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12-12-2009, 08:29 PM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
What a cool car and story to go with it. Glad to see it has remained in the family all these years. Your Dad would be proud.
BTW...What kind of car is that driving by in the background?? Camaro??
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12-12-2009, 09:34 PM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
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Welcome Great story with even better pictures. Do you still have that orange Dodge jacket your fathers wearing in that pic too? [/ QUOTE ] Sure do! Now his 18 yr old grandson wears it. 
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12-12-2009, 09:58 PM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
Very COOL Juan!
 Does your mom still have those boots?  (just kidding!  )AWESOME story, vintage photos, and website! Being from the Detroit area, I loved this line: "The siren call of Woodward and Gratiot Avenues were too much to resist!"  Rita
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12-12-2009, 11:01 PM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
Well Juan, let me add my welcome to all the others so far. What a terrific story and some very cool vintage pics.
It's nice to see the enthusiasm passed down between generations. When I got back in the Musclecar hobby in the early 1990's I restored a 64 Goat. My son was 13 at the time and he just loved that car. However, he expressed no interest in the other Musclecars I've had since then. Sounds like your offspring are well on track to keep your tradition alive. Thanks for sharing.
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12-13-2009, 01:08 AM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
Those vintage pictures make me crazy for this car! Love the restoration shots too.
To change the topic slightly, on your site you have a picture of one of those "Swinger" Corvettes... where was that photo taken? Date? I have two vintage shots of the same toy. Best, Dan
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12-13-2009, 01:53 AM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
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Those vintage pictures make me crazy for this car! Love the restoration shots too. To change the topic slightly, on your site you have a picture of one of those "Swinger" Corvettes... where was that photo taken? Date? I have two vintage shots of the same toy. Best, Dan [/ QUOTE ] MosportGreen66: Autorama Show 1971 - Cobo Hall - Detroit.
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12-13-2009, 02:04 AM
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Re: The Escalantes '70 Challenger R/T "EL HEMI"
Very cool story! Thanks for posting it up, and welcome.
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