Cars, Man

[SCEMan]

 

[bluflaam777]

1963-ish

 

[orbital]

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Another Texan like Shelby, Jim Hall born in 1935 did more ground breaking engineering in racing than anyone.

Even Can-Am had to ban some of his designs for aerodynamics and ground effects (Can-Am didn't actually have rules at the time)

 

[SCEMan]

Another Texan like Shelby, Jim Hall born in 1935 did more ground breaking engineering in racing than anyone.

Even Can-Am had to ban some of his designs for aerodynamics and ground effects (Can-Am didn't actually have rules at the time)

Yep. I used to watch his winged/ground effects cars race on TV. I even had the Cox Chapparal 2 slot car!

 

[orbital]

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Honest opinions on this car from you guys..
TR6 is a 2.5L straight 6

 

[bluflaam777]

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Honest opinions on this car from you guys..
TR6 is a 2.5L straight 6

When I was a kid in the very early 70s, my uncle worked for "Ma Bell" and would stop by from time to time in his MG. He was always working on that thing. It was my first 'sports car' that I rode in.
As I got older, I fell in love with the TR series cars. Same thing, you have to like to tinker and fix them pretty regularly. But very fun to drive.

 

[AZPops]

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Honest opinions on this car from you guys..
TR6 is a 2.5L straight 6

Sorry can't help with an opinion, but that's the year TR6 that I wanted (new), but couldn't afford (I had the brochure, to lust at from time to time ... lol). So my first car was a used cream colored GT6 for, IIRC $1,100 bucks. Loved the car, but man, living in the Islands, that open air convertible would have been nice.

 

[wayben]

Back in the day I had a '63 TR4 and a '68 TR250. They were a blast to drive. I especially liked the TR250. A TR4 style body with a 6 cylinder engine. They only made them for one year and then went to the TR6. If I remember correctly the TR250 had a larger displacement engine than they ended up putting in the TR6. Ahh, the good old days!!!!

 

[dc38]

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Another Texan like Shelby, Jim Hall born in 1935 did more ground breaking engineering in racing than anyone.

Even Can-Am had to ban some of his designs for aerodynamics and ground effects (Can-Am didn't actually have rules at the time)

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Those with "skill issues" will either try to cheat to match the skill level they don't have, or impose a bunch of arbitration to bully a shining star into submission. The man was too good, so they clipped his wings.

 

[aznsx]

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Honest opinions on this car from you guys..
TR6 is a 2.5L straight 6

Thanx for posting this. I dig it, and this is the JL I've come to love;-)

I did the British car thing once. Never again - but I'm very glad I did it once. I like(d) the TR, but I preferred / went with a '73 GT6 MK3 coupe. The much less-seen GT6 MK3 coupe was a bit like a somewhat upgraded Spitfire, but with a 6, and sleek fast-/hatch-back body design which suited my taste and needs much better. The 6 was de-stroked a bit from the TR, and traded a few # of low end torque for a 'better revving' characteristics, which also suited me.

Mine was a beautiful 'ruby' red (for lack of a proper description), and equipped with the optional LdN overdrive for longer legs on the highway. My 1st ex-wife dubbed it a "beautiful POS", and that's perhaps one of the few things we agreed on;-) A side benefit that I enjoyed was having the front tire to sit on while I was doing the periodic valve clearance adjustments;-).

Mine looked much like this one:

https://www.uniqueclassiccars.com/vehicles/5041/1973-triumph-gt6-mark-iii-coupe

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

Dad purchased this 74 Spitfire for Mom when it was new. The originall color was blue. Mom sold it to a friend of mine 42 years later.

Around that time, this LeBaron became her daily driver.

 

[bluflaam777]

MAFFS!!!

 

[pnwoutdoors]

Thanx for posting this. I dig it, and this is the JL I've come to love;-)

I did the British car thing once. Never again - but I'm very glad I did it once. I like(d) the TR, but I preferred / went with a '73 GT6 MK3 coupe. The much less-seen GT6 MK3 coupe was a bit like a somewhat upgraded Spitfire, but with a 6, and sleek fast-/hatch-back body design which suited my taste and needs much better. The 6 was de-stroked a bit from the TR, and traded a few # of low end torque for a 'better revving' characteristics, which also suited me.

Mine was a beautiful 'ruby' red (for lack of a proper description), and equipped with the optional LdN overdrive for longer legs on the highway. My 1st ex-wife dubbed it a "beautiful POS", and that's perhaps one of the few things we agreed on;-) A side benefit that I enjoyed was having the front tire to sit on while I was doing the periodic valve clearance adjustments;-).

Mine looked much like this one ...

