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Rude Dude With Tude posted:Incredible save down at Goodwood from Karun Chandhok, and the Ferrari's owner having the best vibes: 'Karun is fine, which was our first concern, let's be clear. We race knowing they break.' I can't help but think he got out and was surprised to find the car a lot less on fire than he initially thought. Great save!
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Safety Dance posted:I can't help but think he got out and was surprised to find the car a lot less on fire than he initially thought. Great save! If you look at the background, there are engine pieces flying and bouncing - that would be one hell of a hole in the sump
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PainterofCrap posted:When we lived in Switzerland and my Mom's '65 Mini rusted out in 1975, my father offered to replaced it with a 2CV. Seeing that body roll after a few years on Swiss mountain roads, she was an immediate and firm, "NOPE." Wound up with a Renault 6. One of the few cases where you can legitimately say "I bought the Renault 6 because it had less body roll..."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY6SyDz6G54 Watch for the moment it turns evil.
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Oh, I forgot! The Hot Wheels Legends Tour came through my neck of the woods again on Saturday, this time in North Richland Hills, about 13 miles from my house. I'd missed that it was happening, but a buddy noted it on Wednesday and asked if I was going. Thanks, buddy! I'd have been mighty pissed if I'd missed it. Whether actually stared cooling down, finally. It was a high of 95, but only 89 by noon, when the show ended. Cold front came through on Sunday, and it's supposed to be in the low 80sF tomorrow (Tuesday.) Might be able to get something done on the RX-7 after it stops raining from the front. Back to the Hot Wheels Legends show. Here are the links to the full galleries: https://imgur.com/a/4i0aPAA https://imgur.com/a/oAOZ5g8 https://imgur.com/a/3VPWc8A I'll only post a few photos here. Let me know if you have questions or want details - I'll try and answer. Shopping cart!  It's actually a '98-ish GMC pickup or Tahoe. Seemed pretty well built Galant VR4  I actually pictured this one before, when it came to our RX-7 club meetup. N600:   Literally half of it is engine... Incredibly clean Pantera:    I wish I could've heard what that exhaust sounded like. Really neat Kustom truck.  Welder on the back was Kustom as well.  This '51-53 Chevy was decked out in Impala and Caddy parts:    Clean '55:  I especially like the Halibrand front wheels that look like spindle-mounts, but aren't:  This is a Miata:  Off-road-y Smart FourTwo:  Very Clean Conquest:   ...with a Starion steering wheel.  He said it was a stock mechanically as he could keep it. Just the custom paint and upholstery. Full Mazdaspeed FD RX-7:  This one was cool:    Early '70s Toyota Crown Coupe. I thought it was a JDM import, but:  Wikipedia confirms that there were indeed US models, '71 and '72 only. No more Crowns in the US until we got this bloated thing this year:  Actually saw one for the first time while out eating on Friday night. Blech. Looks like it should be some sort of advanced EV or hybrid, but it's just... that. It *is* based on the Mirai chassis (which is an abomination itself, visually.) Anyway, back to cool stuff. Mattel brought the same cars they have the last couple times - Deora II, Skull Rod (back in it's original black with flames and American Racing wheels form - it was "trad" last time,) the gold Stingray, the orange COPO Camaro (which I noticed is serial number 001 this time!) Twin Mill, and their R35 GTR.       Check out this classic shag van:     Turbo Caravan:    Very DIY:  BIG hot rod:  Jeep rod:  (and a repop Anglia behind it.) Commitment to a theme:  Lots more in the galleries! Darchangel fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Sep 11, 2023 |
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 "This poo poo is dope, yo."
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boxen posted:
Thanks! Go look again. I goofed and accidentally posted before I was finished. Twice.
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 This is auto...motive right. https://i.imgur.com/bYul08b.mp4
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mobby_6kl posted:
Dudes rock
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1969 Tatra 2-603 II 2.5L Tatra 603G air-cooled V8 (1962-1975), rear engine, rear wheel drive      Rally variants   Engine bay  
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What can I say, I thought it was funny.
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Q_res posted:What can I say, I thought it was funny. Ya boi leveled up from a BRZ lol
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Hadlock posted:1969 Tatra 2-603 II  Really torn. I love the Tatras so much...but, vehicle & parts availability...I'd have to find one in decent condition It's tough when parts & technical support for the Citroen DS is more robust. Just a lovely car.
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Darchangel posted:
Holy poo poo
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Holy poo poo Correct reaction. That Pantera fucks.
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Those intake plenums must be warm and cozy in there
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mobby_6kl posted:
That train is awesome for sure. Applebees Appetizer posted:Holy poo poo MrYenko posted:Correct reaction. That Pantera fucks. Indeed. Kafouille posted:Those intake plenums must be warm and cozy in there It’s a Pantera. everything is warm and cozy in there. It’s probably on the verge of being on fire at all times - it is Italian.
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PainterofCrap posted:
Oh yeah. Tatra 603, Citroen DS, Karmann Ghia, and Gen 2 Corvair is my list of semi-attainable dream cars.
