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    The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    Forgot to mention that I've got one of The Snake's Childs & Albert connecting rods, courtesy of a friend who drives the oil-recycling truck that hits all the NorCal race tracks. Pretty cool wall decoration. #celeste
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    Image of MOPAR-MAN MOPAR-MAN
    11/14/09

    @Murilee Martin: It sure is! I have a Brooks rod and piston assembly that I got from my friend who was the bottom end guy for Dale Creasy Jr.'s funny car. I used to keep it on my mantle. #celeste
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    Image of FantozziUgo FantozziUgo
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!

    The Drake Wants To Put You In A '70 Fiat 128!

    I know that this clip was already here a couple of years ago, but I think it's nice to show it again, at least for the sake of the newcomers. And I'd like as well to correct some wrong opinions: Eng. Enzo Ferrari was the most independent Italian who ever shifted a gear... he was so proud and self-asserting, that he never had troubles in kicking some moron's ass. That's the reason he was nicknamed "the Drake". He was not the man to "pay homage to his Fiat overlords", he was only sincerely willing to help the selling of an Italian product, in a moment of crisis. Until he was alive he had the total, full control of the Company he did create. It was stated well clear, in the joint venture agreements between Fiat and Ferrari. The Fiat management took over after his death, and every Italian is well aware of this.

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    #Ferrari, #Fiat128 #celeste
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    Image of oldgraygeek oldgraygeek
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    One day in the mid-'80s, I saw an immaculate Fire Arrow stopped at a light in Atlantic City... and then I saw a trash truck hit it.
    Sadness. #celeste
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    Image of JoeHardrock JoeHardrock
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!

    Thanks for posting the vid I sent you Murilee!

    And I'll say right now that I'm one of those guys that keeps his Arrow on the street daily. Here's mine when I took it on a trip down to Florida. #celeste
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    The main thing I remember about these cars is that in one of their ad campaigns they used the insidious & thoroughly annoying Harry Nilsson song: "Me and My Arrow", which he composed for an animated show called "The Point". Now, just seeing this thread reminded me of that, and I know that stupid song is going to be in my head all morning until I get rolling to run a few errands & have the chance to blast some Dream Theater in the car at 127 db in order to clear my synapses.

    I couldn't find one of the commercials containing that song, but here's a YouTube link to a version of it, if you would like to be annoyed along with me... #celeste
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/14/09


    @HoonThatFerrari: I always thought of the song as charming, but then again I liked Nilsson and can listen to "Coconut" ("she put the lime in the coconut and drank 'em both up") without wincing. Now that I've planted that annoyingly catchy song into your head, maybe you'll forget "Arrow". Maybe I need help.

    There were some people who wanted "Me and My Arrow" banned from the radio. Apparently, they misheard the lyric "Me and my arrow/straighter than narrow" as "straight up and narrow". Nasty little uptight imaginations set to work and interpreted the lines to mean someone talking about their erection.

    The Mitsu-based Arrow was not the first time Chrysler inflicted the name upon us. From 1968 to 1970, a version of the boxy Hillman Hunter was imported as the Sunbeam Arrow. It was pretty dreadful.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/14/09

    @tonyola: "Lime in the Coconut", huh? Great... thanks.... now that's going to require a lot more than blasting Dream Theater to clear my synapses - that's going to take plugging the Strat directly into the Marshall & wailing on Ritchie Blackmore compositions 'til 3am. #celeste
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/14/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Glad I could help. I can now rest knowing that I can take satisfaction in a job well done. #celeste
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    This is one of the most attractive Mitsubishis ever. That is not a compliment. #celeste
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    11/14/09


    @Alfisted: I'd happily take a late flared-fender Starion on looks alone. #celeste
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/14/09

    @tonyola: That is one of two exceptions (at least of those brought to the US) I thought of. #celeste
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    OMG the cutaway was to Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme!

    Interesting how this Arrow actually looks like a little Javelin/AMC/Eagle mixed up with a Japanese Honey Bee--and they didn't even have PhotoShop back then! #celeste
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    Image of cgarison cgarison
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    Is it me or is the EPA estimates either super exaggerated in the late 70's or do our current cars just really suck at fuel efficiency #celeste
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @cgarison: Current cars do indeed suck gas, because even the "small" ones weigh 3000 lbs, but the old EPA fuel-economy test didn't even come close to replicating real-world driving conditions. I believe the "highway" mileage test was done at 50 MPH. #celeste
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    Image of ProstWest ProstWest
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    I got an iron-on of Prudhomme's car from an army recruiter at the fair and my mom put it on a Hanes for me. Until it flaked off I was even cooler than the kid who wore the shirt from his dad's auto parts store all the time, the one with the Chevelle being shot out of a cannon.
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/14/09

    @ProstWest: Power seats, power mirrors, power windows, climate control, 26 airbags all add up weight-wise. #celeste
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    Image of ss750ie ss750ie
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    This brings back fond memories of going to Sears Point with my dad when he was racing in the Showroom Stock class. I remember the Fire Arrow models doing alright. #celeste
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Snake Wants To Put You In A '78 Plymouth Arrow!
    Either the guy in the video is 7' tall, or that Arrow has zero headroom. #celeste
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/02/09

    In reply to LeMons Veteran Bikini Racer Goes Even Faster When Limited To 1,320 Feet
    Alright, so who drew the short straw and had to certify the fireproof safety tag on her bikini driving suit? #pinups
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    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    11/02/09

    In reply to LeMons Veteran Bikini Racer Goes Even Faster When Limited To 1,320 Feet
    I'm assuming there's an attractive woman peering into that engine bay, but I can't take my eyes off of those sexy, pasty-white calves and flip-flops. Yowza. #pinups
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/02/09

    @1300ccsoffury: Hey! I saw Murilee first! Back off! #pinups
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/02/09

    @Novaload: That's Jonny in the flip-flops. Feel free to stalk him. #pinups
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/02/09

    @Murilee Martin: This just proves my point: twin sons of different mothers.
    Especially from the back. In baggy black robes. And wigs. #pinups
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    11/02/09

    In reply to LeMons Veteran Bikini Racer Goes Even Faster When Limited To 1,320 Feet
    You know why this girl is hot and Megan Fox isn't? Cause this girl his tits, ass and hips. Call me a hetero but I like women to look and feel like women. #pinups
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    Image of j1mbo j1mbo
    11/02/09

    @bugattatra: I raise my glass of Jalopnik Special Blend to you my friend. Cheers!

    PS: Am I allowed to drink Jalopnik without stars? #pinups
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/02/09

    @j1mbo: Everybody drinks here. #pinups
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/02/09

    @bugattatra: She also knows how to work on cars for real...not just in movies. #pinups
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    11/02/09

    @bmoreDLJ: seems like she's quite intelligent too, which is a plus. #pinups
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    Image of weconway weconway
    11/02/09

    In reply to LeMons Veteran Bikini Racer Goes Even Faster When Limited To 1,320 Feet
    I've been a witness to several "distract the judges with sex" attempts. None were as effective as her "helping" inspect the engine in that Camaro.

    Well played, madam. Well played. #pinups
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