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Hi everybody, I want to inquire the vast knowledge of the Lugnet group. We in the Illinois area have been invited to help build a Lego display at the Chicago Auto Show. It will be in the Shell area and it is a full sixe Ferari F1 car. Does anyone (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) When you say "help" what do you mean exactly? Is TLC already involved or is your group being asked to organise it? If the latter, who is supplying the bricks? A full size car takes a LOT of bricks and a lot of time to build, just based on (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G83xyo.L3u@lugnet.com... (...) A woman from a PR firm working for Shell privately approached 4 people from IL. I was one of them. Those working on the car need to work through her, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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Well, hmm, it appears that the kitten has escaped the sack. C'est la Vie. When I talked to the rep. she said she needed some volunteers to help in the construction. I would assume that many of the major components are complete it is only a matter of (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) *shrug* (...) Sounds like a really fun project. (...) :) (...) Boston's great! I'm going downtown again on Sat for some stuff, maybe popping up to Brikwars at Shaun's afterword. We'll see. I'm actually located about 40 mins north of there. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yea, verily. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the first preprod at the auto show, and the production version is, if anything, even uglier. I'd say it was the worst (looking) vehicle the General has ever foisted on the public, but there (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Now ya talking. If I could own any car in the world it would be a red holden comodore SS UTE (like the one I attempted to build out of technic) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Unfortunately, like the Titanic, they plowed ahead and produced the thing even after they received poor public reaction at the NAIAS last year. (...) There were some pretty heinous ones back in the 70's, thought this one looks like a cross (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My father says the ugliest car he has ever seen was the Marlin, made sometime between 1965 and 1968, by the same people who made the Gremlin (American Motors?). Neither of us have been able to find any pictures of it, though... Jeff "I'm (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've seen the Marlin. (remember, I was born in DEEtroit, still have some motor oil in my veins, and at one point I had 8 cars within my control (although not pinkslip to all of them)... I've cut way back and only have 4 now) It's but-ugh!-ly. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm still amazed at some of the Aussie utes I saw... the one I think was most amazing was a Falcon with a tray bed (instead of the streamlined kind) and tandem rear axles. But ya, a Commy SS is a gofast car and it handles well too. My favorite (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G845or.Cq0@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Ford Scorpio, now there was a car that Ford got so impressively wrong that they just gave up with big saloons in Europe badged as Fords after (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Question: When is the Auto Show? Steve (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:gdql7tc6m93sglj...4ax.com... (...) Starts the 9th. The building is between the 6-7 of Feb, and all contact needs to go through Julie Horn - Juliet_Horn@dkcnews.com if you want to build on (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) NO, there isn't such a thing ;-) My car is pushing 300hp to the wheels (almost double stock), and I'm nowhere NEAR hitting my final target on power. I would think most Aussies would be into power too - lots of wide open roads to drive on. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Howdy, ...I was invited to come build it! But I could not take the time off of work. It does not look that hard to build. ;^) Richard rwright@pcsedu.com (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Heck, I'd even vote for enough power being one of the main engines off my ship. At 25 000 hp, and about 6000 lbs, I am _sure_ your car would go faster than you would want it to. Except past a gas station. Those beasts are fuel pigs. At full (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Some friends of mine were having a discussion on this, and I think we decided that Space Shuttle engines were almost enough power. :) On the other hand, I can't afford to keep tires on something like that. Heck, I can't keep in tires on the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm... I could be wrong but I don't think that the Catera and the Commie are the same car. The Commie is a big rear drive saloon, the Catera is more midsized, I think. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm. Well, I am going to Chicago on the 6th, but I won't have any free time until late afternoon on the 7th. :/ Steve (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G85C7E.78@lugnet.com... (...) America? (...) a (...) Omega, (...) Opel (...) are (...) They are all the same car, have a look at these photos: Compare these two photos; this one is (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G85C7E.78@lugnet.com... (...) America? (...) a (...) Omega, (...) Opel (...) are (...) They are all the same car, have a look at these photos: Compare these two photos; this one is (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) They have made it<the GM 2800 platform> wider and longer, and stronger. <to make the Commodore> So no, I don't agree with you. The Catera is smaller. ++Lar (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Richard Wright wrote in message <3A7AF9E8.8A1B5BE0@p...du.com>... (...) work. It (...) But Richard you are in Idaho. So much for her contacting people in IL. Maybe she thought Idaho was in the Midwest like most of the Easterners. Rose (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Uhh.... I was invited (from Wheaton), so was Greg Howell (Addison), Brandon Grifford (South Elgin) and Paul Foster (dunno). So she did get IL people. How do you know she's an Easterner? -Tim (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Lar talking up Commies (sp;?) ...wow Do USians know about utes vs pick-up trucks? --DaveL (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Tim Courtney wrote in message ... (...) This comment was only directed at Richard. I know he lives in Boise, Idaho and people that live in the east are always geographically mistaking Iowa for Idaho. Rose (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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