OT: Lets see those not-so-daily drivers...

[Kyle h]

The Bike Price thread had me thinking that with the plethora of meticulous bike builds around here, there are bound to be some equally stunning cars.

I'll start off, heres my 1972 911T. I pulled it out of a barn where it had sat for 10 years and after a mechanical refresh, have been enjoying it. I regularly go back and forth between throwing on some wider fenders and dropping in a 3.6 or just keeping it mostly period correct and enjoying it as is while I find another project. Car has the original engine and trans but its since been rebuilt to 2.7 RS spec.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49591296678_b916c734bc.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2iydmLw)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2iydmLw) by Kyle Hitz (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187194966@N08/), on Flickr

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[Steve in SLO]

Hi Kyle, cool car!
The beauty of 911 is that you can update/backdate throughout the product line with relative impunity. With regards to rear flares, I would avoid them since every Targa I have ever seen with them just looks wrong from the proportions standpoint, and will drop the resale value quite a bit, since you have an otherwise relatively correct car. Enjoy the narrower tires and go kart-like handling. Maybe change sways/torsion bars/shock absorbers to make it handle even bette. Putting a 3.6 in it as a mixed bag-less maintenance, but more weight hanging off the back of those rear wheels. Honestly, you can’t do much better than what you’ve done with the car.

[Steve in SLO]

Here’s my new not so daily driver: 2008 Tesla Roadster #364. Last week to replace the 2004 Porsche GT3 I sold to a friend of mine. The car is a hoot to drive, and I love the electric propulsion.
Also, Photobombing in the back right is my 1971 911 T/RS clone, with a twin plug MFI 2.7 911S motor with E cams and short-geared LSD trans.

[Dave B]

I have always loved Mustangs. Carroll Shelby is the American version of Enzo Ferrari and this car has so much fun inside the hood.


Especially when you do fun things to it and boost the BHP up to 11.

I am not treating this like a garage queen nor am I going to make it a collector, but it stays inside when snow is on the ground.

Boy is it a blast to drive.

[glepore]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/ea00ad5626e6e52c098d909a7c0e0d3b.jpg

85 911 targa, ruf bumpers, protomotive turbo

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2012 thoroughbred, bloodline seattle slew/mr prospector/ap indy


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[Steve in SLO]

Nice ”stable”.
Two beautiful rides. Imagine that horse had 10 times the purchase price and has 10 times the maintenance costs of your other steed.

[Dave]

Here's a picture of the early model 2014 C7 that I got in October of 2013 and the hot rod that I started building in 2013 and finished in July of 2016. I sold the Corvette almost 2 years ago. It had 5600 miles after 4.5 years. The hot rod has about 6500 on it. I drove it very little last year - may sell it soon.



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[PeregrineA1]

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I like my toys air cooled. 74 914/6 conversion-2.2 liter 911E engine with PMO carbs and a 58 VW with a few mods to allow rapid desert transit.


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[mtechnica]

And now for something completely different...

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May the haters hate

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[tuscanyswe]

Some great cars allrdy and i have a feeling theres gonna be quite a few more to come.

I have had this for a couple of years now. I drive it only in the summer and maybe i total at around 1500 km or there abouts. So perhaps a 1/10th of my total miles on the roads is in the car and the rest on the bicycles .)

I love it, in all its quirkiness.
If you get one because its a wonderful car you will likely love it. If you buy it because you want a sportscar you will likely be disappointed
I was originally set on getting a 69-72 911 coupe but those prices just skyrocketed whilst i was searching for one.

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[texbike]

Lot's of cool cars so far! These two look like they would be a blast:

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I've been through a series of air-cooled Porsches, but traded them in on an older Italian about a year and a half ago..

[cgolvin]

This one has been in the family since about the turn of the millennium, barely 60k miles. Likely going on the block at some point this year. 1996.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4898/45445318825_c391288263_b.jpg

[Ti Designs]

Not in the same tax bracket as the other cars shown, but driving it still puts a smile on my face. It's a 1991 Honda CRX Si with an added turbo and NOS. At less than 1 ton and pushing 270HP without turbo lag, performance is respectable...

[tuscanyswe]

Not in the same tax bracket as the other cars shown, but driving it still puts a smile on my face. It's a 1991 Honda CRX Si with an added turbo and NOS. At less than 1 ton and pushing 270HP without turbo lag, performance is respectable...

Sounds impressive is that stock output and weight?
Edit: Eh guess i dont read well "added turbo and NOS".

