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Friar Zucchini posted:How many Lotus cars are there in America anyway? I'm at a military base within spitting distance from Laguna Seca and there's an orange Lotus of some sort floating around here, and I saw it on post today. The exhaust sounded pretty crazy. I see a couple Elises a year. Just saw one a few days ago.
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Friar Zucchini posted:How many Lotus cars are there in America anyway? I'm at a military base within spitting distance from Laguna Seca and there's an orange Lotus of some sort floating around here, and I saw it on post today. The exhaust sounded pretty crazy. There is a Lotus dealership in PDX (where I am at.) Even with the ease of access, you only see a couple out and about on special occasions. Oddly though, the ones that I do come across are the limited production run (240 Cup, 260) examples. In those build-outs, they're just finicky in wet weather, so that may account for a lot. The example above has nothing to it, I'm not sure it would be comfortable at all on the street, zero interior, a gorgeous fixed-back seat, extinguisher system, miscellaneous factory-installed racing components... so it will sit for a few months now.
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Jul 11, 2013 03:21
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I actually saw an S4 Esprit of all things the other day, wish I'd gotten a picture. Speaking of, I did get this shot today of a California I came across:  Sweet license plate meme bro.
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Jul 11, 2013 03:31
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I recently learned that the lights at the bottom are the brake lights. The ones at the top on the deck lid are just markers and maybe reverse lights
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Jul 11, 2013 03:35
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Regarding compound turbo chat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-turbo Go down to compound turbo. Generally the flow of a big turbo and slightly more lag than a small one. The giant stainless octopus manifold picture that shows up every so often from a supra with all the ugly welds is a proper bypass compound setup despite the look. And you thought turbo cars were complicated and had high under hood temps before. Miles of exhaust piping two turbos, two wastegates, and possibly two intercoolers don't help.
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Jul 11, 2013 06:06
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Fucknag posted:I actually saw an S4 Esprit of all things the other day, wish I'd gotten a picture. Still looks like a big car swallowing a small car whole.
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Jul 11, 2013 06:08
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Speaking of Lotuses (Lotusii?), I came across an Evora S Today.
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Devyl posted:Speaking of Lotuses (Lotusii?), I came across an Evora S Today. Lotus cars 
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Friar Zucchini posted:How many Lotus cars are there in America anyway? I'm at a military base within spitting distance from Laguna Seca and there's an orange Lotus of some sort floating around here, and I saw it on post today. The exhaust sounded pretty crazy. Lotus Elises are pretty drat common in California.
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Jul 11, 2013 07:34
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Fucknag posted:I actually saw an S4 Esprit of all things the other day, wish I'd gotten a picture. I maintain that it looks like a snake eating an SLK.
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Jul 11, 2013 07:55
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thealphabetsez posted:I was visiting a friend's garage to pickup some parts for my car today, upon pulling up noticed he had his dust shelf of a 993 911 Turbo outside (they were moving cars to put mouse traps, haha.) I hadn't notice his license plate previously: So what is it like to be able to just let a 911 turbo collect dust?
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Jul 11, 2013 14:44
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veedubfreak posted:So what is it like to be able to just let a 911 turbo collect dust? In my dreams I'll find out someday.
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veedubfreak posted:So what is it like to be able to just let a 911 turbo collect dust? His situation is one I'd love to experience myself. Above the Lotus Cup is a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo in the full Martini getup, immediately to the left sits one of his Subaru STi builds, and above that the red Renault Turbo 5 that was posted on Autoblog a year and a half back. On the other side of the warehouse sits an E46 M3 racecar convertible (lol) Lotus Exige 260, and an S54 E36/8 M Coupe, so it's a bit of a breath taker any chance I get to walk in. The Porsche was only out to hunt down the mouse that was walking atop it.
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Jul 12, 2013 00:04
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poo poo, one of the dealerships I've dealt with through work has poo poo like this..... ....which is the least desirable thing that spends most of its life under a cover. I used to get mad at rich people hoarding cool cars, but at least they still exist and are being preserved. e- totally random and pointless but right as I hit the post button a Fox body Mustang with a 6-71 blower just drove past my house. It's some kind of sign. Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Jul 12, 2013 |
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Jul 12, 2013 00:11
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Jul 12, 2013 02:05
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Spotted this Caddy about a month ago in the Greenlake area of Seattle. Nice. I guess it's a '59, is it the Series 60? My dad spotted this Pontiac Tempest and was curious what year it is. I know it's 61-63, but was curious if there are differences year to year? 
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Jul 12, 2013 03:00
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CharlesM posted:Spotted this Caddy about a month ago in the Greenlake area of Seattle. Nice. I guess it's a '59, is it the Series 60? I believe that's a fleetwood, actually. Just not the stretch kind. Not Automotive, really, but I saw this awesome chap on a recent group ride in Charlotte. 
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Jul 12, 2013 16:32
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CharlesM posted:My dad spotted this Pontiac Tempest and was curious what year it is. I know it's 61-63, but was curious if there are differences year to year? It's a 61 or 62. The 63 did not have that full-length fold at the top of the body. A '63:  The 61 had a separate grille around each headlamp cluster, the 62 added grille in the middle of the two to make it full-width.  The '63 had a different grille, too.
