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Mister Macys posted:If I didn't lurk in AI all the time, I never would've learned about one of the coolest car projects ever: Thanks for posting this, it's absolutely amazing.
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Aug 22, 2012 14:52
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I made a post on the internet! Hopefully it doesn't suck.                                                  
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Aug 22, 2012 15:53
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Preoptopus posted:What is that thing? That looks awesome.
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Aug 22, 2012 16:30
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Is that an Allard? I do love Allards. This is the Corvair Monza GT, right? Aaand THIS is a Volvo P1800. My grandpa had one of these. I learned things from this car. For example, how to tuck and roll as the door flies open in a turn and you slide out under the seatbelt. Not the last time I exited a car under power, but certainly the first time. If we're going to be posting exotic and awesome car/prototypes, can we at least approximately label them?
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Aug 22, 2012 16:32
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Not sure if this is awesome or terrible. But 2 guys managed to get 2 Dodge Calibers over 200KPH (125+MPH) And got busted. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/08/22/calgary-high-river-speeding.html quote:Police in High River, Alta., stopped two Dodge Calibers this week for speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. Safe to assume SRT4s?
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Aug 22, 2012 16:35
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Warcabbit posted:This is a past that was. Rent on Friday, steal the engine, race on Saturday. Could have purchased your own this past weekend. 
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Aug 22, 2012 16:51
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Willfrey posted:What is that thing? That looks awesome. Jaguar E-Type Growler - http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/265312/growler_jaguar_etype_recreation_revealed.html No idea if the project is still on the table or anything.
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Aug 22, 2012 16:55
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Warcabbit posted:I've got a few more years. Shall I continue to post the highlights? The museum pieces are most excellent. Yes, definitely.
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Aug 22, 2012 17:09
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Terrible Robot posted:Apparently cell-phone pics are ok here so long as the cars are cool, so I'm X-posting these from the terrible pics thread: Just in case I haven't been clear: cell phone pics go wherever the content of said pics belong. Awesome poo poo, awful poo poo, mechanical failures, whatever. There's no reason to single them out because they were taken with a cameraphone.
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Aug 22, 2012 17:21
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Took another sip of the potion hit the three-wheel motion
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Aug 22, 2012 17:39
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bisticles posted:Took another sip of the potion hit the three-wheel motion Unrelated to cars: My son has a "3 wheel motion" shirt that has a big wheel on it. Is "3 wheel motion" anything other than lowrider scene / ice cube lyrics? I thought it was a sweet shirt that mom's wouldn't get
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Aug 22, 2012 21:08
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yep - the ALMS cars were easily the loudest the entire weekend at Long Beach. I'd say the Patron Ferraris might've been the single loudest cars there. The turbocharged Indycars can easily be done without earplugs, the naturally aspirated Indy Lights and other sports car series can maybe be done without them, but those big uncorked NA engines in the top level ALMS cars are just deafening. I did a Grand Am weekend last year, and the RX-8s were the ones who did damage. Loud is one thing, loud + piercing is a whole other level of pain. Will wear ear protection, thanks.
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Aug 22, 2012 21:16
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Phone posted:I did a Grand Am weekend last year, and the RX-8s were the ones who did damage. Loud is one thing, loud + piercing is a whole other level of pain. Yeah, basically what IOwnCalculus said. The Patron Ferraris are just that, loud and piercing. They are awesome. The new Evora that was running sounded similar to them, and that was pretty rad too.
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Aug 22, 2012 21:30
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dreesemonkey posted:Unrelated to cars: My son has a "3 wheel motion" shirt that has a big wheel on it. Is "3 wheel motion" anything other than lowrider scene / ice cube lyrics? I thought it was a sweet shirt that mom's wouldn't get Do you mean like a tricycle big wheel? That's awesome. I've had some of my  friends take corners real fast in a very stiff jeep and get the front inside tire to come off the road. Does that count?
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Aug 22, 2012 22:52
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DrPain posted:Do you mean like a tricycle big wheel? That's awesome. Dont need corners for that, just hit the e-brake in a XJ at 35mph, get the two wheel motion!
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Aug 22, 2012 23:01
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Look what you made me do! 
