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Hadlock posted:Yeah this is the "bad life decisions" thread It'll get twenty clicks to a liter of methylated spirit and it's even in commisar red.
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Was wondering what was going on with steering wheel and turns out those were for disabled drivers. Sometimes I'm blind and didn't notice the lack of pedals either.
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C-Bangin' it 
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Hadlock posted:Yeah this is the "bad life decisions" thread Someone needs to send that to the aging wheels guy.
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Sep 10, 2023 13:23
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Those handicap cars are extremely rare. If someone is willing to take a chance on it, they're getting more expensive every year. Simply because of their rarity, as they were never built with longevity in mind, and then used and abused into the ground. People also did not own these cars, they were issued by the state, and then taken away and passed on to another person.
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Hadlock posted:Yeah this is the "bad life decisions" thread Definitely a "Put it into H" car
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This thing is for sale near me. Pretty sweet for 6k. Has some sort of afterburner setup on the rear, that has to be worth something. 
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1939-packard-club-sedan/?fbclid=IwAR0kDcf-NgaTi-Nt1VplTJD5Ao-466BAzt_PO4PDOWlh2Py_2O6z4jiOxP4 One murdered out v12 period correct Packard 
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Sep 16, 2023 06:40
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Hadlock posted:
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Sep 17, 2023 20:57
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Yeah, black paint/= murdered But it is gorgeous.
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Sep 17, 2023 23:41
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That Packard is amazing. The ankle high bumper ensures any wayward pedestrian will fall directly into the hood ornament with their face or catch a sealed beam to the solar plexus. Even the French are in awe of the efficiency of this killing machine.
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Sep 18, 2023 02:07
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1464558121033630 This thing is awesome.   This car looks like it was made for audio competitions back in the 90s then left as is which makes me think that isn't a flat panel tv in the trunk opening deck lid. What else would that panel be?
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Sep 20, 2023 15:12
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Cage posted:
Illuminated sign?  
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Sep 20, 2023 15:35
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Yeah, sign or lighted fuse panel, status indicators, that sort of thing. All that and no pics of the head unit. Also, 3.8L. Dig the '90s cell phone cradle and antenna mount on the trunk. edit: ew, creepy-crawler seatbelts. I hate those.
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Sep 20, 2023 15:46
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That Packard and Cougar are both sweet. Seeing period show cars that haven't been messed with since is always fun. I wanna know what the Cougar owner's playlist is. Cage posted:This thing is for sale near me. Pretty sweet for 6k. Has some sort of afterburner setup on the rear, that has to be worth something. I thought doing something like this would be cool as hell when I was a teen. I'm glad I was too broke to make it happen. It's still cool but I definitely would have regretted burning money that way at that stage in my life. That does look pretty sweet for 6k as long as it's not totally destroyed under the wrap, or ultra high mileage or something.
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Sep 21, 2023 08:53
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I think it's cool and hell and I'm an adult in my mid forties.
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I think it looks stupid as gently caress. But, whatever floats your boat.  I still wouldn't mind a minty C4 though.
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I like to think the scratched up steel paint/wrap looks more like worn and faded denim. Then it makes a lot more sense.
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Suburban Dad posted:I like to think the scratched up steel paint/wrap looks more like worn and faded denim. Then it makes a lot more sense. That would have been better 
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https://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/d/traverse-city-honda-acty-van-snowcatw/7670159909.html I want this thing more than I should. """ 1988 Honda 4WD Acty Van WITH Corn Pro tilt trailer. Equipped with Camso UTV tracks, winter nordic classic track groomer and factory standard wheels and tires for summer. This vehicle also includes a custom cover. Vehicle runs well, has a light weight hitch to pull the groomer and gets lots of attention every where it goes. - Right-hand drive with manual transmission - 2017 export certificate from Japan but vehicle has never been titled in the USA. Always used off-road with ORV sticker in winter. - Odometer mileage in image reflects kilometers. Listing is in miles. Actual mileage may differ because of track use vice wheels. - New battery installed 2023 """"   
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Sep 26, 2023 21:55
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Isn't that thing illegal even despite its off-road only use?
