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 Topic: What is the significance of a CA black plate? |
f1reverb
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 Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-13-08 11:22 Subject: Some Cal license plate history and what's obvious . . . |
| Yeah, the DMV and the CHP want people using the white plates whenever possible because they are reflective and easier for officers to see the numbers/letters when they're behind you. Deliberately alte ... |
| Topic: What is the significance of a CA black plate? |
f1reverb
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Views: 430
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-13-08 07:53 Subject: Here's how it will go on a traffic stop with altered . . . |
I know a few people who have taken the Cal. white plate and painted them blue and gold. Don't know how this would go over in a traffic stop, but food for thought none the less.....
plates or stick ... |
| Topic: More photos from Saturday's SoCal show |
f1reverb
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-13-08 01:08 Subject: Fulanorock, here's another shot of your car . . . |
It was great meeting some of you guys for the first time! I was blown away by the special cars I got to see up close. Now I'm blown away I made the cut! My car is 73tii 4th pic up from the bottom!
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| Topic: What is the significance of a CA black plate? |
f1reverb
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Views: 430
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-13-08 11:00 Subject: Some plates are issued to the owner, not the car . . . |
| Blue plates appeared at the end of '69. My previous owner of my '66 912 had purchased it then, and I purchased it from him in July 1971 and it had blue plate 942AQY. The van I sold to get the Porsch ... |
| Topic: Spotted 2 BMWs on 101 near Gilroy Flea market |
f1reverb
Replies: 8
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-12-08 10:38 Subject: I prefer real Corvettes . . . |
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| Topic: SoCal BMW show pics (no tow trucks needed nor dialup) . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-12-08 07:37 Subject: John, you can link to the pics leaving them on . . . |
| my website, so that you don't actually have the photos. This is exactly how I did it here, and you will not have to violate copyright by doing it that way. I leave the photos up on my site essential ... |
| Topic: SoCal BMW show pics (no tow trucks needed nor dialup) . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-12-08 07:13 Subject: SoCal BMW show pics (no tow trucks needed nor dialup) . . . |
Great show and great to meet many of our fellow faquers. Not all cars are here and some have several views, but what the hell . . .
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| Topic: New Orleans agrees to return weapons . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-9-08 05:56 Subject: CHP:The main police force that confiscated the weapons . . . |
as in California Highway Patrol. Here's a press release about the suit from then. The footage of the old lady getting jumped by the CHP is pretty well known . . .
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/ ... |
| Topic: Le Mans on TCM Friday 11:00am PDT . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 10-9-08 03:15 Subject: Le Mans on TCM Friday 11:00am PDT . . . |
| That's Turner Classic Movies so it will be in letterbox. Get your recorders humming. |
| Topic: New Orleans agrees to return weapons . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-9-08 02:07 Subject: New Orleans agrees to return weapons . . . |
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base//library-157/1223530854135840.xml&coll=1
N.O. agrees to return weapons
Confiscation after Katrina drew protest
Thursday, October 09, 2008
By ... |
| Topic: Will MSM Report on Obama Membership in Socialist New Party? |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-9-08 01:31 Subject: Will MSM Report on Obama Membership in Socialist New Party? |
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2008/10/08/will-msm-report-obama-membership-socialist-new-party
"Will MSM Report on Obama Membership in Socialist New Party?
By P.J. Gladnick (Bio | Archi ... |
| Topic: Audio Video Help? DVI cables... |
f1reverb
Replies: 6
Views: 95
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 10-8-08 03:24 Subject: Check this link to figure out what DVI cable you need . . . |
http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_cables.html
This page has photos of the connectors and it's looks like your is a DVI-D single link . . .
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/dvi-cable ... |
| Topic: F-1 Cuts Canadian Grand Prix |
f1reverb
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Views: 124
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 10-8-08 03:07 Subject: Bernie & Co. never liked Canada as they can't squeeze . . . |
enough money out of 'em (regardless of the following story). A great track and a great city don't mean squat to the FIA. The Canadian GP in Montreal is my favorite . . .
http://www.grandprix.com/ ... |
| Topic: jay jay the jet photog,,, good photo printer? |
f1reverb
Replies: 1
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 10-8-08 02:55 Subject: Canon i9900 . . . |
| http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B0001DBHNA/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending |
| Topic: The Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac Debacle . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-8-08 12:34 Subject: The Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac Debacle . . . |
http://beliefcorner.com/Latest/Freddie-Mac-and-Fanny-Mae-Hearing.html
The Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac Debacle
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video:
(A 2003 ... |
| Topic: 73 Bumper on a 74 w/turbo flares |
f1reverb
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-7-08 06:48 Subject: So get a Turbo bumper . . . |
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| Topic: SOT: The beauty of a polarizing filter: |
f1reverb
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-7-08 06:42 Subject: Sorry about that, but when you open this thread . . . |
| you just get the sky on your screen until you page-down so it's very obvious. You mention 28mm, but on what camera? If it's a Nikon it's a 1.5x crop-factor making the 28mm have the field-of-view of ... |
| Topic: SOT: The beauty of a polarizing filter: |
f1reverb
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Views: 461
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-7-08 04:41 Subject: Notice the darker sky on the left side of the shot . . . |
Polarizers have issues on wideangle lenses with uneven skies . . .
