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kimbo305 posted:The older cars get, the fewer there are, and the more restrictions on what you can do with them.
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He means the owners don't want you doing anything that could break it since it's probably extremely valuable and/or straight up irreplaceable.
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Riven posted:He means the owners don't want you doing anything that could break it since it's probably extremely valuable and/or straight up irreplaceable. Yeah. Guys like Leno are a rare breed - most people who own seriously old cars, especially ones where replacement parts are literally nonexistent, treat those cars as museum pieces. It might all be there and working just fine, but it's either going to never turn a wheel under power again, or it's only going to do some very slow, very gentle driving in an extremely secure setting. The fact that Leno let James not only drive the Chrysler Turbine Car, but do so at speed in traffic, is pretty loving amazing. I think this mindset is shifting more towards the Leno end of the scale, though, even at a corporate level. Honda has purchased/borrowed/otherwise obtained a number of important race cars over the years, and with all of the computer-controlled ones, they even make sure to keep a set of the period-correct computers needed to interface with them so that they can be fired up. The ever-decreasing cost of 3D printing will also go a long way to making it possible to fabricate (either directly or by means of inexpensive prototyping) parts for cars that have been long out of production.
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Riven posted:He means the owners don't want you doing anything that could break it since it's probably extremely valuable and/or straight up irreplaceable. However, I'm still ok with cars being used "properly". Bodywork makes me a little twitchy. Everything else? You can replace it. And even then, you smashed up your NSX setting a personal best at Laguna Seca? That's not as bad as them cutting one up to make a "new" one for The Avengers.
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IOwnCalculus posted:The ever-decreasing cost of 3D printing will also go a long way to making it possible to fabricate (either directly or by means of inexpensive prototyping) parts for cars that have been long out of production. I'm kind of curious to see how this plays out. My 66' YDS3 was first built by my father in law from a box of parts in the late 70's. Apparently he had no issue finding spares. Many years later I rebuilt it and finding parts was a game hunting old stock from eBay and finding old dudes who made things like new seat foams and restored gauges in their sheds. Even then I bought some parts that I'm pretty sure were the last of their kind. By the time my son takes a shot at it I think 3D printing will be the only way.
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8ender posted:I'm kind of curious to see how this plays out. My 66' YDS3 was first built by my father in law from a box of parts in the late 70's. Apparently he had no issue finding spares. Many years later I rebuilt it and finding parts was a game hunting old stock from eBay and finding old dudes who made things like new seat foams and restored gauges in their sheds. Even then I bought some parts that I'm pretty sure were the last of their kind.
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mobby_6kl posted:Just being able to 3D print any part is probably still a long way off, but it certainly helps already, Leno I think used it to make casting molds. What's more impressive at this point are various CNC machines - just load a brick of metal and go. I've been experimenting with printing a mockup of what I want to make, then using it as a plug for a decent cask, and going from there. It's a lot of steps, but I can do it in my home office no worries. No need to outsource or buy more expensive equipment. It's only cheap because my personal labor costs are zero. EDIT: That zero cost of time is a factor with PCB manufacturing for me. I would rather send out a batch to dirtypcb or similar because I couldn't be arsed doing it 100% myself when I can wait a month and get something for $5
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IOwnCalculus posted:Honda has purchased/borrowed/otherwise obtained a number of important race cars over the years, and with all of the computer-controlled ones, they even make sure to keep a set of the period-correct computers needed to interface with them so that they can be fired up. F1 teams like Mclaren and Williams have to do the same thing to ensure their archives can still run under their own steam.
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drgitlin posted:F1 teams like Mclaren and Williams have to do the same thing to ensure their archives can still run under their own steam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbKgW-gX7SI Here's the full thing: https://vimeo.com/89217406
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTWcEjj0w3s Looks ok, but I'm still not sure about Chris Evens.
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yaffle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTWcEjj0w3s All credit to him for including the vomiting incident, for which he was mocked.
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Mar 31, 2016 14:58
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Wow, this looks like total garbage, might as well throw it in the trash. Oh wait, nevermind, it's not. I'll give it a go.
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yaffle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTWcEjj0w3s You know what, I was prepared to poo poo all over this - but I'm actually interested. I don't know who Chris Evans is, but as I've said before in this thread, I do like Matt LeBlanc (Episodes is amazing). I've always been a Top Gear fan for the three idiot hosts, not the cars - but this looks similar enough in tone that I guess it will at least be worth checking out.
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yaffle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTWcEjj0w3s It looks better then expected
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LeBlanc with the 'Merica Evel Knievel helmet and eskimo coat is perfect.  
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Keyser S0ze posted:LeBlanc with the 'Merica Evel Knievel helmet and eskimo coat is perfect. 
