RE: [BaadAssGremlins] re: What Did You Do on Your AMC this weekend?

["LarryS" <vision1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should take pride and solace in knowing it was all about YOUR safety....
that's the ONLY reason they do these things.
Never give it a thought that it rakes in millions in revenue.  Nope.  Never
even give that a thought.  It would NEVER be about the money.... why, that's
crazy-talk!

;-)

L. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eddie Stakes
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:58 PM
> To: baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] re: What Did You Do on Your AMC 
> this weekend?
> 
> I got a ticket, actually two of them, Saturday, drove down to 
> Kirkwood @ I-10 to get 
> donuts for the kids and was coming back east on I-10 and at 
> intersection of I-10 & 
> Wilcrest Houston Police had set up a "seat belt detail" that 
> is sting where they wait 
> under turnaround and look at people to see if seat belts 
> connected. They also walk out 
> into traffic looking when light is red, so light was red and 
> cop came up to driver side of 
> car and told me to back up. So backed up and pulled under 
> bridge, he got my driver 
> license, but I didn't have insurance card, hell, didn't have 
> pockets or shoes on either 
> much less undewear (or AMC logoed thong, story for another 
> day as I hear the crowd running 
> from room) but he walked to one of the police cars and came 
> back with ticket that was pre 
> filled out!
> 
> They have more tickets than I have NOS AMC literature (cases) 
> of tickets already filled 
> out! He said he was giving me ticket for no insurance and no 
> seat belt. I was strunned. I 
> signed it and drove off, didn't bother to show him I had my 
> seat belt connected......it is 
> LAP BELT and the shoulder harness was optional you know so 
> three point harness.
> 
> I did ask for judge trial, as already have taken photos of 
> the seat belt, hooked, 
> unhooked, me sitting in there with it buckled, and photo of 
> Bessie to show judge...and 
> pulled out policy to show judge also, pain in ass to drive 
> downtown on a Friday night and 
> sit around but 95% chance it will be dismissed like last time 
> 20 years ago. I even wore 
> same boxers was wearing when pulled over for photos.
> 
> The cops don't realize many of our old cars have lap belts 
> and shoulder harness was 
> optional and uncomfortable, they simply look for the "strap 
> over chest" as in this case, 
> and last time 20 years ago with my old 68 AMX Red Death which 
> didn't HAVE shoulder 
> harnesses in it (early build).
> 
> Later that day, worked on the 74 Sportabout putting on 
> passenger side mirror, didn't have 
> time to install new AMC AM/FM/8track player though, and put 
> anti freeze in the 77 AMX, 
> that Hornet above, 72 Ambassador, 81 Eagle, 82 Eagle, 82 
> Concord, 88 Eagle, 74 AMX, 74 
> Javelin, did I miss any? As it is supposed to freeze here 
> this week. The Hornet & Concord 
> have some blaster hot heaters in them, the 82 Eagle & 72 
> Ambassador disconnected long ago. 
> Have core for Ambo just have not put it in, will wait to do 
> that when repaint it this year 
> sometime.
> 
> Am considering painting the 81 Eagle, that is the 4cyl, 4spd, 
> I keep hearing gas might be 
> $5 a gallon this year, and it gets 29mpg at least that is 
> what the brochure says, more 
> like 25mpg, but super gas mileage on it, as opposed to say, 
> the 68 Rebel convertible 
> 'Machine' or SC/360 which likes to frequent Houston gas pumps 
> and neighborhoods and 
> blends.
> 
> So sort of worked on 'all' of them including the Big Bad 
> Orange 69 Javelin which stuffed 
> more parts into, and pulled a few more things off the 74 maxi 
> blue AMX parting out which 
> sort of counts.
> 
> Have a 68 Ambassador coming in this month also like I need 
> another car, after 22 years, 
> hard to get creative hiding the cars from Paige, that old 
> 'honey looked what followed me 
> home can I keep it' sh*t don't fly, so sometimes put in back 
> yard, cover with car cover 
> and put something on car cover like hubcap or spoiler hoping 
> she don't notice and if she 
> says 'was that there last week' I tell her have another adult 
> beverage.
> 
> Hope everyone having a good 2011 so far, have to go it has 
> been long weekend,
> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> 
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