[RKW]

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2006 Exige

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/923d7fa6c7343c2344b07c2f4fb81a02.jpg

GT4


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If you know, you know.

[azrider]

My adventure rig. Plan is to hit Rubicon, Dusy-Ershrim, Fordyce later on this year.

Follow at @AZPAJERO on Insta ;)

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[azrider]

May the haters hate

What's there to hate ?? :confused:

Beautiful rig........love LC's

[fmradio516]

Man these are some NICE classics.

As my grandpa says, with enough money, anyone can have an expensive, new car. Its really something to have a classic in really nice shape.

[MerckxMad]

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[Kyle h]

This one has been in the family since about the turn of the millennium, barely 60k miles. Likely going on the block at some point this year. 1996.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4898/45445318825_c391288263_b.jpg

You should give a PLer first shot at it! Speed yellow with matching wheels is right up my alley.

[cgolvin]

You should give a PLer first shot at it! Speed yellow with matching wheels is right up my alley.

I'm happy to, though I think our guidelines say that it's not appropriate to list in the classifieds, so I may look for some guidance from the mods.

In addition to the wheels, the seatbelts are also yellow.:)

[Kyle h]

And now for something completely different...

Love it. A few years back I finally sold my ‘96 4Runner. that truck would do anything you asked it to. 4wd, 5spd and was a TRD specd truck with their suspension, wheels, clutch, and supercharger.

[Andy sti]

I rotate through my three so none are really a daily driver.:)

The van.
https://i.imgur.com/ArZSfYu.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/4WHAtVl.jpg?1

The 100 series LX470.
https://i.imgur.com/07pVbRj.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/7uT75WQ.jpg?1

Only quick pic I could find of my 80 series.
https://i.imgur.com/R9R9J2B.jpg?1

[Gsinill]

This one has been in the family since about the turn of the millennium, barely 60k miles. Likely going on the block at some point this year. 1996.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4898/45445318825_c391288263_b.jpg

Really? Despite the recent drop in prices for 911s?

[cgolvin]

Really? Despite the recent drop in prices for 911s?

I haven't been tracking the market -- if I decide to sell it will be due to other factors than maximizing value.

That said, at the risk of appearing to outsource my research to you, what's your summary on the 911 (and in particular 993) market? When I looked about a year ago it seemed like there remained a premium on air-cooled.

thanks

[Gsinill]

That said, at the risk of appearing to outsource my research to you, what's your summary on the 911 (and in particular 993) market? When I looked about a year ago it seemed like there remained a premium on air-cooled.

thanks

No worries, I have this one (https://www.thedrive.com/news/27908/is-the-air-cooled-porsche-911-market-cooling) handy.

[mtechnica]

What's there to hate ?? :confused:

Beautiful rig........love LC's

Thanks, your Mitsubishi is a beast too.

IDK sometimes I feel weird presenting my beat up Toyota among such nice cars, and the people that don't understand the appeal of it REALLY don't understand the appeal of it. I've caught flak from some of my girlfriends' colleagues - which is amusing to me - but I guess some of them have told her they thought it was unsafe (:eek: lol) after having ridden in it for field work (it's completely safe and well maintained).

[mtechnica]

You should give a PLer first shot at it! Speed yellow with matching wheels is right up my alley.

Put gold BBS wheels on it please

[glepore]

Nice ”stable”.
Two beautiful rides. Imagine that horse had 10 times the purchase price and has 10 times the maintenance costs of your other steed.

Thanks. Major, the horse, sold for 100k as a yearling, ran 5x and retired. He was $400 off the track ( I picked him up after he was restarted for 2k). He's just my ring and trail buddy now. Yes, more monthly than the 911, but the 911 has had its moments-ie a 6k trans rebuild.

As to the air cooled market comments, it had to slow, the prices for pedestrian cars were runaway. Good cars still worth good money. The 993 pictured is probably easily a 50-60k car, but I'd swap out the wheels for something more classic in silver or black. Personally, I like the yellow but the marketplace doesn't. Still, a 993 is as good as an air cooled 911 gets.

[azrider]

I guess I have 2 that would qualify as not-so-daily ;);)

'85 300D Turbo. Best part about this car is I got to ride shotgun home from the dealership when my dad drove it off the showroom floor in fall of '84. :cool:

https://i.imgur.com/THZTUBuh.jpg

[uno-speedo]

My 410 bhp AWD Merc. Sunday morning drives are very fun.

