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The most expensive car in the world (Ferrari 250 GTO sold for €20m at auction; $28,830,906.73 USD)
Bild (Germany) ^ | September 19, 2008

Posted on 09/19/2008 7:50:22 PM PDT by Stoat

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To: Joe 6-pack
“You know why the Brits haven't entered the personal computer market? “

Yes, the PoD resides in everything electrical made in the UK.

41 posted on 09/19/2008 9:57:07 PM PDT by JSteff
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To: JSteff
"You know why the Brits haven't entered the personal computer market?"

~ They haven't figured out how to make them leak oil. ~

42 posted on 09/19/2008 10:00:05 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Stoat
Pagani Zonda R

But I really like this and it's only $1.6 million.
43 posted on 09/19/2008 10:18:38 PM PDT by smokingfrog (God doesn't wear a wrist watch.)
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To: Daffynition

Yeah, yeah, I know, “Lucas, Prince of Darkness” etc etc, and the whole leaks oil thing. Like synchronizing the carbs on that 12-cylinder in the Ferrari is any easier.


44 posted on 09/19/2008 10:26:51 PM PDT by Little Pig (Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Actually, I wasn't referring to either. The coupe, I think, has cleaner lines. Now, for a drop-top jag, you have to look at the older D-type:


45 posted on 09/19/2008 10:31:07 PM PDT by Little Pig (Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
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To: Boiling point
CRAP! I could build one from SCRATCH for less than that!

But people wouldn't buy it with the explicit understanding that it was made by magical Italian gnomes and fairies who impart their spells and potions into the construction to make it go faster than the imagination   :-)

 

46 posted on 09/19/2008 10:50:12 PM PDT by Stoat (Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: Daffynition
I don't think Leno has that much money. But I could be wrong. Wow, I sound just like Obama. Present!
47 posted on 09/19/2008 10:59:46 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Obama / Biden, the new Ebony and Ivory.)
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To: Stoat

And powered by 302 Italian horses which we all know are somewhat petite compared to American and German horses.

Does it come with an Italian dynamometer?


48 posted on 09/19/2008 11:06:05 PM PDT by SBprone
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To: MediaMole
Per Wikipedia (giant grain of salt) 250 GTOs went for $18,000 in the early 1960s. Probably $125k in today’s money.

It doesn't surprise me, and it could be right. If you listen to Bill Cosby's "Natural Childbirth" bit, you'll hear him talk about his $17,000 new Ferrari...

Mark

49 posted on 09/20/2008 2:40:11 AM PDT by MarkL (Al Gore: The Greenhouse Gasbag! (heard on Bob Brinker's Money Talk))
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To: Little Pig
If you could afford a 250 GTO, then you could also afford a swarm of your own mechs for any adjustments...or ship it back to the factory to have the windshield washed.


50 posted on 09/20/2008 5:45:05 AM PDT by Daffynition (Follow the dots: Davis, Ayers, Dohrn, Malley, SorosÂ… use a RED crayon.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I thought the same thing ... it’s just a year’s salary. When the buyer is revealed we should ping each other. My son said it could be Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason ... he has a huge Ferrari collection.


51 posted on 09/20/2008 6:00:55 AM PDT by Daffynition (Follow the dots: Davis, Ayers, Dohrn, Malley, SorosÂ… use a RED crayon.)
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To: Stoat

LOL.....everything but the concubines....I am a straight chick....


52 posted on 09/20/2008 6:05:01 AM PDT by Kimmers (Liberalism: Where fun goes to die)
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To: Kimmers
LOL.....everything but the concubines....I am a straight chick....

My apologies, no offense was intended.  Being a single, healthy, male stoat, my mind sometimes 'wanders'...

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53 posted on 09/20/2008 10:23:05 AM PDT by Stoat (Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: Stoat
I had one.

Lousy gas mileage, hard to keep tuned up, too small to make-out in, golf clubs won't fit in trunk and you can't pick up lumber at Home Depot........oh, and it's a real pain in the neck to drive in the winter.

I finally traded it in on a Honda.

54 posted on 09/20/2008 10:32:01 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Polar bears who suffer depression and anxiety due to the global warming threat are bi-polar bears)
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To: Stoat

Wow....I was not offended in the least but the flowers were a wonderful touch......I am a mom of 3 guys and I know just how your mind works.....still love of the flowers....you are a good guy.....


55 posted on 09/20/2008 2:13:33 PM PDT by Kimmers (Liberalism: Where fun goes to die)
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To: Daffynition

car pr0n bump


56 posted on 09/21/2008 9:57:02 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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