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Old 11-05-2024, 10:25 PM   #21
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Old 11-05-2024, 10:35 PM   #22
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Love this thread!
I visited your place a few Summers ago
with Grant Schumacher - he built
the castle on the bluff in Friday Harbor





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Yes, it was a fun visit, and our favorite shrimping spot is about 300 yards off your friend's beach, so I always look for the castle.
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My coupe gained it in a farmyard somewhere in MN followed by several decades in field west of Minot, ND.
Wow, Rich!
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Old 11-07-2024, 10:40 AM   #25
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Here’s a car that’s earned its patina over the years. Found by Norris Pratt in the late 40’s in California. This car is now in Minnesota.
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