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Dubz
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From: Manitoba Canada
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posted 05-20-2004 07:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
started stripping my 74 Gran Torino, and boy do these cars have alot of metal

sometime soon i'll have to take progress pictures

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MLariviere
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posted 05-24-2004 09:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MLariviere   Click Here to Email MLariviere     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes they are! They were considered "midsize" in their day though!

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BlueMule
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posted 05-25-2004 08:18 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for BlueMule   Click Here to Email BlueMule     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Comapared to what is considered mid-sized today, these Torinos, Cougars and everything else built on that 72-79 platform are yachts. I get offers for boat slips from harbor pilots to park the Ranchero.

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-Paul

70 Mach1 351C
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97 Expedition XLT 5.4
00 SVT f150 Lightning 4149 of 4966 Born on: 06/26/2000

'If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes.'

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SteveLaRiviere
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posted 05-25-2004 07:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SteveLaRiviere   Click Here to Email SteveLaRiviere     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BlueMule:
I get offers for boat slips from harbor pilots to park the Ranchero.

Obviously from guys that have never worked on a 6000 lb. '76 Eldorado.

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip

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Dubz
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From: Manitoba Canada
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posted 05-26-2004 03:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
i don't really think they are THAT big, just there is alot of metal to strip down

everyone else keeps mentioning things about going on fishing trips, and waterskiing when i mention my car though....must smell like the ocean or something

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