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Not an entry since this is not a picture taken for this challenge. Think this is the only time I've ever actually purposely framed a picture for the car other than misc. garage pictures. This is on US89A with the Vermillion cliffs in the background. West side of the Colorado river after crossing at Lees Ferry, just after entering the Kaibab National Forest, north of the Grand Canyon. 30 minutes or so after this picture, I got nabbed for 56 in a 40 by AZ DPS trooper who had no sense of humor at all and gave me a stern lecture on the danger of hitting a deer and careening off the road into the shrubbery where I wouldn't be found for weeks. The Locator fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Jul 22, 2017 |
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Delivery McGee posted:You still didn't say what that adorable tiny ridiculous car is. Are they available in the US? I want one too. Only if it's 25 years old or more. I've been looking all morning for good ones http://www.duncanimports.com/used/Toyota/1990-Toyota-Sera-86d46dd60a0e08f769e856e3d449e228.htm Humphreys posted:It's a Toyota Sera. Granted it is kitted. Right Hand drive only. It's on Paseo frame but you only get the kick rear end gullwings on the Sera: How is the trunk space and the stock handling? The Tercel isn't known for performance, but man these things are cool and relatively cheap
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Jul 22, 2017 23:44
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The Door Frame posted:Only if it's 25 years old or more. I've been looking all morning for good ones Trunk space is tiny. The rear seats are horrible but they fold down and instead of a little hole to the trunk a big panel slides out. Hanlding is good - brakes are terrible. Tiny front discs and rear drums. They were built from 89 to 95
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Jul 23, 2017 05:05
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Don't make me go out and find a pastoral scene, I'll do it if I have to.
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Jul 23, 2017 07:23
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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 That hazy blue bump in the back is Pilot Mountain. I think vinyards / distant trees / more distant mountain counts. As I was standing on the far side of the road someone stopped to chat. Ahh the countryside 
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Jul 23, 2017 21:24
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Jul 23, 2017 21:26
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ilkhan posted:Not what I was looking for, but I'll allow it. Post yur challenge. Thanks. Challenge: It's summer here. Take a picture of your wheels at a swimming pool or beach or other way to beat the heat.
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Jul 23, 2017 21:33
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ilkhan posted:Not what I was looking for, but I'll allow it. Post yur challenge. Since you didn't *really* get what you wanted, take some of my few-month-old photos:     Not an entry as the challenge has changed and old-photos don't qualify. I just wanted to post my vacation pics.
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Jul 23, 2017 21:39
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Bajaha posted:Not an entry as the challenge has changed and old-photos don't qualify. I just wanted to post my vacation pics. 
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Jul 23, 2017 21:41
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Woohoo, I'm a failure!
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Jul 24, 2017 00:40
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CannonFodder posted:Thanks.  Greetings from the municipal swimming pool! The rock shower house was built during the depression as a WPA project. It's kinda neat. The pool itself is about 20 years old.  Challenge: It's also summer here and head indices were around 105 f/40c the last few days. Take a photo of your ride at an ice cream stand/shop. Treat yourself to something if you're so inclined! OR if you're in the southern hemisphere/some place where it's winter or cold, show me something chilly!
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Eat This Glob posted:
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Jul 24, 2017 01:14
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Humphreys posted:Trunk space is tiny. The rear seats are horrible but they fold down and instead of a little hole to the trunk a big panel slides out. Hanlding is good - brakes are terrible. Tiny front discs and rear drums. That is amazing news, now to save up a little more money...
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Jul 24, 2017 03:27
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Eat This Glob posted:
Do snocone stands and/or Braum's/Dairy Queen (fast-food joints known for their ice cream) count? If so, I'll mercy-kill this one around noon tomorrow, if nobody beats me to it.
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Jul 27, 2017 03:16
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Delivery McGee posted:Do snocone stands and/or Braum's/Dairy Queen (fast-food joints known for their ice cream) count? If so, I'll mercy-kill this one around noon tomorrow, if nobody beats me to it. Show me cold stuff to put in your mouth. I thought this would be snapped up based on ease.
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Jul 27, 2017 03:22
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 I still don't have my own car yet but I took my mom's minivan to the local ice cream parlor for you yesterday. It was unusually cold so I ended up being the only one in the parking lot, but it was still hard to get a good photo because of the layout of the place. Hope this works? If it's cool, my challenge will be: your ride and a LARGE statue -- a piece of public art, not like, a garden gnome. Double points if the statue is pointing at your vehicle
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Jul 27, 2017 04:08
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I'm out of town so I'll likely miss it, but I live half a mile from this. Would have definitely been a good thing to park next to...
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Jul 27, 2017 11:52
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Gal durn it Not an entry but here's Yellow Pontiac at the ol' Dairy Treet.  Place has been there since the beginning of time and I defy anyone to find a better burg and malt on this planet.
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Jul 27, 2017 14:18
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InediblePenguin posted:
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Jul 27, 2017 14:51
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InediblePenguin posted:
How large is large? Like bigger than my car? Or someone can do something cool like take picture next to the angel of the north.
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Jul 27, 2017 21:08
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Human-sized or larger -- just, like, not a dinky lawn trinket, that's all!