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I believe that Pantera has this custom intake manifold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P3qKutb_zQ Towards the middle he shows off the letting he did for the casting it says "Eddie's Pantera" or something in the final aluminum casting
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Melkus RS 1000 quote:mid-mounted 3-cylinder 2-stroke 992 cm3 engine, and features gull-wing doors. 101 cars were made between 1969 and 1979 in the Dresden factory Roughly 68hp of fury
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joat mon posted:Oh yeah. Since I'm wearing their T-shirt: This dude in Tampa has one of each, some being restored or built up from scratch. Well worth the visit if you're ever in Tampa Bay. All the cars get driven, and they have a full-time staff of experienced mechanics who will be more than happy to explain anything you see while you are there. Pictures don't quite convey the size of the things, and how low to the ground they are. Not a big car, compared to an American vehicle of the same time period, but long, narrow, and low. Their's are very well restored. The quality of the interior is very high and the paint is really good. You can tell they were hand built in places. If you get lucky, you might even hear them run. Very raspy.
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Hadlock posted:I believe that Pantera has this custom intake manifold The Pantera was very cheap, used, in Europe for a good amount of time. A couple of friends in the village next to my dad's bought one in maybe '78 or so. You could hear it start up in the morning from where my dad lived. You wouldn't hear it for long, because it drank down so much gas! Whooom, whomp, whomp, whomp, RRRRRRRRR, RRRRRRRRR, RRRRRRR, screetch into the gas station, and then repeat the process driving it back to the barn. My uncle's brother used to service the thing before he bought the mechanic's there. The American bits were simple, if a bit hard to find parts for locally. The Italian bits got replaced as soon as possible. Pepé (my uncle's brother) is a whole story unto himself. A motorhead back in Czechoslovakia, moving to Germany opened up a whole 'nother world of opportunity for him. Starting as an apprentice in the village shop, he became a diesel technician, working on big trucks, until he came back to the village and bought the shop he used to work at. That turned into a car-flipping business (as you do), and eventually a Mazda dealership. In the mean time, Pepé would shuttle cars back and forth between East and West. Pepé and my uncle got a fastback VW restored to better than stock, then decided to drive it to the seller on the D/CZ border. On the way, Pepé fell asleep at the worst possible time and they both woke up to the car being chewed up by the tracks of a Leopard 1. The driver was able to stop the tank right before it crushed the passenger compartment, but the guys both agreed to use a transprt company for long drives after that Some neat trades that were our family's cars: an 300SEL race car that became my uncle's family car after being repaired following a crash, and the 190E Evo 2 that replaced it. While the Evo was wrecked, the 300SEL got bought by a guy in Dinkelsbühl who still has it. Rotary Mazdas everywhere in the lot, but none of them running. He knew better than to build up an RX and sell it locally. Somehow, they all went to Yugoslavia and places??? Pepé didn't have so much of a drinking problem as a not stopping drinking problem. So of course he became part of the local festival, where the walled town gets closed off and people dress up in 100 Years War garb and reenact the siege of the town. Why? Because being the town guardsman ment every Gasthaus gave him a beer while he was "on patrol". That lasted ten years before they fired him. Fired him for passing out in front of a bunch of tourists, with his pike between his legs like a giant, pointy cock. I like Pepé. He's a good dude with a wealth of hard won knowledge and a good sense of humor. Bohemian to the core.
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Large Testicles posted:personally i think this is the right thread but i'll let the rest of you decide. On one hand they look like the biggest douches on the planet; on the other, the vehicles themselves look so happy. 
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Large Testicles posted:personally i think this is the right thread but i'll let the rest of you decide. The vehicle version of 
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1936 Jaguar SS100 2½ Litre in South Africa       Nothing quite screams "Jaguar" like two spare tires
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Hadlock posted:Nothing quite screams "Jaguar" like two spare tires Only because you can’t bolt a spare electrical system to the boot lid.
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MrYenko posted:Only because you can’t bolt a spare electrical system to the boot lid. Skill issue.
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Came across an example of one of the 1990s finest cars today:   Unfortunately since it was wearing its hard top the best feature was not visible:   Folding load bay seats with integral wind deflector! 
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Hell yeah wish Skoda made more cool stuff and not recycled VW crap. Here's another awesome little yellow nugget https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QK9e5L1nM8&t=8s
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The Felicia Fun is one of my absolute favourite automotive oddities but 9 loving grand?!?
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CaptainTofu posted:The Felicia Fun is one of my absolute favourite automotive oddities but 9 loving grand?!? that sounds cheap as gently caress to me, you can barely buy anything under like 7k at a used car lot here and they're all clapped out
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mobby_6kl posted:Hell yeah wish Skoda made more cool stuff and not recycled VW crap. nobody tell him
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shame on an IGA posted:nobody tell him Yeah ok I know but I said crap, which this is not
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BalloonFish posted:Came across an example of one of the 1990s finest cars today: The whole back of the cab slides back!? Awesome! Probably never sealed right, but who cares? mobby_6kl posted:Hell yeah wish Skoda made more cool stuff and not recycled VW crap. I really appreciate that the racing stripe continues on the upholstery.
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Take a second to drink it in before looking at the badge. Owns. https://twitter.com/coolcars_kirei/status/1702977066621432309?t=RxkYlnblxokgJlR9IOKCLw&s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Take a second to drink it in before looking at the badge. Owns. That's what happen when you push the red button on the gear knob. It looks like a prop from MIB.
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SlowBloke posted:That's what happen when you push the red button on the gear knob. It looks like a prop from MIB. Old Toyota knowledge in my brain wants to lean towards 'Shift Lock' ?
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Humphreys posted:Old Toyota knowledge in my brain wants to lean towards 'Shift Lock' ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA8ipXtzHrY
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