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Old 07-11-2008, 01:14 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 07-11-2008, 01:21 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 07-11-2008, 01:32 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Cool! Wooda liketa seen w/o skirts too... split screen? (Demanding cuss ain't i?)
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Oh you forgot about the aerodynamic wheel skirts on the 1966 Cadillac Deville!!




Anyways, well done test.
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Love the Caddy skirts. I should have stuck a couple of 50's & 60's land yachts in just for laughs.

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Cool! Wooda liketa seen w/o skirts too... split screen? (Demanding cuss ain't i?)
I know. I wasn't being smart - I had already taken the camera rig apart (ie. pulled off the duct tape! ) and was editing the video when I realized I should have done that.

I'll get some before/after and try the split screen idea when I make some front skirts.
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