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#1 MG Brown

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:53 PM

... was this doing in the visitor parking lot of the 2012 Chicago British Car Show?

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It's not even right hand drive...
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
 
 

 




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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:59 PM

You never know, he just might have a D Type in his garage, too.

Maybe his British auto did not start, and he had to take something that started!!!

Was the humidity level higher than 15% that morning. If it was that could be the reason he drove the Hot Rod!!!

Good-looking Hot Rod!!! Plus its signed by George Barris!!! Very cool!!!

Thats like having your Cobra signed by the late but great Carrol Shelby!!!

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 10:24 PM

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Thats like having your Cobra signed by the late but great Carrol Shelby!!!


I presume they'd let you in any car show if Shelby autographed your Shelby Mustang or Cobra roadster!
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Posted 11 September 2012 - 05:55 AM

Not the best T-Bucket with a Deuce grille I've ever seen, but far from the worst.

That cheap, nasty aftermarket steering wheel needs to go though... brings down the whole car.

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 10:48 AM

That's really old school. Check out the George Barris autograph...

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 11:02 AM

I like some of the interior accessories - including the bottle opener on the dashboard. The steering wheel would work better with a "necker's knob" as the final touch!
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Posted 11 September 2012 - 01:34 PM

It looks like there wasn't a requirement that you needed to drive up in a British car to attend and he took advantage of the nice weather to drive his convertible.

So I guess I don't even get the mock indignation.

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 08:45 PM

You could ask the same question about the Prius parked behind it, or most of the other cars in the lot, I would imagine.

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 09:14 PM

It looks like it was put together with stuff ordered from an Honest Charley catalog. Nothing appears to be from a salvage yard. The stance is not good.
SB Chevy, probably a crate motor, is boring. Needs a Buick nailhead or Caddy or Ford Y block.
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Posted 12 September 2012 - 02:42 AM

...but at least the Bettie Page sticker look genuine... :laugh2:
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