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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down

    Rather have James May's two headed Saaba Romeo creation.
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    Image of Shadowman615 Shadowman615
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down
    Reminds me of a time about 10 years ago I was driving part of an 8 hour drive back home in my friend's ford escort. My friend was napping at the time. We were going through some PA mountains and it had started lightly to moderately snowing.

    Anyway, as I was climbing a hill, I was approaching a road-sign in the distance. The kind of sign for a series of exits that stretches across over the interstate. It was dark, not much traffic, and the combination of lights over the sign and snow-visibility made it look somehow as if I was approaching a truck head-on on my side of the highway.

    Obviously I freaked for a few seconds -- the illusion lasted only short time and I must have hit the brakes or something because my friend started waking up.

    So he looks out the windsheild and apparently sees the exact same thing I thought I saw (by this time I realized it was just a sign). So I hear him start trying to yell "Whoa, woah hold it," and immediately burst out laughing uncontrollably.

    He gave me a look of terror for a second, then realized what it was. But it was priceless for that moment. I imagined he was picturing me as John Candy turning into the devil in Planes Trains and Automobiles.
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    FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway promoted this comment Shadowman615 was starred Shadowman615 was unstarred
    Image of Jimmy-Pribble Jimmy-Pribble
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down

    Hey! They stole our LeMons theme!
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment Jimmy-Pribble was starred Jimmy-Pribble was unstarred
    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down
    Every time I see a tractor trailer I think to myself "Hmm...there's 1/500th of a freight train stuck in traffic." Still, I guess there aren't train tracks everywhere.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down

    This is like that, only better (worse?).
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    Flathead Smith was starred Flathead Smith was unstarred
    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    09/22/09


    Someone spent several weeks of their life working on this.
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    Flathead Smith was starred Flathead Smith was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    09/22/09

    @Flathead Smith Prefers the Days of Danger:

    There was a CHIP's episode in which a multi-car pileup was caused by an idiot thinking a two-headed car was going the wrong way, though all they were doing was changing lanes.

    /wasted youth

    The early days of mass-marketed FWD. Cord had it in the 30's, GM in the 60's.
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    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of Drujon Drujon
    09/22/09

    @so I goes to the local bar, y'know, people: I totally remember that episode, it was a Cougar or LTD II and it caused and accident and Ponch was none too pleased!
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    so I goes to the local bar, y'know, people promoted this comment Drujon was starred Drujon was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    09/22/09

    @Drujon:

    Heart-click for being someone with a similarly-wasted youth and a memory bank full or worthless information.
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    09/22/09

    @Flathead Smith Prefers the Days of Danger: There was a used car dealer in Seattle that did this same thing with a Yugo (welding two separate fronts together). They kept it on top of the dealership as an attention getter and called it the "Wego."
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down
    Confucius say "Back-door lorry not just nickname for slutty ex-girlfriend"
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    Sloop_John_B promoted this comment Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was starred Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was unstarred
    Image of ptschett ptschett
    09/22/09

    In reply to Backwards Truck Paint Job Would Make Anyone Slow Down
    Oh great, we'll get more of these videos.
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    Dr.Danger: ::You are awesome: promoted this comment ptschett was starred ptschett was unstarred
    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    09/22/09

    @ptschett - hoon the earth: ride a KLR: People are soo stupid
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    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    09/22/09

    @ptschett - hoon the earth: ride a KLR: Sounds like the same woman from this one.
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    Image of Stoatmaster Stoatmaster
    03/20/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    To leverage the opportunities afforded by branding synergy, I would expect to see an 18 wheel V-Rod fairly soon.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    It's over the top and I don't give a damn. I've always wanted to drive a train, now's my chance!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    Hmm...sorry, no. That HD truck is a little--fussy for my post-apocalyptic needs.
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of UDMan UDMan
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    The Lone Star is an awesome truck in person, and I drove one recently at an open house. It was Black and Chrome, and had the Eaton Ultra Shift, which is an electronic Auto Shifting 13 Speed Manual. It actually made me look like I knew how to drive a Giant Freakin Truck....


    Anyway, it seems that all the big guys are introducing their own Big Chrome Limited Edition Trucks:

    Tha Mack Titan:



    The Freightliner Coronado:



    The Freightliner Cascadia:



    The International Pro Star:



    The Volvo VT Series:

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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    I like it. It could use some machine guns though. And flamethrowers.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    I love the truck. It's one HD special edition I can say FUCK YEAH to.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    Love the truck. It could use about 93% fewer H-D badges though. You need a bar and shield on the shifter? Really?
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    03/19/09

    In reply to International Lonestar Harley-Davidson Special Edition: A Truck For Real Men
    Do ya think the "Massive 7-inch chrome stacks with aggressive bologna cut tips..." are compensating for anything.


    HD has been overdone for going on 20 years...give it up.

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    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/19/09

    @I may have a 35 mile commute with my beater Mercedes: "Do ya think the 'Massive 7-inch chrome stacks with aggressive bologna cut tips...' are compensating for anything?"


    Yeah. Brains.

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