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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 12:04 PM
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A little perspective for 2012

FTE is a cool site, lots of good people, a wealth of information, and some wonderful projects. But sometimes we need just a little perspective in our lives.

My wish for 2012 is that just one of us winds up as cool as the woman in this video. None of us will ever have an 80 year old one-owner Bentley, but may all our projects be as fulfilling.

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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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Very cool!

But it's a 1930 Packard 740, not a Bentley.

Love the jump seat on that pristine car!

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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 02:12 PM
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Two things:

First - I wish I could maintain a vehicle that well.

Second - I hope that I know my own name at 101 years of age. Driving would be a plus.

Now I have something to shoot for.

-JR
 
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Bentley? Bentley? Where the hell did I get Bentley????

sigh.....
 
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I would love an 80 year old Bentley. Hell, I would love a brand new Bentley...
 
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Wow that's just simply amazing, Bentley or not. Lol
 
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WOW! She is beyond cool! And that's a very sweet Packard! I like how she says she likes to get her friends involved, especially on polishing day.

One of our foremen here at work retired a couple of years ago and is still playing with his car collection. His first car and all time favorite is an old Model T he bought all original in 1952, before he could even drive! Since then he has turned it into a HotRod then back to stock, back to HotRod and now back to stock again. Gotta have a hobby!
 
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