(y)
My parents had a '68 GT/6 for many years. All original, a deep, glossy chocolate brown. Loved how it drove. A bit of a sway-meister in terms of handling (nothing that a bit of suspension tuning couldn't resolve), but otherwise a great car.

 

[TPA]

A 2025 VW ID BUZZ $60,000 to $71,000.

I paid just over half that for one of my condos in 2010... They were going for $200k+ back when all the NYers were flocking to Florida to get away from the lockdowns. Looks like they're selling for $150k-160k these days. Certainly a better investment than an EV.

 

[SCEMan]

 

[aznsx]

I dig cars (and some other vehicles), and appreciate many now considered 'vintage'. I think this is very cool;-)

Students learn skills of restoring vintage cars in one-of-a-kind program at Kansas college

Students interested in restoring classic cars can pursue a unique bachelor's degree in automotive restoration at McPherson College in Kansas.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[aznsx]

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My parents had a '68 GT/6 for many years. All original, a deep, glossy chocolate brown. Loved how it drove. A bit of a sway-meister in terms of handling (nothing that a bit of suspension tuning couldn't resolve), but otherwise a great car.

Yeah, I understand the earlier models (pre '73 at least) had some challenging handling characteristics. That said, my '73 remains the only car to this day I ever left the road in not knowing which way I was going, and came to rest still not knowing which direction I was facing, or how I got there (but with a lot of weeds in the muffler, indicating my direction of travel). There was a barbed wire fence directly in front of me when I stopped, and I still remember thinking 'how in the world did I get around that?';-). I didn't 'hit' anything, and there was no damage besides the weed cleanup.

That was on a lonely stretch of TX 2-lane blacktop in the dead of night and the middle of nowhere negotiating one of those common (in the S-MW) 90 degree turns carrying far too much speed, and I attribute that incident more to my lack of experience than anything else. I was young and stupid, versus old and stupid as I am now, but I have a lot more expertise now;-) I've seen by back end pass my front end once or twice since, but didn't leave the road surface;-).

 

[AZPops]

Yeah, I understand the earlier models (pre '73 at least) had some challenging handling characteristics. That said, my '73 remains the only car to this day I ever left the road in not knowing which way I was going, and came to rest still not knowing which direction I was facing, or how I got there (but with a lot of weeds in the muffler, indicating my direction of travel). There was a barbed wire fence directly in front of me when I stopped, and I still remember thinking 'how in the world did I get around that?';-). I didn't 'hit' anything, and there was no damage besides the weed cleanup.

That was on a lonely stretch of TX 2-lane blacktop in the dead of night and the middle of nowhere negotiating one of those common (in the S-MW) 90 degree turns carrying far too much speed, and I attribute that incident more to my lack of experience than anything else. I was young and stupid, versus old and stupid as I am now, but I have a lot more expertise now;-) I've seen by back end pass my front end once or twice since, but didn't leave the road surface;-).

Wish I could remember the year of my GT6, but it was before they redesigned the rear. Anyways, I was driving in the mountain (Tantalus) in the rain. My friend drove down the mountain, found a phone then called a tow truck, cause slid then ran into the roots of a darn tree. ... lol

I was fortunate that I had two uncles who owned body and fender shops.

 

[orbital]

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Drifting is the only form of subjectively judged motorsports
.. mainly posted because I dug the picture:ninja:

James Deane's Formula Drift Mustang is powered by a custom 455 cubic inch (7.45L) V8 engine built by Ford Performance/Roush Yates
..produces approximately 900-1,000 horsepower before a single-stage nitrous system adds another 300 hp sauce

 

[aznsx]

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Drifting is the only form of subjectively judged motorsports
.. mainly posted because I dug the picture:ninja:
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James Deane's Formula Drift Mustang is powered by a custom 455 cubic inch (7.45L) V8 engine built by Ford Performance/Roush Yates
..produces approximately 900-1,000 horsepower before a single-stage nitrous system adds another 300 hp sauce

It's 'sensational' for sure, but back in the day, it was considered more 'showing off' than 'racing'. While it's obviously a 'motorsport', I wonder if many fans of 'drifting' are also conventional 'roadracing' fans? I don't really 'cross over', but some may. Drifting is kinda fun to watch, but I tire of it pretty quickly.

Is that red I see at the right-rear wheel overheated brake components or the effect of some paint? I know painted calipers, etc. are popular with some. I'm guessing it's just overheated brakes, given the techniques involved in 'drifting'.

Around here, I think many of the fans are just hooligans 'taking over' public street intersections (which has become a major problem in PHX area). I'm betting very few of those people I see in the news of such relate to proper racing disciplines at all. I'm one of the few people I know who try to wear out expensive tires, but that's not how I do it. I don't doubt that would be fun to do once. I'd call it 'skidpad racing';-)