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Aug 22, 2012 23:09
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T-Square posted:Yeah, basically what IOwnCalculus said. The Patron Ferraris are just that, loud and piercing. They are awesome. The new Evora that was running sounded similar to them, and that was pretty rad too. It's too bad the Aston Martin prototype from last year was phased out, that took it to another level. Just before the T5 braking zone is probably the best place to experience the rush after a caution. Guess who forgot any sort of ear protection... e: random pic 
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Aug 22, 2012 23:25
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InterceptorV8 made a post.InterceptorV8 posted:Here is how you have the best of both worlds. It reminded me of something. I happen to have an awesome picture of a Smart. Why is it awesome?  Well, it's not because it's next to a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. (I miss that car.)  It's not because it has Jersey plates on it... wait, what do they say? Vehicle MFR? It's because it was taken in March of 2001. That's a first-generation Smart. In the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_%28automobile%29#Production_models They didn't get here till '08 for everyone else. But I digress. Back to 2006. Let's finish off the Imperial.   And here's a Hertz Mustang.  And... you like Saabs, right?     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Aero-X I still say it would have made a great Wheeljack for the Transformers movie. And just for the heck of it, the Ford Reflex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Reflex  Now, it's time for a fun little game. I'm going to give you one of my weirder photos. Tell me the make, model, year, and place in automotive history this car holds.  This should basically knock the Tatra V570 knockoff argument entirely out of the water. Edit: Darn it. Google Image Search finds this, these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-engine_Mercedes-Benz Behold, the '37 Mercedes 170H, designed by Dr. Porsche sometime between '23 and '32. Closer to '32 than '23. To this day, the lead time to a Mercedes design remains roughly similar, at about 7 years. I'm reasonably sure it's the design he got fired over, too. I believe this is actually one of the prototypes, not a production model, from certain features, but I can't be sure. The people at Mercedes didn't even know this existed when we found it. Surprised the heck out of the board. Basically, this is the prototype zero of the Beetle. Even if it didn't come out till later. Warcabbit fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Aug 22, 2012 |
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Aug 22, 2012 23:33
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Prototype Volkswagen Beetle built by Daimler-Benz in 1937. 1 of 30 ever built
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Aug 22, 2012 23:43
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quote:Anyone know what model/series Benz this is?
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Aug 22, 2012 23:44
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Looks like a W108 to me. Don't know what particular trim. Normally I would hate anything with those wheels, but that old Benz somehow really pulls it off.
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Aug 22, 2012 23:50
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Anyone know what model/series Benz this is? If I had to guess... Mid-80s 300D? (W123) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:123_280E_0477110307_%2814wik%29.JPG Roofline and door handles do it for me. Nope, you're right. W109. W108 is too round.  Well, that was a really quick ID of the old Beetle. I do love the suicide doors. So... here's something in return. You've heard of the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. Well, here's one. I was told it was _the_ Silver Ghost, AX201. I don't know that for sure. 
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Aug 22, 2012 23:52
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DrPain posted:Do you mean like a tricycle big wheel? That's awesome. a real flexible jeep will do pretty much the same thing. It's just way, way easier to flop it if you do... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNqNcCjfzZc decent jeep, horrible driver, worse idea.
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Aug 23, 2012 00:19
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kastein posted:a real flexible jeep will do pretty much the same thing. It's just way, way easier to flop it if you do... My favorite part of that video is when the guy filming casually turns around and chuckles.
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Aug 23, 2012 01:36
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Bojanglesworth posted:My favorite part of that video is when the guy filming casually turns around and chuckles. Same. I can hear what he's thinking... "goddamn that guy is an idiot, I knew that was gonna happen" Can't embed it because it's on facebook, but check this out. Pretty sure it's one of the formula offroad iceland events, the number of rollovers and near rollovers while flying up 60 and 70 degree slopes is insane. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=485118471500859 I think the white one at 0:45 and the red one at 1:12 are my favorites. edit: here's a few I CAN embed. I'm not sure but I'd say this is some awesome combination of Dakar, eastern european style truck trials, and just straight up ridiculous power, scoop tire sandrail goodness, except 4x4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF3oPVraX2I And here's another one. Pay special attention at 1:45 for an incredibly good save, and 2:40, when someone ACTUALLY MAKES IT UP THAT OBSTACLE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-3uJU2eLc Those crazy, awesome scandinavians 
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Aug 23, 2012 01:42
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Look what you made me do! Oh god i too immediately started looking for Volvos. I miss my 850  .Good thing they are practically worthless because of the fuel prices over here. Gonna keep an eye out for a cheap T5 or R to mess around with on the weekends.
