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Old 12-31-2005, 03:25 PM
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hhhehehhee. Happy new year. I can't get in touch with a CIA friend to track where you are at, but my brother's British intellegience said that those plates were issued to $2##@$ . . . unless you are registered under another alias . . . Noticed I had a dollar symbols in front and back. heheheheheheee.

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Originally Posted by dgjk' post='217739
Lucky you!!! Those are some great pics!!! Anyway, have fun and a great New Years.
We have done it. And, I hope you have/are having/had a great one too.


Originally Posted by IMU' post='217744
hurah ! finally a nice car in the uk , with the steering wheel on the correct side
The Queen's mechanics wanted to move it to the other side, but I would not let them. I don't want to move it back after its return flight home. HNY to you!


Originally Posted by hoopsrob' post='217747
Holy cow....you have it shipped to London??? for how much? Damn....I never knew it would be possible. I could ship mine to Germany next summer for fun who knows...
I think you can ship a car anywhere. The Queen arranged my air shipment and paid for it. So, I don't know how much it cost. HNY Jeffs.
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And Don had it converted to a diesel!

HNY to all!

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Originally Posted by stream' post='217752
hhhehehhee. Happy new year. I can't get in touch with a CIA friend to track where you are at, but my brother's British intellegience said that those plates were issued to $2##@$ . . . unless you are registered under another alias . . . Noticed I had a dollar symbols in front and back. heheheheheheee.

Enjoy your holiday.
HNY B32:

Please send money. I have to pay the CIA off; the Queen said they are my problem. She does not want an international incident. Have careful fun tonight.
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Znod - if you flew your car to London you are quite insane fella !!!. Well done and happy new year to you.

I am a bit pissed and I think I have lost my car in a bet. My sister dropped me and the wife back to our house and has taken the car to her flat. Is it true that Elton John never sings candle in the wind anymore ??? This is going to cost me big time I think.....
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Originally Posted by joepoole' post='217798' date='Dec 31 2005, 08:04 PM
And Don had it converted to a diesel!

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Joe
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HNY. Leave the Corvette home tonight, and be careful whatever you drive. And, yes, the Queen's mechanics are highly skilled and very fast. She had the same conversion done on her 545i earlier this year.
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='217804
And Don had it converted to a diesel!

HNY to all!

Joe
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HNY. Leave the Corvette home tonight, and be careful whatever you drive. And, yes, the Queen's mechanics are highly skilled and very fast. She had the same conversion done on her 545i earlier this year.
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They also removed your tint and replaced the black trim. Darn British . . . don't worry, my CIA friend has tracked you down. At 12:00 AM 1/1/05, meet her at the London bridge (you know, the one in the children songs). She'll be in an Aston Martin DB9, greyish brown. There's enough euro in the center console. Swap cars.
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LoL nice Diesel, too bad that they have fitted the pre-2005 model tips on your exhaust, you should complain about that .
I've shipped my car too London too last week, I still find it hard to get used to driving a car with the steering on the right side (left) and on the wrong side of the road (left).
Below is a pic of my car in front of the Hotel (Lancaster Landmark).

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Originally Posted by Znod' post='217804
And Don had it converted to a diesel!

HNY to all!

Joe
Hi Joe:

HNY. Leave the Corvette home tonight, and be careful whatever you drive. And, yes, the Queen's mechanics are highly skilled and very fast. She had the same conversion done on her 545i earlier this year.
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and i see you changed your wheels for the trip across the pond too! HNY!!! 6 hours to go here on the CA west coast.
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Sounds more like April than January 1.

Whatever, have fun,

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