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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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51 C***Y Boat!!

I know it is not a Ford, but you have got to love it.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...168/4rtkk.html

Cubans trying to get to the US converted a 51 Ch**y flatbed into a boat.

Who is up for trying this with a Ford?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 01:05 PM
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I can just picture these guys quitely driving through downtown Havana late at night on 7/15/03 trying to look inconspicuous with all the drums hanging off it.....

 
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 01:24 PM
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I heard that the Coast Gaurd sank their "boat." Probably because it was a C***Y.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 03:00 PM
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Bet it sank "like a rock"
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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51 C***Y Boat!!

Do I hear a little "Queen" off in the distance ------Another One Bites The Dust, Another One Down
 
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 07:19 PM
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They probably had the barrels etc in the back and assembled it on the beach. There was a "Junkyard Wars" episode where they did that.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 10:37 AM
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Nothin' like a little salt water on yer vintage tin! HA HA HA!
 
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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It sank real quick cause of the "boat anchor" under the hood.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 11:38 AM
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Chevy or not, that was too cool a rig to sink.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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I agree man. I'm only 33, and these days, they're ALL kool old cars and trucks to me (as long as it's American)

But really, I can dig a Chevy or a Ford. Or Buick or Mercury. I have a '60 Olds flat top, know as the Black Maria which is a killer. My '60 F100 (un-named as of yet) is going to be my daily driver starting next month when we move to Kansas.

I'm going for a bachelor's degree in Antique Auto Restoration. I figure I can't own them all! So, I might as well get paid to do this stuff and use other people's money to restore as many as I can for the rest of my life........It's gonna be rough dragging my wife and 3 yr old along, because right now there aren't any jobs available. But it's only scary from this side, ya know? I'm sure it'll all work out. All I know is, when I'm 70, I won't have to wonder about what would have happened if I 'd a taken the chance when I was younger!

Alright I'm done with my "American Dream" speech......
 
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 12:46 PM
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The first thought I had when I heard about this story is look what people will do to get to this terrible, over bearing capitalistic country! Whenever someone , some immigrants themselves, starts to tell me what a terrible country we live in and how they do it better in some other country I direct their attention to the fact there aren't many people risking their lives jumping into leaky make shift watercrafts to get out of here and there are a lot more people on the inbound ships than the outbound ones.

That is all, I will stop beating the drum now.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 10:42 PM
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Originally posted by Sixoh
I'm going for a bachelor's degree in Antique Auto Restoration. I figure I can't own them all! So, I might as well get paid to do this stuff and use other people's money to restore as many as I can for the rest of my life
Gee I have this '67 Fairlane GTA big block that sure would make a good project...
 
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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I wonder if Cousteau would have gone after this "sunken treasure"?

 
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