[93KgBike]

I guess I have 2 that would qualify as not-so-daily ;);)

'85 300D Turbo. Best part about this car is I got to ride shotgun home from the dealership when my dad drove it off the showroom floor in fall of '84. :cool:

https://i.imgur.com/THZTUBuh.jpg

Pretty cool.

I had my Dad's 240D, for a while. Still miss that smell.

[azrider]

Pretty cool.

I had my Dad's 240D, for a while. Still miss that smell.

Hahahaa........it's so funny how distinct the smell is. (I'm assuming you meant the interior and not the exhaust)

People often ask me when they sit in side of it and they go.....man, that's a really distinct smell what is that ???

And my reply "Stuttgart" ;););)

Was your 240D manual?? I will one day own a manual 240D with red or green paint job and matching hubs. Sooooooo cool.

[PeregrineA1]

The FJ80 and Mitsubishi. Those work! As does the 993.


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[93KgBike]

Hahahaa........it's so funny how distinct the smell is. (I'm assuming you meant the interior and not the exhaust)

People often ask me when they sit in side of it and they go.....man, that's a really distinct smell what is that ???

And my reply "Stuttgart" ;););)

Was your 240D manual?? I will one day own a manual 240D with red or green paint job and matching hubs. Sooooooo cool.

lol I am going to use that, 'Stuttgart'! The inside, definitely.

Nope, my Dad was a natty dresser, and enjoyed driving slow. I almost did the tranny swap (even bought a used manual) but sold them both, just before heading overseas for a while. Still think about it, though!

[jamesdak]

I always have one play car around that doesn't see bad weather or the winter roads. Right now it's sweet BMW 3401 M-Sport.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169251654.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169251661.jpg

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[robt57]

We have a cool ratty 78 MGB, won't post a picture while it is still brown. ;)

But runs great, and get picnic basket use/mode when weather permits. Just use it for a wicker basket strapped to the truck rack with lotsa goodies for covered bridge rides and picnics...

My brit wife is more reliable. As far as fun, I don't kiss and tell..:banana:

Here maiden name isn't Lucas thankfully...

[William]

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I like my toys air cooled. 74 914/6 conversion-2.2 liter 911E engine with PMO carbs and a 58 VW with a few mods to allow rapid desert transit.


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Nice!:cool:

When I was about 15 or so I got to go on a road trip in a 914 from the Seattle area up through BC to Prince George, then across Alberta through Jasper and Banff, then down into Montana through Glacier NP, back across Idaho, and home into Washington. Camped out most of the way and it was a highlight trip. Always thought it would be fun to get a 914 one day just because of that trip.






W.

[texbike]

We have a cool ratty 78 MGB, won't post a picture while it is still brown. ;)

But runs great, and get picnic basket use/mode when weather permits. Just use it for a wicker basket strapped to the truck rack with lotsa goodies for covered bridge rides and picnics...

My brit wife is more reliable. As far as fun, I don't kiss and tell..:banana:

Here maiden name isn't Lucas thankfully...

You're not getting out that easy! Post a picture! Ratty/tatty MGBs are awesome - especially when they're brown and have those big rubber bumpers. They just speak to the era. They've really come into their own. Cool cars.

Texbike

[crankles]

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a 58 VW with a few mods

Winner.

[robt57]

You're not getting out that easy! Post a picture! Ratty/tatty MGBs are awesome - especially when they're brown and have those big rubber bumpers. They just speak to the era. They've really come into their own. Cool cars.

Texbike


All Righty Then. Has a red hood, wife wants the whole car that color. What the wife wants, she gets. Then I get a new bike. ;)

Sold the Prelude VT to get the MG, no comparison in handling or power, but somehow more fun.

[Steve in SLO]

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Beautiful 914/6.
I recognize Cerro Noroeste Rd on the way up to Pine Mountain Club. Do you have a cabin up there by chance? I do, and the riding up with Mount Pinot and Mt Abel is fantastic.
A pic of mine, actually my old racecar but it was plated for the street.

[pasadena]

Nice to see 80's on here

I have a triple locked 80 that I love. Getting hard to find parts now that's the only bummer


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Only quick pic I could find of my 80 series.
https://i.imgur.com/R9R9J2B.jpg?1

[TimD]

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If you know, you know.

This is a road-legal Porsche 962 built on up on a FabCar aluminum chassis with a 3.6 twin-turbo taken from a 993 GT2.

