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Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« on: January 29, 2014, 02:43:11 PM »
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2014, 03:29:28 PM »
We need someone to write a story about this Pinto- the picture just begs for more information...
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2014, 03:37:47 PM »
I wonder how it got there ?
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2014, 03:54:54 PM »
different picture, same pinto
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2014, 04:34:22 PM »
How about this one

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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2014, 04:35:22 PM »
Got a little warm

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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2014, 05:07:31 PM »
who was the photographer?  where is that lake / reservoir located?  Crime logs for the area going back a few decades (or more)?


should be a good story behind that one!


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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2014, 05:25:55 PM »
Where did that one come from? Looks like a lava flow covered that Pinto- Hawaii?

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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2014, 05:39:21 PM »
Where did that one come from? Looks like a lava flow covered that Pinto- Hawaii?

These are cool!

as I recall that picture Pintaro posted was in Hawaii, I have a copy sitting here on my destop, been meaning to post it on my cookieboystoys facebook page
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2014, 06:00:59 PM »
Hummm..., I wonder if there are any recoverable parts?  LOL

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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2014, 06:03:11 PM »
Hate to be the tow truck to pull that rust bucket out!!
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2014, 07:29:21 PM »
first one is a small window hatch too.....
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2014, 01:55:26 AM »
I would be out there with a shovel checking out the bumpers for sure. What a person would do for smooth bumpers?? :o
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2014, 06:43:24 AM »
seems that second pinto was a little late making the U turn ....

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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2014, 09:08:54 AM »
How about this- Buried on purpose... Don't know any more about this shot...
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2014, 09:16:23 AM »
How about this- Buried on purpose... Don't know any more about this shot...

I'm pretty sure that pinto is photo-shopped in, I see the tell-tale signs...
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2014, 06:43:14 AM »
The Drowned Pinto was on NBC News last night.
 
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/54239737/#54239737
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2014, 07:25:33 PM »
Garbage? How dare he call a Pinto Garbage!!
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2014, 02:58:23 AM »
Garbage? How dare he call a Pinto Garbage!!


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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2014, 04:37:16 PM »
Garbage???? That's fighting words around my place!!! >:(
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Re: Drowned Pinto Discovered in CA
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2014, 12:38:36 PM »
maybe it could have been from one of those action police drama shows from the '70s. like chips or emergency. the film crew and producers didn't feel like pulling out of the pond
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