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14 INCH SLIT posted:My dad saw some stupid old Ford out on a drive, I bet it doesn't even have AC. Bet hed take a grand for it. Nice. I've seen that car in that parking lot before. (Or one like it, if that's not Sky Londa.) dema fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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Comrade Flynn posted:Sorry I'm apparently responsible for the death of photography for paying $8 for the only picture of my wife driving. Why didn't she get to drive the Porsche too?
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So, it just happened that while I was here in SoCal, El Segundo had their annual Main Street Car Show. I took a whole mess of pictures, and they're all at http://wright-here.net/gallery/v/kevin/california/carshow/ in humongous size. Here's a sampler, though: Jeeps:   ACVW:   (I have never seen Type 34 before, until now)   Doesn't look like an ACVW? Well, it is, sorta:  (Autobianchi Bianchina w/ ACVW transplant.)  Look closely at the wheels and suspension.     (I cheated - that one actually has a Corvair flat-6) There were more ACVWs. Go look at the gallery. Non-ACVW German things:   British things:      British-American things:    Italian things:   (Fiat Dino - how many of those have you ever seen?)  (Real!) Hey, there's that Mondial cabrio I spotted in Redondo Beach last weekend!  Trucks:     American things:         A Fiero that's still a Fiero! Other than the lambo doors and questionable taste in wheels, very clean and detailed. There was another one, also yellow, that was a bit more stock, but also had lambo doors. Cop cars!:    Deuce roadster with a 1UZ:  Look at this old girl:  Two guesses what this is:  Lots more in the gallery. Bunches of American iron from all eras. I didn't take too many pictures of Camaros, Corvettes, or '57 Chevys (but lots of '55s and a few '56s), because they don't really excite me. I mean, I'd drive the hell out of one, but they're at EVERY show. I didn't take very many Mustangs, either, for the same reason. There were even two or three Datsun 1600 Roadsters there - only Japanese stuff I saw. Apologies for the lens flares and such - the sun was really damned bright, I am nothing resembling a pro photog, and I'm using an iPhone/potato.
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Wait, they made a convertible interceptor? how does that not turn itself into a pretzel at every street light? That LS1 XJC is pretty much what dreams are made of. ed: that dual cowl packard is probably worth about 300 grand. amazing to see it just out on the street. Powershift fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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Aug 24, 2015 06:41
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Powershift posted:Wait, they made a convertible interceptor? how does that not turn itself into a pretzel at every street light? So you're new to the whole british 'engineering' thing I see.
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Aug 24, 2015 07:12
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Man that slab side Lincoln is incredible.
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Aug 24, 2015 14:38
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I'm not going to pretend to know anything about old Bugattis, but that one doesn't seem to have the positive camber that a lot of those old cars do. What's going on with it? Looks like maybe it has 5- or 6-lug wheels, and the spin on nut is decorative? Maybe you didn't get a chance to talk to the owner, but is that a repro or a kit car of some sort? Great pictures.
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Aug 24, 2015 15:03
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Darchangel posted:Two guesses what this is: Although I realize it does nothing for the drivetrain or the crappy interior, those aftermarket front quarterpanels/headlamps sure make the PT Loser look a lot nicer, stick-on chrome vents or no.
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Aug 24, 2015 15:21
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angryhampster posted:Man that slab side Lincoln is incredible. That's the one which made me go "holy gently caress" It's perfect.
