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What kind of vehicle do you drive/own?

wombat666 said:
Bill, I can have quite enough 'Driving Adventure' without a sunroof ...... :isadizzy:
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But look at it this way... it's another way to get out if you have 2 idiots park so close you can't get out either door.

I had a chance to buy a Beige Grey 69 911E with red leather interior back in 1973.... for 4600.00. I've kicked my self for letting that one go. I had it out for a test drive with the salesman and we had it up to 60mph in first gear. What a machine that was, it went like a raped ape. That was the last 911E I've ever seen. And I've never seen another dressed in Beige Grey... that was a great color.
 
Lionheart said:
Well, at 240 MPH down the Mulsane straights, the vacum from the wind was so great that the door lip/area on the top lifted just a slight bit, that thing would snap off in the wind. The effect though was like a small cannon going off, which is scary for a driver who is keeping the car straight at 240 MPH. They found a way to make a neat little aluminum flange catch piece that lined the edge of the door sill at the top. They were thus able to keep the doors tops from exploding off..
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At those speeds the drivers could turn the steering wheel ninety degrees without the car even reacting; the nose generated so much lift the wheels were barely touching the tarmac..... :help:


Lionheart said:
I think it was for Dan Gurney that they had to finally make those door cutouts in the roof. He just couldnt get in otherwise. (Tall guy).
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For Dan they had to make a 'bump' on top of the door so he could wear a helmet inside the car..
 
Volvo 760 Turbo Wagon 1989. Camera is at work-no pic yet.
No one ever thinks a wine-and-cheese liberal-mobile would be filled with firearms, like when going to the range!:ernae: It's also filled with airplane books and a few models...
 
Lionheart said:
They had problems with people getting in. They couldnt get in, lol.. So they made a rounded area on the top for each door, the door wrapped up along the roof, so you had an area for your head to drop down through when getting into the car, (sort of like a Bellanca aircraft with that door that curves up over to the roof area).
Thought you might want to hear that, knowing you have a GT-40 yourself. John had amazing stories.. He just came out with a book on them, 'Racing in the Rain' I think its called... Amazing history.
Bill
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Oddly enough, the door cutouts were present on the cars as early as April 1964, driver side only.
Ford purchased the first and third Lola Mk.6 GT's to start the initial program of testing with while the built the GT40 prototype.
I think that might have influenced the decision to use the cut out drivers side door,the traditional run and jump 'Le Mans Start' is just impossible otherwise!
The only way to board (and I'm not tall!) is to open door, stand on driver's seat and slide down resting against the back of the seat, and then it takes practice!
I've learned a lot of new swear-words in 'fractured' Franco-Italian from Sofie and she is tiny, but give her the keys and she is behind the wheel like a Seagull onto a piece of hot fat!!!!!!
We fitted a 'newer' (and more expensive of course!) stainless steel exhaust system ....................... not at all street legal but it sounds brillant!!
 
89 S-10 Blazer 4WD, great in the winter time. Just like every SUV with high mileage doesn't get the greatest gas mileage but no car payments!
 
My wife drives a 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT (GMC Avalance on steroids :d) and I drive a 2003 Mercury Marauder (Merc Grand Marquis on steroids :d:d)
 
wombat666 said:
Oddly enough, the door cutouts were present on the cars as early as April 1964, driver side only.
Ford purchased the first and third Lola Mk.6 GT's to start the initial program of testing with while the built the GT40 prototype.
I think that might have influenced the decision to use the cut out drivers side door,the traditional run and jump 'Le Mans Start' is just impossible otherwise!
The only way to board (and I'm not tall!) is to open door, stand on driver's seat and slide down resting against the back of the seat, and then it takes practice!
I've learned a lot of new swear-words in 'fractured' Franco-Italian from Sofie and she is tiny, but give her the keys and she is behind the wheel like a Seagull onto a piece of hot fat!!!!!!
We fitted a 'newer' (and more expensive of course!) stainless steel exhaust system ....................... not at all street legal but it sounds brillant!!
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OH man! Thats a beauty there.. Some fine pipes..


lol... Yep, there are some difficult cars to get in and out of.. On my sisters Pontiac Sunfire coupe, I once found myself crawling out on the ground as I just couldnt fold my legs up that morning to clear the door opening, lol.. Sad.. Felt my age that day.

