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Field of Birds Not too Good to cut up


Trip North to pick up a 390 block out of one of the many Thunderbirds at my friends place [if you are interested in one of his birds please email Fred his address is beaelectsf@aol.com ]. Also, picked up a wrecked 66 T-Bird to cut up for the Kaiser project.

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