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Posted: 4/16/2024 3:55:35 AM EDT
[Last Edit: neshomamench]
It’s not me. I have a modest car collection of motorcycles and performance/tuner/exotic cars and 2 rather normal daily drivers.
But I am a car guy to my core. (And have been since I was a fetus) and there are a few really odd cars that I would like to have in my stable. (Like a Pinzgauer or a DeTamaso Longchamp, among others that don’t really invoke “hyper rare showoff car” ) I was the celebrity guest at a convention center car show recently (in a midsized metro) and I found myself enjoying the weird cars more than the “tuner lambo” stuff. (Which I damned well also like). Crazy shit like a restomod 6.9 Mercedes. It was just so different and awesome. Anyways, if you filter out the noise from the signal, arfcom is one of the most awesome places on the net for “that is dialed in” answers…. So, who here has some really weird shit in the transportation department? |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 4:23:46 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2024 4:30:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By czechsix: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/73254/4th_of_july_2017-X5_jpg-3189284.JPG He said weird, not cool. Tell me more about it. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 4:36:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By czechsix: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/73254/4th_of_july_2017-X5_jpg-3189284.JPG Ha! That is awesome! |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 4:55:25 AM EDT
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I drove a Qvale Mangusta once.
Never owned anything weird though. I hate being sensible 
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Posted: 4/16/2024 6:15:42 AM EDT
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Patiently awaiting photos of an all orig amc pacer…….
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USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 6:22:50 AM EDT
[Last Edit: DADGAD]
[#6]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By blusmoke: Patiently awaiting photos of an all orig amc pacer . How the hell did you know. If only I still had it. This thread reminds me of an arrogant kid in middle school bragging about "you couldn't get my dad's Porsche out of first gear." I told him "you couldn't get my mom's Pacer out of first gear." Regrettably, that car is long gone. RIP "The Egg" |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 6:35:04 AM EDT
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 Have a few of these, not all that unusual but it's what I got. 39 |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 6:42:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2024 6:50:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 39Lasalle: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/139663/20221023_140716-2589827.jpg Have a few of these, not all that unusual but it's what I got. 39 |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 7:18:55 AM EDT
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Do unreliable doritos count as weird?
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Posted: 4/16/2024 7:24:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DADGAD: How the hell did you know. If only I still had it. This thread reminds me of an arrogant kid in middle school bragging about "you couldn't get my dad's Porsche out of first gear." I told him "you couldn't get my mom's Pacer out of first gear." Regrettably, that car is long gone. RIP "The Egg" Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DADGAD: Originally Posted By blusmoke: Patiently awaiting photos of an all orig amc pacer . How the hell did you know. If only I still had it. This thread reminds me of an arrogant kid in middle school bragging about "you couldn't get my dad's Porsche out of first gear." I told him "you couldn't get my mom's Pacer out of first gear." Regrettably, that car is long gone. RIP "The Egg" Is that just a “You don’t know how to drive” thing, or is there some quirk to Porsche and Pacer transmissions that makes them different to shift? |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 7:26:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By southerncross: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/157261/PXL_20230609_222319778-2845563.jpg oooh i seent that one in the wild before!! |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 7:27:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sonicsdaman: Do unreliable doritos count as weird? https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8club.com-vbulletin/654x975/dsc07687_5abc8012432538488ec54c9757aea95f4ebd64d1.jpg They count as awesome. I always liked the RX-8. My own car is uncommon for a currently-produced car, but certainly nothing especially unusual. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 7:34:55 AM EDT
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I had a friend in high school who had a AMC Matador that was a former fbi undercover police vehicle .
I only have currently a JDM all wheel drive first gen Honda Odyssey van. I have a 200 series land cruiser which they only sold 1200 of my year.. I have a 2 wd Dodge Ram charger waiting on some attention from me. Other than that all normal stuff. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:07:06 AM EDT
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In to see automotive weirdness. I in no way qualify, my garage contains a 2nd gen Xterra and a 4th gen Impreza. I used to have a NC Miata and a NB Miata before that.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:07:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:10:04 AM EDT
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Arfcommers are "gadget guys" by nature.
