Was watching a WWII documentary a couple years ago. Was surprised that the words "fubar" and "snafu" were coined by GI's during the war.

We all know how they got fubar. But snafu?

Acronym for "situation normal; all f!#ked up".

There was a third favorite: SUSFU (Situation Unchanged: Still F*@ked Up) but this one has fallen out of favor and is no longer used.

Also FUBAR has another meaning: "F*@ked Up By A$$holes in the Rear".

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Bill S - Are these "The Four Kings?"

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Part of Ron Pratte’s collection before he liquidated.

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Photos taken at Pavilions?

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1967 Corvette Coupe 427/435 HP, Unrestored with 8,533 Miles, Sold: $675,000 at a Mecum auction.

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Chrysler was seriously considering selling a 2 seater to compete with the Thunderbird and Corvette. The 1955 Chrysler Falcon Concept Car. 1 of 3 built. The reason for not building it: Chrysler determined the market for three 2 seater sports cars was too small.

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The Z29 stripe package was the internal RPO code for base side stripes standard on the SS396. Of the 63,006 SS396 models produced in 1967, 4,770 (a little over 7%) opted for the RPO D96 special stripes yet these are not often seen today and many restorers choose not to replace even the standard stripes.

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The 1965-only GTO tail lights are the most expensive production units ever created by GM, involving casting, plating and painting of the housings which wrap around the rear of the car.

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Kids . . . when hiding, they automatically assume that if they can't see you, then you can't see them.

I was at the 2006 BJ auction when Pratt was building his collection hot/heavy. He bought the LS-6 Chevelle convertible drag car and the GM Futureliner bus among a bunch of other cars at that auction. I believe he spent close to 10 million that weekend at the peak of the market. I always wondered how big of a bath he took when he liquidated.

FUBAR also = F*@ked Up Beyond All Recognition ...

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Since he built his collection one auction at a time, it would be next to impossible to figure out how much he lost.

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17th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bombardment) B-25s on Luzon, April 1945

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Havilland Mosquito mounted with rockets for the first time in about 75 years.

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Thanks for always sharing such great stuff Lee!
A couple cool also important facts about Mosquito's;
When built, they were one of the fastest operational aircrafts in the world.
The main frames also wings were constructed mostly of wood!
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~ Pete


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The mosquito with the crew belongs to the military aviation museum. The hellcat and zero are Caf aircraft.

The mosquito with rockets was Rod Lewis’. Gone to a guy in California after his divorce. Damn.

Only 3 mosquitoes flying. The fourth either just flew or is just weeks away from doing so.

----You can see the Penske car and the corner of Scotts red car. Those are the only two of the 4 that were there in 2016 at Bloomington Gold at the Indy track. The 3rd car has yet to be fully vetted and the 4th is, so far, missing! That is my understanding. The silver car and the black car are both stock 66's with as many competition options as were available on a regular order form. My 66 (Jan's car) is at the other end of the room full of notable 66's.....Bill S