January 10th, 2009, 04:10 AM | #81 |
Ramen Rider
Name: Gary
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
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this is the car i most regret selling:
1995 Ford Mustang Cobra... when i watched the new owner drive away in it, that is when i realized i had made a terrible mistake. here is the car my wife most regrets that i sold: 2004 Nissan 350z roadster... great car!! major fault? it wasn't a mustang. this is my current ride (and 4th mustang): 2007 turbocharged Ford Mustang GT.... it has the special edition v6 grille, a rear spoiler delete... the turbo even quiets down the exhaust. a lot of people think it is a v6 with dual exhausts, rims, and "poser" GT badging. i REALLY love this car. it reminds me so much of my 66 mustang i had back in the day. i threw on 66 gt side badges, rear badging, and side stripes to further carry the classic theme. older pic current but junk pic hellion turbo |
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January 10th, 2009, 06:43 PM | #82 |
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I picked up a new 2008 Corvette yesterday. Someone at GM built a SUV around it though.
2008 Trailblazer SS AWD 3SS package with a 6.0L LS2 corvette motor. It'll be going in for limo tint, powdercoating of the stock wheels and a few other mods soon as I'm done working on the Ninja. |
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January 10th, 2009, 06:45 PM | #83 |
The Grand Royal
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Should look like this when I'm finished...
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January 10th, 2009, 08:05 PM | #84 |
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sweet ride!
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January 11th, 2009, 05:03 PM | #85 |
The Grand Royal
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January 11th, 2009, 06:23 PM | #86 |
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January 11th, 2009, 06:26 PM | #87 |
The Grand Royal
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January 11th, 2009, 06:40 PM | #88 |
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Yeah,they are heavy 3800lbs
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January 11th, 2009, 06:41 PM | #89 |
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how can I post a pic?
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January 11th, 2009, 07:03 PM | #90 |
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January 11th, 2009, 07:09 PM | #91 |
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Thanks Alex. I am going to give it a try.
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January 11th, 2009, 07:28 PM | #92 |
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Here is the car I spent most of my early years riding around in - my mom had her from 74 until 94, and my uncle has her now... one day she will most likely be mine
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January 11th, 2009, 09:26 PM | #93 |
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They began as Miatas... ^_^
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January 18th, 2009, 05:49 PM | #94 |
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Old guys always have more on their list of toys;
First car; Triumph TR3A 71 Triumph TR-6 61 Impala SS409 3x2 63 Impala SS 64 T-Bird 390 Police Interceptor 69 T-Bird 429 Jaguar Mark 9 Jaguar XK150S 71 Jaguar V-12 E Type 50 Chevy Deluxe 69 Mercury Monterey 429 68 Olds Cutlass 74 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 74 BMW 320 96 BMW 328i 65 Porsche 356SC 79 Porsche 911 SC 80 Porsche 911SC Weissach 82 Porsche 911 SC 84 Porsche Cabriolet 86 Porsche 930 Turbo 74 Mercedes 450 SL 75 Mercedes 450SL (Totalled the 74) 79 Mercedes SEL 6.9 86 Mercedes AMG Hammer 6.0 85 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 92 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 96 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 02 Cadillac Deville DHS 84 Chevy Blazer 86 Chevy Blazer 88 Chevy Silverado 90 Dodge Caravan This isn't the correct order as I had to really think (and probably missed a few). |
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January 18th, 2009, 05:53 PM | #95 |
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geez... with that many cars, you must be reeeeeealy old!!
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January 18th, 2009, 06:39 PM | #96 |
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I'm so old that you and I were probably born in the same year. Now that's old! 40 years of driving, 50 years of riding.
