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roadkillontheweb |
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Expert Posts: 1357 Location: Iowa USA | I am suprised that you guy have not hit on these two yet? The bubble man himself And of course groucho! (Groucho_Marx_for_DeSoto.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Groucho_Marx_for_DeSoto.jpg (5KB - 413 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7400 Location: northern germany | vedette - 2008-02-14 7:23 PM David Janssen in his '59 DeSoto convertible,on the telephone. i've never seen that before! i thought he was a ford man in 59. he drove a 59ford convertible with car phone in "richard diamond" episodes (great show) he drove a pre production 61 plymouth cop car in "ring of fire". | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7400 Location: northern germany | alumcanTandThd - 2008-02-14 10:03 PM Jimmy. in that Peter Gunn DVD set you have. There isn't a very early episode of him driving a stick shift '58 Fury is there? i missed a few early episodes but i've never seen him driving a 58 fury, only 59,60 and 61 fury convertibles. | ||
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Member Posts: 14 | d500neil - 2008-02-12 3:51 AM NONONONONO...etcetcetc...! That red "D500" is a complete fraud. That car was a blue 361 car, that a certain person (Paul Garlick) created, over several years, in the late 1980's, to be the fake-D500, in red, with a fake provenance, to M.M. . Initially, the car was "rumored" (by Paul) to have belonged to someone 'associated' with M. M. . I have a photograph, taken on Xmas (forget the precise year it was taken) , with Paul grinning at the camaramen, sitting in that blue 361 Polara. Paul, also, famously, tried to pass-off a 1961 Plodge as being an export car, to Mexico--it's that very-nice looking turquoise Dodge with the PLY front end, and with a Toilet seat trunk. If not for quick contact to Hemmings Classic Cars, by a Daily List Server member, that car was all-set to have been featured in a major article in H.C.C. . which reportedly spent $2,000.00 on article-preparation work, on that car. As I've saved those discussions, I should be able to reference those thread discussions, for those who don't already read the messages to that "Mailing List" , which membership & Archives are found on the FWDLK's homepage masthead subject-listings. Mopar Collectors Guide did do an article on the car. I sent them a nice letter, complete with photos, debunking the all the claims made regarding that car - the unknown door panels (1961 Fury), the unusual shade (1961 turquoise), the never-seen-before headlamp trim (optional 1961 - gave them the part number), the phoney spare cover on the trunk (1960 Plymouth) and the gold trim (done by Mr. Garlick as he had done for the red convertible). Also exposed the claim that the car was built in Canada for Mexico - total Canadian 1961 Polara production came to zero. The MCG article appeared after Mr. Garlick had sold the car on eBay - which included a number of misleading claims to inflate the price. I don't think the new owner would be too impressed with Mr. Garlick if the truth were known. Bill Vancouver, BC | ||
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Member Posts: 14 | Have no photos for these examples, either, but Chrysler products were used on "Petticoat Junction" - a 1946-48 Plymouth taxi for Hooterville, a 1953 Plymouth taxi for Pixley, Mrs. (Eva Gabor) Douglas's 1967 Plymouth Fury III convertible, a 1968 Imperial Crown convertible for visiting movie stars, a 1968 Imperial LeBaron for Uncle Joe's visit to Chicago and a Dodge A-100 wagon camper owned by the boyfriend of the one of the girls. Back in 1959 CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) had a series about an RCMP detachment in a small Canadian town called Shamattawa. The RCMP constables in the series used 1959 Dodge Regent 2-door sedans. About all I can remember of the series are the Dodge Regent (same as Plymouth Savoy) cars. Bill Vancouver, BC | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | Lana Turner (PortraitinBlackLanaTurner.jpg) Attachments ---------------- PortraitinBlackLanaTurner.jpg (38KB - 447 downloads) | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | As I have kept certain Mailing List messages saved, on my home system, I was able to find the beginning of the very-long discussion on Paul Garlick's 1961 one-of-none Plodge, that, as Bill Watson mentioned, above, DID make it onto the pages of MoPar Collector's Guide (but not, fortunately, onto Hemmings Classic Car), and that discussion, if you can believe it(!) began on 8/9/04 , with the thread :" A Truly Odd 1961 Dodge". You can find that discussion, by going to the FWDLK's homepage, and clicking on "FL Archives", and THEN mega-clicking on the "next-page" icon, until you go back in time, to 8/9/04 . THREE (++) years: OMG !!!! How time flies..... | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | Lawrence Welk had Chrysler Corporation as a sponsor of his TV show for quite of few years. He sold Dodges usually although at least in 1959 he also sold Plymouths. There are a few clips from his show extolling the new for 59 Plymouth on the 59 Plymouth Fury web site. http://www.59plymouth.net/index.html Occasionally some of his shows from the 50s are shown on Public TV. Public TV doesn't show the commercial, but the set design usually lets you know who sponsored the show originally. (Dodge or Plymouth) (Larwence Welk.