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·A rare sighting of a Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II Nür, but no not in Midnight Purple (because this one's actually a wrap!):
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hotwheels
·I was Lucky enough to have been shown around a private collection with arguably the most valuable car in the world..........this one!
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exs75
·A few shots from le Mondial de l'Automobile which took place in Paris early October.
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SouthernScot
·Love the 250LM!
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exs75
·If i recall correctly it's a 275lm 😉
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SouthernScot
·E exs75If i recall correctly it's a 275lm 😉
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wsfarrell
·All the benefits of a hardtop AND a convertible.
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exs75
·The 250LM has a 3.3 litre engine so logically should have been a 275LM as some people refer to it. Ferrari insisted it be called 250LM for homologation reasons as a continuation of the 250GTO. Ferrari themselves never referred to this car as a 275LM.
I forgot about that, i got fooled by the sign next to the car which stated it was a 275.
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MRC
·The 250LM has a 3.3 litre engine so logically should have been a 275LM as some people refer to it. Ferrari insisted it be called 250LM for homologation reasons as a continuation of the 250GTO. Ferrari themselves never referred to this car as a 275LM.
Try this video -- and wince at every gear change 😲
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vbrad26
·I think it is safe to say that I could not drive that car for a number of reasons lol.
( still watching video as I type this....)
( still watching video as I type this....)
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MRC
·I think it is safe to say that I could not drive that car for a number of reasons lol.
Oh, and that I don't own a 250/275LM. If I had that sort of money a 250SWB would come first.
Photo stolen from Talacrest who currently have one for sale, this is one they sold earlier
https://talacrest.com/ferrari-250-swb.asp
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I do think that anyone with an OMP race suit should be able to double-declutch to synchronise the engine & drivetrain revs and avoid the nasty crunch. Perhaps even heel-and-toe to do it while braking too. 😎
I have driven a real crash box on a 1904 car: now that was a pig to change gear on with the hand throttle to try to match revs. Steered beautifully though. The 250LM would have dog engagement, not moving the actual gears.
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albertob
·Cheers from Italy.
Lancia Fulvia Zagato.
A friend of mine just bought it.
Lancia Fulvia Zagato.
A friend of mine just bought it.
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.I do think that anyone with an OMP race suit should be able to double-declutch to synchronise the engine & drivetrain revs and avoid the nasty crunch. Perhaps even heel-and-toe to do it while braking too. 😎
I have driven a real crash box on a 1904 car: now that was a pig to change gear on with the hand throttle to try to match revs. Steered beautifully though. The 250LM would have dog engagement, not moving the actual gears.
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MRC
·Because race car...
Race car gearboxes -- I have had two pure race cars with Hewland Mk 6 one with Mk 8 and one with FT200, all non-synchro. And a few that were originally road cars still with nominal synchromesh. Even then the gear-change that kept the car in balance best was to heel-and-toe. So I do that on the road too if the pedal positions allow.
Doing that is an official driving test fail of course, so although I already knew how to do it I managed to refrain on my actual test. Did get the examiner deposited in the passenger-side foot-well, but he had no grounds to fail me on that 😉 😉 😉
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