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You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Bulk Vanderhuge posted:

You're not alone man, you're not alone.

Seriously, I was going to call that out as a Tamiya 1/10th scale Mini

# ¿ Aug 27, 2012 09:06

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 09:51

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It's got everything a rock album cover should have. Lightning, screaming beasts and a mid 80s Mazda 626

# ¿ Aug 31, 2012 11:26

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Gorilla Salad posted:

If you've never seen Australian road safety commercials, you might want to brace yourself. The TAC (Traffic Accident Commission) pulls no punches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4mvtNU32kQ

I had always sorta wanted a Kombi van until I saw this ad.

Thus my fear of driving any sort of van where your legs are a part of the crumple zone.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2012 23:46

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AMG is joining the Australia V8 Supercars competition in 2013

# ¿ Sep 19, 2012 06:39

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speedtek posted:

Took a swing by Mid Ohio today for some O Fest racing, didn't get a lot of pictures but I did see this:

A real S42 in an E36, hanging out in TC Kline's corral.

Jesus I think someone carrying a heap of scaffold tripped up and fell into that engine bay. That car has got to be stiff and then some.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2012 04:34

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InitialDave posted:

Looks like a Toyota Carina E (or Corona, depends where that picture's from). I want to say it's a BTCC car, but I think they were running Castrol livery back then.

Dude, it's a Camry, come on

# ¿ Oct 1, 2012 00:20

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Rhyno posted:

Holy poo poo, how amazing would that be?

Going off track would be a little eventful

# ¿ Oct 11, 2012 23:34

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Cygni posted:

RIP Lancia.

Huh? I did a search around the net and couldn't find any news about Lancia being shut down

# ¿ Nov 3, 2012 03:09

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Guinness posted:

Search harder.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/11/marchionne-kills-lancia/
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/02/marchionne-plans-kill-off-lancia/

drat, Top Gear need to do a send off for Lancia like they did for Saab

# ¿ Nov 4, 2012 01:54

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I think the bullbar on that Patrol helped it a lot there. If it was a standard bumper it would've been a bit different

# ¿ Nov 6, 2012 10:29

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sadnessboner posted:

There's a Barra 6cyl swapped AMC Javelin up for sale at this month's Shannon's Auction. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be a turbocharged one.

God drat it, no no no, why did they have to put a modern interior in it? Javelins (and AMXs) are rare as hen's teeth in Australia drat it. And why go to all that effort with the drive train and not use the Turbo motor? It's like doing an engine swap and putting in a LT1 instead of LSx into a car.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2012 05:18

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Chickenbisket posted:

That is the main key, I think its pretty silly. Who even puts a usb memory stick in their stereo to play music?

Koenigsegg almost has a cool key, but they made it the size of your hand and it probably weighs 8 lbs. It's made of solid silver and has a small rubber spot on the back to operate the lock and unlock buttons for the doors. When you get in the car there's a small pocket between the seats that it lays in.

That is a poo poo load better than the VW Golf fob that Bugatti Veyron owners get.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2012 23:04

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Seat Safety Switch posted:

A barn fell on this Mazda RX2, so they pulled it out, threw a 13B in it and ran at LeMons.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons-goodbad-idea-of-the-week-mazda-rx-2-exhumed-from-collapsed-barn-stuffed-with-13b/

Imagine rolling up to VW hipster meets. "Patina? A barn fell on my car. "

Those things are as rare as hen's teeth, they should be restoring it

# ¿ Nov 21, 2012 23:03

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Sagebrush posted:

A 2013 Camry weighs 3200 pounds.

e: holy poo poo, the Veyron weighs over four thousand pounds? What the hell, I thought it would be like 2800 or so. What happened to all the carbon fiber? How heavy is that engine?

There are something like 10+ radiators in it, which would bulk up the weight. It isn't a lightweight like the McLaren F1 roadcar was.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2012 23:32

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-pzol0sxro

Now I know what to do when I have "gently caress You" amounts of money

# ¿ Dec 15, 2012 02:04

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dissss posted:

How many service stations still carry LPG in Australia? In NZ its virtually gone now, because having the tanks and training staff up is just more money than its worth.

