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Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:25 pm
How about that steering wheel on the ‘misdirected’ T-Bird of 1966….it slid to the right so the driver had more room to exit cockpit….sequential turn signals…..1966! Not a sports car for sure, buta true classic and a beauty. IMO looked equally great in either black or white.
Bobby H
July 12th, 2012
11:25 pm
Corvettes and T-Birds small and sporty to begin with. Corvette stayed more or less true to the concept, Ford soon took the T-Bird in an entirely different direction. I hated that they did that — nolie
I’ve only seen pictures of the early ‘vettes, but you’re right – not only were they awesome too, but they never changed into the bigger, luxury car as T-Bird did.
kenhotlanta
July 12th, 2012
11:25 pm
Chevrolet’s from ‘59 to ‘61 got off track, but came back after ‘62. I had a ‘62 Impala convertible fully loaded and that was a very nice car, until a drunk hit my wife head-on in front of Lockheed. She barely made it and the car was a total loss.
ncbravesfan90
July 12th, 2012
11:26 pm
Per Bill Shanks on Twitter:
BillShanks@BillShanks
I will be surprised if the Braves do NOT trade for a SS before tomorrow’s game. They are aggressively trying to bring in another shortstop.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:27 pm
yeah 58 was the first that i remember them. Chevy,Ford, Edsel etc
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:30 pm
Shanks is seldom correct…he make bacon in macon….not big city writer….but you never know???
kenhotlanta
July 12th, 2012
11:30 pm
nolie, I grew up in Marietta until 1973, then moved to the southside of the ATL because I worked down there. I always wanted a SS 396 but could never quite swing it.
Steve from OH
July 12th, 2012
11:30 pm
psychopaths and sociopaths often are.even here, some of the most outlandish are obviously fairly intelligent
That’s really the hallmark of a sociopath–they’re intelligent and charming at first take.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:30 pm
Shanks has good Braves’ contacts. It is only when he tries to come up with original idea of his own about baseball that he reveals how little he still knows. If he says so they are prolly looking
ChattTownBrian
July 12th, 2012
11:31 pm
i would like Scutaro here. I know he’s a better hitter than Wilson, who isn’t, and a pretty decent glove guy. Heck they need a bench guy anyways.
NickB
July 12th, 2012
11:32 pm
well if Bill Shanks said it, the opposite is probably true, bless his heart
kenhotlanta
July 12th, 2012
11:33 pm
I don’t understand us giving up much in value for a temporary SS, when we need a long term starter or LF.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:33 pm
true Steve, often somewhat less well organized than psychopaths, at least by some definitions.
of course some classify them as both pretty much the same thing too.
count_schemula*
July 12th, 2012
11:34 pm
Pastornicky and Wilson in bed tonight unable to sleep.
Steve from OH
July 12th, 2012
11:34 pm
Yea nolie, I don’t use the term sociopath/psychopath. Too loosey-goosey. They’re either antisocial or they’re not.
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:34 pm
My mom drove a new 1959 Lincoln Premiere and it had a wild blue–maybe teal factory paint special ordered as my memory seems to recall.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:35 pm
prolly thinking this season for the most part right now ken. and they are likely waiting to see how Sheets performs as to pitching. Scutero would be nice but I read that the Rox want a lot
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:35 pm
In same bed Count?
count_schemula*
July 12th, 2012
11:37 pm
I heard they were in a Chattanooga Motel 6.
Bobby H
July 12th, 2012
11:38 pm
I always wanted a SS 396 but could never quite swing it. — kenhotlanta
My father lives next to a man, James, that went into a Chevy dealer in 1969 to look into purchasing a 396SS Camaro. As luck would have it, another customer had recently refused one because the factory made a mistake.
Instead of the shifter in the middle, it was on the steering wheel. ALL SS models had the shifter on the console. The salesman made an offer that James couldn’t refuse. He took it.
(To be cont’d, shortly)
kenhotlanta
July 12th, 2012
11:39 pm
Sheets is a long shot, but I hope lightening strikes for us.
The A Bomb
July 12th, 2012
11:40 pm
PREDICTION: The Braves will send Martin Prado to Gwinnett to become a shortstop, only to bring him back as a left fielder.
count_schemula*
July 12th, 2012
11:42 pm
Used to trade my 81 Scirocco with a friend of mine with a 68 Camaro SS occasionally.
