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Yeah, I don't expect John to actually get a subscription, unless he wants one, but the model kit looks nice.
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I love the Ford Mustang and have owned a few. Never been fond of the hatchback look though.
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Through 1973, they're called "fastbacks". From 1974-1993, they're called "hatchbacks". From 1994-2004, they didn't have a fastback/hatchback versions. From 2007-present, they're called "coupes", but i think "fastback" is more appropriate for Mustangs, because a Mustang coupe has always had a decidedly more severe interface angle with the trunk lid. I realize that "coupes" have two doors, and sedans have four, but in the Mustang model line, there has always been a distinction made between the coupes and the fastbacks.
Interestingly, the first Mustangs were coupes and convertibles, and the fastback was released later in the 1965 model year. I suppose they called them "fastbacks" because they already had a "coupe" version and because the long sloping roof line made the car look fast, and they needed a different name for the sub-model.
Fun fact: the first Mustang prototype was a 4cyl rear-engine spyder with stationary seats and an adjustable pedal assembly.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Thanks for the information.  I wonder if the "fastback" term was a Shelby invention.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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No. Shelby had nothing at all to do with the development of the Mustang. In point of fact, he approached Chevrolet first for an engine for the A/C Cobra, and they weren't interested in what he was selling. Then he went to Ford, and they were eager to play along in order to get their new small block V8 introduced (the first A/C Cobra was powered by a 260 CID V8). Development of the now famous GT350 Mustang was started AFTER the A/C Cobra program started.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 15-Jul-16 21:03pm.
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Cool info, John! My first car was a '67 Mustang, with a 289 for the powerplant. I did a few things to it, and thereafter ate most other cars in my neighborhood for lunch. Of course, back then gas was $0.26 a gallon, so I could afford to have a car that got 8 mpg with a tailwind. I miss that beast... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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My first car was a 66 Coupe with 289/2bbl/auto. It was prairie bronze and had a vinyl roof and pony interior. That car was stolen. 
A friend of mine with a gorgeous grabber blue '69 428 fastback asked if I wanted to trade cars - I'm real tempted to do it (if he has a little cash to offer with the trade).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Looks nice. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: Stunningly beautiful.
Indeed[^]
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Was Edgar Allen a Poe boy, from a Poe family?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Are you raven mad??
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Scaramouche, scaramouche!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Will you do the fandango?
'PLAN' is NOT one of those four-letter words.
'When money talks, nobody listens to the customer anymore.'
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Yes, but he wasn't lonely - he had a devil put aside for him.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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If a fella wanted to write sea poetry, Shelly go to the Bysshe?
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Get into the Hobbit of Tolkien sense!
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Oh POE-LEASE!
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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No need to call in the Old Bill! It wasn't that bad!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Nevermore... 
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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@OriginalGrifff, I realize fun is meant this day,
But I have much offense and will say,
That, of the Family Line I am such,
Of Poe heritage, I do proudly clutch,
Your post degrades a member of Fam,
And reflects upon the blood I am.
Requested, nay, demanded: remove the post,
Use another family of pun to host.
For, my lineage I shall 'nar dispair
Of criticism which riles naked hair.
Debauch my Sister or my Bro,
Of my temper, you'll surely know.
OK, not really, there is no relate,
Upon which I proffer this genealogy debate.
So, good work of thee to make fun,
Of a dead guy no longer touched by sun.
May your day continue in quickened jest,
Love the TotDs, they are the best.
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MacSpudster wrote: Of Poe heritage, I do proudly clutch
I guess you missed out on the writing gene, huh?
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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There being a few football followers having come out of the woodwork in recent weeks I have created a couple of Sky Fantasy Football[^] Leagues to which I would like to invite you.
Sky's Fantasy Football is free to play and you may create either one or two teams. The leagues which I have set up are ...
Hamster Appreciation Society (PIN 8194319)
This is a league exclusively for Code Project folks (as the name implies) and has no special rules.
Three Little Letters (PIN 8194323)
This is an open league with a little twist. You must choose a team name based on a group of three consecutive letters in the alphabet (mine is simply 'PQR') and then you may pick only players whose surnames begin with one of those three letters throughout the season. Failure to comply with the golden rule will result in points deductions ... and what do points make? Well, not actually, unless someone feels like donating?
Uptakers should head over to the site some time in the next 3 weeks or so (no need to reply here unless you want to). The non-virtual Premier League begins at 12.30 BST, 13th August with a game between last season's unexpected champions Leicester and newly promoted Hull City.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Everytime when I try to access Plenti account, it just asks me that. I know I'm not robot and won't be. It's that so clear. I'm this close to close the account.
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