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Pawel66

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doitwright

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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2020, 22:33:30 »
Where is my neck brace?
Frank Koronkiewicz
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2020, 23:33:10 »
Wow, don't think I am going to try this.
Dirk
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2020, 00:43:55 »
Heck of a way to test a seat belt.
Lee Backus
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Tycoon

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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2020, 06:03:11 »
Hey, I recognize this guy....lead singer in the band,  “crash test dummies”🎸

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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2020, 11:36:17 »
F me!

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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2020, 14:47:39 »
I think was very rare to have the seat bealts in the 60s. The safety for passengers at that time was something unknown. Are there any crash test video with our pagodas ?
I read somewhere that the shape of our hard top was designed also to have an higher crash performance in case of a rollover .
Mauro Pisani
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Pawel66

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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2020, 14:58:39 »
Pawel

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john.mancini

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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2020, 17:30:57 »
Hope they paid this guy well! (Although, I think he looked like he actually enjoyed it.)
John
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2020, 19:52:09 »
Great stuff Pawel. Hazard pay for sure.
Yes the fellow seems to be smiling at the end, happy he made it !

jz
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2020, 22:54:39 »
Do you think he told his life insurance company what his day job was!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2020, 04:13:47 »
and no head rest either!
John Krystowski
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2020, 04:58:10 »
Think I prefer driving wedding cars as an occupation.
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2020, 00:31:41 »
this guy is a dummy!
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Re: I had no Idea....
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2020, 11:42:16 »
and he is enjoying it.
Alessandro

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