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Isn't that thing illegal even despite its off-road only use? sounds like something a fed would say 
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Isn't that thing illegal even despite its off-road only use? Why would it be illegal? Its federally cleared most certainly, though not state since it's not been titled.
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I probably have my poo poo mixed up then, but haven't the feds seized and crushed a bunch of imports for beibg less than 25 years old even though they weren't titled or driven on the road? Or was that a specific situation that caused that to happen?
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:I probably have my poo poo mixed up then, but haven't the feds seized and crushed a bunch of imports for beibg less than 25 years old even though they weren't titled or driven on the road? That van is a 1988 though? The export certificate from 2017 or whatever is just when it was exported from Japan.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:I probably have my poo poo mixed up then, but haven't the feds seized and crushed a bunch of imports for beibg less than 25 years old even though they weren't titled or driven on the road? You might be thinking of the Motorex GT-R debacle. As stated above, that Acty is an ‘88. Very much legal.
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E:^^^^^ Yeah, I thought I recalled that it was a bunch of GTRs. gently caress, never mind then. Didn't really take notice of the model year.
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'88 means it has the wee 550cc motor, a year or two newer and it'd have the 660 (the last displacement bump kei's got)
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One thing we can thank Bill Gates for, he fell on that sword with his 959. (Well maybe not for the "Supercar exemption" or whatever, and I'm guaranteed not remembering stuff correctly....)
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-fiat-dino-24/    quote:The Ferrari-designed aluminum-block 2.0-liter Dino V6 features quad chain-driven overhead camshafts and triple Weber downdraft carburetors.
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Those exterior photos are not what the actual color looks like, it's the camera spazzing the gently caress out in direct sunlight. They have new better photos uploaded, the colors are gorgeous People in the comments are noticing rust bubbles in a car that's supposedly undergone restoration, so hopefully all is well
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Nitrox posted:
Restored to factory fresh condition then I see.
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quote:OBO I was told that this is 1 of 2 known to survive, with the other belonging to a Ntl Packard Club boardmember. The car itself is unremarkable but THAT is how you write a used car ad 
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     quote:Here is a brief excerpt taken from the auction description;Based in France, Monsieur Danton has made a name for himself building hot rods out of European exotics and classics.The car offered here is an extraordinary example of his work. We understand that the original donor car was a 1971 Porsche 911T, into which has been shoehorned a 6.75-litre Bentley V8 engine, sourced from a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo.This is no [Website URL removed] is a properly engineered, meticulously built labour of love by someone who clearly knows what he is doing.The car has a double wishbone front suspension setup with coil over spring/dampers and a solid rear axle. The Bentley engine is putting out more than 300 bhp, in a car weighing less than half the weight of the donor car.We have not tried to start or drive it (it will need basic recommissioning) but we are assuming that it goes like a nervous cheetah at a fireworks display.We are also assuming that it has some sort of sequential or semi-automatic gear shift system. But we do not know.There is evidence on You Tube that it has been up and running (in Miami, we think) in the not-too-distant past.The car has come to us from the now defunct London Motor Museum and is offered for sale on the instruction of a high court https://www.ebay.com/itm/235232078966
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quote:...we are assuming that it goes like a nervous cheetah at a fireworks display. Feels like a conservative assessment, just looking at that thing.
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That thing should be in the terrible car thread it's awful
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Its certainly... a....thing.
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I spy a Crown Vic under that lovely body. I *love* that grille.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That thing should be in the terrible car thread it's awful Nah, I can't hate it. Full-sized Hot Wheel. I have no particular reverence for Porsche, though (while I do acknowledge that they can be fun, fast cars.) edit: wait, that's only a bit over US$6K? That seems cheap.
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I only just now found out that we have a terrible cars thread, thanks
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