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Old 12-22-08, 01:49 AM
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Default Sometimes I see things...

and I wonder if I'm hallucinating... but this was real.. and here's the proof...

on the Van Wyck Expressway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGdjg9vXWNA
Old 12-22-08, 08:39 AM
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I took this pic earlier this year, around Source Mall in LI.
Old 12-22-08, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 100plus


I took this pic earlier this year, around Source Mall in LI.
Is that a Chevelle or Malibu?
I hate to see old cars done up like that or extreme chopped work.
Old 12-22-08, 10:00 PM
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one of my friends owns 3 of them... and hes in LI. i think thats one of them you saw. hes got a orange caprice like that and i believe hes working on another.
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Funny I seen a lot of these cars down South...Rarely do you see them in NY...
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in the city u rarely see them, but in long island i see a bunch.
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Originally Posted by CBG
Is that a Chevelle or Malibu?
Tail lights on that one look to me more like a Cutlass (same car, just an Olds vs Chevy varieties)


Originally Posted by One HoT
Funny I seen a lot of these cars down South...Rarely do you see them in NY...
Thankfully declining in numbers here in NC.
Old 12-23-08, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
Thankfully declining in numbers here in NC.
hahaha i wish i could say the same here in FL

those kind of cars (donks) are really popular here in the south. i see at least a couple everyday.
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They look like toys.. hahahhaaaa
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Originally Posted by djspawn00
and I wonder if I'm hallucinating... but this was real.. and here's the proof...

on the Van Wyck Expressway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGdjg9vXWNA
There is an orange donk that is always parked on Central Ave in Valley Stream.. The lift kit on these rides are amazing.
Old 12-23-08, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
There is an orange donk that is always parked on Central Ave in Valley Stream.. The lift kit on these rides are amazing.
the one at the repair shop across from the church?
Old 12-23-08, 03:36 PM
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I wish there was non in NYC..
Everyone is entitle to their own, but I hate those DONKS with a passion... Straight tastelessIMO.
Old 12-23-08, 08:57 PM
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when you open the door, does a rope ladder unravel so you can climb down?

then how do you get back up in that thing?

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Originally Posted by Mr.Euro
the one at the repair shop across from the church?
Yes that is the spot! The drop top orange donk is there almost every weekend.
Old 12-27-08, 12:18 PM
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i saw those at englishtown, easier to do oil changes at least. but what if you get a flat ? i dont think the spare fits in the trunk.
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