So stupid fast it was hard to make go straight which was not made easier by the 40 turn lock to lock steering or the stupid 4 wheel drum brakes.
Linkage was broken. If you missed a shift you had to pull over and reattach the shifter or something underneath the car. Good times.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:42 pm
Nova SSs ruled too.
and I had a 66 GTO that I loved. was a demo that had power seat and power windows, very unusual for that car back then. It was bronze and I liked the 66 best because of the vented rear light treatment, didn’t like the Judge near as much when they switched design
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:42 pm
Don’t they make some mean Little Debbie cakes there in Chattanooga? Oh maybe that’s Moonpies–yepper, I heard that……and we’re leaving the Krystal chilli out of this diatribe.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:44 pm
Little Debbies? Gee I bet Mac loves Chattown then
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:46 pm
@Count__Schemula…..on that car you just leave the darned thing in 3rd and drive it like an automatic.
ChattTownBrian
July 12th, 2012
11:47 pm
count, and I almost took up for you when nolie was all over you earlier.
count_schemula*
July 12th, 2012
11:49 pm
“count, and I almost took up for you when nolie was all over you earlier.”
We’re all grown up here. He was lying. That never sits well. Sorry for the fireworks.
ChattTownBrian
July 12th, 2012
11:50 pm
we’re famous for our moonpies. I worked at the Chattanooga Bakery for a few months on the assembly line of moonpies.
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:51 pm
Make no mistake this is it……you’re going no further….this it, is there a bromance at stake; no time could be better…..
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:52 pm
not lying. never told one here in 6 years. if you are not who I think you are, you sure do an amazing impersonation, same phrases and all including needing a nap and some others. you are the one who lied about not insulting me, even Bat saw that.
nolie
July 12th, 2012
11:54 pm
how does that not surprise me Brian?? sigh
Capt.Mudd
July 12th, 2012
11:56 pm
“Welcome to the real world….I said welcome to the real world…..where you are rushing like the wind; naked out/naked in……….”
uga-brave
July 12th, 2012
11:59 pm
so that is how it is. all you yocal locals are here. the focal blog is elsewhere.
my two cents. let sheets throw.
that is why they signed him.
if he gets nailed twice cut him.
count_schemula*
July 12th, 2012
11:59 pm
nolie, I’m telling you right here, right now. I only post under this name.
I have no reason to use another name. None.
I come direct. Here and in real life. Always.
You keep sleuthing with your “phrase” analysis, but you’re wrong.
If I insulted you, it was after you accused me of things which again, I’m telling you are not accurate and that’s not ever going to sit well.
We’re still cool because I don’t hold grudges and 8th grade was a long time ago. Even longer for you old friend.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:03 am
“so that is how it is. all you yocal locals are here. the focal blog is elsewhere.”
It’s like the Hatfield and McCoys up in here! Mark Twain says the feud might be about some moon pies, but nobody quite remembers.
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:04 am
Tater, not sure you will see this but your 6:48 was as good as it gets.
Capt.Mudd
July 13th, 2012
12:04 am
You are correct—the ‘focal’ blog turned into a leaping frog a while back…..if you need a little meat, just read between the lines…..all is really fine.
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:05 am
kenhotlanta (sorry, had to get back to the GF)
‘69 Camaro SS, pt 2
James eventually sold the car to his brother and, then, bought it back. It’s in his garage as we speak. James was a body shop owner and had several employees.
As anal as he was with the work his customers received, you can imagine how well this Camaro looked over the years.
Right now, it looks BETTER than showroom. For one thing, today’s paints are better.
My father and I checked the value of this vehicle on NADA, after James turned down a $230,000 offer at a car show.
Of course, getting what it’s valued at is a whole different story, but it was listed under NADA, as being worth more than TWICE what he was offered.
James, who’s now retired and suffers from MS, couldn’t believe it. He only refused the guys 230k offer because he didn’t want to part with it.
Here’s the kicker; do you remember the mistake of James buying it in the first place – shift on the column instead of the console?
Well, there were only ELEVEN made that way in ‘69.
How many of those do you think are left? We haven’t been able to find that out, as of yet.
