Bottoms Up....The Drinks Are On Me

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Stella7d

Fabulous!!

Panther

Howdy Tom,

Love the Bright Beautiful Colors and the super sharp details

Very nicely done!!!

Dogdots

Neat photos....colors are really good. Just wondering tho...whats the opening for in the Coke photo?

DaddyO

Looking good Tom.

Reminds me of the first time some German friends shared with me their mix
of Coke and some dark beer at a summer food feast I was treated
to attend in the area of Augsburg. Hadn't thought of that for a long time.

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Stella7d...

Thnks for looking in...I'm glad you liked them.

Tom

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Hi Craig,

Some of these race cars get into really elaborate, decorative schemes. Usually it's a combination of paint and decals. At the start of the race they look like these cars.....all pristine and nice....at the end of the race they look like someone took a sand-blaster to them.

Take care,

Tom

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Hi Mary,

I'm not sure what that opening is for. I suspect that it's a quick-access port to an ajustable suspension part.

Take care,

Tom

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I'm feeling a little " uneducated " here, Michael. I swear to you, I've never seen, or even heard of, someone mixing Coke and beer. I think I'll stick to the batch of purple passion mixed up in the old tub. At least I know what that will do to me.

See you my friend,

Tom

DaddyO

Well, that was me till I was handed the concoction. Fixed up in a
pitcher like size 1-liter “Maß” stein. From Wiki the drink was likely their Bavarian Goaßmaß.

Seems the Iron Chancellor himself was into a variation using dark beer and champagne.
Have to tell ya, what I tried I liked.

rwells

Nice detail shots Tom,

The colors/tones just jump off that last picture

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Thanks, Randy. That last car had about as detailed a decorative scheme as I've seen lately.

Take care,

Tom

Azzaro

Great set, Tom! What kind of race was it??? I always wondered what it cost to race a car for a season....Got and idea?? gary:D

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Hey Gary,

Thanks for the nice comment. Some of my buddies over at Brumos Porsche, here in Jacksonville, can give me an idea of the cost of campaigning a car for a year. They, in fact, have been running two cars in the current series.....called Grand Am. They run in the Prototype Class. Another guy in that bunch, the noted driver Hurley Haywood, has played a major role in their program. I'll get an idea of their budget for you....probably a staggering number.

Take care,

Tom

Richard

black mamba wrote: »

I'm feeling a little " uneducated " here, Michael. I swear to you, I've never seen, or even heard of, someone mixing Coke and beer. I think I'll stick to the batch of purple passion mixed up in the old tub. At least I know what that will do to me.

See you my friend,

Tom

They do it in Spain, too. Seems like a waste of perfectly good beer to me .

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I hear you, Richard. The world must be going crazy.

Take it easy,

Tom