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:peacock2121 wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:
The article says it'll be auctioned off in February. Can you match the high estimate of $8.8 million?
The Carr family must not have been very close, if the kids had no idea their father had bought this.
dang.
I'm just a bit short.
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
bite me
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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:58 pm
peacock2121 wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:peacock2121 wrote:I want it.
The article says it'll be auctioned off in February. Can you match the high estimate of $8.8 million?
The Carr family must not have been very close, if the kids had no idea their father had bought this.
dang.
I'm just a bit short.
Well, maybe the bidding won't go so high, what with the bad economy and all.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:01 pm
peacock2121 wrote:themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:peacock2121 wrote:
dang.
I'm just a bit short.
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
bite me
Yeah! FBMOTY
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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by peacock2121 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:09 pm
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:peacock2121 wrote:themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
bite me
Yeah! FBMOTY
LOL - Try in December for the LBMOTY too.
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by tlynn78 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:11 pm
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
bite me
Peaby, you could charge for bites, and make up any shortfall!
t.
When reality requires approval, control replaces truth.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
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by peacock2121 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:27 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
bite me
Peaby, you could charge for bites, and make up any shortfall!
t.
There's an idea!
I need me a marketing rep.
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by silvercamaro » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:28 pm
peacock2121 wrote:tlynn78 wrote:
Yeah we know that, but how much money do you have?
bite me
Peaby, you could charge for bites, and make up any shortfall!
t.
There's an idea!
I need me a marketing rep.
Hire the people who are hawking Lyrically Speaking.
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by peacock2121 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:30 pm
silvercamaro wrote:peacock2121 wrote:tlynn78 wrote:
Peaby, you could charge for bites, and make up any shortfall!
t.
There's an idea!
I need me a marketing rep.
Hire the people who are hawking Lyrically Speaking.
Great idea!
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by jaybee » Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:29 pm
BackInTex wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:
I wonder what Clive Cussler and Jay Leno will be doing in February.
No doubt, bidding against each other.
Jaybee
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ulysses5019
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by ulysses5019 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:17 pm
silvercamaro wrote:peacock2121 wrote:tlynn78 wrote:
Peaby, you could charge for bites, and make up any shortfall!
t.
There's an idea!
I need me a marketing rep.
Hire the people who are hawking Lyrically Speaking.
I think the promo company is run by a bunch of squirrels.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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by ne1410s » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:01 pm
I wonder what Clive Cussler and Jay Leno will be doing in February.
Friend of a friend went to the big auto auction in Auburn, IN, several years ago. A Stutz Bearcat came up for auction. Two guys standing behind said F of a F said if they could get it for about 300K they would do it. They did. F of a F turned around and it was Jay Leno. F of a F was afraid to look around before because he thought the auctioneer was looking at him! He was afraid to move. LOL
The end
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by silvercamaro » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:13 pm
I'm still saving up for my 1937 DeLage cabriolet. I think there might still be some fixer-uppers out there in the neighborhood of $2 million or so, and perhaps a bit less if somebody needs the cash. I trust that sufficient funds and the car will come into my life at approximately the same time, because neither has made an appearance so far.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:19 am
A pic for the rest of us, I sure SC has this burned into the back of her eyelids
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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by silvercamaro » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:27 am
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
A pic for the rest of us, I sure SC has this burned into the back of her eyelids
Is that not an object of astonishing beauty? It's not just an automobile. It is sculpture worthy of the ages.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:29 am
silvercamaro wrote:themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
A pic for the rest of us, I sure SC has this burned into the back of her eyelids
Is that not an object of astonishing beauty? It's not just an automobile. It is sculpture worthy of the ages.
it moves and it moves
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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by peacock2121 » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:26 pm
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:silvercamaro wrote:themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
A pic for the rest of us, I sure SC has this burned into the back of her eyelids
Is that not an object of astonishing beauty? It's not just an automobile. It is sculpture worthy of the ages.
it moves and it moves
It moves me.
