Hell with the shoe .... don't scratch the trunk! It probably bounced 3 times before it cleared the thing. JC On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:47 AM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx> wrote: > ** > As a child I remember my brother getting in trouble for throwing his shoe > out the back power window, and off the trunk. LOL > > Smokey Mt Frank > > In a message dated 7/13/2011 9:03:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > johncgg@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > I was amazed at that car. A jeweler I did work for in Knoxville, Iowa (We > made the Knoxville National Sprint Car Championship rings 8 years in a row > for him) had one is his garage with only a few thousand miles on it. I never > saw it, but he talked about it a lot. This is the first time I had seen one. > Amazing car. > > JC > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:03 AM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> ** >> My family had one of the first 57 Mercury Turnpike Cruisers. It was black >> like the one you saw, but a 4d. >> They bought one of seven cars originally made for the Auto shows. These >> cars were showing all that Mercury had to offer, and were not for sale. But >> money talks and they got one. >> I never knew this story until after the car was gone, and they keep it >> for 15 years. >> >> Smokey Mt Frank >> >> In a message dated 7/13/2011 9:07:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> johncgg@xxxxxxxxx writes: >> >> I worked the entrance of the car show last night downtown. I DID browse >> the show with the camera though. Here is a link to a hundred or so of my >> favorite shots. >> http://www.myelcamino.net/events.htm >> >> Click the top link on the page. >> >> Hopefully we raised some raffle money for the Car Club at the school. >> >> JC >> --- >> John Christensen >> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI >> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net >> Saint Charles, IL >> --- >> John Christensen >> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI >> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net >> Saint Charles, IL >> >> >> >