I had a little Chevy Sprint (really a Suzuki Swift), it was tiny and red. I'm certain women thought I had an enormous penis, or that I was an enormous weenie.
Me, 87, Frank. LOL, Captain Dubious. I'm just in it for sh!t$ and giggles.
I only keep bad guy money, and it had better be shrinkwrapped and on pallets, or somebody will wind up seeing that it is, as I taunt him with the notion I wouldn't open fire if he ran away after putting all the nice money on the truck with the forklift.
So of course instead I'll run over him with the truck, or freeze his head with the butane tank mounted on the forklift, yeah, that'll work, stay cool dude! (great line for a smirking get-a-way)
Damn this is a good cheap cigar I'm smoking.
A Lovera Panatella.
Think I'll buy some cheap booze before heading back to my flop in the Big Apple.
Sure I take billions off bad guys, but I'm the personification of St. Juan Malverde.
Only those not observant will be tolled, for a good padron is me.
I'm saving up for an island I know about, it's nice, you'd like it.
You like boats?
Different story Toots.
Schweet Dreams Beautiful.
Your Everlovin
FRANK
@Murilee Martin: LOL@Murilee's IMPACT STATEMENT!
Thanks for the grin!
Good gear makes you faster.
Questionable gear is a psyche that will slow you down more than you'd believe.
I sold two of my race helmets to a lawyer representing a paraplegic who had used the same brand.
All helmets involved had D.O.T. and Snell approval.
Not one of the three was manufactured by the company whose stickers claimed they were.
None met D.O.T. nor Snell requirements for certification.
This was 40 years ago.
The problem can only have gotten worse.
Thanks for a great post Murilee!
@Murilee Martin: There is a reason Lucas was called the prince of darkness.
I never had a problem with Lucas electrics on Brit motorcycles, nor has the downfall of my Brit autos been of Lucas design, oh wait,
I forgot my 59 Vauxhaul.
How so much fail could be put into that small a package puzzles me to this day.
But to be fair, I think the Vauxhaul had been in a flood.
I think you are spot on about British Leyland using them on everything.
Next the Mummsie state will demand caution flashers and back up alarms on wheelie bins, and like the ghost of a bad burrito on a sunday morning, Lucas will be there.
@WillTheThrill3: The Stang was fun to drive, but not when it was raining.
The Crown Vic Pursuit Interceptor was not quite as quick, but it was faster, and while a bit larger, it handled inclement weather much better and the Crown Vic did know it's way around corners, it went where you pointed it.
For most guys who had driven prowl cars for a long time, it was hard to catch the shorter wheelbased Mustang when she wanted to swap ends with you, which was plenty on anything but dry asphault.
Launched like a rocket ship though, the Stang could come out of hiding and be on the speeders bumper inside of an 8th mile.
Unless it was one of those dadburned kids with a race faced 200mph sleeper.
Named Christine.
@MrEvil: Probably meant 429CobraJet. Refined, yet spirited.
In SCOPO it was tuned down for drivability. Privately owned it was much punchier with a better cam profile/valves setup, and 850CFM dripolator, a nice mag, coupled to a fourspeed. Stick it into anything and you have a racecar.
Or a Tourino.
God I hated Tourino's.
Mine went into a 1957 Ford Sedan Delivery.
Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot?
No second stage?
This would be a nice prefire launch impact absorption unit as a first stage for a Military Surplus Ejection Seat.
Don't forget to pick up a surplus canopy, you can replace the shroud lines and whamo;You are firmly in "hold my beer and watch this country".
A 6 foot rubber skirt on that chair would get lots bigger flights.
For sure mang, they should be doing this outside or in a football stadium.
BTW
These airbags from clunkers do make for excellent deployment of a ballistic parachute in the event somebody's sky ride just got too real.
Last suggested use?
Use to flip auto for any reason you might want a flip. A wooden ramp as long as it takes for the shocks to rebound, then foomp and der shegoes!
