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BuckyDoneGun posted:The GLE Coupe back seat is slightly wider (5mm hip, 25mm shoulder), but yes gives up some headroom to the sedan, a whopping 11mm. 37mm more space to the front seat. The biggest difference is the sedan seat is deeper (longer?) by 42mm and footwell is deeper by 23mm. I am a lad of some but not extreme heft so an extra inch or so determines whether my knees are in the drivers spine or not, but its good to have hard facts like this. Thanks. Im just incensed by people saying SUVs have more space and comfort when any sedan or station wagon of similar length has more and weighs at least a fulll third less.. Like yeah a tahoe has more space than a corolla but thats a false comparison in every way. V Lmao the synopsis Niki lauda as the "you got talent kid" sudden mentor Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 12:45 on Feb 22, 2024 |
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Data Graham posted:Ha, this is the only reason I knew about the Tyrrell P34 at age 10. We had an obscure 70's anime on VHS that had among other things an 8-wheeler and Niki Lauda in it:  Still intensely nostalgic for this, the different cars and the sounds they made.
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TIL about Kaido Racers: https://kaidoracer.com/what-is-a-kaido-racer/quote:A “kaido racer” or “highway racer” is a vintage car subculture in Japan. Starting in the late ’70s and gaining popularity in the early ’80s Japan’s counter-culture youth started customizing their cars similar to race cars at the time. They're extremely cool and the Kaido Racer website has some excellent info and posts about them. One stand-out example is this article which includes scans from the March 1991 issue of Junior Young Auto: https://kaidoracer.com/2023/02/parman-ebitsu-fukuoka-team-from-1991/. These have to be the coolest motherfuckers I've ever seen:      Also this article about a recent Auto Produce Bellezza meeting has some awesome pics: https://kaidoracer.com/2023/11/auto-produce-bellezza/ Edit: this list of models which were popular amongst kaido racer modifiers is excellent as its just banger after banger after banger: https://kaidoracer.com/dictionary/bases/ Pile Of Garbage fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Feb 22, 2024 |
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Data Graham posted:Ha, this is the only reason I knew about the Tyrrell P34 at age 10. The Tyrrell P34 sits amongst the top 5 (top ten now that I think about all the other crazy poo poo...but probably top 5 just from an ingenuity standpoint) in the nusto-cars hall of fame.
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evobatman posted:A friend works at a recycler, and they just had this customer come in There are some that use car as designed.
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evobatman posted:A friend works at a recycler, and they just had this customer come in the back end of that looks like the car i'm forgetting where there are two sets of rear lights because one of them is hidden by the trunk. i know you're like rarely gonna see your car in that position, but that's ugly
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Japan really does just do things better. The combo of beautiful Crown Super Saloon Coupe and lowrider styling is 🔥🔥🔥 https://twitter.com/kanazawa_awca/status/1761214181972590687?t=UFJSkBZ8TUf4sgCRePjX-w&s=19
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Pile Of Garbage posted:TIL about Kaido Racers: https://kaidoracer.com/what-is-a-kaido-racer/ These are incredible!
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Japan really does just do things better. The combo of beautiful Crown Super Saloon Coupe and lowrider styling is 🔥🔥🔥 Japan does a fine job with the tribute acts but I'm not sure they do things better than the originals... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/vibrant-history-lowrider-car-culture-in-la-180977652/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIo0FzadQHk
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Suburban Dad posted:Page 1320 should be filled with dragsters, I think. Here's a video with some dragsters and other fast poo poo with some music to go along with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcxIpb-R_0
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One of autocult's models this month is a coal/wood gas powered citroen.  quote:With the occupation of France by German soldiers, however, the rationing of gasoline for civilian use was ordered and the vehicle engines were converted to wood gas operation. The necessary adjustments were made by the company ‘Fab Elgazo Tarbes’, which fitted two powerful cylinders into the body below the front bumper, each of which pulled up to the bonnet on the side of the fenders. Coal was poured into these two metal containers and ignited. After about 30 minutes, enough methane gas was produced, which rose to the top and was fed into the carburetor. Of course, the engine did not develop the usual power, but even if only a third of the former horsepower was available, the car at least was running! the other's the Packard Glasscock Speedster i saw at a msueum in California like a decade ago.  
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Finland out here representing tiny Japanese race car vibes beautifully. https://twitter.com/Zounii_design/status/1761537251358519592?t=WurpsMcFC4SPtxgarHqpzA&s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Very AI There are worse ways to die.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Very AI From the replies: https://x.com/calwithacamera/status/1762542255976440102?s=46&t=v-jPHHI3el2DgXfsxbh7ww https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15361887/how-to-get-a-24-hours-of-lemons-budget-exemption-stuff-a-radial-aircraft-engine-in-a-toyota-mr2/ 
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Powershift posted:One of autocult's models this month is a coal/wood gas powered citroen. The Lane Museum has one of these, it looks even stranger in person.
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I tried to post Tommy Ivo’s Wagon Master for page 1320 but Imgur is being a dick. Imagine the greatness.
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The one Pinto I would own. MrYenko posted:I tried to post Tommy Ivo’s Wagon Master for page 1320 but Imgur is being a dick. Imagine the greatness.  https://silodrome.com/tv-tommy-ivo-wagon-master/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRMl_8_OBl8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rn5a0PgkEw I picked up some new Hot Wheels (and Matchbox) at Kroger of all places. The 2024s are out, but I still need a bunch of 2023 new models, mostly alternate colors. Here's some of the interesting stuff I picked up:  I already had versions of the 3 rotary cars, but not in those colors (I now have like 4 colors of the FC RX-7,) several colors of the '55 Chevy gassers, and already had one of the Maxima wagons in that color, but I bought that one to open it. The one 2023 New Model in that group is the Alfa GTV6 3.0. Love those wheels on it. Those were all in a big bin. I took a look at the pegs in the little toy section and was rewarded with a bunch of EVs!  Hot Wheels Tesla Model Y (already had one in white), the Matchbox Fisker Karma, Model S, Citroen Ami, and a Honda e. I should collect all the EVs together at some point. I know I have a Model 3 and X, and I think a Rivian, too.
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Colostomy Bag posted:The 4x4 drag cars were always a disaster...yet so so so captivating. Can't go in a straight line and tends to kill the driver. Brian Lohnes, the guy who works drag week with Freiburger tells a whole bunch of stories about odd drag cars. It's well written and he's entertaining to listen to. his latest video includes a twin front engine top fuel car, and AWD Vega. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSUs_OrlZ4A  Also, https://www.nhra.com/news/2014/so-i-heard-you-guys-have-been-wondering  Powershift fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Feb 29, 2024 |
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Yeah I just watched that one two days ago and was trying to find it to post it. Twin motor one was interesting...just basically surmising it couldn't cover the additional weight of the motor. It's a good watch, especially the roll cage shot.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Yeah I just watched that one two days ago and was trying to find it to post it. 
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This sent me down a short rabbit hole, the obvious equivalent to this is one of the various Sundowner style Escort vans of the time, round window and all, but inspired by the BTCC Volvo wagon, now I wanna build a full noise Escort van rally car. Escort Dakar van? 
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I saw two classic Minis yesterday  This one was at the motel I am staying it. Just done some hill climb work up at Mt Panorama at Bathurst.
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