$300,000 slot-car track
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Originally Posted by PNWbrit
When I was in my early 20's I was given a personal tour of Kirk F White's car collection. There were so many goodies in there I couldn't believe it.
There were complete bodies from 50's and 60's Ferraris just sitting there under tarps and up in shelving damn near to the ceiling.
Every once in a while as we were walking through my guide would pull the cover off a car and it was just fucking astounding what was there.
Nice vintage 512. I had a toy 512 when I was a kid. Wow....this place has changed some!!!!
HE LIVES!
F40s are nice. Ive seen one too.
Digging the X358 series XJR lately.
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I was hoping we'd get Jer or Witherspoon back first before Nanuq/AKRQuote:
Originally Posted by acinpdx
Way too many mods on that one, but a cool looking car nonetheless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
Not to say a shot in the arm wasn't needed but Jag's drastic departure in their full size sedan line from that era to the current took some getting used to. I like em now... different.
Does look like it could be worked over but that's a stock XJR as Jaguar built it.
Don't get me wrong, it's straight factory, I think I just prefer the less cocked-up trim package. I'm all down for a fast version of any sedan but I also like the whole less is more angle. Think 550 v M5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
You'd prefer one of these ...
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Originally Posted by basinbeater
I owned a 968 for a few years. Great car but broke my hear too many times. Superb balance.
one of the prettiest exhaust notes I've ever heard. And I'd still rather have a 911 for the money. :fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
Yeah, they can be finicky. When they get as old as they are now, you need to do everything to them in the area you are working on. Case in point, I just finished up a timing belt and balance belt job, and while I was in there, it got new seals for the whole front end. Every seal, oring, sleeve, etc. Cooling system got a thorough inspection, new water pump, pulleys, you name it. Front end is done. Good as new.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
Next on the agenda is pulling the intake manifold and the entire vacuum system blah blah blah...
Nice thing is that 20k ago the previous owner did the clutch, rear main, and everything else in there. I hope to have a reliable car, but I'm sure some issues will come up.
Loving driving it to work down 80 right now, hit 120 this morning when a nice gap in traffic opened up.
Yes the radar detector is in place.
I too saw an f40, couple years ago in slc at Steve Harris imports. Bad-fuckin-ass. Have yet to see a 959.
The turbo system on the third-gen RX-7 is partially controlled by 60ish vacuum lines connected to a bunch of brittle plastic solenoids that run around 50 total feet and sit under the intake manifold on top of the motor. Replacement is a dreaded task.Quote:
Originally Posted by basinbeater
As much as British cars are dogs, this is one of the prettiest ever and likely posted numerous times in this thread
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And keeping with bad teeth and amazing cars, enjoy a beautiful car driven beautifully: http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/slidin...628506/+travis
Rejoice TGR fans! While checking to see if the 5 series wagon would arrive on US shores this year I found this and it checks all your dream categories! 6 speed manual, turbo-diesel, awd, no fly by wire steering, M-Power! I know it's not an Audi, but come on, you can make do!
http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-conf...ft-for-us.html
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Check the article date.
Well, you're no fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
;)
Admit it though, it had your heart racing for a second. :)
Heh. Only reason I mentioned the date is because I was on the hook.
Can I interest you in a Ferrari for under 4 grand?
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Haha. No surprise that the Craigslist ad is all in spanish, and is in Brownsville, TX:Quote:
Originally Posted by frorider
http://mcallen.craigslist.org/cto/4710146497.html
-6 cilindros
-standar 5 cambios
-vidrios eletricos
-candados electricos
-rines 22"
-llantas nuevas
-corre muy bien y fuerte
-muy limpio
-bien cuidado
-titulo limpio
-titulo en mano"
I used to see this crap all the time down there. Loads of the "Countach" Fieros back in the day, but at least those were TRYING to be a replica, as lame as they were. Later on I saw God knows how many Civics or other old beaters with Mercedes or BMW emblems. Neons with VTEC badges. Obviously V-6 Camaros/Trans' with a single exhaust, rusted and falling off, rocking Z28/WS6 badges and fake hood scoops.
When you live in the barrio, you see a lot of truly laugh-out-loud hilarious stuff almost every day.
That begs the question, do they actually believe the bullshit they're building/selling/buying or are they just that fucking stupid?
Pay no attention to that Mitsubishi motor under the hood...
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I imagine it looks like this under the hood.
