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Seen in my travels today....... #2747877
02/29/20 09:47 PM
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This Monaco is about 100 miles NE from me, and I've driven past it numerous times in the past 20 yrs, but today was the first time I actually stopped to look at it.

It's right next to a busy hwy directly across from a house, no other houses close by. The way the car is positioned in relation to the house, it looks like they let it roll down the driveway and it 'landed' where its now sitting. But I don't know. To me, it seems a little odd that in all this time, the car hasn't been shot up or burned. What little I could see, nothing appeared missing, even the hubcaps are still on it.

I didn't try to open things because A) abandoned or not, its still not mine and B) it was VERY obvious something was living under the car. I didn't want to meet a PO'ed property owner or whatever was under the car.

Looking thru the holes in the hood, it has a big block, 383 I assume.

Being that there are no side marker lights, I'm guessing it's a '67, correct?

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John

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Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2747892
02/29/20 10:43 PM
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That's odd, alright...
Around where I live, a vehicle sitting out near a road means it's for sale; but it won't be half-buried in brush.
Without side markers, yeah, should be a '67.

Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2747897
02/29/20 10:49 PM
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That car has been there a long long time. I seen it for years.

Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2747983
03/01/20 11:36 AM
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"Hasn't been shot up or burned".....is that a common thing there? you seemed surprised at that?

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Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: yella71] #2747992
03/01/20 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by yella71
"Hasn't been shot up or burned".....is that a common thing there? you seemed surprised at that?


Being so close to the road, yes, I am surprised it hasn't been vandalized in some manner.


John

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Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2748000
03/01/20 12:58 PM
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Probably looks too far gone for a vandal to bother with.


Facts are stubborn things.
Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2748001
03/01/20 12:58 PM
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Sounds like you just came up with a good title for a horror movie....."The Thing Under The Car!" eek nervous runaway

Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: JDMopar] #2748024
03/01/20 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMopar
Sounds like you just came up with a good title for a horror movie....."The Thing Under The Car!" eek nervous runaway


I distinctly heard faint bumping sounds, like something hitting the bottom of the car followed by squeaking sounds. Baby field mice? Baby rats? Or...............? work nervous runaway


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Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2748061
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Originally Posted by Satilite73
Originally Posted by JDMopar
Sounds like you just came up with a good title for a horror movie....."The Thing Under The Car!" eek nervous runaway


I distinctly heard faint bumping sounds, like something hitting the bottom of the car followed by squeaking sounds. Baby field mice? Baby rats? Or...............? work nervous runaway


pRoBaBLy .... a vandal from the lEAST coast of Florida!

NO seaBody is safe from him ESPECIALLY a freebie !

Re: Seen in my travels today....... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2748768
03/03/20 10:06 PM
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