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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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OK, so this may be a little off topic, but there are C6 Corvettes in the pictures, so I'll ask the mods to be nice!

Barnum and Bailey Circus is in Atlantic City this weekend. The train that they bring the animals in couldn't come all the way into AC. So, they unloaded in the next town up and they walked the horses and elephants into the city and right by our dealership!

My Toys for Tots buddies will be jealous to see that we're not the only event that the AC Police shut down Route 40 for!!!









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The engines in the 2008 Corvettes will be rated in Elephant Power (425 EP).
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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I got to see them a couple times in the midwest. Pretty impressive show even just walking by.
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Originally Posted by clevitekid
The engines in the 2008 Corvettes will be rated in Elephant Power (425 EP).

Not True...Back in the 60's if it was Elephant Powered it was A HEMI. Chevys had RATS under the hood.
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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That is so cool! Reminds me of the old days when they would parade through town.... a bye-gone era....... It's a wonder the horses didn't stop when they got alongside the Vettes..... they are herd animals, you know..... many hundreds other 'horses' right there on the lot!!!!
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Boy, that brings back memories. In 1952 when I was 9 I got my pic on the front page of the St. Petersburg Times watching the elephants go by. Can you believe that was before Vettes?
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i cant beleive you didnt get a free publicity shot, of an elephant, sitting on the hood of a new z06. maybe you can catch them, on their return trip......
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Originally Posted by NEWC5SHOPPER
That is so cool! Reminds me of the old days when they would parade through town.... a bye-gone era....... It's a wonder the horses didn't stop when they got alongside the Vettes..... they are herd animals, you know..... many hundreds other 'horses' right there on the lot!!!!
He was looking for the Mustangs.
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I just want to know who had to do clean up???
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The engines in the 2008 Corvettes will be rated in Elephant Power (425 EP).
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I just want to know who had to do clean up???

They actually had a Barnum and Bailey pick up behind it. Two guys would get out and shovel the Sh** into the bed. The truck was a fittingly a Ford!
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Thanks for sharing, Dave.
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Originally Posted by Dave@Kerbeck.com
They actually had a Barnum and Bailey pick up behind it. Two guys would get out and shovel the Sh** into the bed. The truck was a fittingly a Ford!
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