Pretty cool IMO. How'd I do? :)

Gone but not forgotten:

[Hawker]

I always have one play car around that doesn't see bad weather or the winter roads. Right now it's sweet BMW 3401 M-Sport.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169251654.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169251661.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169251662.jpg

I've seen this model and this color in the flesh. I'm a "Blue guy" and this is gorgeous.

[sailorboy]

My not-so-daily. First car was a '93 red 2-door GTI, so in a moment of weakness last year, this MK7 GTI caught my eye and put the hooks in. Modded with suspension, clutch, downpipe, intake and exhaust, it makes good noises and goes around corners well. #savethemanuals !

[merckxman]

My 1979, owned since 81. Not driven on salted and brined roads.

[PeregrineA1]

Beautiful 914/6.

I recognize Cerro Noroeste Rd on the way up to Pine Mountain Club. Do you have a cabin up there by chance? I do, and the riding up with Mount Pinot and Mt Abel is fantastic.

A pic of mine, actually my old racecar but it was plated for the street.



I love that road. We were en route from Los Alamos to home in Santa Ana....the long way.

We camp at Mt Pinos and have MTB’d up there. We’ll have to bring road bikes next time. We do a Condor watch every August at that sign and every year I threaten to ride back to McGill campground.


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[cgolvin]

I recognize Cerro Noroeste Rd on the way up to Pine Mountain Club. Do you have a cabin up there by chance? I do, and the riding up with Mount Pinot and Mt Abel is fantastic.

I love riding in that area.
The rollers to get between Mt. Pinos and Mt. Abel are brutal, and I always forget that. Ouch.

[RKW]

This is a road-legal Porsche 962 built on up on a FabCar aluminum chassis with a 3.6 twin-turbo taken from a 993 GT2.

Pretty cool IMO. How'd I do? :)

You're close. But Nope. Not FabCar.

It's a 1 of 1 Derek Bell Dauer.

[robt57]

For you vintage 911 folk.

I used to ride my bike to VW of AM in Englewood Cliffs, NJ when 17. Just to see the 930s first brought in, east coast ones anyway.

One day late during a drool fest bike ride, I touched the door handle of a green one sitting out front by offices after hours, Key and a dealer plate where on/in it.

I got pitch forked in the ear by this little red guy on my shoulder big time...

[Matthew]

Some incredible cars here. Keep em coming. And not one post about your carbon footprints and how you're killing the planet.

[tomato coupe]

This is a bike forum. Shouldn't car pictures include bikes?1697993416

[Tickdoc]

Been my daily for a year and a half now. Still makes me smile every time I start it up.

https://i.imgur.com/5OFvrmQl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/unI6Nvcl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vn5u8dil.jpg

[Louis]

As posted here before: my '73 Alfa GTV

I hope to sell it this spring, once I get it back on the road.

https://advrider.com/f/attachments/p1000025-jpg.863331/

[Jeckel30]

I will add to the 80 series love here.

[PeregrineA1]

As posted here before: my '73 Alfa GTV

I hope to sell it this spring, once I get it back on the road.

https://advrider.com/f/attachments/p1000025-jpg.863331/



A favorite. Love to have one of these and a roundie 2002.


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[Louis]

and a roundie 2002.

Agreed - those BMWs are also very cool.

[cgolvin]

Agreed - those BMWs are also very cool.


I had a 1970, dual barrel Weber, no smog, fantastic car. Got hit by criminals fleeing a crime in a stolen car, rolled, not a single piece of glass intact, but I walked away. Loved that car.

Also love a GTV, my father was about to buy one in Italy in 72 but instead found a 64 356SC that he kept for 20 years. A small part of me wishes he bought the Alfa but I think he made the right choice.

[mtechnica]

I will add to the 80 series love here.

Yes

[SPOKE]

2016 911 gts

[martl]

This is a road-legal Porsche 962 built on up on a FabCar aluminum chassis with a 3.6 twin-turbo taken from a 993 GT2.

Pretty cool IMO. How'd I do? :)

Gone but not forgotten:
:D

When i was a boy in the 70ies, a car magazine had an article about a guy who had found a short tail 917 on a scrapyard and made it roadlegal (which is no fun here in germany, he had to get paperwork for the tires, the windscreen, etc etc...).

http://www.i-t-d.net/Porsche_917/917-Strasse/gm_917_12k.jpg

http://www.i-t-d.net/Porsche_917/917-Strasse/Grossmann_917_12.jpg

It was sold later in the classifieds and apparently has been built back to race spec since.

http://www.i-t-d.net/Porsche_917/917-Strasse/Anzeige.jpg

http://www.i-t-d.net/Porsche_917/917-Strasse/917-strasse.php

[denapista]

My F80 M3ZCP
KW V3 Suspension - Corner Balanced
M3 Full Ti Exhaust
CCB brakes
19" BBS FI-R wheels
Entire M Carbon bits
Lightweight V2 Front Lip.

