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		<title>MC Wannabes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mini is now occupying 40 or so square feet of my driveway, which is to say the trip to Seattle to retrieve it went well, and the car got me home. On first in-person inspection, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the car showed; usually photos hide blemishes but in this case there [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Minification</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1959 Giulietta Sprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer officially began on July 2, my last day of semi-regular employment and first day of a period of vacation and car project activity. The vacation was spent in and around Seattle, which lead me (inevitably) to browse the Seattle craigslist postings in the weeks leading up to the trip. I had a romantic [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Motherlode Recap</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1962 101 Sprint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Body Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rallying]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year I decided to participate in the Motherlode 400. The Motherlode is a 2-day gathering of vintage rides, mostly from Europe, and mostly of the sports car variety (though this year&#8217;s event did have a couple notable exceptions in the form of a &#8217;76 Firebird and a Citroen Mehari, among various other outliers). Each [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1966 Giulia TI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alfa Romeo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I see you upon the street, you look so sweet, I see you with your dancin&#8217; feet, yeah. Said are you ready, said are you ready to stop, Said are you ready, said are you ready to stop, I said stop. A TI report, brought to you by the English Beat, of course. I&#8217;ve had [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Playing catch-up</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2010/05/06/playing-catch-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 05:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1962 101 Sprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obviously it&#8217;s been a long time since my last post so I&#8217;ll do away with apologies and excuses and skip straight to the good stuff. The catalyst for writing a new BP post is that my Volvo 122s has finally sold, and it sold sight-unseen to a guy up in Washington state. I&#8217;m usually on [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>A hard rain&#8217;s a-gonna fall</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/12/06/a-hard-rains-a-gonna-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/12/06/a-hard-rains-a-gonna-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1962 101 Sprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alfa Romeo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since my last post. My workaday work picked up somewhat and time for the Sprint became harder to come by. It doesn&#8217;t help at all that it&#8217;s now getting dark around 5. In any case, I&#8217;ll start with the good news: the Sprint is now parked in my driveway, i.e., at [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for the last shoe to drop</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/11/15/waiting-for-the-last-shoe-to-drop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/11/15/waiting-for-the-last-shoe-to-drop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1962 101 Sprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever replaced the shoes on a three-shoe system such as Alfa decided to produce on its interim 101 / 1600 cars, I feel your pain. Changing out brake shoes isn&#8217;t nearly as much fun as it sounds, and to most intelligent people it sounds like a pain in the arsenal. You are [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Pedal Pushers Pullover Prep</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/11/13/pedal-pushers-pullover-prep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1966 Giulia TI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took more bus trips than I care to take in a given two-day period, but between yesterday and today the TI went from a painted shell to a full-blown car with carpets, door panels, door seals, permanently installed seats, seat belts&#8230;. Even with the hours I had to spend on the bus, I decided [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Spinning the plates</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/11/12/spinning-the-plates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1962 101 Sprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My car scene right now is a little like an act on the Ed Sullivan show, where a guy spins a dozen or so plates at once and everyone is amazed. Of course that guy has talent whereas I have a combination of trial-and-error know-how, persistence, and a few spare dollars to throw at problems [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Everything but the Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.blackplate.org/2009/11/03/everything-but-the-girl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I could have titled this post about the &#8217;62 (or whatever) Sprint with some allusion to the devil-in-the-details or Kafka-esque navigation of impossible escape, but I&#8217;m trying to stay optimistically realistic, and not fall victim to the paralysis that sets in when you&#8217;re really, truly overwhelmed. The fact is, progress has been made: some thanks [...]<div class="crp_related"><h2>Related Posts:</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/07/19/minificatio/"     class="crp_title">Minification</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/02/rankin-full-stop/"     class="crp_title">Rankin&#8217; Full Stop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/06/22/motherlode-recap/"     class="crp_title">Motherlode Recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blackplate.org/2010/08/12/mc-wannabes/"     class="crp_title">MC Wannabes</a></li><li>Powered by <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="nofollow">Contextual Related Posts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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