SUPER CARS

[robertc1024]

Been in a couple of Ferraris - fun with the flat crank and all. Lots of Porches (I don't really think they count as super cars). Prettiest one I've been in was a DB9:

But the one that pulls on my heart is a Cobra - probably just a super car because of the price:

 

[no2gates]

I actually saw someone driving their Countach down the highway last week. Surprised they'd risk it, surprised it still runs.

While kind of a piece of junk, I still have a soft spot for the Lotus Esprit.

I saw a Countach about a week ago on the freeway here in DFW. Hadn't seen one in the wild in many years.

 

[brashears9567]

Countach. I had no idea until just a few years ago that to reverse one basically requires the driver to pop the door and look out and back. Apparently they have zero rear view from the driver seat.


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[Brains]

I saw a Countach about a week ago on the freeway here in DFW. Hadn't seen one in the wild in many years.

Was it by chance a grey one? Might be the same car I saw.

 

[General Zod]

Countach. I had no idea until just a few years ago that to reverse one basically requires the driver to pop the door and look out and back. Apparently they have zero rear view from the driver seat.


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The rear "window" is about 4" tall and a couple of feet wide. Yep.

 

[brashears9567]

There was a (really bad) 80's movie where a farm kid saves up to buy his Lambo Countach from the big city. He gets a bit carried away with the upgrades. I don't think the plot was worth remembering but....for the car, I'll take white with red leather interior.

I had the poster, which I bought at my middleschool book fair.


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[no2gates]

Was it by chance a grey one? Might be the same car I saw.

Nope, it was white.

 

[Axxe55]

The rear "window" is about 4" tall and a couple of feet wide. Yep.


View attachment 381418

THE REAR WING IS RIGHT IN LINE OF SIGHT THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW

 

[General Zod]

THE REAR WING IS RIGHT IN LINE OF SIGHT THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW

Even the ones without wings had no useable rear visibility.

 

[Axxe55]

Even the ones without wings had no useable rear visibility.

PROBABLY LIKE TRYING TO BACK UP WHILE LOOKING THROUGH A TUNNEL!

 

[General Zod]

PROBABLY LIKE TRYING TO BACK UP WHILE LOOKING THROUGH A TUNNEL!

I've only ever seen it done with the driver's side door open and the driver leaning out so he can see back there.

 

[Wudidiz]

.....and now for a little class (very little)

 

[Kar98]

Work parking lot:

 

[Kar98]

THE REAR WING IS RIGHT IN LINE OF SIGHT THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW

PROBABLY LIKE TRYING TO BACK UP WHILE LOOKING THROUGH A TUNNEL!

Do you need a new keyboard?

 

[General Zod]

Do you need a new keyboard?

Stroke after-effects. Some days there's incosistent spacing between words, some days it's all caps, some days he's typing almost like normal. All in all it's not bad for as recent and as severe as his stroke was.

The rest of us are just wishing him a continued, speedy recovery and learning to ignore the effects on his typing.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

In my book a Super Model and
a Super car are in the same catagory. glorified bullshit Coverd in makeup.

 

[Axxe55]

In my book a Super Model and
a Super car are in the same catagory. glorified bullshit Coverd in makeup.

PLUS BOTH ARE EXPENSIVE AND HIGH MAINTENANCE!

 

[Daley_G]

YEARS ago I worked in high-end car audio so I had the chance to drive Lambo's and Ferrari's and such. I learned very early that they're not meant for surface-street driving - they don't like anything below 40MPH. Never got to drive one at speed, just pulled 'em in and out of the bay mostly. What an odd feeling to cut into the leather dash for custom flush-mount radar detectors and such!

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Here's a Super car.

 

[Axxe55]

Here's a Super car. View attachment 381533

A GOOD LOOKING CAR BUT THEY WEREPLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL AND GEARBOX PROBLEMS ONE STORY ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WAS ELVIS OWNED ONE IN THE EARLY 1970'S AND IT WOULDNT START SO HE SHOT THREE ROUNDS INTO THE CAR DOOR!
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