Carlisle 2021

polara71 said:
Park in class, that's all I ask.
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Our show here certainly doesn't have anywhere near the number of cars, but when being judged, the class is listed on the window card and that is what it goes by. Where the car is parked is irrelevant. Might be a little hard there, but food for thought. Those judging/choosing are not paying attention.
 
300rag said:
Our show here certainly doesn't have anywhere near the number of cars, but when being judged, the class is listed on the window card and that is what it goes by. Where the car is parked is irrelevant. Might be a little hard there, but food for thought. Those judging/choosing are not paying attention.
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Peer judging works out to be a mess. No one is policing " in class" policy. To be honest, they don't know and I really don't care.
 
Being my 2nd time at Carlisle, and knowing the cars and crowds were going to be much bigger than last year, I didn’t expect to win anything. The show by itself, along with the specialty displays, the people and the variety of rides they bring to Carlisle is amazing. Searching through all the new and used parts venders’ booths, and finding that hard to find item in the swap area to bring home is has more value to me than an award.

It’s hard to see everything in just a few days. Being able to try to get do as much as possible is more important to me than hoping to receive an award. However, receiving the 2nd place plaque, getting chased down by Lou Costabile to do a YouTube shoot, and having Herb “Mr. 4-Speed” McCandless pull up with his wife on a golf cart to come look at the 69 Imperial caught me by surprise.
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Before leaving, Herb gave me his business card where he wrote his cell number on the back, he hopped back on the cart with his wife, drove a few feet then stopped and turned around to say “Don’t sell my car”. It was quite humbling, and I never expected any of this.

When I completed the registration forms Thursday morning, the woman asked me if it was a C body, and I replied, yes, it is. (Mmmmm, should I’ve had said “Y” Body?) Even though I listed it as a 1969 Imperial Lebaron on the registration forms that were completed, she gave me the assigned show field parking as G212. The only other car I remember seeing in the C body section when I got there was the guy with the green 72 New Yorker 4 door who took 1st Place. After seeing all the other cars that were there on Saturday when the votes were taken, there were plenty of cars that were more deserving of an award.

Truth of the matter, I was more concerned whether on not I was going to have to have the Imperial towed back to Illinois considering to problems that had developed on the drive to PA. After having to purchase a new battery in Murrysville, PA, Scott an I realized the charging problems was draining the battery, but it didn’t deter us from continuing on.

Later on coming down one of the hills in PA, the front right brake began to drag badly, and sounded as though it was metal on metal when coming to a stop. We made it to the Homewood suites and began searching for auto parts stores on our phones. The rain on Wednesday slowed down our trip. The next day, the rain didn’t let up, I decided to leave the car on the show field Thursday night because of the drivability/brake issues and continued charging problems.

We ran into Josh @cuda hunter on Thursday, who was on a mad hunt for side scoops for his cuda. He carted us around after leaving the fairgrounds. We stopped at a restaurant in New Cumberland where we all met up with some of his E body friends for food & drinks. On Friday while back at the fairgrounds I was talking with David Hill, where he mentioned the hotel he had booked for the weekend had given his room away to someone else. Turns out he had a place to crash, as the place I had reserved had 2 beds & a pull out couch bed, so he bunked with me & Scott for the rest of our stay. Wyatt had a change of plans and couldn’t make it to Carlisle this year, so the extra spot was available.

On Friday we left the show field a little earlier, knowing more rain was in the forecast. I’m still contacting people about getting the car towed back to IL, just in case the car was beyond repair. Lucked out completely finding the Budd brake pads and a voltage regulator at Craig’s @mobileparts booth.

While still on the field with the hood up, Sam, a fella from Ft Wayne, IN and John @Big_John helped with diagnosis on the charging, to get us “hot” again. (John had it figured out right away…Thank you) All That was needed was some electrical wire, so a new hunt began back in the vender’s area. After finding some wire and retuning to the car, David @david hill ran the wires from the alternator to the battery, and we were charging.

