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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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thought some of you might like this garage...

This garage beats all of ours, even though it has no tools or workbenches.

It belongs to a certain actor who was in the Die Hard movies

The LA municipal airport hangars...alot of them are used as garages for celebs. Nick Cage's was next door and full of exotic sportscars. Tom Cruise's was around the corner and much bigger..with alot of cars, a couple helos, and a jet.

(btw, I know this is a repost, but what the hell)





the white vette had like 1000 original miles on it, IIRC...



we took these two out for a drive...not quite as exotic

Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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mmmmmmmmm Nomad...57?
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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mmmmmmmmm Nomad...57?
yeah, though the 2-doors went with the Bel Air badging

I don't recall what year it is, but it's mint and all original except added air conditioning (this is in LA, after all) and sound system. Had tons of power but damn did it handle like a boat, lol...

late edit: I forgot it also has alot of engine work done...but Dave didn't have many details.


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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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yeah, though the 2-doors went with the Bel Air badging

I don't recall what year it is, but it's mint and all original except added air conditioning (this is in LA, after all) and sound system. Had tons of power but damn did it handle like a boat, lol...



we got 100x as many looks driving the bel air as we did driving the 911 convertible. Porsches are a dime a dozen in LA...
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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Nice cars, but no tools!
Old Apr 22, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Shoey1
mmmmmmmmm Nomad...57?

That'd be a 55. Nice garage..and you are right it is waaayyy better than mine.
Old Apr 22, 2008 | 07:27 AM
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how did you manage being able to take the cars out for a spin?
Old Apr 22, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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how did you manage being able to take the cars out for a spin?
No one knew about it...
Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by liqidvenom
how did you manage being able to take the cars out for a spin?
I personally just rode, but here's the old story:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=willis
Old May 1, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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A Garage with no tools is like a ho without condoms.. just not worth having..
Old May 1, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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nice couches
Old May 1, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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nice couches
considering who owns them, they probably cost as much as your house
Old May 1, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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A Garage with no tools is like a ho without condoms.. just not worth having..
yeah, you're right. I'd rather have a garage full of tools and a 3rd gen than all that garbage

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So how does one keep all that "garbage" running without tools?
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So how does one keep all that "garbage" running without tools?
easy..by having someone else wok on them. He's too busy hanging with Ashton and his ex to worry about working on the cars
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Working on them is half the fun.
Old May 3, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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lol, actually my uncle is the "caretaker" of the cars (among other things). So he spends a few hours a week arranging for expert shops to restore, fix, or maintain the cars.

Willis has like 20 other cars...some muscles, some SUVs, and some sedans. Most of the SUVs stay at his "main" home in Idaho, and a couple others at his house in LA. Nothing super-flashy (not like Jay Leno). From what I hear, he rarely drives any of them. Very occasionally. I think most of the time when he drives he drives a 7-series BMW...and it's not even brand-new, lol. I think his kids even drive pretty "normal" cars....3-series IIRC.

This is mosly secondhand information though from my uncle so my memory might be hazy.
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