Most Iconic Cars of All Time......

[TxStetson]

A little further off topic.
Our postman could sure use a new vehicle. (Yes, he's driving one just like above.)
Anytime he has to kill the engine and restart, thanks Amazon, it damned near won't fire.

Even further off topic.

All the mailboxes in my neighborhood are mounted in brick columns. So far this month, our usual letter carrier has run into and destroyed 3 of the brick columns. Two of the homeowners are still waiting for the postal inspector to come out and asses the damages. Maybe this will be enough to get her useless ass R-U-N-N-O-F-T.

 

[Vaquero]

Dang

 

[IXLR8]

It may have already come up, but the Chaparral was quite a car in its day before being banned.

 

[Axxe55]

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It may have already come up, but the Chaparral was quite a car in its day before being banned.

What was the story about it being banned? I vaguely remember something about it from years ago.

 

[oldag]

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It may have already come up, but the Chaparral was quite a car in its day before being banned.

Hadn't thought of those in a long time. Loved the looks.

 

[RedArmy]

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Some of those mail trucks are pretty quick.

 

[Axxe55]

Some of those mail trucks are pretty quick.

And there should be no excuses for the mail being late!

 

[pronstar]

What was the story about it being banned? I vaguely remember something about it from years ago.

Moveable aerodynamics (wing angle of attack, and airflow ducts that could be opened or closed at speed).

Good article here, fascinating car:

The Chaparral 2E Was A Guiding Light in Race Car Aerodynamics

The Chaparral 2E paved the way for aerodynamics in motorsports with active aero in the ‘60s.

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[GoPappy]

Here’s another icon, first gen Miata “return of the British sports car” by way of Japan

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I had a Miata for a while and they are fun.

But even more fun is the Honda S2000. The handling is amazing and the short throw 6 speed is nice.

But the real star of the show is the engine. That little 4 cylinder engine is tame below 6,000 RPM, but at about 6,000rpm the variable valve timing kicks in and all hell breaks loose and that thing just rips.

 

[Brains]

But the real star of the show is the engine. That little 4 cylinder engine is tame below 6,000 RPM, but at about 6,000rpm the variable valve timing kicks in and all hell breaks loose and that thing just rips.

An old friend had a '98 Supra with a 76mm single turbo setup. It was an absolute slug below 6k, then the turbo would finally spool and off it'd go. Another old friend still has his old b18b Civic with ... who knows what at this point lol. Legit, proven 10 second car but again nothing happened until 6+k and then silliness happens.

 

[pronstar]

I had a Miata for a while and they are fun.

But even more fun is the Honda S2000. The handling is amazing and the short throw 6 speed is nice.

But the real star of the show is the engine. That little 4 cylinder engine is tame below 6,000 RPM, but at about 6,000rpm the variable valve timing kicks in and all hell breaks loose and that thing just rips.

Back when Motor Trend road tested the car, they timed an acceleration run when shifting at 5500 rpm. It doubled the time to reach 60mph LOL

Here’s the test:

2000 Honda S2000 - First Drive & Road Test Review - Motor Trend

Imagine if Formula One engineers built a sports car. Well, they did, and it's Honda's new S2000. When it needed engineers to take the SSM concept car from show car to sports car, Honda found them in its racing department. The goal was to develop a convertible two-seater with quick acceleration...

www.motortrend.com

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[RedArmy]

The Greenwood Corvettes.

 

[Axxe55]

The Greenwood Corvettes.

Those are cool Corvettes. One body shop I managed many years ago, the owner was huge Corvette fanatic, and owned several. He had bought a 1978 that was totalled for very little. We ended up doing a total rebuild and putting a body kit on it very similar to the Greenwood cars. Turned out really nice.

 

[RedArmy]

The Pro Stock drag car. I believe the 80's into the early 90's to be the golden age of the door slammer. It was never the same after that.

In the world of Pro Stock these cars and their drivers are legends.

 

[pronstar]

This one has torque
S2000 with a Viper V10.

For weight distribution, the spec sheet should just say “LOL”

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[Axxe55]

I use to watch GearZ with Stacey David. He was always building something cool, like this 1992 Mazda Miata!

Stacey David's Banshee | 1992 Mazda Miata with V8 engine

The Banshee project came about because everybody is getting sick and tired of watching all these wonderful, classic muscle cars go up in price, and the owners suddenly begin thinking their Camaro or Mustang, or whatever, is now a priceless artifact and too valuable to drive. So, we’ve got a...

staceydavid.com

 

[pronstar]

I use to watch GearZ with Stacey David. He was always building something cool, like this 1992 Mazda Miata!

Stacey David's Banshee | 1992 Mazda Miata with V8 engine

The Banshee project came about because everybody is getting sick and tired of watching all these wonderful, classic muscle cars go up in price, and the owners suddenly begin thinking their Camaro or Mustang, or whatever, is now a priceless artifact and too valuable to drive. So, we’ve got a...

staceydavid.com

A YouTube channel called Guns and Gasoline has archived a ton of Stacey David / Powernation vids (among others)


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[sidebite252]

I like all the stuff Stacey David works on. Always cool stuff but that hair piece needs an update. He’s starting to look like an old roadie for Twisted Sister... maybe he should get dreads?

 

[Axxe55]

A YouTube channel called Guns and Gasoline has archived a ton of Stacey David / Powernation vids (among others)


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Yes, I have watched that one quite a bit. Pretty decent channel.

 

[bbbass]

An old friend had a '98 Supra with a 76mm single turbo setup. It was an absolute slug below 6k, then the turbo would finally spool and off it'd go. Another old friend still has his old b18b Civic with ... who knows what at this point lol. Legit, proven 10 second car but again nothing happened until 6+k and then silliness happens.

Watched a lot of Supra mods/tuning/dyno on Youtub... crazy what can be done!!! 600hp is easy, then 900hp, and even 1200hp racing against Veyrons. One was talking about 1500hp... really???