This car is dialed. Sticks to the pavement like nothing else I've driven..
Sold recently to purchase a 991.1 GTS or 991.2 Carrera T.. possibly a 991.1 GT3 with a G engine.

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[Steve in SLO]

This is a bike forum. Shouldn't car pictures include bikes?

Why yes, yes they should.

[smontanaro]

I no longer do cars, but here's my last not-a-daily-driver:

https://live.staticflickr.com/5039/5810448054_0ab79f296c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/9Rs4LS)IMG_1339 (https://flic.kr/p/9Rs4LS) by Skip Montanaro (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49705339@N00/), on Flickr

[David Kirk]

My not-so-daily is a 2014 Westfield Mega S2000 that I assembled and extensively modified in my garage. It's built to be a barely street legal SCCA Solo car and it has about 13,000 miles on it now and over 50 FTD titles. It's powered by a modified Honda S2000 engine and weighs 1225 lbs in race trim. So fun.


dave

[Carl Strong]

[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/1699d656e019914fa073b14a3e4cd022.jpg

If you know, you know.

I guess Superlite Cars?

[Red Tornado]

My not-so-daily is a 2014 Westfield Mega S2000 that I assembled and extensively modified in my garage. It's built to be a barely street legal SCCA Solo car and it has about 13,000 miles on it now and over 50 FTD titles. It's powered by a modified Honda S2000 engine and weighs 1225 lbs in race trim. So fun.


dave

Looks sorta like a Caterham

[colker]

This one has been in the family since about the turn of the millennium, barely 60k miles. Likely going on the block at some point this year. 1996.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4898/45445318825_c391288263_b.jpg

Best color. Few cars can get away w/ that yellow. Porsche can

[David Kirk]

Looks sorta like a Caterham

Very similar in concept....both the Westfield and the Caterham are in the spirit of the original Lotus 7.

dave

[JAGI410]

Beauty: 2000 Miata - Supercharged

Beast: 1984 Chevy Van - LS Swapped

[RKW]

I guess Superlite Cars?

Go look at post #50 in this thread.

it's a 962.

[cgolvin]

Best color. Few cars can get away w/ that yellow. Porsche can

Ferrari too.

Once I was coming over Malibu Canyon, right behind a 3.0CS in that stock BMW orange (Inka?). I always thought it looked good on a 2002, not a great fit for the big coupe (which is also a favorite of mine).

[gbcoupe]

99 BMW MCoupe.

Covered back up now. I'll unwrap it and take it of the tender here soon. Just have to wait till the roads are no longer being salted.

[tomato coupe]

99 BMW MCoupe.

Another '99:

[pasadena]

The Shoe!
I always wanted one of those M coupes. The grown up version of the CRX Si

[gbcoupe]

Cheers!

I had actually wondered if there was a red shoe behind your screen name.

[tomato coupe]

Cheers!

I had actually wondered if there was a red shoe behind your screen name.
You got it.

[Brusselsprouts]

Picked up my childhood dream car a few years ago and it's been everything I've wished from it and more. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/4cfa3c37eacf883cb5f0d72e7cbba3c6.jpg

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[gbcoupe]

Picked up my childhood dream car a few years ago and it's been everything I've wished from it and more. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/4cfa3c37eacf883cb5f0d72e7cbba3c6.jpg

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I scrolled over on the pic before I scrolled down. Just saw the Hyundais and the Infinity.

The NSX is beautiful!

Guy in the neighborhood has one for his daily. Parks it outside as well.

[Steve in SLO]

Love the original NSX. IMHO, much like the 300ZX, NSX styling still looks fresh after many years.
Those wheels look great on it, too.

[csm]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/43403934eab257febadd9eca44043115.jpg

When it as new. Three sets of tires ago.


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[Miller76]

2016 911 gts



Oh that’s nice!!!


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[morrisericd]

Looked for this one for a long time...

1978 911SC. Bought it last summer with less than 50,000 miles. We call it the "brown car". I already have lots of great memories driving with my 15 year old!