But the prices that NADA suggest, do not include this factory-foul up.
This car may be worth a whole lot more than almost a 1/2 million!
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:07 am
so trade if for a shortstop Bobby
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:09 am
“so trade if for a shortstop Bobby”
1/2 Mil is pretty much the MLB minimum.
matching 69 Camaro SS > Pastornicky
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:10 am
yeah I guess I was joking…
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:12 am
Kinda sad/weird that that is the truth.
Something as magnificent as a mint 1969 Camaro SS is worth about… 12 months of the Pastor.
ChattTownBrian
July 13th, 2012
12:12 am
uga was probably posting to himself for hours on the old blog.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:13 am
Bobby H: Great story and that may be the only one left with the column shifter. I remember they used Hurst shifters and you could power shift them and get a wheel every time. You or someone is sitting on a gold mine, prolly.
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:13 am
Hey, I’D trade it for a Braves’ shortstop in a heartbeat, but James is a Yankee fan, and I don’t think he’d agree to it.
ChattTownBrian
July 13th, 2012
12:14 am
My dad had the ugliest brown 1973 Buick Skylark for years. He finallly got a new truck after the floorboard got a hole in it. He said he felt like the Flinstones on his way to work. LOL
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:16 am
This Terrence Malick movie reminds me of an acid trip back in the day, only I don’t have any acid. ( and haven’t had any in over 30 years).
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:17 am
kenhotlanta
Yeah, we (my father, James & I) were figuring what are the odds of someone having a 396SS in ‘69, and not having motor problems since then, or wrecking it.
The next time I visit my father, I’ll see if I can get James to bring it out of his heated (winter) garage. I’ll take a few pics of it so you can check it out. Great looking automobile!
Capt.Mudd
July 13th, 2012
12:19 am
I thought the guy was a tiger fan, with the Detroit GM connection and the “heartbeat of America” right there rockin and rollin to a mighty health sum.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:19 am
I reordered the DVD.
So, it’s a worthy watch?
LSD was easily the first drug I gave up. Too damn crunchy after a while.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:21 am
“Yeah, we (my father, James & I) were figuring what are the odds of someone having a 396SS in ‘69, and not having motor problems since then, or wrecking it.”
I have a pretty rare BMW now. I loosely keep up with the global wrecks. Probably about 20% of the total production so far.
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:21 am
Malick has great cinematography in all his flicks. Beautiful beautiful images
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:25 am
count_, I had the opposite experience, I loved it, loved it, loved it. But I finally had to grow up and give up all of that stuff, and I have no regrets or remorse. Plus, I was able to relate with my kids when they encountered stuff like that years later.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:26 am
Bobby H: I would love to see the pictures.
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:26 am
I thought that was why we all did it ken, so we could relate to our kids decades later…
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:27 am
I still watch Badlands every couple of years. I love the “Network” type thing there at the end.
Sometimes he acts like there’s something wrong with his bean. Hope nothing ever goes wrong with mine.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:28 am
nolie, the visuals were the main reason I said it would prolly be more enjoyable on acid. But this ain’t the 60’s and 70’s, is it. Time marches on.
Capt.Mudd
July 13th, 2012
12:29 am
My bed is now a ‘beautiful image.’ Take care everyone….hope Timmy has the thing going strong 2morrow. Enjoyed the……………..?
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:29 am
nolie, yeah, good excuse…right.
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:30 am
Chatttown, rare i come on here before thursday. i assure i do not tread elsewhere.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:30 am
“count_, I had the opposite experience, I loved it, loved it, loved it.”
Oh know, my experiences were fine, but, it was def the first one I quit doing. Besides legal pharma Ecstacy/MDMA was emerging and was lots of fun and the girls liked it too.
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:31 am
though i do read.
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:31 am
I have a pretty rare BMW now. I loosely keep up with the global wrecks. Probably about 20% of the total production so far. — count_schemula*
What do you mean by 20%? Per year, decade….
According to my dad’s neighbor, James, only 11 of these cars were made with that mistake in ‘69. Are you saying that you think 9 are left?