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Keyser S0ze posted:LeBlanc with the 'Merica Evel Knievel helmet and eskimo coat is perfect. Looks more like Captain America's helmet from Easy Rider to me, but same difference. The Star-Spangled Reliant Robin(?) is also pretty great.
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Data Graham posted:Looks beautiful but empty Well we knew that the camerawork would still be amazing, those guys (probably)didn't change.
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I'm curious, I just finished Richard Porter's book about Top Gear and he seemed like he was pretty close with Wilman and the guys. Anybody know if he's still on Top Gear or if he went with Wilman?
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CornHolio posted:I'm curious, I just finished Richard Porter's book about Top Gear and he seemed like he was pretty close with Wilman and the guys. Anybody know if he's still on Top Gear or if he went with Wilman? On the podcast he does the last mention he made of it was that he had an offer from both shows and was considering either direction. He seemed quite upset with Jeremy at the end of the book so it could go either way.
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1500quidporsche posted:On the podcast he does the last mention he made of it was that he had an offer from both shows and was considering either direction. He seemed quite upset with Jeremy at the end of the book so it could go either way. Jeremy seem like beyond the punching he'd be a pain to work for. I wouldn't work for him unless the other 3 made some major things about limiting Jeremy.
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yaffle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTWcEjj0w3s When are they going to show the new ideas?
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serious gaylord posted:When are they going to show the new ideas? What are you talking about? The Reliant Robin jokes will never get old, see... it's a 3 wheeled car that is not good for any performance use. Let me demonstrate -- hilarious! We won't even discuss lightning cuts or cars racing planes.
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serious gaylord posted:When are they going to show the new ideas? All of those left with Andy Wilman and Jeremy Clarkson.
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Tsuru posted:This reminded me of Top Gear's mesmerizing Senna tribute where they had Lewis Hamilton drive a McLaren-Honda from Senna's era. Absolutely stunning. My brother-in-law works at McLaren and walks past that car on his way to the office. He's a bit sick of me bugging him constantly for a tour for some reason.
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Heads up, James May the reassebler is on BBC4 today at 21:00. Followed by a show about the P-51, then a show about taking a 747 apart and putting it back together again. Think I'll buy some popcorn.
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Yeah, that was peak James May.
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yaffle posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTWcEjj0w3s The fact that they didnt show chris harris once confirms they are out of touch. The guy tens of millions of views on youtube, and is one of the best automotive journalists to date, let alone compared to his co-stars, yet he isnt worth showing i guess Also was it just me or were there no humorous bits there.. besides matt leblanc sneezing there wasnt even any physical gags to keep it going (someone intentionally bumping into another car or falling on their rear end) or any of that.
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Ola posted:Yeah, that was peak James May. I quite enjoyed it. Mostly because I'm exactly the same working on my kart, I just putter about and take forever while marvelling at the genius of certain components. I'm also ridiculously jealous of the toolbox he has because I've been searching for one like that for a while now.
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coolskillrex remix posted:The fact that they didnt show chris harris once confirms they are out of touch. The guy tens of millions of views on youtube, and is one of the best automotive journalists to date, let alone compared to his co-stars, yet he isnt worth showing i guess "Why is red?" "Strawberries"
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There's a James May show each day now. Yesterday was a 1950s telephone. I was intrigued by the quality of the metal components, that's why rotary phone dials are damped so nicely when they rewind. In our day we'll never experience household mechanical objects made from anything other than brittle plastic and chinesium.
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Back then, phones were expected to last decades, so they were built with that goal in mind. But with the speed of new technology adoption, who wants to use a 20 year old phone now?
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KozmoNaut posted:Back then, phones were expected to last decades, so they were built with that goal in mind. But with the speed of new technology adoption, who wants to use a 20 year old phone now? Nobody obviously. But I meant household objects in general, not phones specifically. I had a Kenwood kitchen machine which poo poo the bed after only two years, it's just pot metal and plastic. I bet the first generations of Kenwood machines lasted decades.
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KozmoNaut posted:Back then, phones were expected to last decades, so they were built with that goal in mind. But with the speed of new technology adoption, who wants to use a 20 year old phone now? I kinda do.  http://www.dx.com/p/kiccy-kr999-gsm-bar-phone-w-2-0-lcd-screen-dual-sim-quad-band-bluetooth-and-fm-black-261524 I ordered one maybe 2 years ago and broke it. Thinking of getting one again just for laughs. They are cheap enough.
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Ola posted:I bet the first generations of Kenwood machines lasted decades.
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Ola posted:Nobody obviously. But I meant household objects in general, not phones specifically. I had a Kenwood kitchen machine which poo poo the bed after only two years, it's just pot metal and plastic. I bet the first generations of Kenwood machines lasted decades. I feel you. Unfortunately, people generally aren't interested in paying for quality, they just want cheap, fast and easy.
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