The Swank Force is strong

Ford probe billboard outside Chicago

F2T all the things

I SAW THAT! I thought for sure I was sleep deprived. I'll be passing it tonight, I'll see if it is still there.

What happens to SFO anyway?

Little far of a drive for me, I'd love to get a picture.

It makes sense, because some billboards just get covered up, not always replaced.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: It makes sense, because some billboards just get covered up, not always replaced.

Kinda like how they were stripping the siding off one of the older dealerships in my city and the old Rambler red R go uncovered painted on the brick for about a week.

Man, I miss Swank.

2002maniac wrote: What happens to SFO anyway?

SFO is taking a break from the Internet for a while. He's still the goofball we all love. It'll be a good day when he decides to come back.

captdownshift wrote: Ford probe billboard outside Chicago F2T all the things

berkeleying Jalopnik. Great. I need to check links here more often.

SFO is a nut, we need more of his ilk here, I can't wait for him to come back.

So, is that likely just the bottom layer, well glued to the base layer? Not that good a picture, but it appears to be in pretty good shape for being, what, 20 years old?

I guess the only other options are practical joke or weird advertising campaign.

In reply to Streetwiseguy:

25 at this point. And yes, it's most likely glued on well. That is an original ad, you can see where it's peeling apart and the dirt lines across the ad.

Closer to 30 than 25. That's a first gen Probe GT, they came out in 1989.

A second gen '95 PGT was the first new car I bought for myself. :)

In reply to codrus:

The first gen ran until '92, so it's 25 at the least.

I've got to go to Chicago this weekend. Now I have something to look forward to besides Garret's popcorn and an open bar at the company party.

2002maniac wrote: What happens to SFO anyway?

He has sworn off all things forum related. He occasionally comes out of his garage to mutter things about pajeros and nb miatas.

He was fun.
He should come back.

One theory I saw in the comments of the article was that this was the last glued paper ad before they switched to draped over canvas covers, and said canvas cover blew off.

mndsm wrote:

2002maniac wrote: What happens to SFO anyway?

He has sworn off all things forum related.

I could understand this.

mazdeuce wrote: He was fun. He should come back.

Maybe the GRM forum should send him a Valentin's card asking him to come back?

petegossett wrote:

mazdeuce wrote: He was fun. He should come back.

Maybe the GRM forum should send him a Valentin's card asking him to come back?

That would actually be hilarious. Start it at the Rolex this weekend, then mail it around the country to various folks and have it end up at the Mitty so it can get finished off. Then we get GRM to mail it to him. I'll bet they would.

I'll start an organizer thread if you guys want to do this.

mazdeuce wrote: He was fun. He should come back.

Hes been told. Repeatedly.

Keith Tanner wrote:

petegossett wrote:

mazdeuce wrote: He was fun. He should come back.

Maybe the GRM forum should send him a Valentin's card asking him to come back?

That would actually be hilarious. Start it at the Rolex this weekend, then mail it around the country to various folks and have it end up at the Mitty so it can get finished off. Then we get GRM to mail it to him. I'll bet they would. I'll start an organizer thread if you guys want to do this.

This is brilliant. Or just send him a lot of cards in general.

mndsm wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote:

petegossett wrote:

mazdeuce wrote: He was fun. He should come back.

Maybe the GRM forum should send him a Valentin's card asking him to come back?

That would actually be hilarious. Start it at the Rolex this weekend, then mail it around the country to various folks and have it end up at the Mitty so it can get finished off. Then we get GRM to mail it to him. I'll bet they would. I'll start an organizer thread if you guys want to do this.

This is brilliant. Or just send him a lot of cards in general.

Thanks! That's 3 of us so far. Anyone else in?

In reply to petegossett:

I'm in, he provided a ton of BG knowledge to me.

In reply to petegossett:

I'm in.

RealMiniParker wrote: In reply to petegossett: I'm in.

In

I'm in.