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    Cool Out of Hibernation and Back on the Road!

    So the Silver Birch has been out of winter hibernation for about a week or so and needed a couple things taken care of before I could get on the road.

    Driving my Marauder after a long cold winter, following Mr. Man in his '03 JPB out to Harrisburg to meet fellow Marauder- loving friends for a long weekend at Carlisle All Ford National...don't see how it gets much better than that!
    Last edited by Ms. Denmark; 08-06-2017 at 09:16 AM.
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    I give 10 minutes tops before she blasts past me in a blurr

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    I give her two blocks!


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    Quote Originally Posted by justbob View Post
    I give her two blocks!


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    You took the words right outta my mouth.
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    A true blast from the pass!


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    Quote Originally Posted by 1Marauder View Post
    A true blast from the pass!
    I see whatcha did there...

    Quote Originally Posted by Ms. Denmark View Post
    You took the words right outta my mouth.

    Or a blast from the past... for my inadvertent use of Meat Loaf lyrics. Bat Out of Hell I think.
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    Oh hey Ms. Denmark I actually drove my Marauder to Denmark last month.

    Here it is parked at the North Sea Shore on the Danish west coast in the town of Esbjerg and the second photo was taken at Lakolk Beach on the Danish island of Rømø.

    I was going to take another picture in front of the welcome sign at the border crossing but it was hammering down with rain so I didn't really want to get out the car.
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    ^^^Thanks for posting. Love it! Those pics are beautiful.... but then what's more photogenic than a Marauder in Denmark!! Perfect!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MGDriver View Post
    Oh hey Ms. Denmark I actually drove my Marauder to Denmark last month.

    Here it is parked at the North Sea Shore on the Danish west coast in the town of Esbjerg and the second photo was taken at Lakolk Beach on the Danish island of Rømø.

    I was going to take another picture in front of the welcome sign at the border crossing but it was hammering down with rain so I didn't really want to get out the car.
    Wouldn't it be great if we could all ship our Marauders across the big pond and join up with MGDriver hitting the autobahn for a great cruise through western Europe. It's been 30 years since I have been there, but I imagine the beautiful landscapes still exist as shown by MGDriver.
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    So let me ask you, what is it that makes you Ms. Denmark? Are you originally from Denmark?

    You guys are more than welcome to join us at Euro-Marauderville III on September, 1st-3rd this year so we can do an even bigger Autobahn takeover than last year.


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    I had looked into the price of shipping my Silver Birch to Germany.
    Port Elizabeth to Hamburg - duration: five weeks, and $ 1200.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jsignorelli View Post
    I had looked into the price of shipping my Silver Birch to Germany.
    Port Elizabeth to Hamburg - duration: five weeks, and $ 1200.
    Wow, that's less than I would have thought. Once there is there any thing else that would have to be done in order to be able to drive it? And I'm assuming it's $1200 each way.

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    You would need to buy seperate insurance coverage as I doubt your insurance would let you drive over here, let alone cover you if anything happens.

    Be warned though, insurance in Germany is expensive especially for non domestic imports like the Marauder.

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    2003 Silver 300B Light Flint, #166 of 417 built 04/22/03
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    Dual exhaust, dual fuel propane conversion
    2009 Pontiac G8 GT Sport Package
    Holden HSV GTS body kit, dual fuel propane conversion
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    Quote Originally Posted by MGDriver View Post
    So let me ask you, what is it that makes you Ms. Denmark? Are you originally from Denmark?

    No, that's my Dad's side of the family.
    Technically it's "Mrs."
    Last edited by Ms. Denmark; 08-06-2017 at 09:15 AM.
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