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Old 04-01-2015, 08:44 PM
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“Millions of documents, long-assumed lost, were in fact stored on a vintage computer that was recently found in a GM storage warehouse in Sterling Heights, Mich.”

According to this article in Autoweek
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They find that every year on this day for some reason or anther.
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They find that every year on this day for some reason or anther.
Those darn Sperry-Univacs only work if you feed in 65,0305,028 data cards, as the only extant circa 1958 tape drive is Kaput. It takes at least 365 days to type and feed those cards in, hence we only hear of it once a year...then they over heat a vacuum tube and start all over

I'm sure those 34,000 real '67 big block cars are safe for now...

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I saw the highlight and link on Autoweek’s home page and didn’t see an April fools disclaimer. It still sounds too good to be true, but it could be a great moneymaker for GM with packages at $120 and $200 a pop.

If it were true, you’ll see a lot of nervous 435HP owners.

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That would be great news if its actually true.
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It's true. I hacked the vintage computer and got it all. Send me the money via Paypal and I'll e-mail you the info.
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It's true. I hacked the vintage computer and got it all. Send me the money via Paypal and I'll e-mail you the info.
65GGvert, I am eager to receive the information you have in your possession regarding my 1967 Corvette. However, my Nigerian bank, The Bank of Central Nigeria, only permits me to transfer money electronically to counterparties that can be successfully vetted, validated, and verified. Please PM me your bank account's routing and account numbers, your social security number, your mother's maiden name along with your account PIN. For faster verification by this highly respected leading Nigerian national banking institution information from two credit cards in your name, and not associated with the bank information cited above, that have total credit balances of $25,000 USD are required before I can electronically transfer funds to you. The credit card information required is the standard information requested when a purchase is made online, and so this additional information request should not concern you in the least.

If you have any doubts that the open credit lines total $25,000 USD feel free to forward credit card data from all your open credit cards and the Bank of Central Nigeria (BOCN) for a slight credit check fee will send you a summary report of your cards' remaining balances. Other people I have transacted online fund transfers with find this service to be a great value for the minimal fees charged by BOCN.

I look forward to your earliest response to my request as I have been on a quest for years seeking the information you have in your possession pertaining to my Corvette.
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Originally Posted by KSL '67 101234
65GGvert, I am eager to receive the information you have in your possession regarding my 1967 Corvette. However, my Nigerian bank, The Bank of Central Nigeria, only permits me to transfer money electronically to counterparties that can be successfully vetted, validated, and verified. Please PM me your bank account's routing and account numbers, your social security number, your mother's maiden name along with your account PIN. For faster verification by this highly respected leading Nigerian national banking institution information from two credit cards in your name, and not associated with the bank information cited above, that have total credit balances of $25,000 USD are required before I can electronically transfer funds to you. The credit card information required is the standard information requested when a purchase is made online, and so this additional information request should not concern you in the least.

If you have any doubts that the open credit lines total $25,000 USD feel free to forward credit card data from all your open credit cards and the Bank of Central Nigeria (BOCN) for a slight credit check fee will send you a summary report of your cards' remaining balances. Other people I have transacted online fund transfers with find this service to be a great value for the minimal fees charged by BOCN.

I look forward to your earliest response to my request as I have been on a quest for years seeking the information you have in your possession pertaining to my Corvette.
Sounds reasonable, my account number is BR549, I'll add some cash to it to be sure it covers the expenses.
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Yet another dupe on this, works every year.
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