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Teen girl killed when boozed up wrong-way driver launches overturned car into tree on Long Island: cops
NY Post ^ | 06/17/2025 | David Propper

Posted on 06/19/2025 8:04:31 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

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To: real saxophonist

“Five people in a Corvette? At least the VW had a back seat”

Four in my XKE was tight!.


21 posted on 06/19/2025 2:20:40 PM PDT by TexasGator (11.."'1'1.//1-1.'I'11-.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: TexasGator
One of the most beautiful cars ever made. A friend of my mom's had an E-Type, and I thought about buying it, but I'd heard too many horror stories about the Lucas electrics.

How was yours, as far as reliability?

22 posted on 06/19/2025 2:38:21 PM PDT by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: real saxophonist
"One of the most beautiful cars ever made. A friend of my mom's had an E-Type, and I thought about buying it, but I'd heard too many horror stories about the Lucas electrics. How was yours, as far as reliability?"

No problems but I only owned it for a little over a year while in the Navy.

Sold it to raise money before a 10 month WestPac cruise. Reselling cameras and lenses was very profitable.

My mistake. It looked like this:

23 posted on 06/19/2025 2:52:20 PM PDT by TexasGator (I111.."'1'1.//1-1.'I'11-.1.'1'11\1I11111111111.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: Texas Eagle
8 people in a Camry???

,,, seven were in the trunk.

24 posted on 06/19/2025 2:55:51 PM PDT by shaggy eel (A long way south of the border.)
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To: TexasGator

They were sexy for their time, but horribly unreliable (E-Type). One of my good friends had one for a time, but had to sleep with the windows in his apartment open because when the temp and humidity were just right it would start itself. That and a myriad of other electrical problems were enough to part with it.


25 posted on 06/19/2025 2:58:33 PM PDT by Rlsau1
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To: TexasGator

They were sexy for their time, but horribly unreliable (E-Type). One of my good friends had one for a time, but had to sleep with the windows in his apartment open because when the temp and humidity were just right it would start itself. That and a myriad of other electrical problems were enough to part with it.


26 posted on 06/19/2025 2:59:51 PM PDT by Rlsau1
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To: real saxophonist

Yes.

This incident took place in the ‘80’s in my mom’s ‘82 corvette after a big concert. Two adult males and three females. I was fourteen, lol.

Yes, alcohol was involved.An incredible moment of stupidity:)


27 posted on 06/19/2025 9:08:27 PM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (Liverpool: 2025 Premier League Champions! )
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