I'd say 99% of servos have LPG here in Australia.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2012 03:22

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IOwnCalculus posted:

Weddings are not AI, unless we're talking about those Australian weddings where the bridal procession is a bunch of Holdens or Rotaries or whatever the gently caress you guys do in the awesome upside-down country.

What, you mean like this? :q:

# ¿ Jan 15, 2013 23:06

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88h88 posted:

And this...

http://youtu.be/OOOOHX9DnOg

Yeah, but that's New Zealand, so it doesn't count :v:

# ¿ Jan 16, 2013 02:00

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atomicthumbs posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY

The truck in the video is loaded with 40 tons of stuff.

That's pretty bloody impressive. I wonder what the brake setup is on that truck

# ¿ Jan 21, 2013 12:40

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Throatwarbler posted:

I didn't see this posted although this is a bit old, Edmunds has posted suspension walkarounds for the new Viper and Grand Cherokee SRT8

http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/2013-srt-viper-gts-suspension-walkaround.html

http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/2012-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-suspension-walkaround.html

The Viper has remote shock resevoirs which was surprising.

Those are pretty well written write ups. I wish more car magazines would go into detail about stuff like that

# ¿ Jan 29, 2013 07:51

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Krakkles posted:

Oh, and I found this on google. I (no joke) think it's a composite, but it's still pretty.

Amazing how narrow the C4 is compared to the C5

# ¿ Feb 11, 2013 12:09

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AirRaid posted:

Quick and Dirty -

Yeah I suck at photoshop, but I think the light would look so much better like that.

I think it would look better with a chick in a bikini laying on the bonnet

# ¿ Mar 4, 2013 23:13

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dandaman posted:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ferrari/62978/ferrari-laferrari-pictures/page/6/0#main-content-area

Ferrari not letting Lambo take all the spotlight:

And people complained about the front overhang on the Lambo. That Ferrari has 4th gen F-Body sized front hang over

# ¿ Mar 6, 2013 05:45

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SyHopeful posted:

Counterpoint:

http://www.ford-v8-focus.com/

Holy poo poo that site is like Geocities quality circa late 90s

# ¿ Mar 11, 2013 08:06

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Puddin posted:

They destroyed 6 mk1 Escorts in the movie. This is extremely saddening to me.

gently caress 'em, that's given me more reasons for not seeing that movie

# ¿ Mar 18, 2013 11:41

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Preoptopus posted:

12 superchargers mounted to twin 12 cylinder detriot diesels. 1704 CI, and over 3400 horsepower. Built by Mike Harrah.

There's probably some tractor pulling dude sitting there, looking at that photo and saying "So what?"

# ¿ Apr 14, 2013 23:22

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Paul Boz_ posted:

Congrats, man!

Nobody hoons a wedding like an Australian, that's for drat sure.

Video:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/locals-beg-police-to-halt-suburban-bridal-burnouts/story-fn7x8me2-1226221292205

I miss talking to Cat Terrist on AIM when I worked over-night in the mid 2000's

True Westie Wedding would have VLs

# ¿ Apr 25, 2013 23:56

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IOwnCalculus posted:

It's moving under its own power and it's insane. That's what.

In a similar vein, the now-late Dick Trickle, in an era of NASCAR when open-face helmets let you enjoy a Winston mid-race:

Trickle's dead?

*reads wikipedia entry*

Ouch :smith:

# ¿ May 18, 2013 02:34

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Nidhg00670000 posted:

As with all motor sports, the crashes are the best part. Mostly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6vcF7m2Ws

Massive shunts in last weekend's V8 Supercar race:

Race 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC7lNQ7OkfU

Race 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZbm3kok8tc

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 23:39

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fingerling posted:

Some kind of 50s Bedford? I have no clue!

I actually prefer the look of this one; the patina and dust just.. suit it somehow! (Also it doesn't have a bad paintjob, unlike the red one).

