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Old 01-24-2020, 09:04 PM   #1
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They said that they were trying to locate it ...I'm thinking CadilacKid probably has it

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Old 01-25-2020, 03:02 AM   #2
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I have heard of land yachts ... but this is a land cruise ship!
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Old 01-25-2020, 03:54 AM   #3
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I love cheesy movies and this was the cheesiest! The movie predated Airplane! but didn't enjoy the same success as a parody/spoof of the then-popular disaster epic genre. The rig was actually two International truck frames, each could be driven independently, then set designers and engineers were simply told to build an outlandish exterior set piece. No doubt in light of the movie's lackluster performance coupled with the fact that no car collector of that era would have had the resources to commit to retaining such a monstrosity it no doubt was stripped back down and the truck frames probably sold where they spent the rest of their lives as garbage trucks or something. It's not like this thing had the mystique of Knight Rider or the General Lee.
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Old 01-25-2020, 04:21 AM   #4
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I remember watching this one a few years ago. Love cheesy old movies.
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Old 01-25-2020, 05:11 AM   #5
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Interesting, but not quite motivated to build one....
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Old 01-25-2020, 05:13 AM   #6
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Interesting, but not quite motivated to build one....
I'm not into energy systems that create waste which has a half life longer than recorded human history.
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Old 01-25-2020, 05:55 AM   #7
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I'm not into energy systems that create waste which has a half life longer than recorded human history.
Oh yea not even thinking of that part of it.
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Old 01-25-2020, 06:39 AM   #8
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lol i couldnt imagine trying to drive that thing....
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Old 01-25-2020, 07:23 PM   #9
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Hey we could all watch it together for movie night at the swarm!!!
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Old 01-25-2020, 10:37 PM   #10
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Hey we could all watch it together for movie night at the swarm!!!
I had that same tought, Ronnie!!!
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Old 01-26-2020, 10:29 AM   #11
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cyclops brought the mammoth car back to mind.

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Old 01-26-2020, 10:44 AM   #12
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Speed Racer, I used to watch that as a kid, brings back memories. More wacky movies to watch....
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