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#525479 - 07/23/08 08:51 AM Has this ever happened to you?
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Have you ever gone out to your garage in the morning to find that someone has parked their freshly restored 1934 Packard Super Eight coupe-roadster painted in the most God-beautiful shade of green (with two double rows of thin, Thin, THIN, T-H-I-N pinstripes)?
Then, did that person tell you to drive it as often as you can?
Man! The brazen boldness and impudent insolence of some people just galls me!


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#525488 - 07/23/08 09:39 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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Wow, grin LOL grin My guess is that he's hiding it from his X-wife, or bill-collectors, maybe. grin
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#525492 - 07/23/08 09:52 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: Speedster]
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I'm afraid that after he gets my bill for storage charges, he'll probably just tell me to keep it. Then what do I do with it? mad Sheeeesh!
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#525496 - 07/23/08 09:59 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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LOL grin He Must be a very Good friend or very Desperate to trust you with that Beauty? grin
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#525497 - 07/23/08 10:00 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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It's amazing the gall of some people really. Look West, if it is an inconvenience on you and an intrusion on your time
I will bite the bullet and bring the car south and kick my wifes car out of the garage and put it in there. I live way out in the county so driving would not be a drag. I mean after all we Packard owners have to stick together and help each other right?????
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#525501 - 07/23/08 10:08 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: AlK]
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I don't know what he's heard about me, or my trustworthiness, or my honesty, but they were all lies. I'm keeping this sucker!!


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#525502 - 07/23/08 10:10 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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Does anyone know where I can get a pair of "baskets" that fit inside the horn trumpets?
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#525505 - 07/23/08 10:22 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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Originally Posted By: West Peterson
I'm keeping this sucker!!

grin LOL grin Yes, I think you should. It will definitely Add Respectability and empress the neighbors. grin
Congrats, Tom, it's a Real Beauty! wink


Edited by Speedster (07/23/08 11:12 AM)
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#525506 - 07/23/08 10:26 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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West,

Thanks for changing the front tires to black walls! Gee, you not only store the car, but buy me new tires! Thanks, they look great!

Tom
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#525512 - 07/23/08 11:07 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: 34PackardRoadsta]
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I'm getting this deep sinking feeling in my stomach that you want your car back. cry sick
You're right, though, those sidemount covers fit a lot better when you have the right size tires on the wheels.


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#525517 - 07/23/08 11:27 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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Originally Posted By: West Peterson
Does anyone know where I can get a pair of "baskets" that fit inside the horn trumpets?


Try Cecil Nuxoll in Spokane
five oh nine dash eight three eight dash one seven three five

I got mine from him.
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#525519 - 07/23/08 11:29 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: tbirdman]
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Oh boy, I may have to repaint my 32 cry

Very nice!
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#525524 - 07/23/08 11:55 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: tbirdman]
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Actually, NONE of these photos do justice to the actual color of the car. I cannot even go into Photoshop and adjust to make it look right (for some reason, greens are impossible to make look right). All I can say is that the color looks 10 times better in person.
I've tried adjusting a little here, and it's closer, but...


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#525540 - 07/23/08 01:05 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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Extraordinary. Blackwalls all the way, brother! What a lovely car. Drive the doors off it, West!

Oh, wait a minute. I just noticed that the windshield wipers are misaligned. Never mind... laugh
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#525542 - 07/23/08 01:12 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: Matt Harwood]
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Originally Posted By: Matt Harwood
Oh, wait a minute. I just noticed that the windshield wipers are misaligned. Never mind... laugh

NOS wiper motors have already been bought.


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#525575 - 07/23/08 04:13 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: West Peterson]
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WOW -- gorgeous shot on the road. Enjoy!

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#525578 - 07/23/08 04:18 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: 1935Packard]
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West... I hate you. sick sick sick cry whistle
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#525585 - 07/23/08 04:35 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: Peter Gariepy]
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SECRET PHOTOS OF WHAT WEST HAS DONE TO THIS CAR!

(can anyone identify all the changes?)



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#525609 - 07/23/08 05:40 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: Peter Gariepy]
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Aside from tires & flames, I count 9 more and some pretty decent photoshop work. Is the keg fuel for the car or the driver?

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#525616 - 07/23/08 06:04 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: HH56]
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Wow, The 'California Kid' Rides Again! laugh
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#525621 - 07/23/08 06:25 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: Speedster]
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Holy sh*t! West, you have been lifting some serious weights! And you shaved! And what the hell kind of colors for the flames are those! They need to be in packard colors, for chrissake.

Oh, and yup, I was thinking I might want the car back after all.

Glad to see your having fun with the car. You can stop anytime, however.
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#525633 - 07/23/08 07:13 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: 34PackardRoadsta]
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Still looks helluva better than this car which they have the balls to call it a 32 PAckard on Ebay mad

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#525667 - 07/23/08 09:35 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: tbirdman]
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Nice top chop & removal of fender lights and hood ornament. The hood ornament is probably on West's desk.

John Milner at the wheel, no? He must be a bit confused...
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#525692 - 07/23/08 11:10 PM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: Steve_Mack_CT]
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Steve, good catch on Milner! smile
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#525707 - 07/24/08 12:48 AM Re: Has this ever happened to you? [Re: tbirdman]
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Originally Posted By: tbirdman
Still looks helluva better than this car which they have the balls to call it a 32 PAckard on Ebay mad



Oh, I thought this was waiting for you in your garage when you went there this morning grin crazy
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