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    2. V-8 Buick Powered Regals

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    3. A boatload of fun

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  7. Those other guys

    Our racing buddies, in all makes.
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      "Really, it still has the factory spark plugs in it". Mmnnn..
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  9. How much for that doggy in the window?

    The V8 Buick Classifeds
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