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    New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal

    The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters Of Chicken Scratch

    H Point: The Fundamentals Of Car Design & Packaging

    Tennessee To California in 20 Hours, Impala Style
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    11/12/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    Mmmmh, Montreal. Back in August I had the chance to drive one. It had 2 of the 4 mufflers removed, what a sound. The car was very tight on the road and easy to handle when up to speed, thanks to a suspension and wheel upgrade. Although I didn´t push too hard as I had too much respect. The owner gave me a short demo of what the car is capable to do (100mph on rural roads), one of the moments I´ll never forget. In a brain short circuit I even uttered the inevitable phrase "better than s...x", shame on me. #bookreviews
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    11/12/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    Plus, the headlight mechanism is kewl. #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    All right, Montreal experts, is this Nice Price or Crack Pipe?
    [karakullake.blogspot.com] #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    I don't generally say this, but something on the lens is obscuring my view of perfection. #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    I'm just glad I've never seen one on the road. Montreal drivers are notoriously, well, I don't want to say bad, but hard to deal with. #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    Neat car. I don't remember them. It sounds pretty good in this video. 20 seconds is plenty to watch. #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    I'll wait for the sequel -

    Used Montreal, Nightmares are Real #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    @Alfisted: I'll tell you my nightmares are. It's urinating uncontrollably (in dreams). Now do Alfa Romeo Montreals do that as well? Any person with that experience? #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Stop drinking a glass of water before bed. #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    Bruce Taylor is hot!
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    11/11/09

    @m.sean.gray001: He'll never take the place of Murilee... #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    @m.sean.gray001: Ha! #bookreviews
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    04/15/09

    In reply to The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters Of Chicken Scratch
    Nice to see some recognizion for the 67 Bonneville... not sure why those cars are not uber expensive...
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    04/15/09

    @Foo2rama: All the 60s B-villes rock. Wide track excitement!
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    04/14/09

    In reply to The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters Of Chicken Scratch
    My dad is a cartoonist who draws cars in a comic for Street Machine magazine Australia. I've always been inspired by the way he can draw a cartoon car but still make it look like a proper car even though it might have a ridiculous looking 10 story high Mr Gasket scoop 300" rims.


    I couldn't find a car drawing but here's his interpretation of electronics from a column in Silicon Chip magazine about a TV repair man's stories...

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    04/14/09

    In reply to The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters Of Chicken Scratch
    Oh man, they left out the concept drawings for our LeMons car:


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    04/15/09

    @theeastbaykid: Wow, nailed it!
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    04/14/09

    In reply to The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters Of Chicken Scratch
    Damn, that is good stuff. I really wish I could draw like that. Damn teachers always slapping my pencil when I was young. Trying to draw cars I liked. Trying to draw awesome engines. So many ideas in my head and can't put them on paper without it looking like I just drank a fifth of Scotch before I drew it. They slapped the drawing right out of me, Bastards. My friggin English teacher did that to me all the time in High School.


    "Son, dreaming about cars isn't going to do anything to help you in the future."


    Ya, ya old Bastard, bite me, I make my damn living off them now. What the hell are you doing? Sitting at your desk still trying to teach the meaning of the Grapes of Wrath. I got your wrath right here ya Bastard. Glad I threw up on his car one drunkin' night.


    Damn repressed memories, I'm going drinking right now, that will dull the pain.

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    04/14/09

    @lilwillie:

    Flowers are red

    and green leaves are green.

    There is no need to see flowers any other way

    than the way they always have been seen.


    /Harry Chapin

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/14/09

    In reply to The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters Of Chicken Scratch
    Nice. I just added it to my goodreads.com list.


    I should start reading more. My book collection and to-read list is growing and I'm not doing much to slow it down.

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    04/14/09

    @Duke engineerd von Prandtl: Got any other recommendations for a fellow Jalop?
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    04/14/09

    @ptmeyer84 - Prancing Moose Edition: My automotive list is short. I want to get the Cars of the Soviet Union book that Murilee reviewed a couple weeks ago.


    Right now I'm reading John Adams by David McCullough. Excellent book about the founding of our nation. Interesting view of what our Founding Fathers went through and why our Constitution is the way it is. It should be required reading in every high school in America. I think if more of these books were read instead of just a teacher droning on, our country would be a little better off.


    OK, I better get off my soap box now.

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    03/31/09

    In reply to H Point: The Fundamentals Of Car Design & Packaging
    Interesting. When I was looking to apply to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena for a transportation design major, I mentioned that I had come from an engineering background to one of the professors (he had worked for Fiat and BMW before), and he didn't exactly look like he was cheering me on.


    "Engineering and design are two completely different philosophies," he told me. "It's two separate mindsets. If you're going to go for an engineering degree first, then it's going to be a lot of hard work getting you out of that rational mindset."


    I didn't end up applying there, but I always thought it was funny: how designers and engineers work in their own little bubble, one coming up with fantastical imaginative designs, the other reigning them in with practicality and efficiency, until the result is a mishmash of compromises. Glad not everybody feels this way at least, however.


    Oh, and here's a hint: the best-proportioned wheelbase of a car is equal to the width of two and a half wheels. That's another thing he told me.

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    03/31/09

    In reply to H Point: The Fundamentals Of Car Design & Packaging
    The only thing we are missing here, is Vince, telling me why I want to buy it. Is it printed in Germany?
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