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Title: In honor of the fiscal cliff and the new year, R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World
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URL Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY
Published: Dec 31, 2012
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Post Date: 2012-12-31 21:55:47 by farmfriend
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#1. To: farmfriend, We R Fucking Fiat Toast (#0)
Not with a whimper, but a bang!
This is R.E.M.'s best song imo. A comment I found on youtube about the song: From Wikipedia "Losing My Religion" is about "someone who pines for someone else. It's unrequited love, what have you."[7] Stipe compared the song's theme to "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, saying, "It's just a classic obsession pop song. I've always felt the best kinds of songs are the ones where anybody can listen to it, put themselves in it and say, 'Yeah, that's me.'"
Pining away !
I just listened to the guys singing this song at what is obviously a much later point in time and the song sucks in comparison to the original version. Different lead singer changed the sound a lot. I didn't know it until today but the band members of this group changed about as regularly as most people change socks and underwear.
Man, that car sure brings back memories ! SS 396
My cousin had one of those and it was a hoss (375 horsepower iirc). I made a trip of about 18 miles on a very crooked road with it in 17 minutes if they were telling the truth (I wasn't looking at any watch, just driving). Wouldn't try to do it today but back then I was invincible (and dumb). Only reason I did it then was because my cousin had brought a couple of young girls up for a visit and one of their dad's said she had to be back home by dark. We got down to the county seat and the water pump went out on it so by the time we got one and got it in it was getting late. Bobby (my cousin) knew that I knew that road lots better than he did since I lived here and went down there regularly so he asked me to drive. And get back as soon as I could. I don't think those two girls opened their eyes on the way back, lol!
One of my buddies had one and it'd lift the front wheels off the ground !!!
I would dearly love to have one today if I could afford the gas, upkeep and insurance on it. Or a Hemi Cuda. I ain't hard to please, ahaha.
Testosterone out the ass !!!
Your luck knows no bounds! You can buy one, this one is going to the auction block soon. One of a kind too. "...The only 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible sprayed in “Plum Crazy” (and one of two originally built for export to Canada) will cross the block at Barrett-Jackson’s upcoming Scottsdale auction, as part of its exclusive “Salon Collection” of premium automobiles. The car in question comes with the 426-cubic-inch Hemi V-8 engine, dual four-barrel carburetors, the 727 automatic transmission, the Super Track Pak option and a power convertible top." auction date: January 19, 2013 http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1079713_rare-1971-plymouth-hemi-cuda-convertible-heads-to-auction
Bet it brings $25K --- and it's a rebuilt total loss ! But it's nice !
I bet 25,000 won't even begin to touch what it will bring.
I know most of the cars go through that auction for real big money.
I heard of one guy that refused to sell one one time for two or three million dollars iirc. Cars that rare (one of a kind and no more being made) will bring top dollar. Not that I would give a million dollars for it even if I had lots more money than I needed but someone will have to have it and will bid high on it. I can't see it going for less than a million. More likely be 3 mil or better. 1971 Plymouth sells cheap for $2.5 million And that was in 2007. From the article I linked to: "When another '71 Hemi Cuda convertible was offered for sale at an auction in New York City in Sept. 2005, bidding went as high as $4.1 million, but the owner refused to sell the car even at that price." I was wrong about the price I remembered someone refusing, it was considerably more than I remembered.
I have a one of three 68 Ford Fairlane I'll be restoring this winter, hopefully. However, I doubt it will fetch 2 million at auction when done. lol
Well, a million and a half is nothing to sneeze at, right? I was watching Gas Monkey Garage last night and they found this old Rambler rust bucket. And they spent lots of money on new parts, engine, transmission, new rear end, front end, everything and left that ugly, rusted out body as is. They sold it and even made some money on it but they would have never sold that to me, not with that body.
I had a 1969 Fairlane, same body style, back in 1980 that had more rust than this 68 has now. Someone made a mess out of the body doing a bad job on what few issues it had, but it is still a far easier restore than the 69. In 1968 Ford made 1800 formal roof Fairlanes with bucket seat interiors, but only 3 in Highland Green with Parchment White bucket seat interiors. :) In 1977 I briefly owned a 1939 chevy. That was an antique back then. I was surprised to realize that a 1968 Fairlane is older now than the 39 Chevy was then. Damn, it's an antique! That must make me prehistopric!
Good luck with the restoration. And I would like to see a picture of it when you get it finished.
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I know most of the cars go through that auction for real big money.
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#35. To: Critter (#33)
I have a one of three 68 Ford Fairlane I'll be restoring this winter, hopefully. However, I doubt it will fetch 2 million at auction when done. lol
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