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Old 12-20-2007, 04:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Proof that my dad has gone crazy.

The day I came home after my last final exam in Winnipeg was the same day my dad brought this *thing* home:

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This is the same guy who makes fun of me buying Gloria


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Old 12-20-2007, 04:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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What the heck for? I guess it'd be better than a full-size pickup.
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Old 12-20-2007, 04:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Wooo!

Man - there's an ideal platform for an electric city vehicle.

I'm guessing he got it as a resto project, yes?
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Old 12-20-2007, 04:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Darin, you should convert it!
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Old 12-20-2007, 04:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Peakster, you and your dad should convert it!
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Old 12-20-2007, 04:41 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Shockingly, he bought it to restore and replace the 1995 green Silverado in the background. The engine is between the driver and passenger seats (a slant 6). My dad gave me a drive around the cul-de-sac just when our neighbour lady with her new Honda SUV came in and she didn't even look at us.

Any more of this and we'll be completely ostracized from the community

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Old 12-20-2007, 04:47 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I wouldn't want to live in any community that would ostracise a person for driving a classic Fargo!
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Old 12-20-2007, 04:49 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I wouldn't want to live in any community that would ostracise a person for driving a classic Fargo!
Ah, so you know what a Fargo is. My dad had to explain to me who made it and it's history. Apparently some famous person customized one to pop wheelies on the race track, and now finding Fargo trucks in original form are tough finds.
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Old 12-20-2007, 05:59 PM   #9 (permalink)
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What a great find. I like it. I'm with the others, Convert it.
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Old 12-29-2007, 10:31 PM   #10 (permalink)
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That Dodge Bro's sibling might be a nice place to stick a little 37hp diesel...


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