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:31 am
Oh know, lol
Oh no. haha that was a good one…
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:33 am
count. if i was the pit boss i would tell you to take a brake.
you have become a rounder.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:33 am
nolie, I think the real reason was to score with whatever chick we had hooked up with that particular night. Gosh, things were so free and easy back then, one of the reasons I have no regrets.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:34 am
“According to my dad’s neighbor, James, only 11 of these cars were made with that mistake in ‘69. Are you saying that you think 9 are left?”
Not that rare, lol. Not close. Never be worth crazy money, but, may do ok over time. Only about 4000 worldwide, which is pretty rare for this early 2000s BMW. It’s an easy car to wreck though, so, they drop slowly, like flies and it’s fun to keep up with them.
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:35 am
yeah ken, penicillin could cure most anything around in those days….
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:37 am
count_, I was out of the game by then, I missed out on Ecstacy/MDMA. Heard that was pretty great with the opposite sex.
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:37 am
nolie & ken.
total wins.
uga says 87.
nolie?
ken?
please chime in.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:39 am
nolie, D)
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:39 am
Bobby H: I would love to see the pictures. — kenhotlanta
I’ll just put them on Photobucket or something. I should get some shots of that beauty, anyway.
He, James, has a friend that visits every now and then.
He only brings it out on nice days, but he has a ‘70 GTO, Judge (pretty sure that’s the year). Bought it brand new and never let it go.
NADA says that’s worth 160k.
I’d like to catch him over James when I’m taking pictures. His Goat is all white.
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:39 am
87 sounds ok to me. I think I said 84-88 at the beginning.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:42 am
uga, I think we’ll need 88 – 90.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:43 am
no comment
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:45 am
count_schemula*: no comment: Must have been good.
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:52 am
count_schemula*
I hope you don’t mind my asking, and please feel free to say if it’s too personal to answer on this very public forum, but what is your “asterisk” for?
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:54 am
61 homers??
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:54 am
schedule is easier.
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
12:57 am
Very personal. It’s very hard to talk about.
Nah, it’s a joke.
Nolie said I posted under other names. So, I just added an asterisk to my name.
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:58 am
If y’all ever get to watch Long Gone take the opportuinity. good minor league baseball movie with Billie Petersen
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
12:58 am
61 homers?? — nolie
That’s a posibility. Of course, he would have had to HIT 61 homers, first. Along those same lines, though, maybe he’s posting while using PED’s.
All of his comments are subject to being asterisked!
Woody Woodward
July 13th, 2012
12:58 am
My dad still has his 62 Buick special convertible. Talked to someone today about shipping it here. Needs some work, but body and engine in good shape. Love that car.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
12:58 am
uga: True, but the roster is not set at starter and SS. We are hoping for a trade or someone steps up.
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
12:59 am
got 7 at home against the astros and padres in august. gotta take those.
nolie
July 13th, 2012
12:59 am
I bet that would cost some bucks Woody
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
1:00 am
nolie, that’s one of the best baseball movies ever.
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
1:00 am
It’s easy to see I’m not on steroids. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been weak with my “s’s” !
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
1:00 am
anyone else watch duck dynasty?
count_schemula*
July 13th, 2012
1:00 am
“All of his comments are subject to being asterisked!”
Now this, I can get behind.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
1:01 am
Where’s VJ and Cab?
nolie
July 13th, 2012
1:01 am
I watch Daffy Duck…but i like Bugs better
Woody Woodward
July 13th, 2012
1:02 am
It would nolie. About 1500 to get it from the west coast. Getting it to LA from Atlanta is the problem. Drive it, maybe. Have it trucked is pricey and a bit risky.
kenhotlanta
July 13th, 2012
1:02 am
uga, my daughter raves about Duck Dynasty, she says it’s hilarious.
uga-brave
July 13th, 2012
1:04 am
ken, give it a try. it is really funny.
Bobby H
July 13th, 2012
1:05 am
Where’s VJ and Cab? — kenhotlanta
I’ve seen VJ this late, but not too often. Extremely rare to see cab here at this time. They pack it in early in that little hick-town they live in. Nothing to do, I guess.
Woody Woodward
July 13th, 2012
1:05 am
Any thoughts on the Delgado minor choice that might be in the offing should the sheets thing work out?
nolie
July 13th, 2012
1:05 am
there are companies that drive cars all over Woody. Memories would be more than worth the cost I bet