[scoobydrew]

Beautiful cars on here!

Here's mine. Not the same caliber as others in this thread, but it's a blast to drive.

https://i.imgur.com/UuPxBlJh.jpg

[colker]

Another '99:

Is it me or these BMWs want to be the Jaguar etype? Since bmw bought Jaguar the plot thickens.

[tomato coupe]

Is it me or these BMWs want to be the Jaguar etype? Since bmw bought Jaguar the plot thickens.
They have a superficial resemblance, but they're very different cars.

[72gmc]

There's a clown shoe in the neighborhood. It's usually in front of the local auto shop, but it looks good.

[adirik]

This was my daily driver/gas-guzzler until last year when I replaced it with a Tesla Model 3 (similar acceleration, far less excitement)

https://live.staticflickr.com/8067/8182754094_e7113cf204_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/dt5KH9)BMW M3 (https://flic.kr/p/dt5KH9) by Akin Dirik (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29660670@N05/), on Flickr

[texbike]

All Righty Then. Has a red hood, wife wants the whole car that color. What the wife wants, she gets. Then I get a new bike. ;)

Sold the Prelude VT to get the MG, no comparison in handling or power, but somehow more fun.

I love it! VERY cool with lots of personality. Perfect just the way it is. I've been casually looking for a candidate for a rat rod Midget build. I'd love to find a 72-74 with the small bumpers and round wheel wells.

Looked for this one for a long time...

1978 911SC. Bought it last summer with less than 50,000 miles. We call it the "brown car". I already have lots of great memories driving with my 15 year old!

Beautiful! The color combo and polished trim looks fantastic together. That tail is actually pretty rare and was only offered for a couple of years.

Cool!

Texbike

[Hawker]

Is it me or these BMWs want to be the Jaguar etype? Since bmw bought Jaguar the plot thickens.

I was just thinking the other day how I hadn't seen one of these in a long time. I was always a fan...still am. Not sure why, but I often like cars that you don't see every day.

[gbcoupe]

I was just thinking the other day how I hadn't seen one of these in a long time. I was always a fan...still am. Not sure why, but I often like cars that you don't see every day.

I've had strangers ask me what is it... is it new... how fast? Tell me it's cool, cute, beautiful. And more than a few have told me it's the ugliest car they've ever seen.

[Hawker]

I've had strangers ask me what is it... is it new... how fast? Tell me it's cool, cute, beautiful. And more than a few have told me it's the ugliest car they've ever seen.

There are no ugly babies. Or Z3 Coupes. :)

[Miller76]

This was my daily driver/gas-guzzler until last year when I replaced it with a Tesla Model 3 (similar acceleration, far less excitement)



https://live.staticflickr.com/8067/8182754094_e7113cf204_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/dt5KH9)BMW M3 (https://flic.kr/p/dt5KH9) by Akin Dirik (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29660670@N05/), on Flickr



Is the Tesla Model 3 that bad? I’d been giving it some thought for my 70 mile daily round trip commute in NNJ


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[soulspinner]

This is a bike forum. Shouldn't car pictures include bikes?1697993416

:hello::hello::hello::hello:

[RKW]

Is it me or these BMWs want to be the Jaguar etype? Since bmw bought Jaguar the plot thickens.

BMW owned Rover, and never owned Jaguar.
Ford owned Jaguar

Currently, both are owned by Tata.

[smontanaro]

Another used-to-own Porsche, a '55 Speedster from when I was in grad school in the late 70s:

https://live.staticflickr.com/4334/36502555566_4f62c10c26_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XBB93j)

And how it looked a few years ago in the process of ground-up restoration (no longer under my stewardship):

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606837392_1e0ff39231_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izA1tS)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606585621_640c697016_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izyHCZ)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606075883_54d8c390ec_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izw77p)

[gbcoupe]

Another used-to-own Porsche, a '55 Speedster from when I was in grad school in the late 70s:

https://live.staticflickr.com/4334/36502555566_4f62c10c26_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XBB93j)

And how it looked a few years ago in the process of ground-up restoration (no longer under my stewardship):

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606837392_1e0ff39231_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izA1tS)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606585621_640c697016_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izyHCZ)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606075883_54d8c390ec_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izw77p)

My old boss said he had one after high school. It broke down/got stuck during a snow storm on the way back from a road trip. He left it on the side of the road somewhere in Indiana. Never went back for it. :eek:

[terry]

Lots of beautiful air cooled ones, mine’s not-but I do enjoy driving it.

