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I think a few people in the stands said Hemi Fred was nuts after doing that Wheel Stand, but it had nothing to do with the car being the Sox and Martin Duster.

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Agreed I thought he was gonna lift but he never did....

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It is his car, let him paint it F8, tub it, and then race it into a guard rail, he is dying and wants to enjoy the car and you all have the balls to condemn him for doing it.... You are all sick

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this is the best post i have read in this demented thread

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It is his car, let him paint it F8, tub it, and then race it into a guard rail, he is dying and wants to enjoy the car and you all have the balls to condemn him for doing it.... You are all sick

Which one of you has the guts to walk up to him and tell him "Sorry you are dying but, you are a jerk and you are wrong to do what you want for a last wish".

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If I see him I will do just that! He is going to a better place than I am at and hopefully sooner...

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It is his car, let him paint it F8, tub it, and then race it into a guard rail, he is dying and wants to enjoy the car and you all have the balls to condemn him for doing it.... You are all sick

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this is the best post i have read in this demented thread

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Like a broken clock, every once in awhile you look at a New Bee post and realize its correct.

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Like I said in the beginning of this thread, it is his car and he can do as he pleases with it regardless of his motivations. Personally, I feel it was a mistake cutting this car up.


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If I am following along correctly, the guy has owned this car since the late 60s, and is staring his own mortality in the face.
I really cannot blame him for doing things on his own terms. What we get in experiences out of this one-and-only life matter more than all the Hemis in the world.
The man has a long term connection with the car, and wants to do something extraordinary in his life before passing on to who knows where.
If that is most important to him, who am I to condemn him? Yes, he could go out and find a 318 car and make the mods. However, it just would not be the same (again, he has a bond/relationship/connection...stop laughing! We all do this!) to that particular car.
To get a little more insight on this, rent "Love The Beast." Any car lover should sit down and watch it, particularly with the other half. My wife and I watched it a few weeks ago, and she came away with a much bigger appreciation of my love of cars.

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This puts it in perspective for me. The car was originally built to race and was used for that purpose back in the day. It could have been crunched on any one of those passes back then and nobody would have thought twice about it.

As far as I'm concerned, owning and preserving the car for 40 years has earned this guy the right to do whatever he wants with it. In other hands the car probably wouldn't have lasted past the early '70s anyways.

Besides, there's always a certain joy involved with watching an original car getting back on the track to make some passes for people who would never have had the chance to see it back in the day. Just knowing that it's a "real one" makes it special. Kinda like spreading good karma and keeping the hobby where it belongs - on the street and track, not tucked away under cover in a climate controlled building. Just IMHO, and .

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Seeing the car back on the race track with the original setup would not need a sawsall. Would it? dana no good, trans no good , rug no good,the car did not need anything but an engine and trans to race as it was again. No harm done race the hell out of the car why cut it.

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BECAUSE IT IS HIS CAR and that is what he wants to do. Some of you guys have the stupid & obnoxious attitude it is community property and what you think matters. It is HIS CAR & unless you have a million dollars to get him to part with it, what you think he should do with HIS CAR does not matter does it!