What's your favorite car.

[TheWobble]

I saw that damn thing on the MOON!  

[Jimdandy]

 

Originally posted by TheWobble:
I saw that damn thing on the MOON!  

Yes your right that's it! Silly me. But I think they did run something similar in the Baja 1000.  

[bolillo_loco]

This is what my grandparents drove
 
when it snows I drive this for PennDOT
 
I am also a real life pilot and you can see me jetting about in my personal jet.
 
ok, I messed up your thread enough now with my silly posts, I am sorry.

[M.C.202]

That I own:

1943 MB "jeep" and Bantam 1/4 ton trailer.

That I have driven:

A first year Pontiac Trans Am Firebird.. The 303cu in one. When it was a race car base.
And the silly owner let me drive it in rural Nevada. No speed limit back then :-) How
fast? I don't know, the speedo said 145, I was ...under 21 :-)

That I got to sit in:

A tie between a 1932(1?) Buggati Coupe and a Ferrari 275GTB.

That I just want:

The 250 GTO that Funked thought HE would get:-)



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M.C.202
Dino in Reno

[M.C.202]

That I own:

1943 MB "jeep" and Bantam 1/4 ton trailer.

That I have driven:

A first year Pontiac Trans Am Firebird.. The 303cu in one. When it was a race car base.
And the silly owner let me drive it in rural Nevada. No speed limit back then :-) How
fast? I don't know, the speedo said 145, I was ...under 21 :-)

That I got to sit in:

A tie between a 1932(1?) Buggati Coupe and a Ferrari 275GTB.

That I just want:

The 250 GTO that Funked thought HE would get:-)



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M.C.202
Dino in Reno

[Jimdandy]

 

Originally posted by bolillo_loco:
ok, I messed up your thread enough now with my silly posts, I am sorry.

No! I think there funny. Find some  more! This was just a post to break up the same old plane tank stuff.  

[Wmaker]

Ford GT-40 '67    

EDIT: LOL! didn't even finish reading your post when I allready posted   I think we share the same taste in cars allright! I picked '67 model because they won Le Mans 1967 and 1968 with the same car (THE SAME car I mean...same serial number   )  . Yep I know it has "only" 302 cid V-8 because of the rules that came into the GT-class that year. It should have had 427 too   . I just love all Shelby-products...Cobras, Coupe Cobras, Shelby GT's...everything. And everybody knows that Ford is mans car and Chevys are for nancy boys, right Verm   :EDIT

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[Jimdandy]

     

Originally posted by Wmaker:
Ford GT-40 '67      

Yes, another GT40 fan!      

Did you know that Lee Holman builds a new 1966 GT40 Mk IIA's. It's only $250,000 US. At that price I think I'll buy two.       lol Sounds like you like the Mk IV's. Those are cool too. The Mk II's were steel chassis and the Mk IV were Al. Both had the 427 cid, FE block side oiler. Mk II's were rated at 485hp and Mk IV's were rated at 500hp. I just like the look of the Mk II's better. The Mk IV's were faster.

New part:

The 1967 La Mans winner of the Gurney/Foyt team was a GT40 Mk IV with the 427cid. It averaged 135.49mph, covered 3251.18 miles (a record not matched until 1971). It also won the Index of Thermal Efficiency at 6.5 mpg from a 7.0 liter racing engine! It was the first and I think so far the only US made car to win Le Mans. They were GREAT cars. Ford actually used computers to analize the aerodynamics of the GT40's They are still considered to be a very aerodynamic car. Not that they generate massive down forces like the new ones there low Cd cars, slick thru the air. The result was the fantastic fuel mileage.

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[Wmaker]

Sorry Jimdandy...my menory didn't serve me as good as I thought it would. My favourite car that I'm talking about, GT-40P serial no.1075 actually won Le Mans races in '68 and '69 NOT '67 hehe   So they must have changed the rules before 1968 Le Mans and it indeed is built in 1968. The reason for this one being my favourite is as I said above...its racing history. Just imagine what #1075 would cost if it were still around   ...jep you guessed it...nothing...it wouldn't be on sale    

The big races this baby won:

-BOAC 500, 1968
-Nurburgring 1000km, 1968 (Class victory)
-Spa 100km, 1968
-Watkins Glen 6 hour race, 1968
-Le Mans 24h, 1968
-Sebring 12 hour race, 1969
-Le Mans 24h, 1969

You are definately right that Mark IIs look better than IVs...they are almost ugly! Mark II looks great, I just think Gulf Mk I looks even better   . There's no point arguing which looks better tho...beauty is in the eye  of the beholder   . Anyways...they sure fulfilled the task they were made for...whiped the floor with Ferraris  
    Yep I knew about Holman's new-built GT-40s. I read about them from a finnish hot-rod magazine...one can always dream, huh? That's why I have 1/18th scale die cast model of the  No.1075.

    This site has pretty good GT-40 pics and other information: http://www.gt40.org.uk/

    1Wmaker1
    Lentolaivue 34




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[J_A_B]

If I could have any car I wanted, I think I would want something that I could actually afford to keep up--and something that the Insurance would actually allow me to leave in a parking lot unattended.

I could say a Cadillac Eldorado ETC.  I like Cadillacs, and they're actually somewhat affordable to maintain (unlike a racecar). Eldorados have pretty good, though not incredible performance which is perfect for a vehicle being used daily.  As an added plus it would be much better than my current vehicle, a 1990 Sedan Deville.


J_A_B

[Jimdandy]

1075 is alive!   It's still being raced in vintage racing on occasion! GOD I WANT ONE! LOL! Here's a good book for you. GT40: The legend Lives On. ISBN # 185532524-1. It has some great info and really nice pictures. One shows all three Gulf cars 1074, 1075, 1076. They are all painted now with the same style but 1075 was really the only one that had that paint job. I can remember watching those cars as a kid on TV. The GT40 has been my favorite car every since. I agree they are all cool! Big block or small block there all FAST! The Mk IV's are even growing on me.   Thanks for posting the site. I can see you have real taste. A man who truly knows a fine automobile.  

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[mrfish]

 

.......muira

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[Swager]

1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird!

1969 Dodge Charger Daytona!

Winged!  Cool  

[Jimdandy]

Those are cool cars mrfish. I knew a guy that owned one. He was a foreign exchange student from Japan. His parents were very wealthy. I think he was 16 when he got that car. For cruising around in America he got a new Lotus Esprit(non turbo). I think at the time (1982) it was a $45,000 car. What a high school graduation present! I've always liked the Mira. They are beautiful cars.

[Jimdandy]

 

Originally posted by Swager:
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird!

1969 Dodge Charger Daytona!

Winged!  Cool    

Superbird trivia. You will hear all kinds of reasons why the wing on the Superbird/Daytona was as tall as it was. The real reason was so you could open the trunk. You here people say it was to get up in the clean air above the car and the like. They never needed to build it that high to get the down force they needed. Perfect example is the modern stock car wing. So don't let any one tell you it was anything different. I read a really great article on it by the guys who built it. They worked on the car on the side in one of the engineers garages at home. It sure made for a bad bellybutton looking car in my opinion. Hemi, 4-speed, Hmmm Hmmm  

I have a buddy that has a 69' Cougar Eliminator 428CJ, Auto, non drag pack but had original A/C setting in his garage. It's been there since 1988. Man that would be a cool car to restore.

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