jlkskycam 0 #51 August 1, 2006 Ragtop Volkswagon Kharman Ghia. Had one in high school and Maxwell Smart would pull up to headquarters in one every week when I was a kid. It would top out at about 96 mph with the top up, 92 with it down. -Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #52 August 1, 2006 Volvo 850 turbo wagon_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #53 August 1, 2006 Ragtop Volkswagen Kharman Ghia. Quote My best friend's Dad had one of those. He kept it in a garage, and only took it out occasionally. He let me ride in it once. I got the impression that it was a Holy experience. I didn't know it was made by Volkswagen. It makes sense though. They owned one of the Volkswagen buses too. Not a lot of get up a go in that thing. Another fun car I remember was another friend's Dad's Checker. It had a large back seat area with a couple of foldup seats in front of the back seat bench. We always fought over who got to sit there. Apparently, the car was made to be a taxi. I have no idea why he owned one. It wasn't painted like a cab.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rwieder 0 #54 August 1, 2006 QuoteHistorically "interesting" but from what I understand, not all that great of a ride for the $1,000,000 you'd end up paying for it! Who cares agbout the $$$? It's the opportunity to own an american icon. What is really interesting is that there are none on the market, none that are worth .02 USD. This was Corvettes debut year. And people whom have restored them aren't getting off of them. I saw ONE a few months ago on Barrett-Jackson go for 1.5 million.-Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites grue 1 #55 August 1, 2006 I have a few I would punch a baby for a Subaru Impreza 22B. Only a small handful were made, and they're absolutely badass. The SW20 Toyota MR2 Porsche 996 Turbo Volkswagen Type 181 Ferrari F355 Lamborghini Murcielagocavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 284 #56 August 1, 2006 McLaren F1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_F1 Or more realistically (ha ha) an Aston Martin VanquishNever try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #57 August 1, 2006 Wow! If it were black, it would look like something Batman would drive. Want to get noticed, huh? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 284 #58 August 1, 2006 Always Seriously its the least compromised supercar ever built - makes everything else in this thread look a bit weedy! They are three seater - the driver sits in the middle, and the two passengers sit back and to either side for perfect weight balance and driving position. (And yes, they were very cool in black )Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #59 August 1, 2006 ...and the two passengers sit back and to either side for perfect weight balance and driving position. Quote Ahh, so you'd need two hot women of about equal weight to ride with you at all times? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #60 August 1, 2006 Quoteanything with only two seats or maybe just one seat : ) My little Honda only has two seats. And, I can take her top off to make her a convertible. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 284 #61 August 1, 2006 How did you guess??! do you know me?!! he he he I like your thinking.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #62 August 1, 2006 How did you guess??! Do you know me?!! Yes, I know you... You are a skydiving male... You are legion...What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #63 August 1, 2006 QuoteFerrari. Someday I'd love to own one. Thought about getting a 1980's 328 series at one point. I rode in a Ferrari several years ago. I wasn't all that impressed, as it looked too simplistic. Maybe I was expecting to be wowed with gadgets and a kick-ass dash, but it was actually pretty simple looking. The guy wouldn't kick it up on the highway either. Nuts... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites monkey1031 0 #64 August 1, 2006 Ariel Atom. Fu(king want one. -smd7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaM 0 #65 August 1, 2006 My Mazda RX-8 that has been in the shop waiting on backordered parts for 3 weeks! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #66 August 1, 2006 Quote as it looked too simplistic. Its a race car. Not a GM wit OnStar! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airdweller 0 #67 August 1, 2006 A LOTUS------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DrewEckhardt 0 #68 August 1, 2006 Quote...mine would be the '57 Chevy convertible. My one irrational material desire is a 1996-1998 Porsche 911 Turbo (type 993, last of the aircooled Porsches). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 284 #69 August 1, 2006 Stands for... Loads Of Trouble, Usually Serious Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #70 August 2, 2006 QuoteThe first week I had my drivers license I hit a red Mustang. I've hated them ever since... Guess I found out who paid to get revenge now.... My baby's last day.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #71 August 2, 2006 It wasn't me. I hit the right front fender of the Mustang in 1967. I haven't made a Mustang Voodoo Doll to enact my revenge. I just wouldn't own one. So sorry for your loss...What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bolas 5 #72 August 2, 2006 But you got a new one, right? I could have sworn you've posted pics of it.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #73 August 2, 2006 QuoteBut you got a new one, right? I could have sworn you've posted pics of it. I didn't like the 2004 Mustang (mine was a 1998 and previous body style), so I didn't buy it. I actually had a blast test driving various cars (I wrote a thread about -that-) and wound up buying a 2004 Eclipse GTS. Red of course. Now the -new- '06 Mustang GT....(or better yet the 500) is definitely my cup of tea. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #74 August 2, 2006 QuoteIt wasn't me. Yeah, I know. It was a local who blew through a stop sign. I loved that car... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lekstrom10k 0 #75 August 8, 2006 Maxwell Smarts Ghia was the export model and better looking than the european model. The other car he screeched to a stop was a Sunbeam Rapier It had a260inch V-8 from a small Ford Fairlane in 1962.It was the first Ford with stamped steel rocker arms . It eventually was the second primary engineof the Mustang behind the inline-6 The engine eventually grew to be the 289 with four barrel.The unique thing about the one Maxwell had was the fact you had to take out the floor pan to change the last two spark plugs.So much for throwing in a new set for something to do.I regards to the 57 chevy I drove one in 1958 my sister had. It was with the standard brakesthat would fade so bad you had to arm wrestle the steering wheel to come to a straight stop. Panic stops would put you in the next lane or into a parked car. Any one out today has already had a disc conversion to it. Does anyone know what was totally unique to the1955 T-Bird. It was the only 6Volt one made .As far as the 1953 Corvette it was only a truck engine on a truck frame thus the open drive shaft and king pin front suspension with three side draft carbs. 