With the electrical problem remedied, we slowly drove back to the hotel to address the brakes. As soon as the front right wheel was removed, one of the brake pads fell to the pavement. Just the metal backing plate was there. The asbestos pad was gone. Not good, but I had already bought the pads from Craig, so we should be fine. Not so fast…When removing the caliper, a rusted brake line broke. David & I jumped in his 300 vert and headed to a local auto parts store for some brake line, brake fluid and a flaring tool while Scott continued to work on the front end.

David got the line fixed and the pads to fit after spending some time getting the 4 pistons pushed in just enough to evenly put the pads in the caliper and over the rotor. Both rotors will need to be replaced soon, but I’ll never find them as they just don’t exist anymore, so it looks like a 73 disc conversion will be in this cars future. A huge Thanks goes out to David & Scott for everything!!

All in all, it wasn't complete panic mode this weekend with the Imperial, even though I had my doubts a few times. Everyday we walked the field, we got to meet many FCBO members, all of whom had no problem letting us drink their beers while stoppin to say hi. Jeff @cantflip and Will @bluefury361 had some cold ones at their swap tent, as did @Ripinator who luckily was parked close to us. Rip invited Scott, David & I to join him & @Trace 300 Hurst to join them for dinner too, which turned out to be just as fun. Good times indeed! On other trips back around the swap area by Jeff & Will we ran into @Samplingman and @mdh157 . Hoping to meet Jer but didn't get to see @BIGBARNEYCARS , but earlier pics in this thread prove he was there. Wanted to meet Bob @1978 NYB , but about the time you were pulling in in your Redeye, I was leaving for the YT video thing with Lou. I got stuck there for over an hour, as he did another video with a guy from Michigan who drove the Carlisle to have him do a video on his T-Bird. I was stuck as I was Lou's ride back to the fairgrounds.
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Hopefully next year you're doing better and are able to stay longer.
Walked the car coral to see the what the fuss was with the NYer Michel @ayilar had discussed. It was no were to be found when I got there, so maybe it sold. Surely all the codes will be shared in another thread (maybe this one) by our coder, Michel.
This Fury in the car coral that drew my attention...
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One other forward look car that I had to go back to look at a few times was at the McCandless tent area...
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Some convertibles that show well...
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I took a lot of pictures, but I believe most have already been posted.
The trip to Carlisle annually is definitely worth the experience. It's never the same, and anyone who goes will always be in for a good time.
 
sixpkrt said:
Being my 2nd time at Carlisle, and knowing the cars and crowds were going to be much bigger than last year, I didn’t expect to win anything. The show by itself, along with the specialty displays, the people and the variety of rides they bring to Carlisle is amazing. Searching through all the new and used parts venders’ booths, and finding that hard to find item in the swap area to bring home is has more value to me than an award.

It’s hard to see everything in just a few days. Being able to try to get do as much as possible is more important to me than hoping to receive an award. However, receiving the 2nd place plaque, getting chased down by Lou Costabile to do a YouTube shoot, and having Herb “Mr. 4-Speed” McCandless pull up with his wife on a golf cart to come look at the 69 Imperial caught me by surprise. View attachment 474894
Before leaving, Herb gave me his business card where he wrote his cell number on the back, he hopped back on the cart with his wife, drove a few feet then stopped and turned around to say “Don’t sell my car”. It was quite humbling, and I never expected any of this.

When I completed the registration forms Thursday morning, the woman asked me if it was a C body, and I replied, yes, it is. (Mmmmm, should I’ve had said “Y” Body?) Even though I listed it as a 1969 Imperial Lebaron on the registration forms that were completed, she gave me the assigned show field parking as G212. The only other car I remember seeing in the C body section when I got there was the guy with the green 72 New Yorker 4 door who took 1st Place. After seeing all the other cars that were there on Saturday when the votes were taken, there were plenty of cars that were more deserving of an award.

Truth of the matter, I was more concerned whether on not I was going to have to have the Imperial towed back to Illinois considering to problems that had developed on the drive to PA. After having to purchase a new battery in Murrysville, PA, Scott an I realized the charging problems was draining the battery, but it didn’t deter us from continuing on.