And finally, the car that is apparently being restored there. All of it's bodywork is behind the green Fairlane, but the badging on the back of the truck says Vauxhaull. The ID plate states General Motors, so I think it may be an FJ or FX that was.. sent to Europe or something? I'm not sure!

And sorry for the bad photos, wasn't thinking I would get to see these today, so all I had on me was my phone.

Both of the trucks are International, the first truck clearly says that

The car, taking a stab, is a Vauxhall of some sort.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Wyvern E Series, which were built in Australia

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# ¿ Jun 26, 2013 23:47

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My Rhythmic Crotch posted:

300SL driver, not a show car.

Dat engine

Not only does the engine sound amazing, but it was way ahead of it's time. It had a dry sump system and direct fuel injection.

Very cool video, and good to see the owner isn't the type who just keeps the car in the garage all the time, it actually gets driven

# ¿ Jul 1, 2013 00:39

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VikingSkull posted:

No you're not!

Wow, a young and thin John C. Reilly

# ¿ Jul 3, 2013 23:29

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some texas redneck posted:

Not quite as awesome as some other stuff, not my picture, but I'd totally drive this.

Love the numberplate

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 04:01

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Cat Terrist posted:

Gotta agree about Roadkill and Chris Harris. Best loving car shows on the Net bar none

Mighty Car Mods is pretty good tho season 5 has been a bit lame in places.

Chris Harris is amazing. Especially in his latest video where he is drunk in a C Type Jag after racing in the Mille Miglia

# ¿ Jul 16, 2013 00:08

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BMB5150 posted:

As I'm hearing the story, it was in a garage where the Porsche Factory cars were based in Sandown, Australia and the owner of the place didn't want to take the effort of taking a hauler and hauling the cars a few miles to the track.

That's pretty awesome.

I know Peter Brock used to like breaking in his race cars by going up and down the Melba Hwy. Alan Jones (ex-F1) owned a pub in that area and he'd stop off there.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2013 05:34

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That V8 in the Z31 has a weird intake manifold setup.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2013 00:24

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Was bored on Sunday after doing a 8.2km fun run, so went for a drive. Came across a sign pointing to a car museum in a small town. So checked it out. I wasn't expecting much, probably a small collection of Australian cars and some imports, but I was proven very wrong

Album: https://plus.google.com/photos/103600626374349588703/albums/5905950927573270993?authkey=CNXrorqm7b6DDw

Out the front was a Reliant Robin! And it wasn't owned by the museum either.

Subaru 360! Never seen one in my life, the museum is getting better

A Reliant, but can't remember the model. Not a Kitten.

DAF car with the first production CVT transmission. Look at the size of the belts!

Not one, but two Tatras! I have never seen one in my life, so seeing two in one location is pretty amazing. The owner of the museum has a later model Tatra in his garage that he is working on

One of many Studebakers that the owner had. Including a strange four door Avanti

Another car that I have never seen in the flesh, a Nash Metropolitan!

The museum has a ton of post WW2 economy cars, including this Bond Bug

The Lightburn Zeta - when an Australian washing machine company thinks it can make a car

Messerschmidt! Looks so tiny alongside the 1947 Plymouth. Even tiny compared to the Trojan behind it.

Studebaker Zip-Van

Wartburg! Surprised any had survived East Germany

Talking about East German, here's a very battered Trabant rally car

This Hudson Super Wasp was in its own room, you could only see it through small windows. Not sure why.

And the Sinclair C5

# ¿ Jul 29, 2013 10:39

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Q_res posted:

Please tell me you got some pictures of this...

Sadly it was tucked up in a corner. The best photo of it is behind the white Rytecraft in my gallery link

# ¿ Jul 30, 2013 01:26

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sadnessboner posted:

Where abouts is this? I don't think I've ever seen or heard of it before

Here's the site for the museum: http://charliesautomuseum.com.au/

# ¿ Jul 30, 2013 13:14

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 09:51

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atomicthumbs posted:

I fear just tapping the accelerator on that car a tiny bit would make it oversteer into a tree

# ¿ Aug 1, 2013 06:52

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