Danno
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On 4/23/2024 at 1:28 PM, iamsuperdan said:
So one of these beauties actually landed here. Was too far in the process to divert. Should be the only one though.
Ford are getting it picked up.
I've heard of two-doors and four-doors, even occasionally a "five-door," but this is the first time I've ever seen a "No-doors!"
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14 hours ago, A modeler named mike said:
Yesterday some crazy nut on a crotch rocket come up the center line of the two lanes heading north I was traveling on. We were all moving at 55 mph, he had to be going close to 90 mph blowing by us like we were standing still. I watch the nut weave in and out of traffic and times passing on the narrow shoulder till he was out of sight. These are the kind of idiots give bike riders a bad name.
Yes, but they very often provide extensive training and practice for paramedics!
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Late uncle's last statement was, 'Ah, Schiff, I don't feel very good.'
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'Consequences' is a lost concept.
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Greg made long sentence.
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Another note: Chrysler also bows to "He Who Writes the Check."
Large fleets can get just about anything they want. It could be as simple as the check writer at AZDPS liked the look of the drilled wheels better than the big flat blade spoke wheels and specified the AWD wheels on their purchase order.
The older AZDPS Chargers have the older spoke wheels (like Jonathan's example of the swap from the older generation kit), but not the new Chargers. AZDPS may have had experiences with the flat-spoke wheels they didn't enjoy. I don't know, but I'll ask around.
Back to my mention of the ventilated hub caps, we had serious brake fade problems and Chrysler rushed the ventilated caps to us as a fix. They later incorporated them into police-spec production.
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2 hours ago, SteveG said:
Correct on all, for the record at the time of development those are the Police version wheels FCA sent us the files for, and we had never asked for or got any other AWD components or drivetrain files. Since the wheels matched the Pursuit brochure they sent with the files, I assumed it was a running change, so I never asked for the other wheels. Just human error on both sides.
-Steve
In Steve's defense - and his employer's - AZ DPS runs a bunch of new Chargers and they all have those drilled wheels with the baby 'baby' center caps. I sincerely doubt Arizona purchased all All-Wheel-Drive Chargers for freeway use; they have a huge fleet of Tahoes, Durangos, and F150 pickups for any off-roading.
Chrysler has always been notorious for using unpublished or unadvertised combinations for their law enforcement fleets.
The agency I worked for in 1977 had the ventilated hubcaps that Chrysler denied existed but later introduced in 1978. A period-correct replica would have been called unauthentic at the time. Just one little example.
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Brother! that was a reach!
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Meal worms slither.
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Writing is another lost art.
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Purpose used to be mine, but lately (years) hasn't seemed compelling; and now you tell me they've replaced my 'procrastinator' dictionary picture with Bill's?
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Mine arrived yesterday! WOW! Lots o' deuces!
GREAT issue.
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'Smelt better, you have,' said Mrs. Yoda to him, after a Jedi Jamboree.
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Congrats, John! Exquisitely stunning creation!
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19 hours ago, av405 said:
Which is funny since California is the last state that would allow that flag to be on a patrol car. It says more about Round 2's politics, which I appreciate.
10-4!
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Have you considered selling at DESERT SCALE CLASSIC?
APRIL 13, 2024
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Most excellent.
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Several . . . okay, many . . . years ago I built a phantom NASCAR racer. It was based on a _____(Your Name Here)______ Lumina.
I painted it red, white, and blue.
It's sponsor was the NNL Championship Series (fictional).
I called it "The Nameless National Lumina."
I had a lot of fun with it, but I was surprised at how many modelers asked, "What's it mean?" 🙄
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Kind thoughts, best wishes, and powerful prayers for friend Tim! 🙏
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Well, I know what I know!
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6 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
I was curious, 'cause there ought to be a word for that, but I've never encountered it. So I went down the rabbit hole.
Apparently it's "prolificacy", which is a new one on me. Definition of prolificacy: the quality of being prolific or highly productive
See all the great peripheral stuff you can learn from model cars?
Maybe so, but does it assure efficacy?
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Rich,
The swap meet generally features 30-35 vendor tables. There is a wide variety of products, especially resin, 3D printed, and traditional styrene kits. There is generally a large selection of new release stuff, out of production kits, and vintage (annuals) kits and things you won't find in hobby shops. Bring plenty of $$. Most everyone runs out of that before they run out of things they want.
Steve, Curt, Mike . . . thanks guys!
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What Irked You Today?
in The Off-Topic Lounge
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THAT is some seriously hysterical satire, there, Kurt! Fortunately, that snowflake can't possibly believe that tripe-trope. 😵🤮