Later on coming down one of the hills in PA, the front right brake began to drag badly, and sounded as though it was metal on metal when coming to a stop. We made it to the Homewood suites and began searching for auto parts stores on our phones. The rain on Wednesday slowed down our trip. The next day, the rain didn’t let up, I decided to leave the car on the show field Thursday night because of the drivability/brake issues and continued charging problems.

We ran into Josh @cuda hunter on Thursday, who was on a mad hunt for side scoops for his cuda. He carted us around after leaving the fairgrounds. We stopped at a restaurant in New Cumberland where we all met up with some of his E body friends for food & drinks. On Friday while back at the fairgrounds I was talking with David Hill, where he mentioned the hotel he had booked for the weekend had given his room away to someone else. Turns out he had a place to crash, as the place I had reserved had 2 beds & a pull out couch bed, so he bunked with me & Scott for the rest of our stay. Wyatt had a change of plans and couldn’t make it to Carlisle this year, so the extra spot was available.

On Friday we left the show field a little earlier, knowing more rain was in the forecast. I’m still contacting people about getting the car towed back to IL, just in case the car was beyond repair. Lucked out completely finding the Budd brake pads and a voltage regulator at Craig’s @mobileparts booth.

While still on the field with the hood up, Sam, a fella from Ft Wayne, IN and John @Big_John helped with diagnosis on the charging, to get us “hot” again. (John had it figured out right away…Thank you) All That was needed was some electrical wire, so a new hunt began back in the vender’s area. After finding some wire and retuning to the car, David @david hill ran the wires from the alternator to the battery, and we were charging.

With the electrical problem remedied, we slowly drove back to the hotel to address the brakes. As soon as the front right wheel was removed, one of the brake pads fell to the pavement. Just the metal backing plate was there. The asbestos pad was gone. Not good, but I had already bought the pads from Craig, so we should be fine. Not so fast…When removing the caliper, a rusted brake line broke. David & I jumped in his 300 vert and headed to a local auto parts store for some brake line, brake fluid and a flaring tool while Scott continued to work on the front end.

David got the line fixed and the pads to fit after spending some time getting the 4 pistons pushed in just enough to evenly put the pads in the caliper and over the rotor. Both rotors will need to be replaced soon, but I’ll never find them as they just don’t exist anymore, so it looks like a 73 disc conversion will be in this cars future. A huge Thanks goes out to David & Scott for everything!!

All in all, it wasn't complete panic mode this weekend with the Imperial, even though I had my doubts a few times. Everyday we walked the field, we got to meet many FCBO members, all of whom had no problem letting us drink their beers while stoppin to say hi. Jeff @cantflip and Will @bluefury361 had some cold ones at their swap tent, as did @Ripinator who luckily was parked close to us. Rip invited Scott, David & I to join him & @Trace 300 Hurst to join them for dinner too, which turned out to be just as fun. Good times indeed! On other trips back around the swap area by Jeff & Will we ran into @Samplingman and @mdh157 . Hoping to meet Jer but didn't get to see @BIGBARNEYCARS , but earlier pics in this thread prove he was there. Wanted to meet Bob @1978 NYB , but about the time you were pulling in in your Redeye, I was leaving for the YT video thing with Lou. I got stuck there for over an hour, as he did another video with a guy from Michigan who drove the Carlisle to have him do a video on his T-Bird. I was stuck as I was Lou's ride back to the fairgrounds.
View attachment 474903 Hopefully next year you're doing better and are able to stay longer.
Walked the car coral to see the what the fuss was with the NYer Michel @ayilar had discussed. It was no were to be found when I got there, so maybe it sold. Surely all the codes will be shared in another thread (maybe this one) by our coder, Michel.
This Fury in the car coral that drew my attention...
View attachment 474899 View attachment 474900

One other forward look car that I had to go back to look at a few times was at the McCandless tent area...
View attachment 474901 View attachment 474902

Some convertibles that show well...
View attachment 474904 View attachment 474905 View attachment 474906 View attachment 474907

I took a lot of pictures, but I believe most have already been posted.
The trip to Carlisle annually is definitely worth the experience. It's never the same, and anyone who goes will always be in for a good time.
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Sorry I missed you. Hopefully I will be in better health next year and we will meet up at the big show!