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Larwence Welk.jpg (53KB - 408 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1357 Location: Iowa USA | In my March April 1957 Issue of Chrysler export news it features articles on the following individuals recieving their new Chryslers. Don Pedro Aramburu President of Argentina (Imperial) Don Adolfo Ruiz Cortines President of Mexico (57 Dodge truck) Don Julio Obiols Mayor of Guatemala City (56 windsor) HIs Highness Tengku Abdul Rahman Cheif minister of the federation of malaysa (Imperial "With AC") Lieut Col. Jose Maria Lemus president of Salvador (pair of 56 Chryslers) His Majesty King Hussein, of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan (pair of 56 Imperial limousines) Edited by roadkillontheweb 2008-02-21 2:10 AM | ||
rdtrpr |
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Regular Posts: 60 Location: Connecticut | Ernest Hemmingway drove a 1955 Chrysler convertible during his years in Cuba. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 530 Location: Wake Forest, NC | Seems like Ike drove an Imperial. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | rdtrpr - 2008-02-21 11:01 AM Ernest Hemmingway drove a 1955 Chrysler convertible during his years in Cuba. It's probably still there too. Hemingway was admired in Cuba. | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | with the same taste as Robert Plant,fellow Brit "The Queen of England" opted for a '59 Imperial http://www.guildclassiccars.com/1959_chrysler_imperial_Limo.htm (Queen_Of_England'sImperial.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Queen_Of_England'sImperial.jpg (31KB - 402 downloads) | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | here's The Queen's car in '59 with Royal Standard on roof. (59ImprialQueenofEngland.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 59ImprialQueenofEngland.jpg (13KB - 389 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7400 Location: northern germany | rock hudson http://www.uaw-chrysler.com/resources/VideoDetail.cfm?VAID=74 | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | another rock n roller Fats Domino's 1958 New Yorker (58NewYorkerFATSDOMINO.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 58NewYorkerFATSDOMINO.jpg (23KB - 421 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | here's the FatMan in action http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PAEhPVueOiE | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | French singer Charles Aznavour in his '56 DeSoto Diplomat convertible and he had a '58 Dodge convertible according to Phil the frenchie .Charlie in action http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=71iVOzLHEfk Edited by vedette 2008-03-05 7:57 PM (CharlesAznavour56Diplomat.jpg) Attachments ---------------- CharlesAznavour56Diplomat.jpg (67KB - 385 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | of course Fred Astaire http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_NV22rAJc | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | Norman Petty bought a 1958 DeSoto Station Wagon for Buddy Holly and The Cricket's Fall Tour of 1958 Shows.It towed a teardrop shaped trailer with the bands gear to all the gigs,I'll try and get a pic of this and insert later. | ||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | Jayne Mansfield (JayneMansfieldBrussels58.jpg) Attachments ---------------- JayneMansfieldBrussels58.jpg (24KB - 630 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | vedette - 2008-03-30 5:55 PM Norman Petty bought a 1958 DeSoto Station Wagon for Buddy Holly and The Cricket's Fall Tour of 1958 Shows.It towed a teardrop shaped trailer with the bands gear to all the gigs,I'll try and get a pic of this and insert later. He should have taken the car then and not the plane on his last Midwestern tour. | ||
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vedette - 2008-04-21 8:30 PM Jayne Mansfield Hubba Hubba! Gotta love some Jayne Mansfield. Great find on that classic photo, Vedette! (Not to mention it's 2-for-1 on ForwardLookers!) -NM Edited by Nathan D. Manning 2008-04-22 3:16 PM | |||
vedette |
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | from when the USA had Forward Looking leaders (dwightsimp.jpg) Attachments ---------------- dwightsimp.jpg (118KB - 428 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1231 Location: York County, PA | I am not positive, but I think Ike's Imperial was recently put on display at his farm in Gettysburg, I thought I saw it on local TV. For those coming to Carlisle in a couple of weeks, the Eisenhower farm is less than one hour away. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1231 Location: York County, PA | As for famous people, I nominate my grandfather who drove a 1957 Plymouth Fury sedan (blue body with a white top)from about 1958 until 1968 when he got a new 1968 Dodge Dart, and ten years later a new Dodge Aspen which he drove the remainder of his life. I guess 318's run in the famly. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | A Fury sedan, in blue, eh? | ||