I can remember when you had to push a button to start the car. I can't understand why they recently went back to the start button (probably some anti-theft reason). I can remember when there wasn't traffic. I can remember when the cops called your parents when you got caught doing something wrong. I can remember when going for a drive was affordable and something you did when you got bored. I can remember when people hitchhiked and it was safe and actually friendly and a fun way to meet people. I can remember drive-in movies, drive-in restaurants, drive through convenient stores, and drive-up liquor stores. I can remember when you could drink and drive. I remember air conditioning was not only an option but most people didn't order it. I can remember going across country on a motorcycle and when you pulled into a restaurant people (including woman) wanted to talk to you asking where you were from and where you were going, they were friendly. I can also remember when there wasn't an internet, no forums, no way to communicate with people of like interests from all over the world. There were no cell phones to call someone when you broke down in the middle of nowhere. I remember when vehicles didn't have the reliabilty to go 100,000 miles effortlessly (and a car with 30,000 miles was junk). Now most bikes and cars are bullet proof. I remember so much that I'm out of memory. Everytime I remember something new I have to forget something old to make room. |
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January 18th, 2009, 07:05 PM | #97 |
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January 18th, 2009, 07:17 PM | #98 |
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It was written up as a supercar, the fastest sedan, Road and Track and Car and Driver each had articles about it. It was on the cover of one of them, I forget which one. I bought it from the original owner, some rich guy from the Hamptons out on Long Island, NY. It was fun to drive, sounded great, and really turned heads. I only had in it for a short time. Someone offered me ten grand more than I paid for it so it was gone. Looking back that was a big mistake.
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January 18th, 2009, 11:57 PM | #100 | |
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January 19th, 2009, 05:39 PM | #101 |
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C.C. Your thread sure brought up some memories. I remember when my friend Eddie and I rode a pair of BMW R-60`s with Steib sidecars across the US. We camped anywhere there was room--rest areas, church lots, etc. People were really nice to us. We had our guitars with us and played for meals and drinks. It was an adventure similar to Kerouac`s "On the Road". I still have fond memories of this adventure. Times have certainly changed since then. You mentioned cages you have owned. Here is my list: 1947 Ford Coupe with a flathead 8, Offy heads, 3 Stromberg 97 Carbs, chopped and channeled, nosed and decked, Moon discs, Full length Lakes, and a tuck and roll Naugahyde interior, and a 1953 Buick Titan Red paint job. That was my HS project for which I got an A. Wish I had pictures. Got a Zundapp Sabre 200cc during that time. Really did not like a 2Stroke and traded fr a 56 NSU Special Max 250 which I owned till 1991. Other bikes included a Triumph TR-6, a BSA Lightning, Ariel Square Four, H-D Sportster CH, BMW R-60, Norton Atlas, with Paul Dunstall package, JAWA 360, Bultaco Metralla. For cars, after the 47 Ford, I got a 63 Corvette Coupe. Kept that car till 83, 1966 Mustang 289 Coupe, 1964 Dodge Dart Convertible 225 Slant 6 with a 4Sp. When I got out of the service I got a 1971 Saab Sonnet 2 Seat sports car, Got into SSCA racing and got a Lotus Super 7 Track car which I towed with a Blazer. Drove Blazers for years. Now I have a 95 Suburban 3/4 Ton 2WD 6.2 Turbo Diesel and a 1995 Ford Escort Wagon along with my 08 Ninja 250. I can`t say I was ever really into cages. I sold the 63 Split Window Coupe in 83 to pay off my Master`s Degree. I wrecked the Lotus at Lime Rock. I think that the 71 Sonnet was the most fun car ever. Got married for the second time in 85 and have owned utilitarian vehicles since.
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January 19th, 2009, 05:53 PM | #102 |
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Alex, nice recall. To look back in our own history can always bring a smile. A Lotus 7 at Lime Rock seems like the road to heaven. So did the 63 split window ever attrack any of the ladies? Impressive list of vehicles. Kids these days can't come close to the varieties we had to choose from.
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January 19th, 2009, 07:30 PM | #103 |
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Not this one. The 71 had a Taunus V-4 with a Solex 2 Barrel Carb. The car was later modified by me, getting a special intake manifold for two Weber 2 Barrels and a custom free flow exhaust by Jamestown Engineering. The car looked like a Baby Maserati and had a full roll cage and Minilite Mags. I put Bilstein shocks forward and Konis aft. I did make the fake scoop in the bonnet functional to combat the high temperatures in the engine compartment. The car had a GRP body and was designed by Sergio Guggiaro. They stopped importing them to the US in 1975 because the car could not meet the height requirements imposed by the US Government--same fate as the Lotus Europa. Incidentally the Taunus engine was 1.8L, and the car weighed 1750Lbs.
