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Old December 11th, 2007, 03:32 PM
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Re: What are your favorites???

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Originally Posted by crzy4shelbys View Post
Vern,

I agree with your choice of CSX2196, although I'd only heard it referred to as the fliptop before. Do you know the history behind "The Turd"? I'd love to hear it.
When the project was started by Ken Miles, the car quickly gained the shop name "the turd"
Also, after first driving the car, Ken Miles called it "like driving a bloody dragster on ice!"

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