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E/STR #1986 - Dripps and Gibby
« on: September 25, 2019, 04:46:23 PM »
Hey - we know these folks, and they made it to the Wall Street Journal!  WoW!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-1934-ford-rebuilt-to-race-over-200-mph-11569335941?mod=itp_wsj&ru=yahoo
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Re: E/STR #1986 - Dripps and Gibby
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2019, 05:56:37 PM »
Wow!  Too kool!  I just wish I didn't have to buy a subscription to read the whole article.

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Re: E/STR #1986 - Dripps and Gibby
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2019, 10:22:35 AM »
Gorgeous car, great people.
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Re: E/STR #1986 - Dripps and Gibby
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2019, 03:40:20 PM »
WSJ, Wednesday, September 25th, page A16
Nice write-up for two long time friends and fellow LSR buds!  :cheers: :cheers:
I kinda like the scoop, too!  :roll:
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Re: E/STR #1986 [color=red]Has Been Spammed[/color]
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2019, 11:02:10 PM »
Spammer alert

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Re: E/STR #1986 - Dripps and Gibby
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2019, 11:48:12 PM »
Quote from: desotoman on October 10, 2019, 11:02:10 PM
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Re: E/STR #1986 - Dripps and Gibby
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2019, 04:01:39 AM »
Well I guess I'm gonna have to subscribe to the WSJ, for those who don't know. Robin GAVE us the V6 that came out of the roadster and is now in our lakester, completely stupendous gift, good people indeed.
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