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Old 11-05-2002, 10:02 AM
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Just clipped this from today's Register newspaper here in socal:

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

Accessorizing accelerates
Autos Enthusiasm of subcompact drivers in the wake of the movie 'The Fast and the Furious' is driving up sales of parts.
By JEFF GREEN Bloomberg News


FOUNTAIN VALLEY – Melissa Mohr hadn't done much with her 1996 Honda Civic sedan before she saw the street-racing movie "The Fast and the Furious" in 2000. Since then, she has added $18,000 in parts to the car.
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