Any other car freaks out there watching this.... Watching the "old skool race". Mustangs racing Camaros racing Holdens.... Old school racing as it was then and some gorgeous cars that must be worth a fortune... great to see the old cars can still shift, even if they are miles of times with the modern cars. Well worth a look if you like old school muscle ! Im sure Aussie will correct me if im wrong but the Holdens runnig were the fastest 4 door saloon on the planet at one time i believe. Thats some achievement when you consider jag, Daimler, etc... On another note, shame that Ford are out next year.
just like watching the old mustangs and camaros mate. Real cars with real character...couldnt give a toss about the Ford V Holden thing. Does anyone actually care ?
Hi Queens, Happy Bathurst Day to all for tomorrow ( grown-up men Xmas equivalent ). Yes, the Ford GTHO was the fastest 4 door car in the world....... as listed below. My son-in-law does Audio visual hook up for the various racing teams each down there. Have you seen the set-ups that people have for the week? Unbelievable! Some camps sites even have their own putt-putt golf, not mention bars that put established ones to shame. I've got a selection of Jim Beam / Dick Johnson Racing shirts from each year ............ thinking of selling them if anyone is interested. Looking forward to being a couch potato tomorrow and watching the race. please log in to view this image
Here is one of my favorite all time cars .......... 1973-76 Ford XB Fastback Coupes. Many were raced during those times and still are in the 'Old School' races. please log in to view this image
I seen a clip of this on Youtube lads. Looks great. Don't think we can get it over here. Aussie, the Falcon is possibly my all time favourite motor (if only because of Mad Max ). Here's Vicki putting the General Lee and Starsky's Gran Torino through their paces [video=youtube;GiAE0VzTQTM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiAE0VzTQTM[/video]
There was a lovely 1962 Humber Sceptre in the supermarket car-park this morning, I actually had one in the late 70s, they just look so full of character unlike today's jelly-mould cars...
Swords got myself one of these now just for France ... ended up scrapping the diesel one What a engine 3.5 V6 mind you just brought it back from time in France did £700 in juice But by heck these thing pull and motor and very comfortable all for £1400 the same price it costs me to hire one for two weeks. Love it [video=youtube;_ivd5qgX3jE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ivd5qgX3jE[/video] please log in to view this image
Last night the American Pickers show aired an interesting episode about this guy, Glenn Pray's legacy and met his son. Back in 1960 this schoolteacher bought all the assets of the Auburn Cord Deusenberg Company for $80,000 and got even the wealthy former owner to finance the deal. His son continues the business today where some of these classic designs were replicated from the plentiful parts supply, but upgraded to meet current safety standards. http://www.acdfactory.com/cars-for-sale.html Glenn Pray was a schoolteacher in Oklahoma when he acquired the Auburn Cord Deusenberg Company in 1960. This firm had been established in 1938 by Dallas Winslow, a Buick dealer from Flint, Michigan, who purchased the remaining assets of Auburn Automobile Company and continued to offer parts and service from the original administration building in Auburn. Pray moved the remaining parts stock to a former cannery--the infamous "Pickle Plant"--in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and went into business. In the years to come, Pray acquired a reputation as one of the foremost dealers in Auburn and Cord parts, which he sold from the original parts bins in which they arrived in Broken Arrow. A visit to the âPickle Plantâ became a tradition for enthusiasts traveling west, who would spend time searching the bins for that elusive piece to complete their restoration. It is because of Glenn Pray that the original parts for our favorite cars were saved and became available to future generations, as they had been available in the 1940s and 1950s. Prayâs other major contribution to the ACD world was the introduction of a new Auburn and Cord in the 1960s. These were the original âreplicars,â although Pray himself disdained the term, preferring âsecond generation.â Arguably Prayâs "second generationâ cars were the finest of their type, and while they were not a financially successful venture for him, they have built their own devoted following. Today, they are recognized alongside the originals of the Classic Era by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club, which refers to them, fittingly, as the Second Generation Cars. Whether your favorite Auburn or Cord hails from the 1930s or the 1970s, Glenn Pray had what it took to keep it going. '37 812 Cord Phaeton please log in to view this image '36 Cord 810 please log in to view this image http://www.acdfactory.com/
Nice looking people mover DT and if you want class, then the old R5 gt turbo's were brilliant. A friend had a mid engined one that was raced. good looking and moved real quick. Unfortunately, most of these dont compare with the looks of a Shelby Mustang or Cobra... its not all about performance boys but style has a lot to do with it, but i guess you "white boys" wouldnt know about that would ya !..(It was a f-ing joke obviously!) View attachment 33874 http://www.flickr.com/photos/spd2224/505784431
Beautiful motors Queenie x I had a Clio williams and a 5 GT turbo but never got a V6 clio ... watch this space however as it's next on my list I recently watched a Clio rally in Corisca well 2 years back ... never knew exactly how mad and skilled the French drivers are they were touching 120mph through on the mountain roads Here's a taste try that in a mustang ... goodnight Eileen [video=youtube;bOBiiZfsucU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOBiiZfsucU[/video]
DT, i too had he williams Clio. All midnight blue and gold As for rallying im a massive fan, Sebastian Loeb and co have smashed it in the post McCrae years My era was the Delta Integrales & RS500's..... What do you think of the Bowler Wildcats then...im a massive fan..would love one..Not to keen on the over finch jobs though !
Mate of mine has a Cobra Queensie. He keeps it in a garage created by knocking a hole into his front room, for which he got into trouble because he lives in a conservation area. On the drive in front of it is what I think is a unique Range Rover - had its top taken off to create a jeep like effect and on huge wheels (he's says its just about undrivable on road). Parked on the street are his days cars which he gets from work - a Jag F type and a Range Rover. These are replaced every 3 months....you may have guessed he is very high up in Jaguar Land Rover. As a petrol head he has spent his entire career with car manufacturers, including Fiat, Alfa and before he joined JLR, General Motors. There his 'company car' was a VXR8, based on the Holden Special Vehicle Clubsport, I think. That car was an absolute beast, brilliant.
Stan, the VXR8 along with the Maloo are indeed great fun to drive... As for the rest, you prob need to converse with anotherwats who's had P1's, R8 and the rest... Only ever driven the ss V* and Maloo which is the VXR8 chop top but they have some serious torque...just let down buy the handling !
Oddball, its not often you get a fast people carrier. Did you manage to claw anything back from that other yoke?
Glad you said that, the couple of times I drove it I kind of enjoyed it but was never entirely confident that it was going where I thought I'd steered. Just put it down to my poor driving technique. On the other end of the scale, my wife has just bought a nearly new Polo Gti, which, for a car you can inconspicously drive around town, is great fun on a country road.
Nope decided to sort that issue myself as universe gave us back the money as sold an outbuilding in Frogland Yep got this one from a honest bloke Has the Nissan 350 in it I have serviced in France as UK Renault garages not up to it
WOW... Feel free to send it over here mate. Plenty of sunshine so I'll make sure it gets some decent milage if you like I'll split the freight osts if you want ? You may get a couple of decent weeks around next May where you an get some decent usage A-Wats... Does look like it would be great fun for a track day though.
