Automotive Exceptionalism

Posts
880
Likes
5,664
Great pictures and wonderful cars, and as you say not in a location you would expect. Just one point that Cord looks suspiciously like a Packard to me.
I particularly like the Auburn.
 
Posts
288
Likes
807
Great pictures and wonderful cars, and as you say not in a location you would expect. Just one point that Cord looks suspiciously like a Packard to me.
I particularly like the Auburn.

Good catch. It is a 1930 Packard Roadster. Thanks for identifying my mislabeling. I corrected the post above.

Here’s the Cord...

1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet (1243 produced and sold for $2495)
 
Posts
833
Likes
1,777
Yes, but let's get back to porn! And for those who know the subject, I'm sure this Colour Climax will be welcome:
 
Posts
11,806
Likes
38,238
Yes, but let's get back to porn! And for those who know the subject, I'm sure this Colour Climax will be welcome:

Funny thing is, their frames are all shades of the same colors!
 
Posts
2,245
Likes
11,372
Yes, but let's get back to porn! And for those who know the subject, I'm sure this Colour Climax will be welcome:

oh yeeees.... 🥰
 
Posts
180
Likes
829
4BDYNE6h.jpg

And for those of you who want to hear this fella in action, you can click here.
 
Posts
4,364
Likes
22,572
🥰
If I ever suddenly came into a large sum of money the first thing I would do would be to find an F40.
That is THE car for me.
Nothing else really does it for me like an F40 does.
 
Posts
833
Likes
1,777
🥰
If I ever suddenly came into a large sum of money the first thing I would do would be to find an F40.
That is THE car for me.
Nothing else really does it for me like an F40 does.
My eldest is the same - he was six when it emerged and during its years in production he started karting and accompanied me on many automotive adventures when I was working for Alfa Romeo. Throughout all that time he always rated it Number One, (though he did quite like being driven in SZs). So I've always wanted to surprise him with one on a birthday, but funds have been slightly insufficient so far!
 
Posts
4,364
Likes
22,572
I was probably around 6 the first time I saw one. So this would have been around 1994 or so.
My family and I used to travel into the "country" to cut down a Christmas tree every year.
So here we are in the middle of nowhere and an F40 comes SCREAMING past us down a long, straight road. And then a few min later coming back at us in the opposite direction.
To this day it is still the only one I have seen in action. Seen a few parked at shows here and there but never being driven like the first one I ever saw.
I'll never forget it.
 
Posts
735
Likes
7,059
A gentleman brought an F-40 to a track day at Lime Rock back in the 90's. He was just getting the sense of the car's performance on the track for the first time, and he was rightly taking it slow and easy on a cool, damp day. We were both slotted in an upper run group at the time. I was driving an '85 Euro BMW M635 CSi, but I'll never forget getting a wave-by from an F40.

The primal, analog nature of the F40 still rocks me.
 
Posts
4,364
Likes
22,572
Yes, but let's get back to porn! And for those who know the subject, I'm sure this Colour Climax will be welcome:

I am going to go look at a 2.0 914 today. Never really been a fan but if the car is even decently sorted it will be too good of a deal to pass up.
Too bad it is not a funky color...black is probably my least favorite car color.

00x0x_3mHhazqY0hr_1200x900.jpg
 
Posts
5,957
Likes
43,499
OOOooo... I don't know. I recall the funky colors, but don't recall seeing 914s in black. I think I like the black. The funky colors looked cheap-o. Black improves the car.
 
Posts
833
Likes
1,777
I am going to go look at a 2.0 914 today. Never really been a fan but if the car is even decently sorted it will be too good of a deal to pass up.
Too bad it is not a funky color...black is probably my least favorite car color.

00x0x_3mHhazqY0hr_1200x900.jpg
I have been trying to find a good one - in the right sort of colour - for over three years: it's more difficult here in England than some might imagine if you're strict about budget and not willing to accept something unoriginal or poorly 'restored.' I vividly remember how impressed I was with this model when it was first launched and I've loved them ever since, even though some will regard them as 'soft.' But, particularly in the funky colours I like - orange - yellow - green - the 914 is especially evocative of that specific era, and, every time I drive/sit in one, I feel at least 45 years younger! I've not seen many in black, but if you can't have a 'funky,' it's probably one of the best alternatives, so good luck!
 
Posts
4,364
Likes
22,572
OOOooo... I don't know. I recall the funky colors, but don't recall seeing 914s in black. I think I like the black. The funky colors looked cheap-o. Black improves the car.

Ad did not state if the car had been repainted, and for 1974 black was an optional color it looks like. But I will have to find out if it is original or not.

I have been trying to find a good one - in the right sort of colour - for over three years: it's more difficult here in England than some might imagine if you're strict about budget and not willing to accept something unoriginal or poorly 'restored.' I vividly remember how impressed I was with this model when it was first launched and I've loved them ever since, even though some will regard them as 'soft.' But, particularly in the funky colours I like - orange - yellow - green - the 914 is especially evocative of that specific era, and, every time I drive/sit in one, I feel at least 45 years younger! I've not seen many in black, but if you can't have a 'funky,' it's probably one of the best alternatives, so good luck!

Like you, I appreciate the "different" colors.
I will report back....