Beautiful car!!!
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
sixpkrt said:
Being my 2nd time at Carlisle, and knowing the cars and crowds were going to be much bigger than last year, I didn’t expect to win anything. The show by itself, along with the specialty displays, the people and the variety of rides they bring to Carlisle is amazing. Searching through all the new and used parts venders’ booths, and finding that hard to find item in the swap area to bring home is has more value to me than an award.

It’s hard to see everything in just a few days. Being able to try to get do as much as possible is more important to me than hoping to receive an award. However, receiving the 2nd place plaque, getting chased down by Lou Costabile to do a YouTube shoot, and having Herb “Mr. 4-Speed” McCandless pull up with his wife on a golf cart to come look at the 69 Imperial caught me by surprise. View attachment 474894
Before leaving, Herb gave me his business card where he wrote his cell number on the back, he hopped back on the cart with his wife, drove a few feet then stopped and turned around to say “Don’t sell my car”. It was quite humbling, and I never expected any of this.

When I completed the registration forms Thursday morning, the woman asked me if it was a C body, and I replied, yes, it is. (Mmmmm, should I’ve had said “Y” Body?) Even though I listed it as a 1969 Imperial Lebaron on the registration forms that were completed, she gave me the assigned show field parking as G212. The only other car I remember seeing in the C body section when I got there was the guy with the green 72 New Yorker 4 door who took 1st Place. After seeing all the other cars that were there on Saturday when the votes were taken, there were plenty of cars that were more deserving of an award.

Truth of the matter, I was more concerned whether on not I was going to have to have the Imperial towed back to Illinois considering to problems that had developed on the drive to PA. After having to purchase a new battery in Murrysville, PA, Scott an I realized the charging problems was draining the battery, but it didn’t deter us from continuing on.

Later on coming down one of the hills in PA, the front right brake began to drag badly, and sounded as though it was metal on metal when coming to a stop. We made it to the Homewood suites and began searching for auto parts stores on our phones. The rain on Wednesday slowed down our trip. The next day, the rain didn’t let up, I decided to leave the car on the show field Thursday night because of the drivability/brake issues and continued charging problems.

We ran into Josh @cuda hunter on Thursday, who was on a mad hunt for side scoops for his cuda. He carted us around after leaving the fairgrounds. We stopped at a restaurant in New Cumberland where we all met up with some of his E body friends for food & drinks. On Friday while back at the fairgrounds I was talking with David Hill, where he mentioned the hotel he had booked for the weekend had given his room away to someone else. Turns out he had a place to crash, as the place I had reserved had 2 beds & a pull out couch bed, so he bunked with me & Scott for the rest of our stay. Wyatt had a change of plans and couldn’t make it to Carlisle this year, so the extra spot was available.

On Friday we left the show field a little earlier, knowing more rain was in the forecast. I’m still contacting people about getting the car towed back to IL, just in case the car was beyond repair. Lucked out completely finding the Budd brake pads and a voltage regulator at Craig’s @mobileparts booth.

While still on the field with the hood up, Sam, a fella from Ft Wayne, IN and John @Big_John helped with diagnosis on the charging, to get us “hot” again. (John had it figured out right away…Thank you) All That was needed was some electrical wire, so a new hunt began back in the vender’s area. After finding some wire and retuning to the car, David @david hill ran the wires from the alternator to the battery, and we were charging.

With the electrical problem remedied, we slowly drove back to the hotel to address the brakes. As soon as the front right wheel was removed, one of the brake pads fell to the pavement. Just the metal backing plate was there. The asbestos pad was gone. Not good, but I had already bought the pads from Craig, so we should be fine. Not so fast…When removing the caliper, a rusted brake line broke. David & I jumped in his 300 vert and headed to a local auto parts store for some brake line, brake fluid and a flaring tool while Scott continued to work on the front end.

David got the line fixed and the pads to fit after spending some time getting the 4 pistons pushed in just enough to evenly put the pads in the caliper and over the rotor. Both rotors will need to be replaced soon, but I’ll never find them as they just don’t exist anymore, so it looks like a 73 disc conversion will be in this cars future. A huge Thanks goes out to David & Scott for everything!!

