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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:10 PM
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I passed mine in a 1956 Buick Century four door hardtop. No air, no power brakes and no power steering.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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I passed mine in a 1956 Buick Century four door hardtop. No air, no power brakes and no power steering.
you did have an advantage over me though......


two more windows to roll down to keep the car ventilated....

but my brother and I only paid $5 for the truck.....that's what it cost us to unload all the garbage the farmer had put in there over the years at the local dump....
 

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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 88racing
you did have an advantage over me though......


two more windows to roll down to keep the car ventilated....
True. I parallel parked it too.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:17 PM
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Looked like this.

 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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True. I parallel parked it too.
simply amazing.....
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:22 PM
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I would hate to have to try it now.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:24 PM
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Looked like this.






top was white with the bottom being a milk chocolate brown....the farmer had painted it with latex house paint too....
 

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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 05:51 PM
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time to head for da shed.....
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:25 PM
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[URL=hL] I didn't know my truck was that dirty untill I washed it this morning!
looks good!!!
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:27 PM
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The Desoto I had was a dark green like this. Black wheels with no hubcaps and a Kendall Oil decal on the back window's!
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:29 PM
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looks good!!!
Thank's! One of those in between color's that's easy to keep up. Too hot down here for a dark color anyway.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluejay
Looked like this.

I remember those car's well....a neighbor had a red and white 2 dr htp.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 88racing
I passed mine in a '57 f250.....test examiner really didn't know weather or not he wanted to ride in it....

it was hot that day too....
That must have been a fun ride!
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:37 PM
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We had a '59 Olds 4 dr hardtop like this one too.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PawPaw
Thank's! One of those in between color's that's easy to keep up. Too hot down here for a dark color anyway.
yeah I'm glad I don't have a dark color truck, one of mine gets extremely hot very easily....

yeah that don't look like too bad a color to care for.
 
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