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She has left the rock and heading East. Put her on the Sea Span barge for the ride. Was a nice "last" cruise with her. Ran smooth and not a wiggle in the wheel. Have fun when she gets there Kevin! Sent a treat in the glove box for you and Dougie. wink

 

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 I guess I'm missing something.  It's being loaded onto a barge, I thought it was being transported via car Carrier from Vancouver Island to Ontario.

 Not to worry, Clint. When he said she has left the Rock and heading east, I thought for a second it was in Newfoundland and headed over seas to the Europeans.. haha.

 Shit...forgot to swap to right hand drive!! biggrin



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it may have been talked about before but I wonder why Pontiac never had engine size emblems till 1968 when the Chevys had it years earlierconfuse



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Sleeper factor....

Beaumonts had some earlier but not Acadians or full size for some reason.

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Shoot, I wish I knew when it's passing through Winnipeg, I'd toss a care package into it.

 it is headed to a yard I the Peg instead of Calgary now. I can see Carl cutting a hole in the fence to get at her for upgrades



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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:
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Shoot, I wish I knew when it's passing through Winnipeg, I'd toss a care package into it.

 it is headed to a yard I the Peg instead of Calgary now. I can see Carl cutting a hole in the fence to get at her for upgrades

 C'mon, please please please let me liberate it from the yard for a week or two.....

Will I be able to put a box into it when it's there?



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So she has made it all the way to Calgary where she sits. The people that have it now are to take it to Winnipeg  for pick up next week. If it doesnt get picked up next week they will bring it to me. Funny thing is I was contacted by a guy that offered to bring the car i was going to buy From Ken to me next week.



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I think I photographed that car a couple of years ago in Victoria.

20170906_164221.jpg20170906_164229.jpgGrande Parisienne 001.jpg



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That is her John. You drove by her twice? Now heading East for a face lift...

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hawkeye5766 wrote:
67Poncho wrote:
seventy2plus2 wrote:
hawkeye5766 wrote:

She has left the rock and heading East. Put her on the Sea Span barge for the ride. Was a nice "last" cruise with her. Ran smooth and not a wiggle in the wheel. Have fun when she gets there Kevin! Sent a treat in the glove box for you and Dougie. wink

 

grande leaving.JPG

 I guess I'm missing something.  It's being loaded onto a barge, I thought it was being transported via car Carrier from Vancouver Island to Ontario.

 Not to worry, Clint. When he said she has left the Rock and heading east, I thought for a second it was in Newfoundland and headed over seas to the Europeans.. haha.

 Shit...forgot to swap to right hand drive!! biggrin

 Damn Jim now I cant wait for the car to get here.LMAO



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they say it will be here Fridayhmm I dont care about the car anymore, I just want those BEERS!



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Yeah you got a way better one already!



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they say it will be here Fridayhmm I dont care about the car anymore, I just want those BEERS!

 Stopping in Winnipeg?



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Yeah you got a way better one already!

I have had a lot of fun getting it running Ken, pulled the rad and flushed it out. New rad hoses and reinstalled rad. Poured in new anti freeze and it started running out the bottom of the engine. Found drain plug removed from block. Rob one from another engine and refill. Fired up on the old gas ( need to drain tank and put in fresh ) Have to get new check valve for brake booster then see if I can get brakes working. I will be able to move it around till I tear it apart



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they say it will be here Fridayhmm I dont care about the car anymore, I just want those BEERS!

 Stopping in Winnipeg?

 no contact with driver. I guess he would never be off the phone with people asking where their car is



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This is my nephews 70 SS Nova being loaded. Mine is coming on same trailer

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I'd forgotten that I had drained the old girl. Probably had put the plug on the battery tray so it is somewhere in bumpy Saskatchewan.

I hadn't run it since the video so that is about 8 or nine years of aged fuel. Not bad. Glad it worked out.



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She has finally arrived aww

Looks like the top did not survive the tripcryIMG_0663.JPG



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That has to be one of the longer purchases to start with, then the delivery took longer. She was waiting for nice weather to get to Ontario?

Good ordeal to have over.

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How did the vinyl roof get damaged?

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I'm betting the Manitoba wind we had this week had something to do with that!

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wow

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I'm betting the Manitoba wind we had this week had something to do with that!

 dont remember where he said it was but the winds were brutal 



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I'm betting the Manitoba wind we had this week had something to do with that!

 dont remember where he said it was but the winds were brutal 

 rethinking this I bet he took my car through a lion safari and the monkeys got itno damn monkeys



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LOL! I remember going there as a kid and seeing cars with the vinyl roof's torn up. Dad refused to take the 69 Pontiac through because of this and we used one of their zebra striped rentals .

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When vinyl tops were popular I remember seeing the odd car on the highway with the top all puffed up by air buildup.

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