The same with a DeTomaso Pantera, barely got out of it, soor was so short. Have to fold in half.

I wonder how a person exits the back seat of a Porsche 928? lol... Cables?



Bill
 
97 Chev PU. Bought new, the only option was the 5.7 engine. Simple and reliable. Only one time it broke down, the ignition coil went bad. Starting to show its age now, Iam looking at a new model.
 
Piloting a 2004 Acura TSX which just hit 100,000 miles a few days ago. In Europe I believe these are badged as Honda Accords. Previously drove a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo.

Things I like:
- better gas mileage. Gas bill was cut in half moving from a V-6 to the I-4. Runs 26-30 MPG and I fill up once a week.
- heated seats (love these!) and other amenities

Things I don't like:
- sequential sport shift. I drove manual transmissions until getting this car. It's convenient but the automatic downshifting doesn't work the way I'd like it to.
 
I don't have it anymore (Actually, all 3 cars in the shot are now in muscle car heaven) But this was the quickest and fastest car I've ever owned.

94 Ford Taurus SHO. Thing would do a buck twenty in the blink of an eye. Fastest US production non turbo V-6 made.

In the background are the mortal remains of my 77 Ford Ranchero and my 84 T-Bird LX V-8.

Now I'm driving my Girlfriends 98 Windstar minivan...

Need to win the Powerball so I can buy a new Shelby Stang.... :crybaby:

Brian
 
Brian, it's a shame that Ranchero isn't still around. I always liked them and the El Caminos.
 
Well.. I finally got a car. I am now the proud owner of an Infiniti Q45, circa 1995.

Photos below are of one extremely similar, same colors, diff wheels.



Henry,

Was yours one of those 200 series? I think the 203 or 204? I forget the number system on them, really good cars though. Especially the diesels...

:ernae:






Bill

Feels good to have wheels again... :d
 
Lionheart said:
Well.. I finally got a car. I am now the proud owner of an Infiniti Q45, circa 1995.

Photos below are of one extremely similar, same colors, diff wheels.

Bill

Feels good to have wheels again... :d
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You'll love your new uber-Nissan there Bill!
One thing I'll warn you of is make sure the timing chains are in good shape...if they wear out and tear you'll be getting a bunch of bent valves fixed. Don't mean to scare ya too badly though...it's a great engine otherwise in a superb car.

Aww heck, just so you don't have any problems with it, I'll take the engine off your hands. :D I'm looking for a Nissan 4.5L V8 to drop into my little Nissan pickup.:woot:

I've done the show-n-tell thing with my rust buckets here before. Nothing real spectacular except since we've got an overabundance of snow this winter I did spend my last weekend off finally putting the engine back together in this little beast....
 
Moparmike said:
One thing I'll warn you of is make sure the timing chains are in good shape...if they wear out and tear you'll be getting a bunch of bent valves fixed.
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Hey Mike,

Many thanks for the heads up. I'll look into getting them checked. Sounds like they are belts instead of chains then?

I have practice with the ole Fiats, keeping their timing belts in order. I would certainly want a technician to do this thing though. Looks like a section of a Phantom engine in there.. eeeks!


I'll bet that snowmobile is a blast out there in the snow! Have fun while you can before summer hits!



Bill
 
Willy said:
Brian, it's a shame that Ranchero isn't still around. I always liked them and the El Caminos.
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I miss it. It was a beast though. weighed 4500 pounds. 400 cubic inch engine with a three speed automatic. Got about 12 mpg.

Rode like a cloud and handled surprisingly well. Unfortunately, I was in an accident with it. A kid backed out of a driveway while I was stopped in traffic, into the front fender. Kid was driving of all things... an El Camino.:banghead: I couldn't find replacement sheet metal for it. then the rust monster set in and made a rebuild well outside of my budget.

Brian
 
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