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Old 01-01-2006, 01:02 AM
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Default Frank Lloyd Wright meets xB (pix)

So went on a family holiday roadtrip thru central FL and stopped to check out the Florida Southern College in Lakeland, which was largely designed by my fave architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Tried to get a few pix with th xB, but sadly there was no way to park it next to the really cool buildings... I found a few places that I could park near that had some classic Wright details tho. Enjoy









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Old 01-01-2006, 01:15 AM
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you need some tire shine xPPP

but looks hot still

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Originally Posted by taek
you need some tire shine xPPP
True... I was driving around the state all week so the car will get some detailing tomorrow.
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Cool, never been there but i've been thru lakeland a lot

Where u at in FL man? You going to be @ Exposed? I'd like to check out the xB
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I'm in Daytona.

Not sure if I can go to Exposed, I'll know in a few weeks
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I think Frank Lloyd Wright would have apprciated the straightforward design of the box.
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Originally Posted by Boxer_Rebellion
I'm in Daytona.

Not sure if I can go to Exposed, I'll know in a few weeks
Nice, hope to see u there
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i really don't go to Lakeland much,
but pretty nice buildings.

and you better go to Exposed.
(don't know if i'm going 100% either, hah).

nice pics.
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OMG please tel me you didn't make the wheel spokes line up on purpose and that it was pure coincidence. Those wheels look great BTW, which ones are they? Nice pictures too.
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Haha, no the wheels were oriented that way just by chance... it's strange tho that they usually look like I parked a certain way to line the spokes up for pics but it's actually random.

Those are Konig MP3's, fairly uncommon wheels, no longer produced.
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more by fate.
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Cool wheels..
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Good pics. Thanks for sharing them!

I'll have to get some with the "House on the Rock" up in Wisconsin this Spring sometime. Good idea of combining Wright's architecture and the xB.

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I first thought you would put up picures of new bB concept and call it Frank Lloyd Wright design... which would have been an absolute insult for Frank's fans and Frank himself.



I am jelous you had chance to go visit one of his work...
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Wow I saw the heading for your post said to myself - Did I miss a meet? Then as I
continued on reading it was clear. We have a Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. here in Scottsdale,Az.
Thought some of the locals had an impromptu meet. I wish I had
a digital camera as there is a spire of f.l.w. design right on this corner of the street
named after him. It glows blue at night and is quite the site to see.
Anyway -- nice pics - thanks for sharing -- nice ride too
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