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Ford used to own its own fleet of ships on the Great Lakes and here is a pic of one, note the logo on the stack:
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Thar she blows. Cool info.
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Wow I guess it was cheaper for them to buy a ship then use another company to transport cars. but use used past tense so they not have it anymore?
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I'l bet it goes like BOAT out of hell too huh?
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ZX3_2NV,Oct 23 2008, 08:06 AM Wrote:Wow I guess it was cheaper for them to buy a ship then use another company to transport cars. but use used past tense so they not have it anymore?
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It isn't a car carrier, it carried the raw materials to make them: iron ore, coal, casting sand etc.
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I note the name on the ship, do I detect a slight bit of ego there? :lol:
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10-24-2008, 12:38 AM
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About serveral hundread feet of it lol.
Go Big Or Go Home. :o :blink:
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Now that's pimp! :lol:
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needs a drop... it's sitting a little high
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So much body roll in the corners you need lifeboats eh?
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I saw one of those going down the road the other day... it said "Taurus X" on the rear tho! :rofl:
Looks small next to a H2, mind you :P
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damn thats one big fart can coming out from the top... and i thought mine was big haha
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^^^ :lol:
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I`d like to see the stereo that you can put in that sucker lol
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She's probably been chopped up, melted down and some of us here might actually be driving her on the roads today aaaayee!
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actually I take that back, cast iron is too heavy for ff body or parts lol
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