[lzuk]

Moab rig

[Carl Strong]

Go look at post #50 in this thread.

it's a 962.

Ha! Even better. I should have known being a Porsche fan. I lapped with one of those on an open track day at the road course in Seattle (then SIR, now Pacific Raceway) back in the 80's. It was the Bayside Porsche driven by Bruce Leven. It was unbelievable how fast it was.

[72gmc]

Carl! I’m glad you said that. I felt sure I saw a 962 at SIR when I was a kid, but I couldn’t find proof.

I also remember Paul Newman in his Z, and the beer company Camaros knocking each other out of the top two spots in a Trans Am race. Then I raced bikes on that track a few years later and felt differently about all of the race car droppings ...

[Gummee]

It's only sorta mine, but there's a 1960 Benz 190SL in the garage waiting for me.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMerced es-Benz_190_SL&psig=AOvVaw1oLv7L2_SAJQpJZNnz5DNC&ust=1583288562024000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCNiK7tWf_ecCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

looks like this, only needing TLC

M

[pasadena]

You gonna cage it?
Moab rig

[choke]

Another used-to-own Porsche, a '55 Speedster from when I was in grad school in the late 70s:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49606837392_1e0ff39231_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2izA1tS)Your Speedster is very cool but that Haflinger....wowza!

[martl]

Is it me or these BMWs want to be the Jaguar etype? Since bmw bought Jaguar the plot thickens.
The Z3 was the first car to beat the E in the "looking like a male reproduction organ" category, so i can see where you're coming from... but that's where the resemblance stops, an E-Type is one of the best designs ever, the BMW - rather not (I'm sure its a blast do drive)

[colker]

Another used-to-own Porsche, a '55 Speedster from when I was in grad school in the late 70s:

https://live.staticflickr.com/4334/36502555566_4f62c10c26_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XBB93j)



I am not a car guy but i want this so much. I would make it silver or black and rebuild every single part.

[seanile]

Kinda surprised I’m putting forth the first brick. 1992 240 GL 5spd
https://i.imgur.com/mFo43mu.jpg

[JAGI410]

And what a lovely brick it is! Wow!

I had a 97 V70R for a little while and really came to love how easy Volvos were to get parts for. Surprisingly easy to work on, even though there were certainly some swedish quirks. I'd certainly have another one someday, but it'll need a manual transmission.

[carpediemracing]

This is only my second "not driven in winter" car, although I drove it for a couple months one winter until an automotive coworker shamed into garaging it until the salt was gone.

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VJ9tBJe9SN4/WFCscukEunI/AAAAAAAAJdo/AMbMYzEMrjYMtIcgSXYv7Toe43JPmwafwCLcB/s800/s-l1600%2B%25282%2529.jpg

23k miles when I bought it in 2016, now maybe 28k. Boosted, probably not quite 300 whp. I had to replace the factory wheels because one cracked (4 of 5 spokes cracked through). Car was never ironed out after boosting (turbo went on 500 mi before I bought it) so I've been making little changes as time goes by. Heat is by far the biggest problem.

Sponsored an open source app developer so I could flash a replacement ECU (pin fried on original one, and ECU was not flash-able privately). Took 2 years for app to get released and me to figure out how to do it but it's good now.

Hm, reminds me, I have to do emissions again soon since I only got a 1 year respite due to being so late.

[seanile]

And what a lovely brick it is! Wow!

I had a 97 V70R for a little while and really came to love how easy Volvos were to get parts for. Surprisingly easy to work on, even though there were certainly some swedish quirks. I'd certainly have another one someday, but it'll need a manual transmission.

Thats why im really enjoying it, it’s a very learner-friendly machine, particularly with its non-interference engine.

[gngroup]

My 1970 911T

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/7ab03095176aeffaca3416abb139c39f.jpg

[azrider]

Kinda surprised I’m putting forth the first brick. 1992 240 GL 5spd
https://i.imgur.com/mFo43mu.jpg

Duuude......love it. You got good taste kid........

My 1970 911T

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/7ab03095176aeffaca3416abb139c39f.jpg

Wow......'classiest' car posted so far atmo......:cool::cool::cool:

[slambers3]

Beautiful cars on here!

Here's mine. Not the same caliber as others in this thread, but it's a blast to drive.

https://i.imgur.com/UuPxBlJh.jpg

I had a '14 FR-S for a few years. I loved that thing and will give strong consideration to owning another when the finances permit it.

