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Chris Tonn
steamcorners
Minivan enthusiast. Writer. Youth sports chauffeur. christonn.com

Clearly inspired by middle school students here in Ohio: Read more

Do we have a “Calvin pissing on a Nissan Leaf” window sticker yet for these people?
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Best thing about a free “white-out” (or whatever) shirt is it frees you from the worry of ruining your “good” clothes with misapplication of mustard and/or beer. Read more

“..it looks like a sort of G-rated version of Willy Wonka’s penis..” Read more

If camping in the grassy paddock at any amateur race, scope out the cars you might be sleeping near. Read more

So you’ve basically written an entire post publicly asking Patrick to give you a couple of days off so you can wrench.
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First car was an ‘85 Nissan Maxima, metallic brown, with dark brown leather. Automatic, door-is-a-jar voice feedback, everything. Dad bought it for me when I had an unusual bout of pragmatism, and suggested that the ‘73 240z we restored and he surprised me with wouldn’t be the best first car to drive in the winter of Read more

Renault Clio Williams.

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Exactly how Martin Sheen as Jed Bartlet does it in “The West Wing.”

They don’t exist. The clean, un-modified 240SX is a myth. Read more

Spotted this at Concours d’ Lemons at The Mitty a couple weeks ago. A seriously cool car. Bravo to this hero.
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I think I did. Watch my personal site christonn.com for more pix.
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Oh, I know Cruise wasn’t a hotshoe. That’s why I said illustrious, not competitive. I’ve a pic somewhere of his Showroom Stock 300ZX. As far as I know, it never hit the pace car.
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I’d forgotten that you’d done this, Stef - love the interview with Matsuo-san. I’m hoping to get to ZCON this fall and meet him - and to the Lane.
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