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Regular Posts: 60 Location: Connecticut | ruchaven - 2010-06-28 6:05 PM I am not positive, but I think Ike's Imperial was recently put on display at his farm in Gettysburg, I thought I saw it on local TV. For those coming to Carlisle in a couple of weeks, the Eisenhower farm is less than one hour away. Yes, Ike's Imperial is displayed in the garage at his Gettysburg farm, along with other of his vehicles. I visited the farm last April after Spring Carlisle. | ||
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Account Suspended Posts: 2827 Location: At "The Rock" in upper East Tennessee | Famous ForwardLook People???? I'm hurt that nobody has thought of me!!!! I'm like the Dos Equis guy to the late 50's Mopar world....I can't believe you all didn't know that.... Watch this and "Stay thirsty my friends" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc0WjTT0Ps | ||
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Expert Posts: 2679 | d500neil - 2010-06-28 7:56 PM A Fury sedan, in blue, eh? Yes, Stephen King owned it, didnt you know that?? | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 967 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Red Belvedere? (rnelson.jpg) Attachments ---------------- rnelson.jpg (33KB - 330 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3480 Location: Montreal, Canada | On the pic with Rick Nelson, it's actually a Suburban wagon! Nice photo! | ||
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Location: Under the X in Texas | Nelson A. Rockefeller's '60 Chrysler Imperial Ghia limousine, ordered when he became governor of the state of New York. Replaced in 1970 by another Chrysler limo. He later became Vice President of the US. This is a one-of-one built in 1960 with the 4-window body and a small oval back glass. In more recent years the car was in the Jay Stream collection. Mr. Stream was Wayne Newton's manager. Edited by StillOutThere 2010-07-27 11:00 AM (1960_ghia_limousine_4.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1960_ghia_limousine_4.jpg (85KB - 351 downloads) | ||
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Location: Under the X in Texas | This is presumed to be a 1961 Chrysler Imperial Ghia limousine. It appeared in the 2004 film "Lemony Snickets". Nine '61 Ghia limos were built using 1960 sheet metal as twenty five '60s had been ordered by Chrysler but Ghia only completed 16 in '60 so they built nine more the next year. Like the '60 shown above, this is a four-window body style. This car differs however in that the back glass in the car is the standard production LeBaron sedan rear window which was supplied by Chrysler. There is, so far, no history known on this car prior to its appearance in the movie. It is obviously deteriorated however it appeared at some recent events in San Diego county in California. (690.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 690.jpg (32KB - 374 downloads) | ||
spider89119 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 475 Location: Las Vegas, NV | Dennis Farina as Detective Mike Torello in the TV series "Crime Story" drives a 1957 Chrysler 300C convertible. Anyone interested in the cars of the late 50's and early 60's should watch this series which is now on DVD. Every episode is chock full of them, and it's an incredibly good, well-made series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKDHRTRHwbc | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | vedette - 2008-02-21 5:04 PM with the same taste as Robert Plant,fellow Brit "The Queen of England" opted for a '59 Imperial http://www.guildclassiccars.com/1959_chrysler_imperial_Limo.htm That car was built for the Queen's tour in Canada. Edited by imopar380 2010-07-27 12:37 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | Most of the Highway Patrol programs are now being streamed on Hulu. Here is the web site; "http://www.hulu.com/highway-patrol"
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d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Wasn't he on a space-adventure TV show? | ||
StillOutThere |
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Location: Under the X in Texas | Jackie Kennedy ascends the steps of the capital building to attend the funeral of president John F. Kennedy. Her 1960 Imperial 6-window Ghia limousine awaits her return. In the foreground is the horse, Blackjack, with boots backward in the stirrups indicating a warrior has fallen. This is Nov. 24, 1963 (JackieImpProfile-reg.jpg) Attachments ---------------- JackieImpProfile-reg.jpg (87KB - 398 downloads) | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 449 Location: jersey | soiouz - 2010-07-27 10:04 AM On the pic with Rick Nelson, it's actually a Suburban wagon! Nice photo! I thought he drove a convertible? | ||
StillOutThere |
