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  1. 512lover

    512lover Formula Junior

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    #151 512lover, Dec 14, 2009
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    Yeah this thread has rekindled my love for the car that started it all for me.
     
  2. S-T48

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    #152 S-T48, Dec 14, 2009
    This is AMAZING. Please post more pics.
     
  3. jeff512tr

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    #153 jeff512tr, Dec 14, 2009
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    Thank you everyone.
    The Cannonball car is a lifelong dream come true for me. The car went immediately into restoration when I got her nearly a year ago, so you can imagine how excited I am to be getting her home this week!
    I will post the pix this weekend!
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  4. Napolis

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    #154 Napolis, Dec 14, 2009
    Very nice work!

    Congrats!!
     
  5. jeff512tr

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    #155 jeff512tr, Dec 14, 2009
    Thank you Jim!
     
  6. joe sackey

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    #156 joe sackey, Dec 15, 2009
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  7. gamby

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    #157 gamby, Dec 15, 2009
    You are a lucky, lucky, lucky man. I can't imagine how amazing it must feel to sit in you garage w/ no one else around and just look at that car, knowing that it's the one from childhood/youth fantasy. It boggles my mind.

    Congrats.
     
  8. johnhoughtaling

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    #158 johnhoughtaling, Dec 15, 2009
    Jeff

    please get your parents Beta tape of you with the model yelling that it would be yours one day. Put it on YouTube. We need to see that.

    Single handidly the best car fantasy story I know.'

    congrats Jeff.

    I can promise you this car will not be sold again in our lifetime.

    Next owner will have to be a grave robber if I know Jeff.
     
  9. Rustybody

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    #159 Rustybody, Dec 15, 2009
    I watched the movie on Sky the other day. Did I see a phone or something on the drivers side when they are just about to fight the bikies?
     
  10. toddjw73

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    #160 toddjw73, Dec 15, 2009
    The Before :) & After :eek: Amazing! You are 1 lucky man.
     
  11. ferrari 512 tr

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    #161 ferrari 512 tr, Dec 15, 2009
    +1
     
  12. BlueBiturbo

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    #162 BlueBiturbo, Dec 15, 2009
    Hi Tony,

    Did the orignal movie car have a red or tan interior?
     
  13. ApexOversteer

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    #163 ApexOversteer, Dec 15, 2009
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    Yes, you did.

    Tan.

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    It has to be the world's most famous Countach...
     
  14. raymondQV

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    #164 raymondQV, Dec 15, 2009
    that phone...
     
  15. M.B.

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    #165 M.B., Dec 16, 2009
    LOL They have to put it back there don't you think? hahaha
     
  16. phrogs

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    #166 phrogs, Dec 17, 2009

    Yeah wheres the phone?
     
  17. jeff512tr

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    #167 jeff512tr, Dec 17, 2009
    Funny
    The FCC didn't authorize commercial cellular phones until 1982, and the first US cellular phone service became available in 1983. Cannonball Run was released two years prior, in June, 1981! I'd love to find one of those giant white phones for display with the car.
     
  18. johnhoughtaling

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    #168 johnhoughtaling, Dec 17, 2009
    Jeff:

    You made your first fortune in the cellular phone industry. So YES you need to find one of those phones!
     
  19. 2NA

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    #169 2NA, Dec 17, 2009
    Try garage sales, it's probably just a "prop".

    My mother had a phone like that in her kitchen back in the 80s.
     
  20. Miura Jota

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    #170 Miura Jota, Dec 17, 2009
    +1

    Go for it !

    that would be a Youtube record breaking blockbuster !

    and inspiration for millions of kids around the globe
     
  21. jeff512tr

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    #171 jeff512tr, Dec 20, 2009
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    She is home!
    Tony did an AMAZING job on the restoration. The car is absolutely phenomenal, runs perfectly and is a blast to drive! She arrived Friday night and is very happy now, sitting between the Dumb & Dumber Diablo and my other lo-body Countach!
    Saturday morning my brother and I went out for a drive, he took his stunning '86 TR. We had a great time!
    Last night was my annual Christmas party. Ron Rice, founder of Hawaiian Tropic and the person that owned the Cannonball car for nearly 30 years, was there (picture below.) Ron told me how happy he was that after being her "custodian" for almost three decades, that the car was in now such good hands, and getting the care that it deserved.
    Rest assured, Cannonball will be driven, shown and thoroughly enjoyed, and maintained forever in it's now concours condition!
    There are many people to thank, including Tony Ieradi and the guys at Naples Auto Italia, Monte Patterson, George Evans, Joe Sackey, Victor Woloschinow, and my many friends and family that helped make this dream possible!
    Grazie Mille!
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  22. 4re Nut

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    #172 4re Nut, Dec 20, 2009
    Congrats to all involved! Beautiful collection you have.
     
  23. Formula 1

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    #173 Formula 1, Dec 20, 2009
    Remember me first when you've gotten tired of her :D
     
  24. LP400S

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    #174 LP400S, Dec 20, 2009
    Bravo!!! Enjoy all of them!!!

    I would have loved to have seen Ron's reaction after he saw the car for the first time in the restored condition.
     
  25. Peter K.

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    #175 Peter K., Dec 20, 2009
    ENJOY IT!
     
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