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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Sept 30, 2017 3:46:51 GMT -5
Steam truck (or, should I say Lorry?) from the UK, never saw one of these before! (Ironically, it appears to be left hand drive) The only reason I liked watching Gilligan's Island... other than Dawn Well's "butt-peek" shorts in season one!....
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Post by yamazakikenken on Oct 1, 2017 16:15:32 GMT -5
Late-'80s turbocharged 1.4-liter Renault 5 GT Turbo "Supercinq" cross-country racing. No details. Except, morons on the course trying to get a look or a photo at the risk of everyone's lives… and, I'm in a sweat just watching these guys drive. The flaming backfires are a cinematic touch. Always love those old rally clips. Current ones, too. I'm still partial to Caterhams, though.
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Post by tangerinesun on Oct 1, 2017 18:14:43 GMT -5
Hair raising! But almost like comparing a jackrabbit and a thoroughbred. The little guy is gonna embarrass the big one in the sagebrush every time!
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Oct 2, 2017 5:03:39 GMT -5
Hair raising! But almost like comparing a jackrabbit and a thoroughbred. The little guy is gonna embarrass the big one in the sagebrush every time! Well put, in the 1950s, the six cylinder Hudson Hornets were smashing the bigger V8s, on the race courses, due to their aerodynamic bodies and superior handling, they couldn't beat the big cars on the straights, but, killed them in the turns! Back when Hornets were NASCAR giant-killers... (Likely taken at Daytona beach, back when they actually raced on a course, built on the actual beach itself)
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Post by tangerinesun on Oct 4, 2017 16:29:18 GMT -5
Hair raising! But almost like comparing a jackrabbit and a thoroughbred. The little guy is gonna embarrass the big one in the sagebrush every time! Well put, in the 1950s, the six cylinder Hudson Hornets were smashing the bigger V8s, on the race courses, due to their aerodynamic bodies and superior handling, they couldn't beat the big cars on the straights, but, killed them in the turns! Back when Hornets were NASCAR giant-killers... (Likely taken at Daytona beach, back when they actually raced on a course, built on the actual beach itself) Hornets with trophies at DaytonaWell... Hornets were still basically in the same class as the cars they were beating. I was talking about a superlight blowing off a supersport worth over a million dollars.
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Oct 4, 2017 16:37:38 GMT -5
Well put, in the 1950s, the six cylinder Hudson Hornets were smashing the bigger V8s, on the race courses, due to their aerodynamic bodies and superior handling, they couldn't beat the big cars on the straights, but, killed them in the turns! Back when Hornets were NASCAR giant-killers... (Likely taken at Daytona beach, back when they actually raced on a course, built on the actual beach itself) Hornets with trophies at DaytonaWell... Hornets were still basically in the same class as the cars they were beating. I was talking about a superlight blowing off a supersport worth over a million dollars. How are small straight sixes, the same class as an Olds Rocket V-8?
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Oct 5, 2017 0:09:02 GMT -5
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Post by tangerinesun on Oct 6, 2017 13:13:13 GMT -5
Well... Hornets were still basically in the same class as the cars they were beating. I was talking about a superlight blowing off a supersport worth over a million dollars. How are small straight sixes, the same class as an Olds Rocket V-8? To be a little more clear, engine parameters make one way to define a class, but I only mean that a Hornet would belong on the same circuit with the Oldsmobiles, Chryslers and Fords, because they were all full sized, street legal passenger cars that were basically tuned production builds. Those flat sixes came in at 308 cubic inches if the record keepers are right. Why would I bother about this? I just want to get things right. It's my major occupation.
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Oct 6, 2017 13:42:49 GMT -5
Iconic US automobile nostalgia, 1950s (And my fave fried chicken)
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Oct 8, 2017 12:29:05 GMT -5
UGLY, VS BEAUTIFUL....
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Post by thegl0r on Oct 8, 2017 22:52:54 GMT -5
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Post by tangerinesun on Oct 8, 2017 23:48:39 GMT -5
It's as if they blacksmithed a bicycle together with a pram. Paintjob looks like spray Rust-Oleum. This pair survived because no one would ever try using them more than once. Imagine if you came to a downhill. Is that little lever supposed to be some kind of primitive back-stop? 'Cause as a brake, I'm not seeing it. The DM story is funny but there's no way those weigh 40lb apiece even if loaded with lead shot.
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Post by thegl0r on Oct 9, 2017 0:18:03 GMT -5
It's as if they blacksmithed a bicycle together with a pram. Paintjob looks like spray Rust-Oleum. This pair survived because no one would ever try using them more than once. Imagine if you came to a downhill. Is that little lever supposed to be some kind of primitive back-stop? 'Cause as a brake, I'm not seeing it. The DM story is funny but there's no way those weight 40lb apiece even if loaded with lead shot. Brakes! I'll have you know that a gentleman does not require the use of namby-pamby things like brakes! One merely needs to apply some extra strong moustache wax to maintain a neatly dressed upper lip against the ravages of the wind-speed developed at high velicities and a to have one's manservant running on ahead with a large cushion! Those levers are not an attempt at brakes, the pic is of a pair of "ankle-safe roller skates". Those levers are strapped to the shins to try and support the ankles in an bid to prevent getting broken ankles during an accident.
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Post by tangerinesun on Oct 9, 2017 0:33:11 GMT -5
Those levers are not an attempt at brakes, the pic is of a pair of "ankle-safe roller skates". Those levers are strapped to the shins to try and support the ankles in an bid to prevent getting broken ankles during an accident. Not, not the wooden stays — there's something like a rollback jam under the deck with those bitchen hi-tops fastened to it. It bears against the tire, like it's for hill-climbing or radical takeoffs. If those beaver-hatted biz commuters could only have seen an electric scooter.
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Post by thegl0r on Oct 9, 2017 1:06:32 GMT -5
Those levers are not an attempt at brakes, the pic is of a pair of "ankle-safe roller skates". Those levers are strapped to the shins to try and support the ankles in an bid to prevent getting broken ankles during an accident. Not, not the wooden stays — there's something like a rollback jam under the deck with those bitchen hi-tops fastened to it. It bears against the tire, like it's for hill-climbing or radical takeoffs. If those beaver-hatted biz commuters could only have seen an electric scooter. Whoops. I'd also been thinking it was some sort of rollback jam for going up inclines or perhaps for performing daring feats for the ladies. My first push-bike had a "coaster brake" in the rear hub which worked in a vaguely similar manner. It was great for doing skids.
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