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 pinx |
Help Me ID This Shooter! |
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It measures 15/16ths. I got it in a lot with quite a few Vitros including some Parrots so I just assumed it was a Vitro. Upon closer inspection, it appears to have two seams and other characteristics that are making me question a Vitro origin. Here are pics of the two seams:
And the poles: Any ideas would be appreciated. |
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wbobfm |
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It looks to me like the SUPER EGO of this marble is maintaining a fairly straight-forward sense of design.
Yet the EGO is allowing some pretty dramatic and interesting color combinations. Armed with these two variables, it should be relatively simple to mathematically calculate the ID. 
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pinx |
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Good one, Bob. I'm more used to confusion in the opposite direction. My boyfriend and I each own vintage muscle cars. My vanity plates are "ALL EGO" and his are "ALL ID". Everyone asks him what he means by ALL I.D.
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Roningeorgia |
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A Vitro by any other name is just as sweet...its'a Vitro, too.
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wbobfm |
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Glad this post worked out!
Was worried that maybe I'd been a little too silly. But lucky coincidence on that one, and thanks to Ron for adding what was originally requested. Also glad you guys like 'real' cars! ( : |
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pinx |
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My mom drove a 72 Plymouth Duster in Richard Petty Blue with white racing stripes. She handed it down to me when I turned 16, then got a 65 Barracuda. She was in college at the time and totally baffled by the young college boys who were striking up conversations with her in the parking lot.
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Roningeorgia |
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You'll soon see that I am a real gearhead!
A cousin had a Plymouth Duster or Dodge Dart (smaller size car year) 'muscle car' back then with a huge stock engine and all that was black on black and scary fast for a smaller mid-size car of the day...he traded a really beautiful mid to late '60's red GTO with white roll impleted interior for it (what a maroon!)...had a frat brother in college who had a '69 or '70 purple Cuda that was awesome...we took it on a road trip to Tallahassee to see the Allman Brothers Band back in '71 or '72...a killer car! Both the Goat and the Cuda would be worth a tidy sum today...while the Chrysler product would be worthy of the crusher....maybe. Ron |
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Roningeorgia |
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Pinx, is that aventurine I see in the Vitro of question?
Ron |
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wbobfm |
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Oh yeah! These people are raw!
My 'real' cars were a 1972 W-30 4-4-2 and a '68 Mustang GT. Both convertibles. The Olds had the ram-air scoops on the hood going into a 455. Mustang had a factory 390 4bbl., 4 speed and dual exhaust, although there were only indents in the rear bumper for the pipes, not the incredibly cool holes they had in the 65s and 66s. Great car, but honestly, the 67s and 68s weren't all that great looking, no matter how decked-out they were. (Maybe a Shelby!) Ron's certainly right about prices now. If that 65 Barracuda had the super cool curvy rear window glass, I'd want to have that insured separately before having to deal with the cost of replacing it! ( : |
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Good eye, Ron. Upon further inspection under magnification and bright light, I can confirm that the mib in question indeed has some fine flakes of aventurine. Not very thick, but definitely sparkly.
Bob, the Cuda did have the curvy back window. I think it was called a fast back. It had a tiny trunk with a false back wall that folded flat so maybe you could get a suitcase in! |
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