Friday Petrol Head Post

Professor · Mar 26, 2021

mjb
LOL, that's great!

I was driving home earlier this week and passed a 308 on the highway. We forget that it's really a tiny car by today's standards. I was in a BMW 5 series and felt like I could just run him over.

Reminds me of when I was looking at a Fiat Spyder and the salesman just wouldn't let up on the sales pitch even after I showed him that the pedals were so small and close together that I couldn't press on one without pressing on the one next to it.
That was a stupid design. Made I suppose for pointy toed Italian shoes.
Another I looked over, don't remember the title, had the roof so low it had blisters for the driver and passengers heads. I suppose that was so they could wear helmets but I barely had headroom even with a ball cap.

Hijak · Mar 26, 2021

Sold my 1974 Merc 450SL roadster and it is going to be on display at the Automobile Gallery in Green Bay...

So now I’ve got something in a museum, a little surreal maybe but I’ll post some pictures from the unveiling.

Well couldn’t go roadsterless for too long so bought this...

A 2006 Z4 3.0si with premium and sport package and only has just under 40k miles on it. One of only a few real modern roadsters being made today. So really looking forward to the warmer weather!!!😎

Lonestar · Mar 27, 2021

Spotted for sale at a luxury garage around here a few days ago...🥰🥰🥰

dsio · Mar 27, 2021

Lonestar
Spotted for sale at a luxury garage around here a few days ago...🥰🥰🥰

I always knew these had a lot of ride height but damn that looks like you could fit your head between the wheel arch and the type

Paedipod · Mar 27, 2021

Lonestar
Spotted for sale at a luxury garage around here a few days ago...🥰🥰🥰

Ooooh....brings back some memories. A friend of the family imported one of these black beauties into Canada in 1980. He was a bit of a shady character so the allure of the car was even bigger for the teenage boys in the neighbourhood. First Ferrari I rode in, first Ferrari that I sat in the driver’s seat admiring the gated shifter and wondered about pedal placement and what heel-and-toe shifting was all about. Glorious sounding car. Sadly the owner banged it up and sold it rather than repair the body work.

Kiwibloke · Mar 27, 2021

Now that there's no further need for my 'daily' to be used for driving lessons, runs to the supermarket when something was forgotten etc. as son and heir now has his own runaround, I've gone completely impractical but just the way I like it with a new Abarth 595 Competizione. The noise is fabulous, 180bph standard from 1.4L with Garett turbo, and with only 1,100 kg to push it is the embodiment of phrase "pocket-rocket"!

Making up for the foolish decision a few years back to sell my 1969.5 Dodge A 12 Superbee which was last car to put a smile on the dial..

MRC · Mar 27, 2021

Lonestar
Spotted for sale at a luxury garage around here a few days ago...🥰🥰🥰

Very nice.

But 150 kph on one of these spare wheel & tyre?

Lonestar · Mar 27, 2021

MRC
Very nice.

But 150 kph on one of these spare wheel & tyre?

I wouldn't!

Lonestar · Mar 27, 2021

dsio
I always knew these had a lot of ride height but damn that looks like you could fit your head between the wheel arch and the type

True... was also crouching big time for that pic... but agree, US-style ride height 😀

MRC · Mar 27, 2021

Lonestar
True... was also crouching big time for that pic... but agree, US-style ride height 😀

Weren't there other cars of the same era that had to have ride height raised to meet new US headlamp height regulations? I am thinking MGB and Lotus Europa here.

Professor · Mar 27, 2021

MRC
Weren't there other cars of the same era that had to have ride height raised to meet new US headlamp height regulations? I am thinking MGB and Lotus Europa here.

A local dealership received a huge shipment of Subaru cars many years ago. These did not pass the USA tail light requirements.
Rather than shipping them back to Japan they just fed these brand new cars into the crusher. A pitiful sight.

Elitr6 · Mar 28, 2021

Sorry jeepers, Land Rovers where its at!

destroid · Apr 9, 2021

Car shows coming back soon

MRC · Apr 9, 2021

Clocked two unusual motors today, sorry not able to take photos. Jaguar XK140 in the center of Bury St.Edmunds trailing a distinct odour of burnt oil and a Triumph Stag outside the village convenience store.

Paedipod · Apr 9, 2021

destroid
Car shows coming back soon

hopefully more than just virtual........

here's a couple of pics from our local version: March 10, 2020, show terminated day 2 for lockdown

abgul · Apr 9, 2021

destroid
Car shows coming back soon

This is fire.

Northernman · May 1, 2021

Life in Lotus-land! 😁

pdxleaf · May 1, 2021

this guy's car was in a photo shoot for Tag Heuer. He got the meet Jack Heuer. Apparently Jack is a car guy. Who knew?..

50th anniversary 911 dash clock

Carlisle PA USA today

Northernman · May 5, 2021

Will not be able to post on Friday, but I wanted to share some cool photos taken by a good friend of mine last weekend.
Photoshoot with the http://www.classic9.no/ vintage Porsche dealer in Oslo: