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Old 01-04-2021, 07:02 PM   #1
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Default Why would anybody buy a car and not ask for the key?

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Old 01-04-2021, 07:20 PM   #2
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Must have known there was no key when he asked to test drive it or start it.
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Default Re: Why would anybody buy a car and not ask for the key?

I have serious concerns for the future of that car but wouldn't I like one like that.
Thanks (I think) for posting.
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Old 01-04-2021, 07:31 PM   #4
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Default Re: Why would anybody buy a car and not ask for the key?

Looks like he wasn't planning to make use of the original engine or drivetrain:
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Looks like my concerns were well founded.
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Old 01-04-2021, 11:15 PM   #6
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I couldn't bear to watch it to the end, thinking that this might be the future of all our cars.
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Old 01-05-2021, 06:04 AM   #7
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pretty sure this feller was yearning to become a true "ford Barner"


time for someone to reach out..............
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Old 01-05-2021, 07:44 AM   #8
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Default Re: Why would anybody buy a car and not ask for the key?

I think I would have asked for more than just the key, like the roof or floor boards maybe. I like the fact that it has a compass though, where the fuel gauge usually is. [ smiley face]



Apparently its one of the rare 'A's' because it has fenders.

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Old 01-05-2021, 10:39 AM   #9
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Default Re: Why would anybody buy a car and not ask for the key?

He didn’t need a key as he had no intention of driving that A in its present form. Watch the Youtube video of them taking a plasma cutter to the body and frame.

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Old 01-05-2021, 04:59 PM   #10
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I wonder what became of the original chassis and mechanicals. Clearly, all he wanted was the body, which he preceded to cut up anyway.
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nauseating!
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nauseating!
I couldn’t agree more. Just so somebody can make a hot rod . Should be ashamed.
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I watched 3 minutes of it. That was enough for me!
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