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Love those 68's, here's another but @ the other end of life. :beers: ~ Pete . |
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In ancient Egyptian culture, kings were viewed as divine beings. When it came time to design their eternal resting place, pyramids were built with angled sides to emulate the rays of the sun. They believed this helped the king's soul ascend to the heavens. |
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Historians estimate that it took approximately 100,000 workers several decades to complete the Pyramids. |
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The Sphinx is a mythical figure that serves as a spiritual guardian, hence why a large Sphinx monument was built at the site of the Great Pyramids, as per the request of Pharaoh Khafre. |
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The tallest pyramid in the world is The Great Pyramid of Khufu. When it was built over 4,500 years ago, the pyramid of Khufu stood at 481 feet tall. But over the years, erosion has caused the pyramid to shrink down a bit. It now stands at 451 feet tall. |
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May 25, 1977: STAR WARS is released to movie theaters George Lucas thought the film would bomb and hid in Hawaii where he got together with Steven Spielberg and the two collaborated on RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. STAR WARS had a budget of $11 million and went on to do $775.5 million worldwide. Lucas was paid $500,000 as director and contracted for all the merchandising rights. It was this savvy deal that made him ultra wealthy. |
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One of those "Muscle Car Mysteries" - why didn't Pontiac offer RWL tires on the 1969 GTO Judge. Pontiac was a trendsetter during the Muscle Car Era. The first with redline tires. Goodyear began offering RWL tires in the 1968 model year, first with the Z/28 then the 428 CJ Mustang GT. Pontiac added them to the 69 Trans Am, but not the Judge. Yes I know it was originally Pontiac's idea to offer the Judge as a response to the Road Runner; a cheap muscle car, but the end result was anything but. And why did Pontiac choose to make the G78x14 Blackwall tires std. By 1969, the standard tire series was 70. Was this the first use of 78 series tires on a muscle car? |
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1962 Pontiac Grand Prix: An All-Original Survivor with 389 ci Power https://www.hotrod.com/news/1962-pon...inal-survivor/ Keith: You familiar with this car? |
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It does not state whether it is the original, born with engine. Doesn't even state if the block has been restamped. No knocking the car. It is gorgeous. Does anyone have any info on this one? |
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It's 1962 and Ford has a problem . . . their Galaxie is not competitive in NASCAR due to the shape of the roofline. This is going to be corrected in 1963 but . . . it's 1962. So Ford gets creative: https://i.postimg.cc/T3zZvnk4/starliner-c-copy-copy.jpg Ford takes a Galaxie convertible and adds the desired roofline via a fiberglass roof bolt on called the Starlifter. The car only got one NASCAR start at Atlanta (June 62) and was won by Fred Lorenzen. NASCAR said it wasn't a production item (it wasn't) which made it illegal. But it did work for that one race. NASCAR ran 53 races in 1962. Ford won a total of 6. https://i.postimg.cc/tCfcFhH4/dd.jpg 1963 was a whole different ballgame. NASCAR ran 55 races that year and Ford won 23 of them. New roofline for 63 and most important, new engine: the mighty Ford 427. |
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If you lived in Brazil in 1987, you could have bought one of these. |
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The Lone Star State is awfully fond of convenience stores, according to the Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing, with nearly 16,000 of them sprinkled across Texas. California is a distant second with close to 12,000; Florida is third with nearly 10,000. |
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Unlike other retail sectors that are saturated with large, national chains, most convenience stores are mom-and-pop retailers. More than 62% are run by single-store operators. |
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Unsurprisingly, convenience stores are not the place we linger, according to industry data. Customers spend an average of just 3.5 minutes inside, compared with 41 minutes on any given visit to the grocery store. |
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Just slightly over half of convenience-store customers go in to buy a beverage. About 40% of convenience store shoppers have joined some sort of beverage loyalty program, and the biggest beverage fans make three visits for coffee and over four visits for fountain drinks each week. |
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A Dairy Queen owner in Kansas City invented the iconic drink by mistake in the 1950s. Because his soda fountain was on the fritz, he popped some soda bottles into the freezer to cool them quickly. Customers who loved the icy result requested the sodas that had been in the freezer longer, leading him to create a slushy machine using a car's air conditioner. 7-Eleven licensed the machine and renamed the drink the Slurpee in the mid-'60s. |
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Joe Coulombe, better known to shoppers as the founder of Trader Joe's, got his start in the late 1950s as the owner of Pronto Market, a small California convenience-store chain. But he knew the rapid expansion of 7-Eleven would make turning a profit increasingly difficult, so he decided to try out the grocery business instead. The rest, of course, is history. |
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Convenience stores are usually known for hot dogs, chips, candy, and beef jerky, but East Coast chain Wawa is beloved for its made-to-order sandwiches and hoagies. The sandwiches are so adored that Wawa beat out sandwich chains including Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike's, and Subway in a Market Force survey of more than 11,000 consumers in 2018. One of its most famous options: The Gobbler, made with turkey, gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. |
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Most convenience stores are small, but don't tell that to the Buc-ee's in New Braunfels, Texas, outside San Antonio. It's spread over 67,000 square feet, which means it could fit about 22 standard 7-Elevens inside, and boasts 120 gas pumps, 83 bathroom stalls, 1,000 parking spaces, and 31 cash registers, according to The Balance. |
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New York City's bodegas, the pedestrian-friendly, mom-and-pop answer to convenience stores, sell staples like snacks, basic groceries, and household supplies. Most are open 24 hours a day, and there are more than 10,000 of them spread between the Big Apple's five boroughs. Many have cats to keep stores free of mice and other pests, despite the fact that these feline proprietors are probably illegal. |
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In the past couple of years, Amazon has opened about 25 Amazon Go convenience stores in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. The unique part: You don't check out. Customers simply scan a QR code that connects to their Amazon account upon entering, then grab whatever they need and go. Their account is charged automatically, thanks to a robust network of cameras and sensors. |
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This is one of the first 50 examples of the Mustang Boss 429 that Ford built largely by hand for its most important dealers. Barrett-Jackson noted it’s fitted with the rare, 375bhp 820-S NASCAR engine and a specific suspension, among other equipment that helps it stand out from later cars. It sold for $605,000 in 2007, which represents approximately $748,000 today. In hindsight, it was a terrible investment. RM Sotheby’s sold the same car for $275,000 in 2013. |
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Shelby made 34 race-prepared GT350 Rs for 1965 so it’s one of the most sought-after Mustang variants and also one of the most expensive ones. It’s considered by many collectors to be the holy grail. Wearing chassis number 5R096, this car spent years winning races across Canada before moving to the United States and receiving a full restoration. It ultimately ended up in the hands of a collector in Switzerland. Its history is well documented and full of first-place finishes and it’s in excellent condition so it sold for $720,000 at an RM Sotheby’s auction in 2018. |
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The 6-Person Tropical Tahiti Floating Island is $149.98 (on sale for $129.98 for a limited time) and available for delivery from Sam’s Club. |
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69 70 fastback Mustangs are still the best looking cars Ford ever made. |
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