A little different. Honda Spree as a parade float

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A little different. Honda Spree as a parade float

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My wife grew up in a local town that has a parade every 4th of July. My daughter was big enough to participate this year and I decided to incorporate my Spree into the float I built for her. Can anyone confirm this is the first time a Spree has been used to pull ANYTHING? Haha! With the speeds barely getting to 5 mph on rare occasion, the Spree was the perfect choice to provide the power.

Overall it was fun and my daughter enjoyed sitting in her restored Ford Tee Bird as we navigated the streets. If I had a dime for every "awwwwe" we heard we would seriously be rich.

Until next year...

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Cute beyond words!
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[speechless] ;)
^^what he said :mrgreen:

Did you do the restoration job on the Thunderbird yourself? just wondering...
Irregardless, both Spree and Thunderbird looked awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Dio89Elite wrote:[speechless] ;)
^^what he said :mrgreen:

Did you do the restoration job on the Thunderbird yourself? just wondering...
Irregardless, both Spree and Thunderbird looked awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Yeah I did it for her first birthday. Wanted to do something a little different.
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Cool beans. You did a great job on the restoration. :worship: Restoration projects even a small one as that Thunderbird is no small task.

Oh, my crazy brain wanted to share: No such thing as taking too many photos when it comes to your young children. :mrgreen: hint hint (for your personal family history and even more so when they are that wee cute age(s). Especially since there's no longer 'development' fees to take a look a how photos came out. :thumbwink: Hmm. I think that last sentence 'dated' me somewhat. :shock: :mrgreen:

Small town parades can be a great way to have quality family time. :)
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Dio89Elite wrote:Cool beans. You did a great job on the restoration. :worship: Restoration projects even a small one as that Thunderbird is no small task.
You're telling me! I just did a quote for someone who contacted me about doing a Tee Bird similar to the pink one. When you add up the hours of prep, finishing, parts and all, it gets expensive. You have to really WANT it. Some people want it therefore I can eat :lol:
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