The Car Thread

[sprinkles]

Edit: Just for the lulz of it

Seriously, who thought a three wheeled car was ever a good idea?

 

[WALMART]

[MENTION=16071]sprinkles[/MENTION]

without it i never would have watched that episode.

amidoinitrite?

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

F40 TIMES SIXTY EQUALS SCARLET FEVER

 

[Werewolfen]

I love old VW Bugs for their versatility. There's so much you can do with the engines,to having one anywhere from an economical daily driver to building one to be surprisingly fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzCIGt91no

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

I love old VW Bugs for their versatility. There's so much you can do with the engines,to having one anywhere from an economical daily driver to building one to be surprisingly fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzCIGt91no

Damn you weren't kidding, that vid was pretty great.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

[YOUTUBE="0qa--hxOs8s"]Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 PURE ENGINE SOUND [/YOUTUBE]

 

[Nocapszy]

I love old VW Bugs for their versatility. There's so much you can do with the engines,to having one anywhere from an economical daily driver to building one to be surprisingly fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzCIGt91no

lol.
american cars

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

They don't all suck.

 

[Werewolfen]

I like Chevrolet. My dad's first car and the only vehicle he bought brand new was a 1966 Chevelle with a 396 cu. It was nothing special , just the stock 396 cu. motor and burgundy red with a 3 speed column shifter.

I'm a GM fan when it comes to American made. One of my favorite cars is the 1967 Camaro because it was the first year Camaro hit the market.

I'm really into vintage cars more than anything. This would be my type of 67' Camaro, and my favorite car color...black >

 

[Swivelinglight]

My daily commuter (mine's black)

 

[Werewolfen]

This would be some trip to fly this car from east coast to west coast only touching down to fill up at gas stations and eat then again at night to sleep.

The Parajet Skycar has a 1000cc Yahama YZF-R1 motorcycle engine. Has a top road speed of 140 mph and top air speed of 100 mph with air cruising speed of 82 mph. 400 mile distance in car mode and 200 mile distance in air mode.

It probably wouldn't be that hard to modify for the water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c09XFcTbbFA


From their website, it looks like they've changed the design of the body for more modern style. >

http://www.parajetautomotive.com/

 

[93JC]

Brum brum!

 

[sprinkles]

 

[sprinkles]

 

[Werewolfen]

The Sea Lion amphibious car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_thY_XX1jA&feature=related

 

[sprinkles]

Henri Toivonen's Opel Manta 400
245 of these were built. They have a 2.4 liter inline 4 with 16 valve DOHC. 5 speed manual, rear wheel drive.

This is Henri Toivonen's Porsche 911 SC RS
Rear engine 3 liter flat 6, 5 speed manual, rear wheel drive.

Henri Toivonen's Lancia Delta S4. This is unfortunately the car that Henri and his co-pilot Sergio Cresto tragically died in. It had a 1.8 liter inline 4 that was supercharged and turbocharged. It produced over 560 horsepower. It could go from 0 to 60 in 2.3 seconds - on dirt.

Henri and his copilot Sergio Cresto tragically went off the road and crashed, and the car literally exploded in a giant fireball. It vaporized nearly everything except the cars frame. This is what was left when they recovered it. They died horribly but hopefully it was also quick.

 

[93JC]

And so ended "Group B" racing. Cars like the Porsche 959 and Ford RS200 were immediately rendered obsolete.

 

[sprinkles]

And so ended "Group B" racing. Cars like the Porsche 959 and Ford RS200 were immediately rendered obsolete.

Yeah, it's kind of sad really.

The other cars we have can be pretty awesome, but Group B was for really driving.

They weren't quarter mile cars. They weren't even the fastest. Some only had a top speed of about 140 mph but that's more than enough for dodging around a mountain.

Cars that do 200+ mph on perfectly groomed tarmac where they push the limits such that a 5 degree change of track temperature changes how they drive is pretty impressive. Group B didn't even need a track though. They didn't even need a road - just a path!

They'd go where any other car would bottom out or be destroyed.
Rain? We have windshield wipers!
Snow? LOL
There's a mud hole? Drive through it!
Huge water hole? Huge splash!
It's night time? We have headlights. Actually we have TEN headlights!

 

[Winds of Thor]

I once got pulled over by a Mass. State Trooper driving my '97 Viper GTS and the officer asked to see 'how fast' the car would get to 60. I pre-accused him of issuing me a ticket. Then he insisted so I showed him. After, he turned off his light bar and drove on.

 

[sprinkles]

I once got pulled over by a Mass. State Trooper driving my '97 Viper GTS and the officer asked to see 'how fast' the car would get to 60. I pre-accused him of issuing me a ticket. Then he insisted so I showed him. After, he turned off his light bar and drove on.

Haha that's funny.

Here's some Lancia Delta S4's in action. Personally, I think they are just fine, just needed a little better track safety is all.