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I first saw it at college in the early 90s. They used to show us films every Wednesday which meant an easy afternoon off for the tutors. Some of them were vaguely educational like documentaries or arty European animation but there were a few normal films too. If I remember correctly they also showed Bladerunner and I think The Exorcist too! Off track, at school so <18, we were taken to the cinema to see Macbeth (Roman Polanski's version) anybody who's seen it will probably agree not really suitable for <18's. It was the first film he made after Sharon Tates murder by the Manson gang. For American Graffiti as well as the main feature cars there some great cars in the street/cruising scenes include incongruously a Frogeye Sprite. My sixth form English class was shown Polanski's MacBeth in 1982 as part of our studies. I believe most of us thought it was pretty good. Back on topic replicas of THX138 and the black '55 Chevrolet exist here in Balclutha. A local lad now in his 50s has long been a huge American Graffitti fan. Pretty sure he started making the chassis for one of his cars, possibly THX138, in metalwork class at the local high school.
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Aug 13, 2023 23:04:58 GMT
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Epic... Your all set for a proper welsh winter now the Landys home SIL lived in Scotland for a while, in an ancient cottage with no real road access. She found that her Fiat Panda 4x4 was often superior to her Series 1 Landrover for driving across the common land between the house and the nearest road in extreme conditions.
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Would it not have made some sense for the recovery truck driver to simply deliver you and your car to the nearest auto parts store where you could purchase and fit a replacement hose and then proceed on your way? That's what happened when my Falcon spat out its fan belt on the Dunedin motorway.
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Who doesn't love an Allegro?
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So weird looking it's kind of cool. If it was anywhere near me I'd be on it like white on rice. Probably just as well I live on the other side of the world.
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It'll definitely make that wee Imp fly.
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Cheese on toast requires vegemite. Enjoying this build. You're a wizard Alex.
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Watching with interest. Don't forget that antipodean forum several of us here also frequent. I'm sure the readers there would also enjoy a good old grizz road trip story. You could probably get away with leaving the dodgier bits in on there too.
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Not at all sure about that. Certainly wouldn't be keen to drive it fast.
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I also am a fan of Linda Ronstadt.
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Jul 16, 2023 23:04:29 GMT
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Thou shalt not stop, stand or park......
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I'm sure you could get some nice tasteful LED units to fill the hole. I'm sure those lights would do the job but they don't half look tutaekuri.
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Some years ago my wife's 1990 Ford Laser lunched its clutch. We rope towed it to the garage behind my then daily 1970 Wolseley 1300. Got a few funny looks going through town. Sadly there are no photographs.
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I'm obviously not the only one here who remembers Magnum PI. Good score.
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Jun 25, 2023 19:33:52 GMT
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My eldest assures me that it is theoretically possible to fly a 787 under Golden Gate bridge because he's done it in a simulator belonging to one of the major airlines. No idea how much the sim cost but you can bet it wasn't cheap.
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Jun 17, 2023 10:33:31 GMT
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I see it from the other point of view: I prefer to be lonely than feel uncomfortable among people. That's why I get up early when I don't have to, to got to my unit, when there are no other people in the neighbor units. I get this. Alone, but not lonely.
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There is a cat obstructing my keyboard right now.
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