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Location: Under the X in Texas | This is Mamie Eisenhower's personal '55 Crown Imperial limousine. (1955 Crown Imperial Limousine Mamie Eisenhowers Car Side BW.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1955 Crown Imperial Limousine Mamie Eisenhowers Car Side BW.jpg (88KB - 755 downloads) | ||
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Location: Under the X in Texas | Shown here is Carl Kiekhaefer, owner of Mercury Outboard Marine, with the accumulation of trophies won by the Chrysler 300 racing team during the 1955 and 1956 racing seasons. He is leaning on the 300B used as a promotional car having won the Flying Mile at Daytona Beach Speed Week in 1956. While the many race cars would probably properly be said to belong to the corporation, the '56 Imperial Ghia limousine in the background on the driveway was Carl's personal family car. He drove a black 300B to "work"! Note on the roof of the car is promoted the fall NASCAR road race at Elkhart Lake, WI, nearby to Merc Marine. In '56 and early '57, NASCAR briefly actually tried a road racing series. Edited by StillOutThere 2010-07-28 8:00 PM (Kiekhaefer,RecordCar,56ImperialGhiaLimo.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Kiekhaefer,RecordCar,56ImperialGhiaLimo.jpg (78KB - 387 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3480 Location: Montreal, Canada | 58sportsuburban - 2010-07-27 11:14 PM soiouz - 2010-07-27 10:04 AM On the pic with Rick Nelson, it's actually a Suburban wagon! Nice photo! I thought he drove a convertible? I don't know what he drove, but the roofline seen through the windshield on that pic is unmistakably a wagon's. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 636 | Looks like Jackie's car got a Mopar windshield, but Rocky's limo has got some "Brand X" glass. I have flipped the image of the Governor's car for an easier comparison. Sparky (JackieImpProfile-reg_a.jpg) (1960_ghia_limousine_4a.jpg) Attachments ---------------- JackieImpProfile-reg_a.jpg (29KB - 328 downloads) 1960_ghia_limousine_4a.jpg (30KB - 384 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | sparky7 - 2010-07-28 11:30 PM Looks like Jackie's car got a Mopar windshield, but Rocky's limo has got some "Brand X" glass. I have flipped the image of the Governor's car for an easier comparison. Sparky It missed me, You saw the difference between the windshield, good. | ||
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Location: Under the X in Texas | I think we are seeing an accidental trick played on the film by the reflection of the steps or whatever off the top of the glass. The reason I say that is every OTHER angle taken around that time and that day as shown on this page: http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1960/Kennedy/index.htm Particularly click to open the first photo and then, when open, click it again to enlarge it. The Kennedy windshield appears to be as flat as the Rockefeller windshield, only curving enough to butt horizontally into the gasket at the roof line. The NAGS glass catalog only shows ONE windshield for ALL 1957 through 1963 Imperial body styles: W465. There simply was not any other piece of glass to fit these cars, nothing for converts or limos or sedans. W465 was the ONLY windshield and it has to be in both of those cars. Even though the photo is a year earlier, there was no other glass available for that car! In 1964 a new glass, W648 came out for all Imperials except convertibles with continued to use the W465. Edited by StillOutThere 2010-07-29 10:02 AM (jk-social-reg.jpg) Attachments ---------------- jk-social-reg.jpg (65KB - 347 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 103 | 58 DESOTOS RULE - 2008-02-18 9:23 PM I can still remember like it was yesterday, my grandparents had a TV, and the only program they ever watched was Lawrence Welk, (little kids were not allowed to watch, and I was 6) but I could always hear the "Swept Wing Dodge" commercials. A couple times, I "snuck" in to see what they looked like.Lawrence Welk had Chrysler Corporation as a sponsor of his TV show for quite of few years. He sold Dodges usually although at least in 1959 he also sold Plymouths. There are a few clips from his show extolling the new for 59 Plymouth on the 59 Plymouth Fury web site. http://www.59plymouth.net/index.htmlOccasionally some of his shows from the 50s are shown on Public TV. Public TV doesn't show the commercial, but the set design usually lets you know who sponsored the show originally. (Dodge or Plymouth) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3069 Location: Scotland | Groucho Marx place (GrouchoMarxTrousdaleEstateBeverlyHills.jpg) Attachments ---------------- GrouchoMarxTrousdaleEstateBeverlyHills.jpg (133KB - 344 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Harry Truman takes delivery of a loaded 1960 Polara (Guess.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Guess.jpg (23KB - 388 downloads) | ||
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Wise Old Village Idiot Posts: 3591 Location: Dellslow, West ("By God") Virginia ! | ,,,,,,, wonder if Truman 'traded in' his wire wheeled, A/Ced, black, '55 NYer for the Dodge? | ||
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