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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Picture from the aftermath of Texas wildfires.

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Caption: Kent Hayden looks of the the charred remains of his parents garage and was what was a fully restored antique Jaguar sedan that was destroyed by a wildfire on the west side of Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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Man that SUCKS! Very sad..I know people always say "things" can be replaced, but.....
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 01:43 PM
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Sometimes when I see things like that I wonder if the car was intentionally left behind.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Reverend Sam
Sometimes when I see things like that I wonder if the car was intentionally left behind.
I kind of doubt it, Rev. I just added the caption to the picture. It says the car was fully restored and in a garage. Painful.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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This is one time that the car would have been better off outside the garage.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by XK8+XJ8L
I kind of doubt it, Rev. I just added the caption to the picture. It says the car was fully restored and in a garage. Painful.
Fully restored? I hope he has pics to prove it. Detailed pics. His insurance company is definitely going to want to see them.

I used to live at Carolina Beach, NC. Every time we had to evacuate for a hurricane strange cars would suddenly appear in the parking lot of my condo.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Reverend Sam
Fully restored? I hope he has pics to prove it. Detailed pics. His insurance company is definitely going to want to see them.
Agreed. It would be beyond foolish to have a car like that without a good appraisal locked away in a safe deposit box somewhere.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 04:21 AM
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What a ..........It's terrible just terrible
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 05:27 AM
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I'm installing a new stereo in my car and was wondering if anyone has a wiring diagram. I've checked a lot of suppliers and no one seems to have the adaptive wiring harness for it. I'll have to splice most of it......I think ??? Thanks in adavance.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by zmann96
I'm installing a new stereo in my car and was wondering if anyone has a wiring diagram. I've checked a lot of suppliers and no one seems to have the adaptive wiring harness for it. I'll have to splice most of it......I think ??? Thanks in adavance.
Is this what you are looking for http://www.gusglikas.com/images/Auto.../jagxk1999.pdf
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Damn, that is just wrong. I mean, that's a horrible way for a classic, restored vehicle to end it's life. Hopfully it was fully insurred with photos to back-up the claim! Best wishes in that regard!
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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Terrible mess, I am very sorry for your loss!!
 
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