What's the coolest thing you own?
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Nanook said:
An ammo belt my brother brought me back from Iraq in '92. I was 8 at the time, and he was my hero.
He brought me back an ammo belt (not sure how he got that home) a "try and burn this one asshole" american flag t-shirt he traded an american something for, and a desert camo floppy hat and blouson.
I didn't know at the time that the hat, jacket, and the Fender Concord which he kept and only gave me many years later, belonged to a mate that never came home.
They're only cool to me I guess, because they only mean something to me.
I know what you mean, coolness is in the mind of the holder I guess, I have my great-uncle's Indo-China Campaign medal, with a red star on the ribbon, for the wound he took at Dien-Bien-Phu in 1954, (French Airborne).He brought me back an ammo belt (not sure how he got that home) a "try and burn this one asshole" american flag t-shirt he traded an american something for, and a desert camo floppy hat and blouson.
I didn't know at the time that the hat, jacket, and the Fender Concord which he kept and only gave me many years later, belonged to a mate that never came home.
They're only cool to me I guess, because they only mean something to me.
Personally, I always coveted my son's S.S. German father-in law's Scharfschützenabzeichen, (sniper), badge, and my German daughter-in-law's grandfather's WW1 Iron Cross, both in a display cabinet in their living room in Germany.
But my kid said that they gave out Iron Crosses in the WW1 German army, like the Americans give out Purple Hearts, you get one if you get a splinter in the line at the P.X.
Only cool to me and only because of the memories related.
Buckle from the parachute I made my first jump with.
Weak link assembly from my first solo in a glider.
Casing from the round I shot my first buck with.
First fishing rod given to me by my old man.
Grandpa's tool wrap of imperial spanners.
Worth nothing but my favourite material things.
Buckle from the parachute I made my first jump with.
Weak link assembly from my first solo in a glider.
Casing from the round I shot my first buck with.
First fishing rod given to me by my old man.
Grandpa's tool wrap of imperial spanners.
Worth nothing but my favourite material things.
rex said:
That upsets me as a purist (having owned 4 of them) but hell yeah, that's awesome. Details needed.
I do have a factory mint 1.9gti in steel grey so I am keeping a standard one too.The Cossie was built by DJM MOTORSPORT and this was a max power feature car in early 1990. Now runs full WRC suspension from escort cossie, close ratio box and 469bhp with just under 500 ftlb of torque.
Edited by Caddyshack on Thursday 20th July 00:28
Caddyshack said:
I do have a factory mint 1.9gti in steel grey so I am keeping a standard one too.
The Cossie was built by DJM MOTORSPORT and this was a max power feature car in early 1990. Now runs full WRC suspension from escort cossie, close ratio box and 469bhp with just under 500 ftlb of torque.
The Cossie was built by DJM MOTORSPORT and this was a max power feature car in early 1990. Now runs full WRC suspension from escort cossie, close ratio box and 469bhp with just under 500 ftlb of torque.
Edited by Caddyshack on Thursday 20th July 00:28
king cool...blueg33 said:
I have a piece of the solar array from the Hubble Space telescope, retrieved from space by the Shuttle.
note. Not a pic of mine as its at hope and I am on holiday
For my eyes the peugeot nearly took the honours but this is so cool even a cossie engine cant help it keep up!note. Not a pic of mine as its at hope and I am on holiday
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