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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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We all had a wonderful time We also had good turn out to Welcome John,Rose,David & Gary to the U.S.There a GREAT bunch of people and we wished we could have spent more time with them but they needed to get some sleep.Heres some pictures(and a link to the rest) of todays get together.
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/l...The%20Aussies/

It was easy to spot them whem they pulled in








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Great pictures Douglas.

Can you put some usernames to some faces, I've seen you and that bird fellow over on vettemod.
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Left to right. Aussie Gary,Aussie Dave, and Aussie John

Steve(Silver69) bottom right
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Who is the guy at 9 oclock in this pic with the beard ?
edit- never mind I found out
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You have yellow coffee in CA? Thanks for the pics!
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You have yellow coffee in CA? Thanks for the pics!
lol, yeah that is very aussie looking coffee what time was it boys? 10am in the morning, you are doing us proud keep up the good work................
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Originally Posted by cosmicvette
lol, yeah that is very aussie looking coffee what time was it boys? 10am in the morning, you are doing us proud keep up the good work................
You need to figure in for "JET LAG" Welcome mates, and is it true what they tell me about touching an Aussies hat?
Peace,,,Moosie
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You have yellow coffee in CA? Thanks for the pics!
I suspect.. that's beer with a straw
Welcome to the Bay Area.. Aussies.
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To bad i had to work i would have loved to gone by the way that zr1 is hot...I think if i went though i would feel young looks like we got some seasoned corvette owners
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Looking forward to meeting them this weekend
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lol, yeah that is very aussie looking coffee what time was it boys? 10am in the morning, you are doing us proud keep up the good work................
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where will the Aussies be traveling to while they are here?
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Welcome Mate's! Looks like the Southern Boy's are treating you well. Muddy
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where will the Aussies be traveling to while they are here?
They're coming up here to the Bay Area next weekend. We will meet them next Sunday, then the following week heading out with the Corvette Caravan
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Originally Posted by pewter99
where will the Aussies be traveling to while they are here?
Pewter,
Didn't you visit us a while back?
The "final" destination is Bowling Green for the 15th anniversary celebrations at the Museum. I am starting n the other side, NY, NY. and coming in via Carlisle.
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Pewter,
Didn't you visit us a while back?
The "final" destination is Bowling Green for the 15th anniversary celebrations at the Museum. I am starting n the other side, NY, NY. and coming in via Carlisle.
yes it has been a few years
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have a great time, make sure you take alot of pics!!

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