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Aug 23, 2012 01:53
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Shai-Hulud posted:Oh god i too immediately started looking for Volvos. I miss my 850 I still freak out every time I see a 780. I would still drive the poo poo out of that car if I can ever find one for sale.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:27
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slidebite posted:Not sure if this is awesome or terrible.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:45
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More car spotting;  Didn't have time to adjust the phone's settings for the Mini, just snapped it and kept going, turned out alright, the DB9 turned out great though.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:49
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slidebite posted:Not sure if this is awesome or terrible. Being canadian, they naturally had to pull over to say sorry, as there is no way the rcmp crown vic could ever have caught one let alone both, and being alberta there is a range road or township road to dissapear down every 1-2 kilometers.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:55
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjKxzqxsrWQ Video filmed from the rear axle of that big black Cherokee I posted pictures of flying through the air. He drove it to PA, jumped it, then drove it home.
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Aug 23, 2012 06:11
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Warcabbit posted:This should basically knock the Tatra V570 knockoff argument entirely out of the water. Does it really take Mercedes 7 years in the current day to put out a new model? Does that make them worse than half as slow as the industry average? In any case, I don't think that has any bearing on how long it took to design and make a car back then. The closer it was to 1932 when Porsche started designing it, the more doubt there is. I can't imagine the shapes he was drawing stayed the same over those several years. Just look at the changes between the 1931 V570 prototype and the 1933 one.
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Aug 23, 2012 08:41
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Awesome? I dunno, but weird. It's a "Mega" brand electric car.
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Aug 23, 2012 10:49
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Yes. Yes, it does take Mercedes about seven years. Or it did ten years ago, which is the last time we designed something with them. The last car we had anything to do with, by the way, is coming out now-ish. The Porsche 918. If I had to guess, the 170H probably dates to 1928-29, because he left in '29. Because Mercedes was not interested in making small, lightweight cars. At all. There's a story there, about how the 170H came to be, but I don't know if anyone's left to tell it. Sadly, that Smart is the only thing that we could take photos of, because it wasn't a secret when it was a prototype. At least, that I remember. On the other hand, it's possible some things exist on film. That was our first digital camera, back in '01. Frustrating as heck. You know Toyota owns the japanese DMV? You have to submit designs to them in advance of release of the car, and... anyhow. ... why is imgur complaining that all my jpgs are corrupt now? Okay. More pictures when imgur behaves. We're skipping ahead to the year 2008, and another Car That Never Was. This one wasn't even a concept. It was a prototype. Sadly, it was a Pontiac. Warcabbit fucked around with this message at 11:09 on Aug 23, 2012 |
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Aug 23, 2012 11:01
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kastein posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjKxzqxsrWQ I wish we could play driving games from this view.
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Aug 23, 2012 12:26
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Preoptopus posted:I feel like such an rear end in a top hat living in Wisconsin and having never been. For lack of trying or for lack of a lift to the track? You are missing out. I can recommend the VSCDA event in September if you are looking for something relatively inexpensive. If you need a hotel many of the sleepy towns just a few minutes away from the track have nice motels and hotels. Portage being one.
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Aug 23, 2012 15:55
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I'm picking up my 245 in a couple of days. In honor of one of the most handsome cars ever made here's a celebratory volvo 240 dump!   Rallycross looks like the most fun thing ever.  Some dude's custom CNC interior   Widebody 244      Comedy/Otherthread? option 
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Aug 23, 2012 16:27
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extreme_accordion posted:For lack of trying or for lack of a lift to the track? You are missing out. I can recommend the VSCDA event in September if you are looking for something relatively inexpensive. If you need a hotel many of the sleepy towns just a few minutes away from the track have nice motels and hotels. Portage being one. Its honestly because none of my friends are car guys at all and I would really have no one to go with. Also Id be camping for sure.      
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There we go. Behold, the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck.    Or, as they were refusing to call it, the El Camino. And... oh, momma, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law.  Lawman has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home.     Oh, while I've got a song in my head... Here he comes...  No, sorry. Er... Flintstones, meet the...     Sorry. I guess I'm just half the car I used to be.  I guess I'll just go for some Heroes in Hot Wheels instead.      Not quite sure what this is. Dodge ZEL? I'd buy it, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_ZEO Warcabbit fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Aug 23, 2012 |
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