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Old Jul 21st 2015, 2:31 am
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Originally Posted by markonline1
I'm lucky in that I never have to deal with snow. And as I posted a page or 2 back, the Ford Raptor I drove the other day would bypass my truck hatred gene. I'd buy one tomorrow if I could.
Oh I love the trophy truck and PreRunner styles.

Dream truck is a Stewart Racing Ford Raptor, but it costs something like $250K or $500K.

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Jimco is another trophy truck builder but not sure if theirs is road legal and unlike the above which is a highly modified Raptor, the Jimco Ford Raptor is a purpose built tube frame desert racer with a Raptor looking shell. Something like 800- 1000hp.

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Old Jul 21st 2015, 3:14 am
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are you kidding? its a tarts vehicle with too much plastic, its very "pinched", Oh and like the bar on the front, nice place to hang a tea towel. Is this forum moderated at all?
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Old Jul 21st 2015, 3:24 am
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are you kidding? its a tarts vehicle with too much plastic, its very "pinched", Oh and like the bar on the front, nice place to hang a tea towel. Is this forum moderated at all?
Moder-whated now?
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Moder-whated now?
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You know, Like cake.

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Woo! Liberty!



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I want that one
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That looks like the results of an unholy alliance between a treadmill and a dildo.

Stick to the Triumphs, Capris and Frogeyes.....
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Originally Posted by Boomhauer
Oh I love the trophy truck and PreRunner styles.

Dream truck is a Stewart Racing Ford Raptor, but it costs something like $250K or $500K.

Stewart's Raceworks | Our Vehicles

Jimco is another trophy truck builder but not sure if theirs is road legal and unlike the above which is a highly modified Raptor, the Jimco Ford Raptor is a purpose built tube frame desert racer with a Raptor looking shell. Something like 800- 1000hp.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psljd5vwpg.jpg
Jesus, that thing's ugly as ****

Trucks might be useful and everything but I'd still never have one. Apart from the fact that I don't like how they look, everyone would be expecting me to haul shit for them and I'd basically spend my life saying nothing but '**** off'.

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That thing's fugly, too ...
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Kinda scarey....bet you can't do that to a Dolomite Sprint!

I like the way they pushed it to the point of sticking him in a ditch.....with friends like this etc etc....
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That thing's fugly, too ...
Why do you hate freedom?
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Why do you hate freedom?
Oh, I don't. I just hate SUVs and garish, attention seeking paint jobs. When the two are combined, well, you can imagine ...

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Oh, I don't. I just hate SUVs and garish, attention seeking paint jobs. When the two are combined, well, you can imagine ...

But.... Liberty...
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Apart from the fact that I don't like how they look
I've got an F-150, and I'm amazed by the number of folk that will wander up at odd times and say "nice truck".... my normal response is "really?"

everyone would be expecting me to haul shit for them and I'd basically spend my life saying nothing but '**** off'.
That would be my BiL - only time I ever hear from him is when he needs something moving.....
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