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Jul 12, 2013 16:58
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thealphabetsez posted:His situation is one I'd love to experience myself. Above the Lotus Cup is a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo in the full Martini getup, immediately to the left sits one of his Subaru STi builds, and above that the red Renault Turbo 5 that was posted on Autoblog a year and a half back. On the other side of the warehouse sits an E46 M3 racecar convertible (lol) Lotus Exige 260, and an S54 E36/8 M Coupe, so it's a bit of a breath taker any chance I get to walk in. The Porsche was only out to hunt down the mouse that was walking atop it. I know the shop you're talking about, my jaw dropped when I first saw all those cars.
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Jul 12, 2013 17:02
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Spotted in the parking lot at work recently:  Outside Canadian Tire this past weekend:   Sorry for the silly filter, it was the only way to get some of the details to show up.
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Jul 12, 2013 17:40
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Flying Fortress posted:Spotted in the parking lot at work recently: Is that an Elan with Europa headlights ?
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MrSaturn posted:I believe that's a fleetwood, actually. Just not the stretch kind. It actually says "FLEETWOOD" on the fender, so you're right.
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Jul 13, 2013 05:11
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A guy in my work garage used to have this: and now he has this: 
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Jul 13, 2013 07:04
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Q_res posted:It actually says "FLEETWOOD" on the fender, so you're right. Yeah it does, I just thought that was a trim they had across several lines rather than a separate model for those years.
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Jul 13, 2013 07:08
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CharlesM posted:Yeah it does, I just thought that was a trim they had across several lines rather than a separate model for those years. There were 4 Fleetwood models. What you posted is the Fleetwood Sixty Special, it was the only "normal" Fleetwood. So you weren't wrong about it being a Series 60. The others were Fleetwood 75s (the long-wheelbase factory limousines) and, of course, the commercial chassis that was used for Ambulances/Hearses and such things.
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Jul 13, 2013 10:56
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Allow me to contribute, the 1931 Scania (Vabis 3258?) fire engine that led the victory cruise at Power Meet, 1920 width:   Manual gear, listed as carrying up to eight passengers, 5910 kilograms.
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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C390215 "There was no doomsday, so I don't need him anymore"  Also 
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Jul 13, 2013 18:07
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swampnutz posted:A guy in my work garage used to have this: Those do look drat good in red...I'd love to track down a Henna one someday. Took mine out for a drive and some pictures today  1988, 80k miles, all original and awesome
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NitroSpazzz posted:Those do look drat good in red...I'd love to track down a Henna one someday. I'm insanely jealous of you.
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Not quite as awesome as some other stuff, not my picture, but I'd totally drive this.
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Jul 15, 2013 00:23
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Hope I'm not repeating something that everybody already knows, but I thought I would post this. This is the closest thing I have seen to an American version of Top Gear that doesn't suck rear end. The two hosts, David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan, work for Hot Rod magazine and actually are very funny, likable guys that know tons about cars. The good episodes boil down to them doing AI poo poo like parking lot motor swaps and road side repair jobs while they cannonball across the country. I usually end up laughing my rear end off and learning a lot about cars from the good episodes. Some of my favorites: Parking lot motor swap Parking lot blower install on lovely old Jaguar Rat rod Jeep
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Jul 15, 2013 03:00
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Try a GIS for "vallåkra volvo". It's a big Volvo meet here in Sweden, and for some reason people build all kinds of strange things to attend with.  
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Jul 15, 2013 03:02
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More info on that zany beetle: http://www.vwboxerclub.de/daten/kurioses/pinklady/ It's so over the top tacky I love it like I love carnival rides. (I don't know if I could look at it every day)
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Jul 15, 2013 03:15
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My Rhythmic Crotch posted:Hope I'm not repeating something that everybody already knows, but I thought I would post this. David Freiburger is actually the editor-in-chief of Hot Rod Magazine. Their series is quite good and the Draguar is monstrously badass. IT hits home for me especially, as my father-in-law has a 73 XJ12 with a SBC swap. His is metallic BRG and in overall better shape, but I still want to show him that episode with the hope that the next time I see the Jag, it has a 6-71 sticking out of the hood.
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Jul 15, 2013 03:28
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some texas redneck posted:Not quite as awesome as some other stuff, not my picture, but I'd totally drive this. Love the numberplate
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Jul 15, 2013 04:01
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That pink beetle makes me think of lowriders. And I love well-executed over-the-top lowriders. 
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My Rhythmic Crotch posted:Hope I'm not repeating something that everybody already knows, but I thought I would post this. Roadkill is probably the greatest automotive thing on Youtube, along with Chris Harris on Cars. Some of Motortrend's and Drive's other stuff is decent as well, but those two are in a league of their own.
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Roadkill is fantastic. I feel like a huge nerd saying this, but it's better because of the total lack of stagyness to it. It's all legitimate and technically accurate and funny within that framework, not a bunch of bullshit 'spontaneous' set-pieces.
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Gotta agree about Roadkill and Chris Harris. Best loving car shows on the Net bar none Mighty Car Mods is pretty good tho season 5 has been a bit lame in places.
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