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Aug 24, 2015 15:27
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OK time to finally photo dump some of these Le Mans photos I took this year! detaily bits in one post, racing pics in the next.  P1050580.jpg  P1050584.jpg  P1050594.jpg  P1050605.jpg  P1050607.jpg  P1050609.jpg  P1050627.jpg  P1050637.jpg (Don't know who this guy is, but he looked important!)  P1050638.jpg  P1050649.jpg  P1050673.jpg  P1050674.jpg  P1050681.jpg  P1050694.jpg  P1050698.jpg  P1050701.jpg  P1050717.jpg  P1050730.jpg  P1050733.jpg  P1050736.jpg  P1050746.jpg  P1050749.jpg  P1050761.jpg
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On to the race! P1050824.jpg  P1050830.jpg  P1050858.jpg  P1050928.jpg  P1050955.jpg  P1050993.jpg  P1060032.jpg  P1060265.jpg  P1060266.jpg  P1060286.jpg  P1060299.jpg  P1060301.jpg So happy!!!  P1060314.jpg LMP1 cars are hard to photograph!  P1060315.jpg  P1060318.jpg  P1060414.jpg  P1060425.jpg
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:I'm not going to pretend to know anything about old Bugattis, but that one doesn't seem to have the positive camber that a lot of those old cars do. What's going on with it? Looks like maybe it has 5- or 6-lug wheels, and the spin on nut is decorative? There's a reason it's grouped in with the ACVWs with the notation to look closely at the suspension and wheel (mounting). It's a VW. There were a lot of nice cars. Took up like 5 blocks of Main Street, both sides. I'm really glad I lucked into being at the right place at the right time.
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bennyfactor posted:Although I realize it does nothing for the drivetrain or the crappy interior, those aftermarket front quarterpanels/headlamps sure make the PT Loser look a lot nicer, stick-on chrome vents or no. A for effort. Did you also notice that it had been converted into a 2-door sedan delivery? A fair amount of work for all the mods. e: kid of sad that it's still a PTC after all that. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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Aug 24, 2015 17:39
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I like how the Porsche appears to be very surprised about taking that corner.
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Aug 24, 2015 17:42
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Leather Bear posted:I like how the Porsche appears to be very surprised about taking that corner. 
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going back to the tractor pullers, I'm disappointed none of you posted the most AI puller picture
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Raluek posted:
I really liked that one. Nicely done. Really clean and tastefully modified. There's an engine bay pic in my gallery if you didn't look already.
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Darchangel posted:I really liked that one. Nicely done. Really clean and tastefully modified. There's an engine bay pic in my gallery if you didn't look already. Yeah, dang. Edelbrock heads, and... is that a fuel rail I spy down there?   Looks like he threw the Edelbrock catalog at it. I like how clean it is, and that it's not a SBC swap.
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Saw my first wild Mustang with awesome Shelby colour scheme too. Won't be the last either since Ford is going to import them to Australia by the end of this year for a drive away price of 45k. There's also a grey Chevy Camaro at a dealership down the road from me, but you guys probably see them every day. Edit: Forgot link - http://tinyurl.com/oczzgwp Coleridge49 fucked around with this message at 09:01 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Leather Bear posted:I like how the Porsche appears to be very surprised about taking that corner. 
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Enourmo posted:Fun fact (that I learned from an AgentJayZ video recently): those civilian jet engines aren't allowed to run variable nozzles like military jets do. The nozzles are fixed and tuned for max thrust at full afterburner, meaning they generate essentially no thrust at idle. That's what the popping of the burners is before they launch, they're blipping them in order to have thrust at all and move up for staging. http://i.imgur.com/2JuTufL.webm
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Coleridge49 posted:Saw my first wild Mustang with awesome Shelby colour scheme too. Won't be the last either since Ford is going to import them to Australia by the end of this year for a drive away price of 45k. There's also a grey Chevy Camaro at a dealership down the road from me, but you guys probably see them every day. Yeah blue/white Mustangs are pretty much like Camrys around here which is funny because it's sitting there behind some kind of ute which I've never seen in my life. The last ute if it qualifies that I saw was an old El Camino probably a year ago. And I remember seeing a Subaru Baja in the 2000's.
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Panty Saluter posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slQ9E1s1FuQ QR Coded pistons. It really is the future, holy poo poo.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Why didn't she get to drive the Porsche too? She drove it to/from the rental place (almost 6 miles round trip) and it scared the hell out of her.
