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    IMO - A "Must See" documentary on the V8 engines development, history, and future. Please take a look...

    Very well done! https://www.motortrend.com/videos/3_b0qUwcEg/v8-the-engine-of-america-video/
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    Listen to this...

    Beautiful rendition of our National Anthem before the NFL Giants-Panthers game played in Berlin earlier today...
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    Southern California - no place to drag race in the birthplace of drag racing

    The first commercial drag race took place on July 2, 1950, on an out-of-commission Army air base in Santa Ana, California. Soon, that facility was known as the "Santa Ana Drags". When it closed nine years later, drag racing had become a nationwide sport with established rules and classes...
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    Recaro Seats declares Bankruptcy

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    We've Lost An Original Hot Rod Hero - Alex Xydias Gone At 102

    Growing up in SoCal, everyone was familiar with the So-Cal Speed Shop. Please read the following article... MSN
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    Too Early For "First Snow" Reports...From California?

    MSN Global warming? First 2024 snowfall reported in the Sierra Nevada mountains...
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    The Olympic Games are coming to the USA

    Summer: The 2028 summer games will be held in Los Angeles for the third time Winter: The 2034 winter games will be held in Salt Lake City for the second time
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    Comedian Bob Newhart passed today at 94

    Funny, funny man. The world isn't as happy today as it was yesterday... MSN
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    Happy Belated Birthday to one of the biggest names in the Mopar world!!!

    July 2nd was 'King' Richard Petty's 87th birthday. Happy belated birthday 'King' Richard!
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    Outstanding Actor Donald Sutherland gone at 88

    One of the best actors ever, Donald Sutherland, passed today at 88. MSN
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    #24 Willie (The "Say Hey" Kid) Mays is now up to bat with the legends of all time

    One of the greatest ballplayers of all time passed earlier today at 93. He just said yesterday that he wouldn't be able to attend the upcoming game between the Giants and Cardinals at historic Rickwoods Field in Birmingham, AL, where he first played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues...
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    The ship my uncle was stationed on at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

    With Flag Day tomorrow, I was pleased to see this today... MSN My uncle was on board the U.S.S. West Virginia at the time of the attack but survived after swimming under burning oil on the water surface. Although he and my aunt had a beautiful swimming pool in their backyard he could never go...
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    Bye, bye Parnelli...there's a spot on the front row waiting for you

    This news was posted earlier today on the "Stop in for a cup of coffee" thread, but I want to post it as a separate thread so that more FABO members may see it. MSN One of the best ever to grab a steering wheel, Parnelli Jones passed today at 90 years old. Growing up in SoCal and listening to...
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    'Bye Bill Walton...You Were One Of A Kind

    Former UCLA and NBA basketball great Bill Walton passed earlier today after a prolonged battle with cancer. I enjoyed watching him play in both college and the pros and also enjoyed his television work on regional college basketball games. His personality was one of a kind with his many Grateful...
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    Ultimate Long Roof - 'Down Under' A-Body Hearse

    Too cool "barn find"... Back from the dead - Valiant hearse with coffin and all.
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    2024 14th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - It's NITRO Burnin' Time Again!!!

    Are you ready to get your 2024 Nitro fix! The season-opening event of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Series is scheduled for March 7-10 so it's time for the "official" 2023 NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game thread to get started. Let's get more players than last year and get this game going again! Believe it or...
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    Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed) passes at 76

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    2024 15th Annual FABO NASCAR "Pick 'Em" Game - One More Time!!!

    One more time! The first event is less that a month away so it's time to start this thread so I don't forget the 2024 pre-season bonus event. "The Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum" is back at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and will kick off the 2024 NASCAR season on Sunday, February 4...
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    2024 College Football Championship Game

    Maybe it's just because I've lived on the west coast all my life, but I find it very interesting that the 2024 college football championship game is between two teams that would have played each other in a traditional PAC12/BIG10 Rose Bowl matchup: Washington vs. Michigan. Now the PAC12 is gone...
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    Tom Smothers (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour) passes at 86

    Just announced. Following a battle with cancer. MSN
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    Bathroom Remodel Must Have!

    The website doesn't specify if it's a... 1/2 ton 3/4 ton 1 ton dually or just a 'dump. truck!
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    NHRA "Silly Season" announcements and rumors leading to the 2024 season...

    Brian Lohnes' latest 'NHRA Insider Podcast' included the following announcements and rumors: * Cruz Pedregon - John Collins and Lee Beard are out. Jason Bunker (from Paul Lee's funny car) is in as Crew Chief and John Medlen may be consulting. * John Force - Mac Savage resigned from John Force...
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    Fontana (Auto Club Speedway) Short Track - It's all about the money

    JMO, but it sure seems that way to me. I had season tickets to Auto Club Speedway for a bunch of years. We enjoyed both CART (Indycar) and NASCAR events at a fantastic 2-mile D-shaped oval. Take a look at MSN to see what the property looks like now. The last pic will show the future layout of...
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    Bye bye "Bull" - Richard Moll gone at 80

    Always funny on "Night Court"... MSN
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    Energy companies not betting on EV for the long haul

    Chevron buys oil driller Hess Corporation for $53 billion. ExxonMobil acquires shale driller Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion. It appears the energy companies are betting on fossil fuels in the long run over alternative energy sources. MSN
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    Anybody going to the In-N-Out Burger 75th Anniversary Festival at the Fairplex (SoCal) 10/22/23?

    If you are, Inland Mopars Car Club will be collecting toys for the soldier's kids at Fort Irwin as part of our annual Toy Drive. Stop by and say "Hi".
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    Planning a Route 66 drive? Here's the current gas prices along the way.

    An editorial article in today's Orange County Register newspaper detailed the reasons for the high cost of gasoline in California. Included in the article was the current average cost of a gallon of regular-grade gas on Tuesday (10/17/23) in the states that Route 66 runs through from Chicago to...
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    Bye, bye Paulie - Burt Young gone at 83

    Burt Young, who played Paulie in the "Rocky" films passed at 83. MSN
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