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Looks like it was taken yesterday! Great shots!

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Dang...that kid's what..18, 19? I didn't even have a driver's lisence yet at that age!

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My favorite photo for latest flurry of Hellcat threads. 8)

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By the way the metal is dented and peeled outwards, this looks like the shrapnel came from the other side; I wonder what that side looked like?

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And completely indestructible!!

(At least that's how my 18 year old drives his car :? )

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