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28 Jul, 4 tweets, 3 min read
I vehemently dispute Welch's "good person" slander

I'm actually a nasty old antisocial hermit IRL, but IDing old cars helps me control the symptoms. There are surprising therapeutic benefits to tweeting about stuff that brings you joy rather than stuff that brings you anger. Some of you should try it sometime
I don't know if IDing some rando's grandpa's 1946 Hudson counts as "making the world a better place," but it makes me feel like Albert Schweitzer compared to the average account on this godforsaken garbage site
Instead of further griping about it, I'm going to recommend some wonderfully retro, joyful, educational, and/or funny accounts to follow:

@TracesofTexas
@marinamaral2
@alisonmartino
@OldSchool80s
@Super70sSports
@aflashbak
@AlohaWanderwell
@PulpLibrarian

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28 Jul
I can't believe these whiney wuss quitters at the Olympics. Why, back when I was nearly co-captain of the JV bowling team in '83, we wouldn't DREAM of asking Coach Kramergesic to take a breather just because of a severed spinal cord or beheading
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27 Jul
Hear me out on this: the Big TwENty
I think Texas is still a much better fit for the B1G culturally / academically than the SEC. Apparently UT and OU approached B1G at same time as SEC, but OU's lack of membership in AAU nixed a twofer offer.
AAU membership is a baseline for B1G membership, which narrows down to these possible expansion candidates:

P12: USC UCLA Stanford Cal UA UW UO UU CU
B12: KU, ISU
ACC: Pitt UVa UNC Duke GT
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26 Jul
Not sure non-Confederacy states are a good brand fit for the SEC

First African-American football player at Alabama: 1971

First African-American football player at Michigan: 1890

In a shock to absolutely no one, this whole thing is being brokered by ESPN

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26 Jul
1970 Bertone Lancia Stratos HF Zero on a... Home Depot rental trailer? (ht @TheMightyLo) #DavesCarIDService

I can't believe that put that car on a $70/day rental trailer from Home Depot, when he could have saved $20 at TSC or a tow dolly from U-Haul
After a bit of digging I've discovered there are a few replicas floating around, but the original (which I've seen up close) sold in 2011 for ~$1 million. Even a replica is serious money.
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25 Jul
Today's episode of #DavesCarIDService is brought to you by Helms Bakeries. Why waste time driving to the donut shop? Let our squadron of Helms Angels deliver donuts directly to you! Image
Yes kids, back in the day you didn't go to the food truck, the food truck came to you - and nobody did it with more panache than Helms in LA. Their 1930s delivery fleet was specially made by Twin Coach of Kent OH. Helms is no more, but their old trucks remain a visual treat. Image
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24 Jul
Today's episode of #DavesCarIDService is brought to you by Dave's Car ID Service. For all your car identification needs, dial TWitter #DavesCarIDService or DCIDS.substack.com Image
Hope you like my new business card, which I am still tweaking a bit and may turn into merch. And you'll get deep discounts on that merch by subscribing to DCIDS on Substack. New issue out featuring the legendary Zach Reynolds! dcids.substack.com/p/issue-3-the-…
Let's kickoff today's ID parade with this jaw dropping one-that-got-away: The jalopy with the missing tires here is indeed a 1906 Ford Model K, made Ford's pre-moving assembly line Piquette Ave plant in Detroit. And your family should lament its sale.

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