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RE: Remember Supper back then.

Both my parents were excellent gourmet cooks. I have never mastered the way my Dad could grill pork chops, or steaks. To this day I remember Dad tel...

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RE: Here in the northern part of Europe we have temperatures around 40 celsius (that's around 100 fahrenheit), but I am so happy that

I lived in Doha Qatar for a few years. My understanding there was a law that when the summer temp hit 50 Celsius (122 F.) workers were not permitted ...

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RE: Hot enough for you?

I feel your discomfort. Here in Richmond VA I see the forecast expects 103 F on July 02. A dry heat I don't mind, it's the humidity that I hate. Se...

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RE: (Pics) The dawn of time

It was 1970 or 1971 and I was living in Miami. Some friends and I paid to ride on the Goodyear Blimp and flew over Miami & Miami Beach. Wonderfu...

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RE: A 1965 Dreamboat... [PIC]

After all these years I don't think I am giving away DM secrets. I am a T-Bird fan and about a year or so before China closed down DM, I was a consul...

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RE: PIC: Something different #139 (6/19/2026)

I think this Graham was going to be offered in 1:24. I paid in advance many years ago. Sad to say we still don't have this beautiful auto in 1:24. ...

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RE: Poll: Which '51? (6/19/2026)

Olds without question.

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RE: A 1965 Dreamboat... [PIC]

I have all the DM T-Birds in my collection and was very disappointed they couldn't finish with the 1963 & 1966, my two favorite years. Al least I...

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RE: FM 1939 Duesenberg Coupé Simone - Lilac

One last issue to finish my day. I have the black beauty and the purple Coupe Simone. I have the black beauty with the hood ornament, but I see my S...

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RE: MAR Online closed down

A clear case of a money grab. Seriously, how much damage did temporarily posting online one image that was not correctly cited? I authored a design ...

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RE: Three on the Tree.

I am a relic from the 1960s. Drove many 3-on the tree, but never owned one.

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RE: The Futura and Its Legacy.

The 1:18 Futura is the first model I bought in this scale and love it. As a young child I was actually able to touch the Futura at a car show and rem...

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RE: New Stamp 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 60S arriving soon!

I like red. My red Stamp 1958 Fleetwood displays beautifully with my red 1967 Eldorado, my 1972 red Lincoln Mark IV, my red 1976 Eldorado convertible...

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RE: New Camaro...

I can only hope info on this article is correct. It was 1970, I was home from out of state college for just a few days and Dad wrecked my T-Bird. I ...

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