This thread should really deliver! 
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OR, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:12:38 AM EDT
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Had a '74 Saab 99 for years, key to open the door, screwdriver to start it. It was missing from the family house one day, presumably my brother "traded" it, like a few other cars through the years
 Used to see a De Tomaso Pantera on a trailer in the Bitterroot from time to time, never saw it driving. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:21:28 AM EDT
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I have a 1975 olds convertible I bought off the showroom floor as new in 2002. Was my daily in HS and college and still have it in the garage, need to get it back to it's glory days.
I also had a fully rhinolined FJ cruiser seen here did it all myself when this kind of thing was pretty rare. Super cool but not ideal with young kids and carseats |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:22:38 AM EDT
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My father used to own an HMV Freeway. He gave it to a friend as a wedding present. I've considered picking one up for sentimental reasons, and for shitting around.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Vehicles_Free-way |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:23:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sonicsdaman: Do unreliable doritos count as weird? https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8club.com-vbulletin/654x975/dsc07687_5abc8012432538488ec54c9757aea95f4ebd64d1.jpg Not weird or unusual, but I truly could not tell you the last time I saw an RX8 driving around. Been YEARS. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:28:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 39Lasalle: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/139663/20221023_140716-2589827.jpg Have a few of these, not all that unusual but it's what I got. 39 What was it like to get these here? Are they road legal? What's it like to drive around town? I've thought about trying to get one, but am unsure if I'd even like it. They sure look like they'd be fun to bomb around in. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:28:21 AM EDT
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 Corvair Rampside. They didn’t make a lot. |
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JPN
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:30:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Ronin76]
[#24]
Maybe not exactly rare and not weird - but I'd bet I'm the only one on ARFCOM driving a Nissan Stagea.
Natural born gear head - undergrad had to be mechanical engineering or nothing. https://www.cars-directory.net/pics/nissan/stagea/2002/nissan_stagea_a1253260813b3036657_orig.jpg AWD drive train is the same as the Skyline but in a stationwagon. |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:31:27 AM EDT
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I’ve got a Tacoma, so I guess I win
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OR, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:32:40 AM EDT
[Last Edit: maslin02]
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One of our instructors is into Crofton Bugs. Obscure little things, one of the first cars built entirely in California or something. I've certainly never seen one, he buys anything he can find, more of them in the LA area than anywhere else.
 The gauge is probably the only famous thing about them. 
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:35:39 AM EDT
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Neat, but I'm not a shriner.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:40:11 AM EDT
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Didn't someone post a picture of their Trabant once?
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:40:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By civic96hb: https://i.imgur.com/GrhVVPt.jpeg Corvair Rampside. They didn’t make a lot. My first glance said, Cool, an old Econoline. Then I saw the vents and started reading. Very unsafe cool. 
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:46:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: FrankSymptoms]
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More in the "unusual" category.
