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Blue Baron
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79SuperVert
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Nice pic I was given as a gift upon retiring last week. I apologize for the reflections, but I didn't want to take the pic out of the nice frame.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 10:43 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Great to see you posting, 79.
This one looks like a RHD jungle bus.
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79SuperVert
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
| Great to see you posting, 79. |
Thanks. Now I just have to post, let's see, a gazillion more! 
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Nice pic I was given as a gift upon retiring last week. I apologize for the reflections, but I didn't want to take the pic out of the nice frame.
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I wonder what was on all the cars to make them so dull, there is no shine. Maybe something to protect the paint or is it just the evaporated salt water air from the trip? |
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GTV
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Morning dew?
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| I wonder what was on all the cars to make them so dull, there is no shine. Maybe something to protect the paint or is it just the evaporated salt water air from the trip? |
Beeswax or parrafin, most import cars shipped by ocean were coated in some similar greasy sh*t, removing it was part of the dealer prep or PDI, "hey new lot guy!, come here, I've got a job for you".
I wonder if they sprayed it on the cloth sunroofs as well, or if it was applied before the sunroofs were installed?
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EverettB 
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79SuperVert
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| busdaddy wrote: |
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| I wonder what was on all the cars to make them so dull, there is no shine. Maybe something to protect the paint or is it just the evaporated salt water air from the trip? |
Beeswax or parrafin, most import cars shipped by ocean were coated in some similar greasy sh*t... |
That coating is what prevented me from buying a new BMW 2002 in 1976. It was in the dealer's back storage area. My mom and I had gone to look at cars, and she saw it covered in that stuff, and said "No way are you buying that." Arghh! 
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| EmpiGT wrote: |
| I wonder what was on all the cars to make them so dull, there is no shine. Maybe something to protect the paint or is it just the evaporated salt water air from the trip? |
Beeswax or parrafin, most import cars shipped by ocean were coated in some similar greasy sh*t... |
That coating is what prevented me from buying a new BMW 2002 in 1976. It was in the dealer's back storage area. My mom and I had gone to look at cars, and she saw it covered in that stuff, and said "No way are you buying that." Arghh! |
Damn!, I feel for you now!
A shop I worked for bought a semi trailer car carrier load of new 1979 Hondas that got laid on it's side as well as some that missed the ramp coming off the boat later, as low man on the totem pole I got the short straw and a box of rags as well as a gallon or two of mineral spirits, as Mr. Miagi says... wipe on....wipe off (or something like that)  The skin on my hands has never been quite the same since, who knew about gloves back then?, and did they even make them?
Once the Goo was off they were beautiful, it even sort of added the first coat of wax to it. Made it a pain for repainting after the bodywork but removing it from an undamaged car would have been a peice of cake.
If you are still longing for a 2002 check out Bringatrailer.com, the ratio of 2002's has been ~1 in 10 there the last few months, there's a new one every day.
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79SuperVert
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I can't afford more than one vintage car at a time. But I did look!
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| 79SuperVert wrote: |
| I can't afford more than one vintage car at a time. But I did look! |
Sign up for the BaT daily email. It is a good daily read and I learn something new each time I look at it.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Note export or tourist license plate.
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 6:11 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| I can't afford more than one vintage car at a time. But I did look! |
"El que yo este a dieta no me impide mirar el menu!" 
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BarryL
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:50 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Red Fau Veh
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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Blue Baron
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