Wow! Even LEGO car prices are through the roof!
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If the cars work, that's the most important thing.
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Get a convertible, no roof!
**all legos are technically convertible, and some are even technic
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Driving grandma’s 2001 Camry. I love it.
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I want a GR Yaris.
Or a Toyota Century.
Or a Toyota Century.
I've never had a Toyota, but I did have a 1994 Infiniti Q45 (Nissan President). I liked the car A LOT. 4,000+ lb car. It was heavy, and it felt it. Great highway cruiser. Lots of oddball things too. It'd make a great Doug Demuro review car. The radio's volume knob was motorised, with controls on the steering wheel moving it. Similarly, the tone/balance controls and other settings were behind a hidden door on the radio which was also motorised, both open & close. Of course it had the Infiniti clock. Real leather everywhere. Even the entire dash and doors were real leather.
The car had a dome light along with separate map lights up by the rearview mirror. I put red lighting gels in there, which looked evil with the pure white leather interior.
The downside is that the car absolutely ate transmissions. After replacing 3 transmissions and it wanting a 4th, I said it was time to part ways.
It was quite the sleeper in that no one knew what it was. I'd have people asking me all the time what it was, and I'd just smile and say, "It's a Nissan."
The car had a dome light along with separate map lights up by the rearview mirror. I put red lighting gels in there, which looked evil with the pure white leather interior.
The downside is that the car absolutely ate transmissions. After replacing 3 transmissions and it wanting a 4th, I said it was time to part ways.
It was quite the sleeper in that no one knew what it was. I'd have people asking me all the time what it was, and I'd just smile and say, "It's a Nissan."
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I remember those early Q45, those were awesome cars, in the same class as Lexus ls400, but next generation they came up with runed everything, and infinity never recovered. now they are most problematic luxury cars, and dealers are knows to decline engine replacement, blaming people for that, q60 is the worst, the engine poor design creates sludge so fast, you got regularly serviced engines die before 40k.
A fabricator I know spent months installing one of those VTEC in a 1950s MG. The customer/owner was furious upon receiving the invoice ..... until he drove the car. Then he couldn't wait to race the other fellows in his MG car club at SIR.
pnwoutdoors
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Imagine a 300hp VTEC stuffed into a '56 MGA. You'd be branded the town's official "Bad Boy", and need an open account at the local tire shop.
There are worse ways to go.
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That's what Carroll Shelby did. Put a big American V8 in a light British chassis = damn fast.
Friend of mine in High School became an aeronautics mechanic, he put a V8 in the front of a light Volvo wagon (rear wheel drive),,, total sleeper car.
It would smoke other V8 cars at a stop light drag.
That's what Carroll Shelby did. Put a big American V8 in a light British chassis = damn fast.
Friend of mine in High School became an aeronautics mechanic, he put a V8 in the front of a light Volvo wagon (rear wheel drive),,, total sleeper car.
It would smoke other V8 cars at a stop light drag.
pnwoutdoors
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Volvo P1800 Cyan GT @ Cyan Racing, Gothenburg Sweden. Under 1000kg, with a 2.0T engine putting out 400hp+. Body made of steel and carbon fiber. Titanium roll cage.
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Volvo P1800 Cyan GT First Look: Restomod Perfection, Relaxed
Tuner Cyan transforms its restomod P1800 for more comfort with a hot new GT version.
TAILOR | VOLVO P1800 CYAN
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They were DEFINITELY bidding to become a Bond car....Volvo P1800 Cyan GT @ Cyan Racing, Gothenburg Sweden. Under 1000kg, with a 2.0T engine putting out 400hp+. Body made of steel and carbon fiber. Titanium roll cage.
Volvo P1800 Cyan GT First Look: Restomod Perfection, Relaxed
Tuner Cyan transforms its restomod P1800 for more comfort with a hot new GT version.
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Reminds me of the miata drops :X+
That's what Carroll Shelby did. Put a big American V8 in a light British chassis = damn fast.
Friend of mine in High School became an aeronautics mechanic, he put a V8 in the front of a light Volvo wagon (rear wheel drive),,, total sleeper car.
It would smoke other V8 cars at a stop light drag.
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There was a website , it may still exist, called Jags that run, it is a store for parts and info how to get unreliable jag's engines and trannies out and swap a small block V8 and gm tranny in there. Cuz jaguars were pretty unreliable and expensive to fix, so many were junked for that reason, but they could be resurrected with a American v8, they also had parts for v8 volvo swap, I have seen a 240 with a small block v8, day and night difference compared to its stock 4cyl, however stock 4 cyl were very reliable compared to jags motors, just very under powered,
Check out the Frontline LE60, and the MGB Abington edition.
