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    Cruisin' Van Nuys Blvd














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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    Cruisin' Van Nuys Blvd














    That's almost American Graffiti epic.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

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    What year were those photos of Cruisin' Van Nuys Blvd taken - like 1979 or so? Guessing from the car styles and gas prices.

    I get sick to my stomach thinking of what fabulous wealth and treasure the US had 40-60 years ago and how it's been flushed down the toilet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy View Post
    What year were those photos of Cruisin' Van Nuys Blvd taken - like 1979 or so? Guessing from the car styles and gas prices.
    I searched for images taken in the 70s, which is when I was in high school.

    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    That's almost American Graffiti epic.
    Better. Van Nuys Blvd Cruise Night really happened










    ...and there were donuts!


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    I used to enjoy riding my old banana-seat bicycle when I was a youngster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slater View Post
    I used to enjoy riding my old banana-seat bicycle when I was a youngster.
    I got a turquoise one with a solid rubber front tire at a garage sale for $10. I hated that thing. My neighbors had a long concrete driveway. If you got the front tire in an expansion joint it was 50/50 if you were turning out of it or wiping out. That and the solid feel of the road cured me from ever wanting a Hardtail for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OH58D View Post
    High Beam headlight driver side floor buttons/switch. How many of you remember those?
    Kinda like every HMMWV ever built?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy View Post
    I get sick to my stomach thinking of what fabulous wealth and treasure the US had 40-60 years ago and how it's been flushed down the toilet.
    I visited my hometown this weekend and we went to the local history museum. It is truly sad how our manufacturing base has been hollowed out and the loss of our inventive engineering skills. China won a war without firing a shot. We are suckers.

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    Piano Rock

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    Quote Originally Posted by Business_Casual View Post
    I visited my hometown this weekend and we went to the local history museum. It is truly sad how our manufacturing base has been hollowed out and the loss of our inventive engineering skills. China won a war without firing a shot. We are suckers.
    Better add NAFTA to that equation. But yeah, we gutted our own manufacturing infrastructure to the point we produce almost nothing. That it is now cheaper to float steel from China than it is to simply make it in Pittsburgh is too offensive to contemplate. The Clinton lie that if we "send jobs to Mexico, illegals will stop coming here" has also been soundly disproven.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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