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The one pictured came with a 450 hp 454 in it.
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The guy I am mentioning is a car-body repairman that builds engines at night for his cars. Always finds cool vintage cars and makes them radical tire eaters. I remember something like a 650+ horsepower number when he twisted the frame. We went over for brewskies and he showed us by looking at the corners of the back bed that they are not symmetrical after twisting it. He took me for a ride and it was a savage aggressive car that left many feet of feet of rubber on the road. He was a pretty cool dood.
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When I was just a kid my dad built engines for people. He purchased a 1967 El Camino SS396 with a blown engine. Block was okay, so he rebuilt it as radically as he knew how with solid lifters, roller cam you name it. Guy he got it from bought it back. It was far more powerful than originally. A few weeks later, guy blows the engine. My father gets it back. This time rods had gone thru the block. He gets another block and builds the same engine. Same guy buys it back, and again a few weeks later blows the engine. My father gets it back a third time. This time he gets a 427 block to build another radical engine. The same guy looks at it, and wants to get it, but his fiance tells him he is crazy with an even bigger engine you'll blow it up twice as fast. So he finally declines. My father sold it to someone else, and never heard back from it again.
Some people... lol
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A VW Combeetle !
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Wait a minuet, there is nothing weird about the early Morgans. They are a hoot to drive and provided far better transportation for the money than about anything else at the time. They were not unstable. They only split the tail for regulations as Morgan never made a change they did not have to. ( I had a 64 +4)
There is an effort in some states that an enclosed three wheeler with conventional car controls be classified as a car. The new Morgan 3 wheeler being an example. I think some of the new techno-tirkes have car controls, some handle bars. Old 3 wheel Izetta's, Reliants, and who can forger the Peal, are usually registered as historic cars. Not bikes.
Now, I like weird cars. I am restoring a Stag now, and have owned TVRs. ( surprise) I love Avanti's. Almost bought a Marcos and regret not buying an Intermechanica ( Griffith 600). Dreamed of an ISO, but I know better. Another mistake was passing on a Accea.
No picture, but I once saw a Saab 99 with a blown V8 in the front at Carlisle.
There is an effort in some states that an enclosed three wheeler with conventional car controls be classified as a car. The new Morgan 3 wheeler being an example. I think some of the new techno-tirkes have car controls, some handle bars. Old 3 wheel Izetta's, Reliants, and who can forger the Peal, are usually registered as historic cars. Not bikes.
Now, I like weird cars. I am restoring a Stag now, and have owned TVRs. ( surprise) I love Avanti's. Almost bought a Marcos and regret not buying an Intermechanica ( Griffith 600). Dreamed of an ISO, but I know better. Another mistake was passing on a Accea.
No picture, but I once saw a Saab 99 with a blown V8 in the front at Carlisle.
I enjoyed watching this, starts a little slow, but gets more interesting: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12837188/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
"The lady and the Dale"
"The lady and the Dale"
Winnebagos, funny documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396557/
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At first glimpse it doesn't look odd. Then I realized what they started with...
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I'm not much of a car guy, but I do like some of the oldies and some of the 70s BMWs looked great.
A vehicle that is "FUN" to drive. Which is one of the reasons I drive. Ferrari handling on a budget (& it also gets looks, another +)
Wayne's world "Mirthmobile" recently got sold again.
A weird but gold car. What bugs is they claim its "restored" but the radio is different. In the movies they used 2 tape stereo's and a dash mounted CD player. For a 60k "restored vehicle", I expect the same radio. Imagine if you bought one of the original restored DeLorean's from BTTF and you got a 2000's CD stereo and speakers that came from your local Best Buy
. Surprisingly, some guy a year ago wrote a article about this
A weird but gold car. What bugs is they claim its "restored" but the radio is different. In the movies they used 2 tape stereo's and a dash mounted CD player. For a 60k "restored vehicle", I expect the same radio. Imagine if you bought one of the original restored DeLorean's from BTTF and you got a 2000's CD stereo and speakers that came from your local Best Buy
. Surprisingly, some guy a year ago wrote a article about this
Audi S1, video dedicated to rally champion Mikkola. Rally Finland/Thousand Lakes in my hometown.
Group B cars were crazy and too dangerous, later on they were used in special events like Pike's Peak in USA.
Group B cars were crazy and too dangerous, later on they were used in special events like Pike's Peak in USA.
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this just says to me: HEY! GET OFF MY LAKE!!!
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Used to get a lift to work in the Bond, the guy never used to charge me. Instead I had to kick start it, put your leg inside the hood and start it like a motorbike.
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