Or JGFU, aint no thang.
@gman1023: Pretty good though da?
No krashinski! Russians can drink while doing everything...remember that next time ya go to an airshow.
Ever try Russian folk dancing? Two folk dancing lessons,#1. It's tough.
#2. Ruski's kick like army mules.
BTW; Traditional top indicates young man had earlier attended a cultural event....maybe he was birthday boy.
I'd kill for that shirt, it'd look so good with my collection of Mexican wedding shirts, and silk 50's tropical Hawaiian prints.
A little duct tape, a quart of bondo, some super glue, about 12 feet of baling wire, some touch-up paint and the customer will never know.
OR.
Pro Tip: Give customer a glass of champagne with a little Chloralhydrate in it, then take him to where you've staged the accident, and leave him sleeping peacfully.
Be concerned when he calls, remind him how you pleaded with him not to drive in the "shape he was in".
Repair job?
Profit.
Still, a very sad sight.
I'll swap a 59 Yellow Jacket with matching original Scott Atwater, and mfg's trailer for it, just like it sits. #koenigsegg
No valet parking ever again. #carcrashes
@Michael Coury: Good eye mang!
The muffler shop guy here will build what looks like a foo-foo rollcage, and huge light support for the 4 wheel drive set (and believe me, they do get upside down).
His bracing and positioning of his front loop and back stiffening bars while you can see they are well made do not look heavy enough, and the forward structure is just held in position by 12 pinned clips.
I've watched my kid go for the long roll over and over, and while it wasn't pretty to watch, every time that truck rolled up where we could see the rollcage was still standing firm it was like Vulcan had built it himself. I bragged on him(the muffler man, rollcage engineer) but it embarrassed him, because as he put it, "you use the right stuff, it works out."
Indeed. I've seen a lot of really substantial (looking) rollover-protective-structures that simply folded over at first opportunity.
That Stang did flop pretty good, maybe he needs to come see my muffler guy for his next chicken coop. #carcrashes
@buick61: Still no reason to like the idea of you'r car snitching on you.
As you know, OnStar can listen in on conversations within the automobile, with the driver and passengers none the wiser.
I have actually heard discussions regarding the possibility of onboard systems which would be designed to notify authorities if you were making too good of time, and OnStar wasn't the system they were talking about, they were talking about a system setup to tag truckers who got across a state too fast, but
they also said that auto rental companies were considering installing a similar system in thier cars.
If you think the little Emag pulse unit is tinfoil hat technology you are way behind the times. That system was in trials eight years ago, and is available for deployment. The little vehicle that delivers the pulse is powered by a small rocket engine like you'd get at a hobby shop, once it propells itself under the suspect vehicle it is triggered by a control within the LOE's vehicle.
Real technology, not paranoia.
Maybe I should just stick with cars from the 50's?
I have some 50's stuff, I have some 40's stuff, and I have some 30's stuff.
I also have a few 90's euro-exotics, and I keep my wife driving a nice urban asault vehicle, and I keep something new and fast around, just in case I want to drive somewhere.
LOL@61Buick, You want Mark Martin to sign you'r tinfoil hat? #onstar
@veronykah: The T-Top is polarised and deeply tinted it's nice to have an "up" window!
Also It only takes a second or two to pop em and slide them into thier protective covers and put em where they go.
The T-Top is not noisey, and when running with them stowed gives a near ragtop experience riding with the tops off, better in that air doesn't invade the entire passenger compartment as a hurricane, if I want battered by the wind I'll ride a motorcycle thank you!
Not quite as good for drive-bys due to the fact that you can't swing you'r barrel as far, as easily.
Ragtops had about a 99% rollover survivability fail, I have had several ragtops A Sunbeam Alpine, A 64 Dodge Dart, and a 69 Firebird, an MGA Roadster, so I'm not anti ragtop.
T-Tops have structure which while not a true roll-cage, give better survivability, especialy belted drivers and passengers have a better chance of not getting you'r head mashed by the road, field, bridge, ect..