http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/filters_uv_pol/
8. When I use a polarizer and a wide-angle lens, the sky seems darker at the e ... |
| Topic: Show 'em as you drive 'em, not as you repair 'em . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-6-08 02:04 Subject: Show 'em as you drive 'em, not as you repair 'em . . . |
| Keep your hood and turnk lids shut at the show most of the time. I hate shows where the overall view of cars is spoiled by open trunks and hoods, and these days most show attendees are not mechanical ... |
| Topic: Palin spoke at 10th-grade level, Biden at eighth . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-5-08 09:50 Subject: Palin spoke at 10th-grade level, Biden at eighth . . . |
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/03/debate.words/index.html?iref=24hours
"(CNN) -- An analysis carried out by a language monitoring service said Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at a more tha ... |
| Topic: Horrid 02 wreck in PDX |
f1reverb
Replies: 2
Views: 537
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 10-5-08 09:14 Subject: Her name can't be real . . . |
http://www.katu.com/news/30466829.html
Woman killed after car hits light pole in Portland
YouNewsTV™
Story Published: Oct 4, 2008 at 12:03 PM PDT
Story Updated: Oct 4, 2008 at 1:37 PM PDT
B ... |
| Topic: Democrats may have a "filibuster" proof majority |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-5-08 05:35 Subject: In case you missed it last time . . . |
Financial crisis: Demos more at fault than Repubs . . .
as they've controlled Congress most of the last 63 years.
Gore Vidal (and below Ralph Nader agrees with Vidal's quote). . .
We only h ... |
| Topic: who is the most fair Journalist or a Real Journalist |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-3-08 01:47 Subject: Speaking of bias, Jim_75Sahara, being an Obama . . . |
Bring back Uncle Walt!! I have missed him for more than 25 yrs. now. That's Cronkite to you teens and twenties out there...
campaign volunteer, you should preface any comment you make and disclose ... |
| Topic: WTF? Auto-Racing tracks part of bailout-package pork . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-3-08 03:44 Subject: WTF? Auto-Racing tracks part of bailout-package pork . . . |
Why don't they just build an American Nurburgring using unemployed Wall St. brokers and bankers and build it on their former McMansion lands?
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022008/news/nationalnew ... |
| Topic: Report: Dresden bombing deaths overestimated . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 10-2-08 10:13 Subject: Report: Dresden bombing deaths overestimated . . . |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26977893/
Report: Dresden bombing deaths overestimated
New commission finds some 25,000 killed, far fewer than previous reports
The Associated Press
updated 1:17 p. ... |
| Topic: Dem plan to "educate the idiots" and target minori |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 10-2-08 01:54 Subject: Dem plan to "educate the idiots" and target minori |
http://facethestate.com/articles/democracy-alliance-memo-details-dem-plan-educate-idiots-and-target-minorities
http://facethestate.com/downloads/coda-web/strategygroup.pdf
Published on Face th ... |
| Topic: McCain Won. But Will It Matter? . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 9-27-08 04:25 Subject: McCain Won. But Will It Matter? . . . |
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/09/26/mccain-won-but-will-it-matter.aspx
Full Post
Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 11:39 PM
McCain Won. But Will It Matter?
Andrew Rom ... |
| Topic: Obama grant being probed . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 9-25-08 09:05 Subject: Obama grant being probed . . . |
http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/1184049,CST-NWS-watchdog25.article
Obama grant being probed
$100,000 DEAL | State to charity: What happened to garden money, other cash?
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C ... |
| Topic: Dems attack McCain health, but ignore FDR health . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 9-25-08 08:55 Subject: Obama thinks he's FDR . . . |
FDR isnt running! LOL
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5493
Americas Policy Program Commentary
Obama, Latin America, and FDR
Tom Barry | August 25, 2008
Available in translation: Obama ... |
| Topic: Dems attack McCain health, but ignore FDR health . . . |
f1reverb
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Forum: OT - Politics and Controversy Posted: 9-25-08 03:43 Subject: Dems attack McCain health, but ignore FDR health . . . |
First McCain and then FDR follows below . . .
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/liberal-pacs-ready-attack-ad-on-mccains-health/?pagemode=print
The Caucus - A New York Times Blog
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