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Old 08-02-2018, 07:09 PM
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1969 - Lots of govt. and police S type with Pres. Nixon's motorcade during his visit to UK.

 
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That "TANKY" Cadillac of Nixon's sure dwarfed the S-Types.
What a monstrosity !
 
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Old 08-03-2018, 04:25 AM
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yes, and the expense of flying the car to UK and back to US for a two-day visit !
 
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Old 08-03-2018, 04:27 AM
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I got passed by the current "tank" and it's enormous convoy on the m25 recently...
 
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Old 08-03-2018, 05:53 AM
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did you stick your finger way up high out the window? I sure would have !
 
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Of course!
 
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How old AM I?
 
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Stu, I have no clue, maybe 37 ?
 
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Missed it by a quarter decade, Jose. My car's just 10 years younger than me. But this pathe film looks like a short from the precambrian. Makes me feel decades older.
 
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