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Old 12-29-2012, 02:25 PM
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Imagine if "Mustang" had entered the lexicon as this car!

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Old 12-29-2012, 03:00 PM
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It looks like a Vixen.
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Another car from a similar idea. I saw this one in Owl's Head Museum.

The museum is worth a stop.
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That is a cool looking ride spdrun.
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Old 12-29-2012, 03:44 PM
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Imagine if "Mustang" had entered the lexicon as this car!
That car/bus is too cool, I want one.
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Another car from a similar idea. I saw this one in Owl's Head Museum.

The museum is worth a stop.
Like a Tatra.
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Looks like a 911 mated with a VW Microbus.
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Old 12-29-2012, 06:44 PM
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There were dozens of similar car ventures like that based on the Dynamaxon. They all failed.
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Old 12-29-2012, 08:08 PM
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Except for the Tatra.
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And I thought that the Mustang II was an abomination...
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Old 12-29-2012, 09:07 PM
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That's what it would look like if Stewie Griffin were a car
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This is another one along the same lines. I actually rode in one of these back in the mid 60s.
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Like many who drive the old vw buses say ,your knees our your crumple zone.
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It looks like a Vixen.
Vixen's are cool!

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