Best cars................ EVER.

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Re: Best cars................ EVER.

Post by Ronnie » 29 Nov 2009 11:47 pm

Yeah, but it looks like a cross between a Mustang and a Jag FFS, what's not to like?
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Post by whiskeyonesix » 30 Nov 2009 02:47 pm

Well........ you're right! When you think of haw many beautiful and really good cars the British Car industry has made over the years, and how it was sold down the river, it really makes you weep! Where did it all go wrong????

By the way, is it true Giovanni Michilotti ( Designer of the Triumph Stag, TR6 and others..) penned one of the original designs for the 300?
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Post by jtbo » 01 Dec 2009 02:43 pm

You don't get this image first in your mind when you see those cars?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUZKBp1Bijs

They advertised it with abilities to go on rough terrain :lol:

That playlist at right side is quite nice, time travel of some sort.
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Re: Best cars................ EVER.

Post by Speedy88 » 01 Dec 2009 03:27 pm

amazing, you can take them through shallow streams!
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Post by volvosneverdie » 01 Dec 2009 03:35 pm

Speedy88 wrote:amazing, you can take them through shallow streams!
And they handle uneven country roads with much difficulty. :roll:
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Post by jtbo » 01 Dec 2009 04:26 pm

Speedy88 wrote:amazing, you can take them through shallow streams!
I wonder if they had a snorkel at options list? :lol:
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Post by classicswede » 02 Dec 2009 11:27 am

This is the kind of stuff that would be in my garage.

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Nice PV 650 would need a s80 T6 lump with suitable drive line.

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PV36 slammed paint job and 940 turbo lump

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PV210 duet lowered a bit blown B20 nice daily driver.

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custom amazon

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track/strip amazon

then someof teh non volvo love

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The edsel you either love it or you hate it.

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Ford pilot again I would have rodone of these for my tast but still quite nice in std form.

There are loadsof ohers that could be thee like many 20/30 tin and 50s fins (nice 55 chevy)
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Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Dec 2009 11:32 am

Mmmmmmm. PV content.
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Post by 340GLT » 02 Dec 2009 11:49 am

Rothams Porsche 956

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Fastest car EVER around the Nurburgring still to this day record held by the late Stefan Bellof in the Porsche!! Amazing engineering!!
The record was set in a qualifying session so other cars on track!!!
To put this into perspective lap records are here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times
video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqFrqLBcCGk

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Post by Ronnie » 02 Dec 2009 12:37 pm

A little OT - But poking around after following you link I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxwRgSZiKTk#movie_player
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Post by Chris_C » 02 Dec 2009 12:48 pm

Best video EVAR!

I love how after the carousel *everything* gets left... thats a great part of the circuit and that bloke really could drive it!

2:12 reminds me of a certain road in Hampshire :shock: :shock:
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Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Dec 2009 01:42 pm

Ronnie wrote:A little OT - But poking around after following you link I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxwRgSZiKTk#movie_player
Powerslide at 3:50 :shock:

What a lap.

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Re: Best cars................ EVER.

Post by Speedy88 » 02 Dec 2009 02:41 pm

Amazing! Next year when I live in Germany for a few months I'll be about 50 miles from nurburgring. V3M meet in 2011? :lol:
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Post by jtbo » 02 Dec 2009 03:26 pm

I thought that this was thread for best cars, not for ugliest cars that run over single track fastests, otherwise I would have been posting this British sports car, it is very very fast car and road legal, it was driven from UK to Germany for that record drive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiNdKtZM1VM

If you don't mind looks and other problems that car has, then it is the ultimate car to road, only it's low top speed is sometimes a issue, but it does slow down and accelerate really really fast.
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Re: Best cars................ EVER.

Post by dubweiser666 » 04 Dec 2009 12:53 am

This thread has some of the sickest rides ive ever seen!.........keep it up!
here's some german porn
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