Stinger MKll restoration

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Re: Stinger MKll restoration

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Post by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB » Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:54 pm

Here is a run from yesterday. I apologize for the brevity. I 'm used to making these short so they text in decent resolution. I'll leave out the details of Derek making us wait for dinner so he could run the Stinger "real quick". It turned out to be worth it. This thing is a vintage beast! To think that it could have ran just like it does now in the 80's is nothing short of life changing.

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Re: Stinger MKll restoration

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Post by TheDiamondOne » Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:41 pm

Another perfect example of a BOTY winning and running car that lost due to "delicate politics"

David, The artist formerly known as coxbros

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