Author Topic: The other side of the law  (Read 4866 times)

aussieta

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The other side of the law
« on: January 05, 2023, 03:48:27 PM »
this story is till on TAC, but there is no link to it
so if you dont know it exists, you cant find it
http://transamcountry.com/site/the-other-side-of-the-law
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Re: The other side of the law
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2023, 11:20:55 AM »
That's really cool. I never saw or read that before.  Thatks for the link!
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Re: The other side of the law
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2023, 03:25:36 PM »
Interesting article. Good to read it again. Not much is written about the Catoosa cars. I wanted to do a clone for the longest time, may still do some day :grin: Many years ago there was a fellow from that area in GA that supposedly had a genuine Catoosa car. I recall that his uncle or some other relative may have been a sheriff there. The car was pretty much verified as original, had all of the earmarks, holes drilled in the right locations etc. He had a restoration thread going then I believe he said maybe he was getting a divorce and all fell silent never to be heard from again. I keep waiting to see that car pop up at an auction!
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Re: The other side of the law
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2023, 08:30:10 AM »
Funny enough I was driving through Chattanooga with my wife and tried to her the story about Catoosa County but she was not interested. Thanks for posting and Kerry good luck  :lol:




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Re: The other side of the law
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2023, 10:19:04 AM »
I just drove through there a week ago.  I was going to Oxford, AL and I didn't want to get on I-24 in Chatt.  I thought about stopping to see his tombstone but I didn't.
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Re: The other side of the law
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Re: The other side of the law
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2023, 09:44:17 AM »
Some years after I wrote that the daughter in law of the Sheriff contacted me and stated that the Sheriffs car was in the families possession.  She also gave me a phone number to call.  I was changing jobs at the time and the number was lost, when I wasn't allowed to forward emails to myself.
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Re: The other side of the law
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2023, 09:44:17 AM »
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