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ilmucche posted:How large is large? Like bigger than my car? Or someone can do something cool like take picture next to the angel of the north. I was thinking about this then thought about the Kelpies, but it's actually much further than I thought between them and I'm not in the area for either any more.
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Jul 27, 2017 21:57
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ilmucche posted:How large is large? Like bigger than my car? Or someone can do something cool like take picture next to the angel of the north. If there's an AI Goon in Rio and they complete this challenge with the obvious statue anywhere in frame (shouldn't be too difficult), I will buy them the forums upgrade of their choice, or donate  to charity in their name.
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Jul 28, 2017 05:32
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I'm not going to be able to do this. Man on Horse too far from the road, and not big enough.
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Jul 28, 2017 19:01
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You could try it anyway! I don't require the statue of liberty here, that's just Delivery McGee's bonus challenge
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Jul 28, 2017 19:16
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How about the patron saint of V8s? Lighting is a bit atrocious because I took this shot after work yesterday but this is the Peter Brock Memorial at the base of Mt Panorama. It's possible to get closer by parking round the back but the back of the statue is completely featureless. I think I did this for the riding game as well actually, the other choice would've been the big gold panner which I've definitely done in the past. In the spirit of repeats, Show us your happy place! Take a shot of your vehicle on your favourite local* driving road, or that spot you like to go to when you want to relax for a bit.*Whatever your interpretation of local is fine. When I did this for the weekly riding game I did a 2 hour loop that took me 60km from town as the crow flies, because I live in a rural area and I was nowhere near any other major towns on the route.
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Ephphatha posted:How about the patron saint of V8s? For Aussies this is gold! I can't post my photos from the last official invitatial day at the Brock Musuem up in CQ for copyright reasons (I was paid to shoot it). But I can tell you it was hilarious as it was a 'you have to own a HDT car over $x and be invited' affair. I turned up in my busted rear end VY ex-cop wagon. Pulling up and going through the queue of deserving patrons was a highlight of my life. Inside the museum was nutso. I think the only photo I got of myself was leaning on his raceboat, right next to his MiG. I later got in touch with one of the Champions (surname) about losing the original Marlboro colour palletes. The company I worked for had the old values and swatches still (cigareete advertising is illegal here). The least I could do for seeing the real Big Banger - including the street sign beaten into a body panel from the inside.
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Jul 29, 2017 14:28
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Excellent entry and a couple neat stories here, very nice!
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Jul 29, 2017 14:35
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InediblePenguin posted:Excellent entry and a couple neat stories here, very nice! I now trying to do an 'undelete' recovery on a drive I know I used to use for mobile dumping of images in hopes of any files. It's many years but those drives had sat idle and have had minimal if any for the past 5 years. All those years, all the poo poo in so many countries - and I have nothing! EDIT: Ephphatha really deserves the win for that pic. It might not be world renowned but it's important.
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quote:Ephphatha really deserves the win for that pic. It might not be world renowned but it's important.
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Is imgur the best way to post pictures? I took a few today and want to take a few others tomorrow ufni can
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Yes, imgur is the most reliable image host that doesn't eventually crap out on SA.
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Unstickying this due to lack of interest.
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Adiabatic posted:Unstickying this due to lack of interest. 
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Bake em away, toys
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Adiabatic posted:Unstickying this due to lack of interest. Stupid challenges being challenging. (I didn't realize it was stickied)
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It was actually a fun game with a lot of traction until a few people came up with really perverse bullshit, maybe it just needs a revival.
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By all means keep playing! I was just unstickying it.
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I'll take a picture on my way home tonight. I think I'd prefer a format where it wasn't first to post wins, but maybe needs a couple votes to declare a winner and get the next challenge.
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Hi goons, so I took a picture and it comes with a bad story, because this is AI and we love driving. I didn't drive for about 2.5 years because I didn't need a car, but I've changed work now and drive every day. The place I've moved to has some wonderful roads and I've rediscovered how much I love driving. My facourite "happy place" road is in Canada, but seeing as I live elsewhere there are two bits of road here that I love. The first, unfortunately, is one where the weather hasn't cooperated so I don't have a picture of it, but I'll see if I can get one when the weather is better. The second is a place I went to for lunch with a colleague. The first picture here is the from the bottom of the hill, you turn the corner at the top there.  and if the tide is out, you're presented with this:  I was riding shotgun with a coworker at the time, and I had one of the sharp-intake-of-breath moments because I was blown away. Waves cresting onto a giant sandy beach, the sun shining. It's a beautiful corner, and I'm happy there's a strangers driveway there where I could pull over and take the picture. The other bit I love is arguably more beautiful, and I have an even more boring story for that one, but sadly the weather didn't cooperate. If anyone is still interested in playing the game, this should be a fairly easy one. I guess in the same vein of the date-your-car theme. Tell me why you love your car. Is your car beautiful? Do you hate seeing your significant other drive it away, but you love to watch it go? Is it rusty around the edges, but has a certain charm to it? We're car people. Tell me why your wife/husband gets jealous when you look at your car. Write me a sonnet about how the sound of the muffler scraping the road as you drive is like a bird singing on a spring morning. Why are you insane about your automobile, goon? edit: I'm happy to go toe-to-toe with ilkhan, provided I get to present my other road  I'd like to hear why goons love their cars, though.
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