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<\/p>\nWhen the weather gets warm, tricked-out cars with huge rims come out and start cruising Second Street on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 Usually they are Buick Roadmasters, ’90s Chevy Caprices\/Impala SSs, Crown Victorias, and ’80s Monte Carlos and Grand Prix with rims in the 22-26″ range.<\/p>\n
The car pictured below, though, takes the prize for the best I’ve ever seen.\u00a0 This is a mid-’70s model full-size GM convertible that cruised by several times yesterday.\u00a0 I can’t quite tell the make of the car, but I think it’s a GrandVille, Pontiac’s equivalent of the Chevrolet Caprice in those days.\u00a0 The rims must have been 36 inches.\u00a0 And they did not move.\u00a0 At all.<\/p>\n
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Let’s have a closer look:<\/p>\n
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“Nice rims, but how does he get in the car?” we wondered.\u00a0 “Does he have to use a ladder?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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