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January 20th, 2009, 07:36 AM | #104 |
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Sounds like a blast Alex!
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January 20th, 2009, 12:30 PM | #105 |
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camaroz, did they ever get that new track (by you) up and running?
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January 20th, 2009, 01:43 PM | #106 |
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Ive owned over 150 cars in the last 20 years so I'll just post a few that I still have. I own about 20 cars and trucks right now and I have lost/misplaced/forgot about cars that i still have the titles to but don't know where the hell I stuck them when I ran out of room around my home area. I've had some real nice cars and some REAL beaters that for sure. now I want to make a list because i kind of want to know how many I've had total.
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January 20th, 2009, 07:18 PM | #107 |
Ramen Rider
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those are some sweet cars, but of course i love the terminator!
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January 20th, 2009, 07:45 PM | #108 |
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yeah...fooled you into thinking it was a terminator when its really a new edge 01, LOL most everything done to is is handling mods. One day I'll get around to twin turbos on it.
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January 20th, 2009, 08:39 PM | #109 | |
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January 20th, 2009, 08:50 PM | #110 |
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Well it is a cobra just not a 03-04 cobra. I have the same car just don't have that 1 extra gear and a supercharger.
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January 20th, 2009, 09:51 PM | #111 |
Ramen Rider
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ah.... gotcha. i misunderstood.
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January 21st, 2009, 12:13 AM | #112 |
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My Current driver......
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January 21st, 2009, 07:10 AM | #113 |
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January 21st, 2009, 01:38 PM | #114 |
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I meant the PA one. I have relatives in the Highspire and Middletown area and thought I would visit them if the track was finished and opened this spring, summer, or fall. Did they run out of money? What town was it in again?
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January 22nd, 2009, 06:18 PM | #116 |
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Oscar, You asked earlier whether the Split Window Coupe was a chick magnet. Not really. It had side pipes which had a quite sporty sound. I do remember in 1964, I had a Morgan Plus Four--one of those cars with no heater, "Elastic Suspension"-yes, Rubber Bands, a wooden floor, and inflatable seat cushions--which were a rubber bladder in a sort of leather pillow case. The Brits have a sense of humour. Anyway, I was out on a date and in the course of getting to a party, I hit a bump in the road, and somehow her cushion got a puncture. The cushion made a noise similar to a loud fart, and she ended up sitting on the hardwood floor. Needless to say, she was quite upset. The conversation went to, "Take me home." and after I did, "Don`t call me, I`ll call you". That phone call never materialised. So much for classic sports cars. Oh, I forgot, the starter did not work, so I had to hand crank the beast---Lucas--The ignition from Hell. Thought you would enjoy that bit of nostalgia. I still laugh when I think of it. Still waiting for that call.
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January 23rd, 2009, 06:22 AM | #117 |
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Alex, are you sure that girl didn't pop the seat cushion to cover up that massive fart she cut? I've had my share of Lucas (father of darkness) as well with a couple Triumphs and a few Jaguars. The cars were always fun to drive but you had to go through a prayer ritual and much hope each time you wanted to start them. I actually drove my 71 V-12 E-type across country. I only had two problems the whole trip. The fuse blew for the A/C (easy fix) although the A/C froze your upper body as your legs and feet roasted, and I sheared the drain plug when I launched the car on some dark road in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. I had to drive as fast as I could to Laramie as the gas leaked out of the plug. Luckily I didn't hit anything (deer and bisson where known to cross the road) and I made it to town on fumes.
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January 23rd, 2009, 12:01 PM | #118 |
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February 23rd, 2009, 08:47 AM | #119 |
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February 23rd, 2009, 01:45 PM | #120 |
Fighting Texas Aggie '05
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300 whp track driven bugeye
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