[fbhidy]

1979 Tobais Sprint Car
My iconoclast father was a avid SCCA road racer into his late 60's until his neurologist said the next crash could make him a paraplegic (following his second spinal fusion.) So he switched to autocross only. He wanted to have the most outrageous car no one could imagine. That and the highest horsepower per lb possible at the lowest price (800ish HP at the motor and ~1200 lbs):

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDUP6qFAFW/

The antithesis in the same yard, unsure of the year - a Halman 20 sailboat. Not very 'racy' but very stable and a confident sailor. Designed for the North Sea:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrvsZvCl8mE/

[bfd]

Is the Tesla Model 3 that bad? I’d been giving it some thought for my 70 mile daily round trip commute in NNJ


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I too would like to hear why a Tesla Model 3 is less exciting than a BMW. I don't own a Model 3, but I have driven them and find it to be far superior to a BMW, and I previously owned one for 24 years! The car is low and handles like it is on rails, just like a BMW.

The only things I can think of is the BMW with its ICE engine makes more noise (Varooom!) or the Model 3 might not be as fun to drive since you can't get a stick shift since it only has a 1 speed transmission.

But as far as performance, the Model 3 Performance (M3P) may be the best bang for the bucks on the market! The M3P numbers are like
0-60 in 3.2 seconds
1/4 mile in about 11.5 seconds
and the miles per gallon equivalent (mpge) is like 121! The best a BMW can do is what 30-35mpg?
Best of all, the M3P is priced around $70k! You will be hard press to find any car with those numbers for twice the price!

Good Luck!

[snah]

My old boss said he had one after high school. It broke down/got stuck during a snow storm on the way back from a road trip. He left it on the side of the road somewhere in Indiana. Never went back for it. :eek:

I live in Indiana, where'd he leave it? I'll go find it!! :)

[EricChanning]

I drove my 67 Datsun 1600 to check out a local CX race a few years back and a buddy snapped this picture.

[AngryScientist]

that is a bad-ass picture eric!

also kind of looks like you + the hair wouldnt fit in with the top up!:banana:

[paredown]

I drove my 67 Datsun 1600 to check out a local CX race a few years back and a buddy snapped this picture.

That's cool! Someone had a beater (like this, but a 2000) for sale on FB Marketplace--took me back to my mis-spent youth! Call me crazy, but I was tempted...

[GOTHBROOKS]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49590557532_059c5d513f_c.jpg
1/10 remote control version of my 1999 honda crv.

[EricChanning]

that is a bad-ass picture eric!

also kind of looks like you + the hair wouldnt fit in with the top up!:banana:

Thanks, man!

The hair is a little lower/shorter these days! It's the angle of the photo that makes me seem a bit to tall for the car. I was also sitting upright for the photo. When driving, I sink into the seat.

Side note: The 67 is a low windshield model. From 68 to 72 the windshield was taller and the dashboard was padded. Reviewers slammed the change in the appearance of the car. Something along the lines of "meant for a giraffe."

Then the 240Z came out and that was it for the roadster.

[EricChanning]

That's cool! Someone had a beater (like this, but a 2000) for sale on FB Marketplace--took me back to my mis-spent youth! Call me crazy, but I was tempted...

The car from this angle looks complete and possibly straight. What's a little rust?? ;) This was the high windshield 2000 produced from '69 on.

If it were a 67.5 low windshield 2000, even in that state, you would have been smart to grab it as they are very very rare and sought after. A '69 to '72 2000 in driving condition is perfectly affordable and lots of fun.

[thirdgenbird]

Fairly pedestrian, but a fun way to take my 11 month old daughter to cars and coffee.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697982939&stc=1&d=1564709644


I’ve also got an mgb that my dad left me. I supercharged it after taking ownership. Pre-child, my wife and I drove it quite a bit but now the Mercedes sees weekend duty.

[Andy sti]

Fairly pedestrian, but a fun way to take my 11 month old daughter to cars and coffee.


Super nice! Thought it was an E55 at first.

Those wheels look great although they remind me of Alpina wheels.:eek:

[thirdgenbird]

Thanks. The wheels are a modern interpretation of those found one the delta integrale.

My goal was a period wheel design but a modern size and fitment. Options were fairly limited without going full custom. These are custom offset and center bore only. Fitment ended up perfect. Zero rubbing and I didn’t have to modify the fender in any way.

A bit random, but it is a RHD Japanese market car.