All in all, it wasn't complete panic mode this weekend with the Imperial, even though I had my doubts a few times. Everyday we walked the field, we got to meet many FCBO members, all of whom had no problem letting us drink their beers while stoppin to say hi. Jeff @cantflip and Will @bluefury361 had some cold ones at their swap tent, as did @Ripinator who luckily was parked close to us. Rip invited Scott, David & I to join him & @Trace 300 Hurst to join them for dinner too, which turned out to be just as fun. Good times indeed! On other trips back around the swap area by Jeff & Will we ran into @Samplingman and @mdh157 . Hoping to meet Jer but didn't get to see @BIGBARNEYCARS , but earlier pics in this thread prove he was there. Wanted to meet Bob @1978 NYB , but about the time you were pulling in in your Redeye, I was leaving for the YT video thing with Lou. I got stuck there for over an hour, as he did another video with a guy from Michigan who drove the Carlisle to have him do a video on his T-Bird. I was stuck as I was Lou's ride back to the fairgrounds.
View attachment 474903 Hopefully next year you're doing better and are able to stay longer.
Walked the car coral to see the what the fuss was with the NYer Michel @ayilar had discussed. It was no were to be found when I got there, so maybe it sold. Surely all the codes will be shared in another thread (maybe this one) by our coder, Michel.
This Fury in the car coral that drew my attention...
View attachment 474899 View attachment 474900

One other forward look car that I had to go back to look at a few times was at the McCandless tent area...
View attachment 474901 View attachment 474902

Some convertibles that show well...
View attachment 474904 View attachment 474905 View attachment 474906 View attachment 474907

I took a lot of pictures, but I believe most have already been posted.
The trip to Carlisle annually is definitely worth the experience. It's never the same, and anyone who goes will always be in for a good time.
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Great story and awesome ride Tim! I really enjoyed seeing your Imperial in person at the IRM.
 
sixpkrt said:
Being my 2nd time at Carlisle, and knowing the cars and crowds were going to be much bigger than last year, I didn’t expect to win anything. The show by itself, along with the specialty displays, the people and the variety of rides they bring to Carlisle is amazing. Searching through all the new and used parts venders’ booths, and finding that hard to find item in the swap area to bring home is has more value to me than an award.

It’s hard to see everything in just a few days. Being able to try to get do as much as possible is more important to me than hoping to receive an award. However, receiving the 2nd place plaque, getting chased down by Lou Costabile to do a YouTube shoot, and having Herb “Mr. 4-Speed” McCandless pull up with his wife on a golf cart to come look at the 69 Imperial caught me by surprise. View attachment 474894
Before leaving, Herb gave me his business card where he wrote his cell number on the back, he hopped back on the cart with his wife, drove a few feet then stopped and turned around to say “Don’t sell my car”. It was quite humbling, and I never expected any of this.

When I completed the registration forms Thursday morning, the woman asked me if it was a C body, and I replied, yes, it is. (Mmmmm, should I’ve had said “Y” Body?) Even though I listed it as a 1969 Imperial Lebaron on the registration forms that were completed, she gave me the assigned show field parking as G212. The only other car I remember seeing in the C body section when I got there was the guy with the green 72 New Yorker 4 door who took 1st Place. After seeing all the other cars that were there on Saturday when the votes were taken, there were plenty of cars that were more deserving of an award.

Truth of the matter, I was more concerned whether on not I was going to have to have the Imperial towed back to Illinois considering to problems that had developed on the drive to PA. After having to purchase a new battery in Murrysville, PA, Scott an I realized the charging problems was draining the battery, but it didn’t deter us from continuing on.

Later on coming down one of the hills in PA, the front right brake began to drag badly, and sounded as though it was metal on metal when coming to a stop. We made it to the Homewood suites and began searching for auto parts stores on our phones. The rain on Wednesday slowed down our trip. The next day, the rain didn’t let up, I decided to leave the car on the show field Thursday night because of the drivability/brake issues and continued charging problems.

