Join: Aug 21, 2007

Name: raconter1

Gender: Male

Location: Florida, US

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Books: Anything about cars and architecture.

Movies: The Three Stooges, Horror Flicks, All of Monty Python, Old Science Fiction, Old movie serials (shown before the main feature, usually involved spies, secret hideaways)! Anything Mel Brooks. Old mysteris involving secret rooms, hidden passages, squeaky doors!

Music: The Eagles (the best ever), Mama Cass, Supertramp, Al Stewart, Steely Dan, Hall and Oates, Jim Croce, Jefferson Starship, U2, Counting Blue Cars

Hobbies: Cars, particularly old ones. History of cars, restoration. Historic places, Route 66,old buildings, architecture in general. License plates, old padlocks, advertising including car ads and promo stuffed animals.

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2004 Ford Thunderbird Convertible

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Tags: raconter1  antique  car  show  2004  Ford  Thunderbird 

Nice car..beautiful condition. A separate hard top is also being sold with this auction car. Although Ford announced that it was going to be a limited run, I think people were surprised that it was in fact limited and didn't sell as well as many might have predicted. The American market is...

1972 Lincoln Continental....George Barris custom "Buggazzi"

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Tags: raconter1  antique  car  show  1972  Lincoln  Continental  George  Barris  custom  Buggazzi 

Lots of gold leaf on this extravagant car...and the interior looks like it has marble trim and some very fancy hardware! Not everyone's cup of tea, but it is an example of Barris custom work.

1939 lasalle Coupe

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Tags: raconter1  antique  car  show  lasalle  coupe  1939 

This car was the junior Cadillac, much like Pontiac was the junior Oakland. Pontiac survived the Oakland, but sadly, lasalle did not survive Cadillac. This was next to the last year of production. These junior cars were very useful in the depression to keep sales going for the luxury cars. I can...

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