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Aug 25, 2015 22:41
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Just found out about these:    And this:    The "McRae" sticker, Oz wheels, WRC Focus cockpit, Martini livery... Ford you're so beautifully full of poo poo 
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Aug 25, 2015 23:59
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Forza 4 had a Supervan in the Top Gear car pack as well, though it was a newer model than the Martini one.  I forget who it was, but one of the F4 Goons made that livery for me way back when the game was still huge and we had a regular crew playing it. That van was fuckin' fun.
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davebo posted:Yeah blue/white Mustangs are pretty much like Camrys around here which is funny because it's sitting there behind some kind of ute which I've never seen in my life. The last ute if it qualifies that I saw was an old El Camino probably a year ago. And I remember seeing a Subaru Baja in the 2000's. its a holden commodore ute Coleridge49 posted:There's also a grey Chevy Camaro at a dealership down the road from me, but you guys probably see them every day. QLD plates everywhere, theres a place on the northside of brisbane called SCD that has a collection of camaro's, challengers, mustangs and the big fuckoff murica dodge and ford trucks
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T1g4h posted:Forza 4 had a Supervan in the Top Gear car pack as well, though it was a newer model than the Martini one. I loved my time with Forza 4. Why did I have to move away to a time zone that doesn't let me play with GTCC.  Pretty much any screenshot or video from those races is awesome car AI poo poo.
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LiquidRain posted:The train liveries and CHOO CHOO! The amount of dumb gimmick stuff that went on in that game was amazing.   Stock Cadillacs on Le Mans!  Muscle car spec races!  Stock Datsun 510s!  Themed Country Squires!  And the almighty Goonbus God I miss those days.
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T1g4h posted:The amount of dumb gimmick stuff that went on in that game was amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7CjNhW0ag4 Forza 3 Large Veyron Collider.
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SquirrelGrip posted:QLD plates everywhere, theres a place on the northside of brisbane called SCD that has a collection of camaro's, challengers, mustangs and the big fuckoff murica dodge and ford trucks If that's the place in Strathpine that's replaced the Torque Ford on Southpine Rd then we are talking about the same joint. Always thinking about stopping and checking that place out for poo poo's in gigs.
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Nope - Sandgate Rd Virginia... next to AllJap
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SquirrelGrip posted:Nope - Sandgate Rd Virginia... next to AllJap Well I went and checked out this joint anyway, it's actually called Platinum Vehicle Sales. That 2013 Camaro is right hand drive which I thought was interesting, what I found less interesting is that it's $83,500.   They also have a line-up of left hand drive El Camino utes with a Brown'76 Silverado C10 in the back there.  They also have a shitload of imported Skylines for some reason, because some idiot probably thought we are low on those. Old Mate salesman said everything they got is on their website. http://platinumvehicles.com.au/ Coleridge49 fucked around with this message at 07:41 on Aug 26, 2015 |
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Aug 26, 2015 07:32
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vol...vo?    
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atomicthumbs posted:vol...vo? I've been trying to figure out what it is. It has the front of a 164, but I don't think they made a 164 coupe. The Wiki page has this to say about the 164: "Because of the shared components between the 140 and 164, several private parties have constructed station wagon and 2-door hardtop versions with 164 front ends. From the cowl rearward, body sheetmetal is identical with the exception of the remote shifter transmission tunnel, which was added to the 140 series in 1972. The front of the 164 was extended 60 cm and the wheelbase gained 10 cm to accommodate the length of the 6-cylinder engine. So maybe it's that?
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It's a BMW with Volvo 164 grille, headlights, and taillights. The craftsmanship is pretty good but otherwise meh. Stick it on a modern Volvo chassis if you're going to that much trouble. The guy did a ton of work though: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Kulmamies/library/Volvo%20162?sort=2&page=1 LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Aug 26, 2015 |
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atomicthumbs posted:vol...vo? I mean this as a compliment when I say that looks a lot like a Bristol.
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