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Old 11-12-2009, 01:58 PM
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The world's rarest car goes swimming in salt water near Galveston!!

http://galvestondailynews.com/story....2e1da427373dfb
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Old 11-12-2009, 02:06 PM
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Man, thats gotta hurt!
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Old 11-12-2009, 02:16 PM
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In the event the owner reads OSO and has trouble finding another, here is a link to a bunch more of them for sale.

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...06&toyear=2011
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I think my brother in law knows him...he is calling him now.
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That scammer attorney in Ft Lauderdale (Scott Rothstein) had two of them that the FBI confiscated this week......

I bet it is an insurance job.....can't fix a car with a salt water dip!
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hope they didn't call "Sea Tow" or "Tow-Boat US"..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcom8...layer_embedded
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dude had to be flyin, The spoilier is up which means he was using both keys to get full potential out of the car.
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Old 11-12-2009, 05:15 PM
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Ouch!
There was one of these at the Texas Motor Speedway condos during the Dickies 500 last weekend. My assistant @ TMS had to pose with it; she loves hot cars.
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'The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone, and the car’s front tire left the frontage road and entered a muddy patch, which foiled his attempt to maneuver away from the lagoon.'

Hah, nice................what a turd
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Originally Posted by ILMORdude
'The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone, and the car’s front tire left the frontage road and entered a muddy patch, which foiled his attempt to maneuver away from the lagoon.'

Hah, nice................what a turd
Don't buy it. The AWD system in that car would have corrected the muddy patch scenario.
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