@JesusHChrysler: I was wondering the same thing... do they have intake & exhaust reversed on a couple of the cylinders?
And that ClusterTruck... I think I need to have that, or one like it. That thing is all kinds of awesome! I'd probably need to lose the license plate tho.
@JesusHChrysler: I s'pose if you've got the gear you can grind your cams however you want 'em. You want that cylinder inhaling through the breather vent? Uh, okay. Then you just weld up whatever crazy-ass plenums you need.
@Buickboy92: Agreed. That thing is teh straight-up biz-NASS.
Typically, I'm not one for modded Rollers. I feel that Rolls-Royce (particularly 45+ years ago) had it right straight from the factory. This thing, however, transcends to a whole new level of sickness.
I'm trying to imagine what the interior looks like. Do I want it to be flawless Corinthian leather, but with no door panels and Vice-Grip window cranks? Or perhaps it should be a 100-hour example of expert duct tape hand-craftsmanship? Murilee, please tell me you have some more shots of this, my new symbol of jalop lust.
@900pilot: The owner of the car is a friend of a friend, so I'm going to see about doing another photo shoot, this time with all the info. I know it has a modern Ford Modular engine.
@Franzouse: It took me a minute to understand that. I was wondering what "bio-tea" was.
In the voice of my ageing hippie 11th grade art teacher: "Yeah man, it's like a metaphor for life. Like, we all get old and decay, but there's still beauty in that, man."
I think you should do a test and pick a couple of these, print them as an abstract painting and see how much you could sell them for in a gallery. I don't mean they are a con; I mean they are that interesting, that entrancing. Plus, of course, cash is good. Murilee can get that little MG finished that much more quickly!
@Matt Hardigree: We did and it shows up the same (800 x 600, that is). We double checked with Photoshop and it certainly is the same. Sorry to disappoint you.
@Theimbellis: "Full size" most definitely provides up to 1600x1200 images. Which is pretty standard to generous for most of "today's displays" whatever that means. Murilee has sized the images to 1280px wide, but it's still a fair bit larger than your 800x600 claim.
I want to hear that V8 with the literally over-the-top exhaust. Also the profile of the Riviera is great--so easy to recognize but what simple, elegant design--even after all these years.
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And that ClusterTruck... I think I need to have that, or one like it. That thing is all kinds of awesome! I'd probably need to lose the license plate tho.
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Typically, I'm not one for modded Rollers. I feel that Rolls-Royce (particularly 45+ years ago) had it right straight from the factory. This thing, however, transcends to a whole new level of sickness.
I'm trying to imagine what the interior looks like. Do I want it to be flawless Corinthian leather, but with no door panels and Vice-Grip window cranks? Or perhaps it should be a 100-hour example of expert duct tape hand-craftsmanship? Murilee, please tell me you have some more shots of this, my new symbol of jalop lust.
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In the voice of my ageing hippie 11th grade art teacher: "Yeah man, it's like a metaphor for life. Like, we all get old and decay, but there's still beauty in that, man."
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...10 years ago!
You guys need to stop downsizing the pictures and leave it anywhere around 2560 x 1600 because that is today's displays' screen size.
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Also, you must be doing something wrong, because when I click "fullsize", the picture I get is at least 1280.
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I can imagine the flame wars he must have started over there.
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