Thirty Horsepower

Oh Feel The malaise!

Fairmont for me!

And I don't know why they raced counterclockwise either,

But I do know that most of the horse races in the world are raced in that direction as well, (except for the quarterhorse racing, the equine version of drag racing)

Perhaps that is part of the reason why we see most circut races running that way, Nothing more then "Tradition"

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How on earth can you be hating on any of these lovely ladies?

It's only the gull wing doors that got the Delorean the role in that movie, I swear they would have gone for the Lagonda if it had lift-up-doors

Hmmm, I've just given myself a brainwave...

Aston Martin Lagonda, With Gullwings, FTW! (yes, I'm going to a bad bad place)

even though, I agreed with ya and voted for the skoda, Military stuff, Even when it's rare is usually built tough, with fairly simplistic construction, with flat panels and whatnot, e'en though it's rusty, that Burma Jeep ain't got the goods on a 'mostly there' near 50 year old Skoda,

Yeah, Definitely PCH right there

Yes, They were THAT evil

Being made by Hyundai only made them slightly less evil then the original BMC Marina, but that doesn't stop them being shudderworthy in my mind

"Here, Hold my Beer, and Watch This, Dad!!"

if the owner is claiming it's a dog, how much more PCH can it be?

Besides, A crown has a certain anonymity, people'll see it, see the toyota badging and go "oh, it's a toyota" and leave it at that. whereas the Datsun? it's more a case of "what is it?"

Give it a SR20DET and the hot-rod treatment, and you're cruising in style baby!

Ol Datsun all the way to the seventh level for me

Or did you forget about the Australian Import pretending to be American (kinda like the American Tourists in Australia, only in reverse)

But I would have to disagree with the wrangler being the 'best factory offroad ever', sorry, but the original landrover tops it out, cos well, they never rust *grins*

And I am not confusing my vehicles here, I'm well aware of the history of both the LandRover and the Range Rover, the original Range Rover didn't even have carpets, Wash Down Mats, I'm afraid, it wasn't til the late seventies that it got all the creature comforts, like integrated aircon (early aircon units were a seperate part from the rest of the HV system). Yes, it grew into a yuppiemobile, but before that, it was too simple to really be called that.

Oh, and getting stuck in any vehicle is easy, I've seen a bogged Catapiller D9 before, Unsurprisingly, it's all down to driver ability (and surprisingly, the harder it is to get a vehicle stuck, it seems it's even harder to unstick said vehicle)

Sure, it might be a large luxo barge now, but when it started life, it was a fairly stripped out vehicle, with go-anywhere ability and comfort for four people.

Now? it's one of the priciest offroading capable vehicles on the market, it still has the abilities that it's forebears had, but it's full leather interior and assorted luxuries brings it up to S class merc and bmw 7 series luxury

As for your jeep? Show me the equivilant _modern_ jeep that's built in the same way as you suggest, and I'll be more then willing to talk.

Put simply Cars have evolved, So have 4wds, Used to be, a radio and heater were an option, now? they're so standard that it's a big surprise when a car doesn't have one installed. People expect better interiors and appointments in their vehicles.

And the G-Wagen, with whatever it's faults may be, Has lasted thirty years without Major change to the format, I can think of only a couple of vehicles that have done so, Amusingly, One of them is the Defender, Another is the Unimog, a third of course, is the Pinzgauer. All military vehicles, all quite capable of doing the task demanded of them, and all fundementally unchanged from what they were thirty years ago

Oh wait, It was designed as a military vehicle in the first place, wasn't it?

Hooray for MilSpec! Still running strong after 30 years (BMW have NOTHING that can touch the G-wagen in terms of outright coolness)

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And to use the non-turboed chevette Diesel? Surely there's better options out there (unless the dinky little chevette motor was the only one that would fit in the RX7's engine bay)

but still... WHY!?

lets see, it's an old british vehicle, converted to a ute, boxy, simple interior, simple mechanicals

Yep, I'm thinking it is, Who's with me on that?

Having said that, I doubt very strongly that it'd be any Existing Vehicle being built on the platform (ie, Pontiac G8, or any of the holden derivitives)

Having said that, my bet is on the Impala/Caprice, they're certainly deserving nameplates to have RWD and V8 power,

Mmm, I'd take one in black, with a LS3

Not only that, but it's been answered before, with far less complexity and sillyness (I dunno the name of 'em, but I've seen single-cab crane-trucks before, they're rather 'short' compared to the traditional ones, but they're no less capable)

Just putting my two cents in, it's Britain who win this round, oh yes indeed

The true nature of the car was to showcase GM Holden's new V8 engine which they had developed. the next year saw the engine being released to the general public with either a 256ci or a 308ci capacity

of course, there's rumours floating around that the Muira was inspired by the Hurricane. hence one could say this is the grandaddy of all mid-engined supercars

(oh, and in those times, Australia didn't have a top speed, the police weren't quite as strict about it in those days, the speed limit was 'unrestricted' but 'no dangerous driving' which was open to interperatation)

Oh, and about the Veyron? it seems like just a regular paint/interior package, There's probably not a heck of a lot different between the specifications with this car, and that of every other veyron on the planet (not that those specs are anything to sneeze at)

Of course, one Could print it out and go from there, but that's too much Effort!

Updated with twin cams, vvt, and turbo, makes one FIIIINE engine

Even a similar displacement too!

Except Brum has more chase scenes, and is therefore, by definition, BETTER

or is that just TOO much awesomeness for one vehicle?

This Needs a 'busa engine in it, Stat!

if so, does that mean that america _can_ import those lovely neo-ranchero falcon ute thingies, cos I was under the impression that those things had the driving wheel on the wrong side!

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two kids sitting in the boot of a stolen car to make way for the plasma TV (also Stolen) hitting a tree at high speed

You can't fool me!

Yep, The little ol late sevenites british rally machine, what a vehicle

of course, The Cosworth Escort was good too

but the regular escort? especially for the early ninties? Crap Crap Crap and Doublecrap

I think we got 'em as 'Lasers' and they spawned one of the most well known American car imports fro australia, The good Ol Capri.
Yep, That Thing

then we could have a Godzilla Vs King Kong fightout at the racetrack

I await some hardy chinese jaloper to pull out their finger and actually create something that will be suitable for the name

His attempt? not even the most myopic dragon would pay any attention to it

Yep, the best of both worlds, Mind you, I don't think there'd be too many of them in the US, but just think, all the time you can spend on lucas AND the hydropneumatic suspension

I voted for the Jag BTW, the words 'does not run' trumps 'leaky hydrolics" any day in my book

especially since it's a Jag.

Funnilly enough, Mcdonalds followed soon after with their 'burger' ad. XP

The supercharging doesn't surprise me either, Remember Lutz's CAFE plan? smaller displacement engines with assisted puffer power, probably be a blower sitting on the v6 doing the duties

and given that the base holden commodore weight is 'between 3000 and 4000 lbs' I'd be very surprised if it wasn't similar for the camaro, in other words, These guys were told NOTHING new, just pretty pictures time

Well, apart from the silly flappy paddles but they're overrated anyway, Gimmicky at the best of times (just ask Jeremy Clarkson)

Damn that thing was hot!

Too bad this is an american only compitition.

then there was the dude who put the Skyline GTR underpinnings into the commodore... true stuff, Damn thing was Brilliant!