In July 2009 I found out that the alphanumeric series "JFB" (my personal initials) were issued out of the Santa Barbara field office, and a few were still left, so I drove down there and got a sequential pair.


One for my '08 Subaru Outback, and the other for the Mercedes.








When I traded in the Outback this year for my Mercury, despite the dealers
protest, I removed and kept the Outback's "JFB" plates to hang in the garage, (as you can see, I've done this kind of thing, before.)



Then I got rid of the Outback and bought this:



After a few months I decided I didn't like the color and bought THIS.



It was an Avis rental return with just 13,000 miles, and for just $5 less than the old one. The bottle of Pilsner Urquell is empty!! I swear it is the only bottle of beer I drank all this year, as seen here on vacation at Incline Village NV. a couple of weeks ago.









That wasn't ME under there.

That was a friend, in Walnut CA, installing my burlwood shift knob. He has promised not to do it again.

It could kill you.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)