Several high dollar rides have T-Tops and sections which remove or retract into the automobile giving the driver and passenger an undeniabley more interesting ride than a hardtop provides.
Driving a car should be an invigorating experience, the feeling of freedom is part of that.
Stop by some place with some fast used cars take a test ride and feel the magic of the T, nice huh?
Have fun ya'll. #gmbankruptcy
@Californian: I share you'r trepidation concerning the ability of Onstar to disable a vehicle. For one thing, equipment CAN be hacked, and Onstars Off button could be incredibly usefull for criminals, if you can flip a switch and kill the engine of a new Cadillac the owner is a sitting duck! The police already have a device which produces a small burst of EMP and destroys the computer in the automobile, or just the electronic ignition in an older auto.
I liked my old 63 chevy pickup with the 292 engine, no computers needed and anything it broke could be repaired...cheaply.
I believe Onstar needs to be much more transparent, they should also mention that their system will keep records of how fast you have driven and where you were exceeding the speed limit. Like the Turn cams ect. the Onstar system is just one more rat-fink to give police you'r name and address, and when and where you exceeded the speed limit.
The system also can be used to listen in on conversations inside the auto, I suspect they would let the police listen in on a dangerous suspect like a Cappo, but sooner or later they'll be "random sampling" of conversations, or listening in on a "suspicious" vehicle.
Onstar will never ride with me in any form, and I will not purchase any more vehicles that have it.
My wife's SUV has the onstar system, think I'll confront the dealer for a full explanation of the capabilities of the system as it is used in Her SUV. #onstar
LOLZ!!!A Boston Whaler?This must be some new as of yet undiagnosed mental aberation.All he had to do was call my pal Ken and he could'a bought the same craft, with about 65 hours of it.Pro Tip: Dude, next time steal something worth having, like say a Donzi, or a Cigarette, are maybe even a Skater,a big BlueWater, or a Wally Power Plushie, but a Boston Whaler? Dood, that is illin. Next thing he'll be wanting a cabin up in the Adirondacks, where he can tie flies and stuff. Connecticut aint that far from Main, and it's clear, this wasn't just a case of fishing fever, this guy is a MANIAC!
My friend drove a Camero and didn't like it as a cop car because of the way to seat was positioned relative to the door, it made you have to put you'r body in a vulnerable position for just long enough for someone desperate enough to risk a rockfight with a Trooper to take that chance. I thought the door overly long while providing less protection than other police cruisers.
My Crown Vic had the 5.8 interceptor package and all the toys, it was a great prowl car, never let me down.
You forget Yugo born where is ice and snow more than is sunshine.
Yugo handle okiedokie in sled mode (or unpside down to amerikanski).
Give two thumbs up.....maybe catch ride.
That notchy feeling (new brass) in the tranny can be cured by using a performance grade lubricant, it sounds like the days of old, when the synchronisers had to get up to speed, I used to love hearing them work as I hooned my Sunbeam Alpine (ford 289 and 4 spd Rockcrusher).It sounds as though the turbo isn't set-up correctly, again, a tuner could help you there, but with the understeer at power, maybe a surge of giddyap! Isn't the nicest thing to have on the G-force end of a curve if she already washes the front out.If they did indeed have help from Lotus, then perhas Lotus should be ashamed, and perhaps not.I can make a 59 Caddy push the front end, and there has never been an automobile as tenacious when it comes to holding the road through curves, at speed, than those dreadnaught class inertial mass transporters.If the front is sticky where the "a touch faster" than the average driver lifts then the mean average of drivers would never notice.It is an attractive auto, and it has the look of "go" about it.For some reason if an auto has "that" look it will either really hang tough, or last long enough the driver finds all it's pretty secrets.Worth watching the sales numbers on this one.
Damned the luck!
Get well soon Sr. Massa!
Next time you'll put em all in you'r back pocket!
PRO TIP:
Make the crew log nut and bolt torque numbers.