This looker is surely a luscious antidote for whatever in God's name that red wannabe Modena thinks it is!!! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by commonlaw
That 2000gt is an all time favorite
I hate you.......I was so fucking excited for about 10 seconds.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Crazy how the article mentions the "prayers of internet commenters have been answered". Are the auto writers/manufacturers monitoring us?Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
Full disclosure: when I was originally reading it I was in full belief... until I got to the part where they were doing away with drive by wire. Then I checked the date. And then checked my excitement.
Saw that 2000gt Toyota in Tokyo a few years back in some showroom in Ginza. I was blown away. Revive the corpse of whoever designed that thing, Toyota.
Yup...for a rice-burner, that 2000GT was a looker and a nice set of wheels. Maybe I'm biased towards Euro and Detroit Vintage and antique vehicles, but last year's RM auction price of 1.16 million dollars for one???? That is just nuts!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
I really can't wrap my head around Japanese cars, no matter HOW well-designed and efficient, as being any sort of collector cars in the same category as that sweet Aston Martin DB5 above, or Jag E-type, or Morgan, Porsche 911 vintage....in my mind, they just don't have that panache. It doesn't help that for years, the basic Japanese engineering modality was to blatantly RIP-OFF whatever euro or american design was popular at the time. Look at the first Infinity...essentially an exact copy of the 4-door Mercedes. And the fact that the Nissan 300-350 was always playing catch-up (and never really coming close) to the Porsche 911. That said, the Datsun 240Z WAS a sweet little car, though!!
Even the "king" of rice-burners, the very respectable and mighty fast Nissan Skyline GT-R does absolutely NOTHING to stir my soul....not that I wouldn't mind putting one through its paces on some empty, twisty road!!! But it just doesn't tug at my heartstrings the way say a new Aston Martin coupe would...even tho the Skyline might be much faster.
Is it some sort of "automotive racism", I wonder???
EDIT: I have to admit, though....I AM sweet on the 'Japanese MGB' - the Mazda Miata. I've always wanted to buy an older one and modify it into a great little SCCA Rally car. Oddly enough, I'd paint it British racing green..and give it a Cobra-style rollbar.
the James Bond 2000GT was a favorite airfix model as a kid. I can remember saving up pocket money until I could afford it. Forgoing other cheaper plastic model kits. Saturday morning visit to local toy store to check that the only one they had on the shelf hadn't yet been bought.Quote:
Originally Posted by vaquero
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Ahem.Quote:
Originally Posted by commonlaw
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Are you suggesting the taste of James Bond is flawed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Lol...WHICH Bond? My fav Bond was Moore..and he didn't drive no DB4/5. Seems he mostly drove Miss Penny, if I remember... and maybe a submersible car here and there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
The Connery Bond certainly had oodles of style, though...and DID put those modified AMs thru their paces!!
I wonder what car Sean Connery drives when he's not being hauled around in a limo. I imagine something pretty sweet!!! 2014 AM coupe???
I wonder if he even still drives.
You're related?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Otherwise can't think why.
He traded in the DB5…for a Citroen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
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So just to make you all jealous... I got to drive this car this morning. I took my porsche 944 turbo down to an impromptu meet in the valley, and sure enough talking to the dude with this car, he eventually asked what I had brought down, and i pointed to my car, and he said, oh wow, I was thinking of getting one of those, lets go look at it. Ok, so we go look at it, he is impressed, so I figure it is time to set the trap.
Me, "want to take it for a spin?"
Him, "oh yeah? I don't know"
Me, "yeah sure, go for it," pull my keys out and hand them to him, "Let's swap cars and go run down the freeway"
Him, "OK," and he pulls out a ferrari key chain and hands it to me.
I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I have driven a lot of cool cars, but never a ferrari, and I used to have a poster of the Testarossa on the wall. Anybody else? haha, so he shows me the ins and outs of the car, and I start it up, couple test starts in the parking lot, easy enough, lets go.
We hopped on I-15 and ran down to bangerter gettin on it every so often, and it was cool as hell, we got to bangerter, and had a clear path to loop around back to the on ramp going north, so I was following him and he punched it in my 944, and I stomped on the gas in the ferrari, and he disappeared around the corner, and the flat 12 started wailing up towards 6k rpms, and it was glorious sounding! Ran it up to somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 or 110, not sure cause the speedo in the TR was non functional. And surprisingly my 944 turbo was pulling away. But that didn't matter, I was driving the car childhood dreams are made of and it was awesome! Check it out...
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Very cool. It's surprising the market hasn't priced nice, low mileage Testarossas through the roof. That'll change soon enough.
+1 on the cool story!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
Agreed, see: Dinos.
Pinnacle of modern car ownership.
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Awesome story... The TR is an icon for sure, but I'd take your 944 to own 10/10.Quote:
Originally Posted by basinbeater