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rwieder 0 #54 August 1, 2006 QuoteHistorically "interesting" but from what I understand, not all that great of a ride for the $1,000,000 you'd end up paying for it! Who cares agbout the $$$? It's the opportunity to own an american icon. What is really interesting is that there are none on the market, none that are worth .02 USD. This was Corvettes debut year. And people whom have restored them aren't getting off of them. I saw ONE a few months ago on Barrett-Jackson go for 1.5 million.-Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #55 August 1, 2006 I have a few I would punch a baby for a Subaru Impreza 22B. Only a small handful were made, and they're absolutely badass. The SW20 Toyota MR2 Porsche 996 Turbo Volkswagen Type 181 Ferrari F355 Lamborghini Murcielagocavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #56 August 1, 2006 McLaren F1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_F1 Or more realistically (ha ha) an Aston Martin VanquishNever try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #57 August 1, 2006 Wow! If it were black, it would look like something Batman would drive. Want to get noticed, huh? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #58 August 1, 2006 Always Seriously its the least compromised supercar ever built - makes everything else in this thread look a bit weedy! They are three seater - the driver sits in the middle, and the two passengers sit back and to either side for perfect weight balance and driving position. (And yes, they were very cool in black )Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #59 August 1, 2006 ...and the two passengers sit back and to either side for perfect weight balance and driving position. Quote Ahh, so you'd need two hot women of about equal weight to ride with you at all times? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #60 August 1, 2006 Quoteanything with only two seats or maybe just one seat : ) My little Honda only has two seats. And, I can take her top off to make her a convertible. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 284 #61 August 1, 2006 How did you guess??! do you know me?!! he he he I like your thinking.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #62 August 1, 2006 How did you guess??! Do you know me?!! Yes, I know you... You are a skydiving male... You are legion...What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #60 August 1, 2006 Quoteanything with only two seats or maybe just one seat : ) My little Honda only has two seats. And, I can take her top off to make her a convertible. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #61 August 1, 2006 How did you guess??! do you know me?!! he he he I like your thinking.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #62 August 1, 2006 How did you guess??! Do you know me?!! Yes, I know you... You are a skydiving male... You are legion...What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #63 August 1, 2006 QuoteFerrari. Someday I'd love to own one. Thought about getting a 1980's 328 series at one point. I rode in a Ferrari several years ago. I wasn't all that impressed, as it looked too simplistic. Maybe I was expecting to be wowed with gadgets and a kick-ass dash, but it was actually pretty simple looking. The guy wouldn't kick it up on the highway either. Nuts... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkey1031 0 #64 August 1, 2006 Ariel Atom. Fu(king want one. -smd7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #65 August 1, 2006 My Mazda RX-8 that has been in the shop waiting on backordered parts for 3 weeks! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #66 August 1, 2006 Quote as it looked too simplistic. Its a race car. Not a GM wit OnStar! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdweller 0 #67 August 1, 2006 A LOTUS------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #68 August 1, 2006 Quote...mine would be the '57 Chevy convertible. My one irrational material desire is a 1996-1998 Porsche 911 Turbo (type 993, last of the aircooled Porsches). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #69 August 1, 2006 Stands for... Loads Of Trouble, Usually Serious Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #70 August 2, 2006 QuoteThe first week I had my drivers license I hit a red Mustang. I've hated them ever since... Guess I found out who paid to get revenge now.... My baby's last day.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #71 August 2, 2006 It wasn't me. I hit the right front fender of the Mustang in 1967. I haven't made a Mustang Voodoo Doll to enact my revenge. I just wouldn't own one. So sorry for your loss...What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #72 August 2, 2006 But you got a new one, right? I could have sworn you've posted pics of it.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #73 August 2, 2006 QuoteBut you got a new one, right? I could have sworn you've posted pics of it. I didn't like the 2004 Mustang (mine was a 1998 and previous body style), so I didn't buy it. I actually had a blast test driving various cars (I wrote a thread about -that-) and wound up buying a 2004 Eclipse GTS. Red of course. Now the -new- '06 Mustang GT....(or better yet the 500) is definitely my cup of tea. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #74 August 2, 2006 QuoteIt wasn't me. Yeah, I know. It was a local who blew through a stop sign. I loved that car... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #75 August 8, 2006 Maxwell Smarts Ghia was the export model and better looking than the european model. The other car he screeched to a stop was a Sunbeam Rapier It had a260inch V-8 from a small Ford Fairlane in 1962.It was the first Ford with stamped steel rocker arms . It eventually was the second primary engineof the Mustang behind the inline-6 The engine eventually grew to be the 289 with four barrel.The unique thing about the one Maxwell had was the fact you had to take out the floor pan to change the last two spark plugs.So much for throwing in a new set for something to do.I regards to the 57 chevy I drove one in 1958 my sister had. It was with the standard brakesthat would fade so bad you had to arm wrestle the steering wheel to come to a straight stop. Panic stops would put you in the next lane or into a parked car. Any one out today has already had a disc conversion to it. Does anyone know what was totally unique to the1955 T-Bird. It was the only 6Volt one made .As far as the 1953 Corvette it was only a truck engine on a truck frame thus the open drive shaft and king pin front suspension with three side draft carbs. The fiberglass body was inspired by the World War Two technology as was the Kaiser Darrin.I loved my 85 neon with 41.5 miles per gallon ,498.6 cruise range right up until I fell asleep on a centerline barrier with it.165000 miles on itQuote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 3 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