Hillman Husky, a British economy vehicle.  😊Both sisters learned to drive with it, my brother drove it till he ran it out of oil. Sounded like Thor's hammer banging on the engine block. Now: there's a hint that this vehicle is not truly British. It's due to a characteristic of all British cars which is not evident in this picture. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 8:48:33 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:00:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sonicsdaman: Do unreliable doritos count as weird? https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8club.com-vbulletin/654x975/dsc07687_5abc8012432538488ec54c9757aea95f4ebd64d1.jpg It's photoshopped and blowed up mane, ya digz? Hey blue balls whens the next mini dragon meet? |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:07:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sca037: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258209/IMG_6117_JPG-3189330.JPG Nice! Same questions I asked of another member... What was it like to get that here? I assume road legal? What's it like to drive around town? I've thought about trying to get one, but am unsure if I'd even like it. They sure look like they'd be fun to bomb around in. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:08:58 AM EDT
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Jsparks....although I'm sure he's under a different name here now
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OR, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:13:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FrankSymptoms: More in the "unusual" category. Hillman Husky, a British economy vehicle. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/1b/47/7b1b47466bfbd5f51d42e7aaa2188801.jpg😊 Both sisters learned to drive with it, my brother drove it till he ran it out of oil. Sounded like Thor's hammer banging on the engine block. A dealer out here has a '61 Morris Minor 1000 on the lot, those old english cars certainly have their own styling. I prefer yours, the Morris looks like a Beetle with a body kit |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:16:55 AM EDT
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I don't have anything weird or unusual.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:18:28 AM EDT
[Last Edit: LittlePony]
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Some people think I need to seek help for how much I love late 70s American cars
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:18:55 AM EDT
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 i had a 73 VW Thing for 20 years the gasoline powered heater was a show |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:18:59 AM EDT
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I learned to drive in a '62 Corvair (not the Spyder
 ) that I bought for $50. No starter and wasn't street legal, so friends and I would push start it and jump terraces in a Texas pasture.This ain't it, but it's its twin: 
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:21:39 AM EDT
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I have a ford taurus (2018) but the unusual part is that its never had to be repaired. Just regular maintenance
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:29:02 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ar15-joe]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: Some people think I need to seek help for how much I love late 70s American cars https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/391660/20230513_120552-2815421.jpg well, it's better than a Kia! 
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WI, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:34:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sonicsdaman: Do unreliable doritos count as weird? https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8club.com-vbulletin/654x975/dsc07687_5abc8012432538488ec54c9757aea95f4ebd64d1.jpg I'd argue that my SA is weirder and more unusual but it still is nowhere near the level of weird or unusual that ARFCOM is capable of. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:36:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: Some people think I need to seek help for how much I love late 70s American cars https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/391660/20230513_120552-2815421.jpg 
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:45:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ronin76: Maybe not exactly rare and not weird - but I'd bet I'm the only one on ARFCOM driving a Nissan Stagea. Natural born gear head - undergrad had to be mechanical engineering or nothing. https://www.cars-directory.net/pics/nissan/stagea/2002/nissan_stagea_a1253260813b3036657_orig.jpg AWD drive train is the same as the Skyline but in a stationwagon. What year? 25NEO? |
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CT, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:49:31 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Number_Six]
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87 Toronado, like the one in the pictures.
The unusual bit: digital dash (this is before the OBDI connector) has a built-in diagnostic display that shows error codes.   Whatever you drive, April 22 is earth day. Show your connection with the earth by driving your loudest, least fuel mpg, highest emmission gas/diesel vehicle. I will do my part with my 67 Skylark. Loud flowmaster mufflers, 340/4bbl, low mpg, emmision control is oil vapor breather cap. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:52:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2024 9:53:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FrankSymptoms: More in the "unusual" category. Hillman Husky, a British economy vehicle. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/1b/47/7b1b47466bfbd5f51d42e7aaa2188801.jpg😊 Both sisters learned to drive with it, my brother drove it till he ran it out of oil. Sounded like Thor's hammer banging on the engine block. Now: there's a hint that this vehicle is not truly British. It's due to a characteristic of all British cars which is not evident in this picture. Very cool.  Getting parts for something like that must be insanely difficult! |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:00:37 AM EDT
[#48]
 My dad's Manta. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:04:02 AM EDT
[Last Edit: FrankSymptoms]
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: Very cool. Getting parts for something like that must be insanely difficult! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: Originally Posted By FrankSymptoms: More in the "unusual" category. Hillman Husky, a British economy vehicle. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/1b/47/7b1b47466bfbd5f51d42e7aaa2188801.jpg😊 Both sisters learned to drive with it, my brother drove it till he ran it out of oil. Sounded like Thor's hammer banging on the engine block. Now: there's a hint that this vehicle is not truly British. It's due to a characteristic of all British cars which is not evident in this picture. Very cool. Getting parts for something like that must be insanely difficult! We got rid of it many years ago. eta My dad got it used in 1961. He said that the tires would rot before they'd go bald. And it sipped The interior was much like Ron Weasley's family car. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:23:53 AM EDT
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