We ran into Josh @cuda hunter on Thursday, who was on a mad hunt for side scoops for his cuda. He carted us around after leaving the fairgrounds. We stopped at a restaurant in New Cumberland where we all met up with some of his E body friends for food & drinks. On Friday while back at the fairgrounds I was talking with David Hill, where he mentioned the hotel he had booked for the weekend had given his room away to someone else. Turns out he had a place to crash, as the place I had reserved had 2 beds & a pull out couch bed, so he bunked with me & Scott for the rest of our stay. Wyatt had a change of plans and couldn’t make it to Carlisle this year, so the extra spot was available.

On Friday we left the show field a little earlier, knowing more rain was in the forecast. I’m still contacting people about getting the car towed back to IL, just in case the car was beyond repair. Lucked out completely finding the Budd brake pads and a voltage regulator at Craig’s @mobileparts booth.

While still on the field with the hood up, Sam, a fella from Ft Wayne, IN and John @Big_John helped with diagnosis on the charging, to get us “hot” again. (John had it figured out right away…Thank you) All That was needed was some electrical wire, so a new hunt began back in the vender’s area. After finding some wire and retuning to the car, David @david hill ran the wires from the alternator to the battery, and we were charging.

With the electrical problem remedied, we slowly drove back to the hotel to address the brakes. As soon as the front right wheel was removed, one of the brake pads fell to the pavement. Just the metal backing plate was there. The asbestos pad was gone. Not good, but I had already bought the pads from Craig, so we should be fine. Not so fast…When removing the caliper, a rusted brake line broke. David & I jumped in his 300 vert and headed to a local auto parts store for some brake line, brake fluid and a flaring tool while Scott continued to work on the front end.

David got the line fixed and the pads to fit after spending some time getting the 4 pistons pushed in just enough to evenly put the pads in the caliper and over the rotor. Both rotors will need to be replaced soon, but I’ll never find them as they just don’t exist anymore, so it looks like a 73 disc conversion will be in this cars future. A huge Thanks goes out to David & Scott for everything!!

All in all, it wasn't complete panic mode this weekend with the Imperial, even though I had my doubts a few times. Everyday we walked the field, we got to meet many FCBO members, all of whom had no problem letting us drink their beers while stoppin to say hi. Jeff @cantflip and Will @bluefury361 had some cold ones at their swap tent, as did @Ripinator who luckily was parked close to us. Rip invited Scott, David & I to join him & @Trace 300 Hurst to join them for dinner too, which turned out to be just as fun. Good times indeed! On other trips back around the swap area by Jeff & Will we ran into @Samplingman and @mdh157 . Hoping to meet Jer but didn't get to see @BIGBARNEYCARS , but earlier pics in this thread prove he was there. Wanted to meet Bob @1978 NYB , but about the time you were pulling in in your Redeye, I was leaving for the YT video thing with Lou. I got stuck there for over an hour, as he did another video with a guy from Michigan who drove the Carlisle to have him do a video on his T-Bird. I was stuck as I was Lou's ride back to the fairgrounds.
View attachment 474903 Hopefully next year you're doing better and are able to stay longer.
Walked the car coral to see the what the fuss was with the NYer Michel @ayilar had discussed. It was no were to be found when I got there, so maybe it sold. Surely all the codes will be shared in another thread (maybe this one) by our coder, Michel.
This Fury in the car coral that drew my attention...
View attachment 474899 View attachment 474900

One other forward look car that I had to go back to look at a few times was at the McCandless tent area...
View attachment 474901 View attachment 474902

Some convertibles that show well...
View attachment 474904 View attachment 474905 View attachment 474906 View attachment 474907

I took a lot of pictures, but I believe most have already been posted.
The trip to Carlisle annually is definitely worth the experience. It's never the same, and anyone who goes will always be in for a good time.
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When Big John talks , I'm paying attention.
 
I was born at night, but I wasn't born last night.
 
Big_John said:
Interesting email I just got from the 300 International List Server. They don't have a forum, but communicate via this archaic list server, left over from Yahoo days.

This is quoted with a small deletion, but directly from the email I just received. They are referring to letter cars here.

"With so few 300s there and our section invaded by some Plymouths which were definitely not in show car condition, the awards were sort of a given. If you were in the correct row you got an award."
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what Plymouths???
 
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