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VikingSkull posted:Boyd, at one time, was a great hot rod builder. After his shop started getting on magazine covers, he either had the work farmed out or had his in-house employees do the deed. That's where Chip Foose got his start. Chezoom and Cadzilla were of this period, and while he did do some of the work himself, this was the start of his transition to businessman. Anything after this period he probably didn't touch personally. It's sad that my first real exposure to the Coddington/Foose style of hot rod builds were the awful TV shows with them yelling at their respective shops about deadlines or whatever's this week's drama.  I really need to play NFS: Porsche Unleashed again.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:It's sad that my first real exposure to the Coddington/Foose style of hot rod builds were the awful TV shows with them yelling at their respective shops about deadlines or whatever's this week's drama. I think it's the best PC racing game of all time and can't help but replay it about once a year. MkIV GTIs are arguably awful, but this is awesome:   http://www.034motorsport.com/034motorsport-gti-rs-for-sale-a-313.html
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034 is an awesome shop, and I can't believe they're selling the GTI. The TA A4 yes, but THAT?
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:It's sad that my first real exposure to the Coddington/Foose style of hot rod builds were the awful TV shows with them yelling at their respective shops about deadlines or whatever's this week's drama. Boyd and Foose had their moments, but the TV stuff really diluted their reputations IMO. That style of car is so played out, I get sick whenever I hear the term Pro Touring. Some of it is still cool, and there's a great new subsection devoted to actually building a car that looks like an autocrosser and autocrossing it. Meanwhile Troy Trepanier of Rad Rides by Troy went from building cars like this:  to this:  If you're going to make a career out of building custom cars, don't stagnate like Boyd and Foose. If you've seen one of theirs, you've seen them all, but Rad Rides by Troy has been pumping out innovative poo poo for over two decades now.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:
That really was the best game, especially how you had to practice backwards J-turns (don't know how it's called, but the thing everybody does in action movies: full throttle backwards, pull the handbrake, spin 180 degrees and drive away).  
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beedeebee posted:That really was the best game, especially how you had to practice backwards J-turns (don't know how it's called, but the thing everybody does in action movies: full throttle backwards, pull the handbrake, spin 180 degrees and drive away). Speaking of car builders who have completely stagnated.... loving Rauh Welt... 
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Not much prettier than an SL rallying, post em if you got em~  
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bidikyoopi posted:mk4 golf 4-door is one of the best cars ever designed The distinctive c-pillar of the golf series is one of my favorite nerd sperg styling cues 
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Saw this coming out after lunch at the Annapolis Harbour Centre. So sexy. Wanted to get more pictures but the boyfriend was wanting to get going. 
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Coronet XX posted:Saw this coming out after lunch at the Annapolis Harbour Centre. So sexy. Wanted to get more pictures but the boyfriend was wanting to get going. 
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A few photos from the most recent Breakfast Club at Goodwood - Supercar Sunday. Awesome day, great turnout as usual, and saw some incredible cars, including a Ruf CTR3, Carrera GT, McLaren F1, a trio of Veyrons, an Enzo, and my favourite car ever, a pair of F40s. Was nearly tempted to buy an awesome Lancia Delta Integrale as well... only £16k. Still sorely tempted... Anyway, click through for the rest of the album.  DSC_0111 by Phil Tickner, on Flickr  DSC_0052 by Phil Tickner, on Flickr  DSC_0070 by Phil Tickner, on Flickr  DSC_0241 by Phil Tickner, on Flickr  DSC_0305 by Phil Tickner, on Flickr  DSC_0177 by Phil Tickner, on Flickr
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So, as it happens, the Hot Rod Power Tour started pretty much in my backyard (about 15 miles away), so I went an checked out the kickoff on Saturday. My camera battery died almost immediately, so most of the shots are from my iPhone. My apologies if this offends or disturbs you. Some highlights:  It was hydraulically driven, too.  This:  contained this:  I can't decide if this is awesome or awful:  It's certainly the best of the retro body kits, but that's not saying much. '51 Ford. Bomber-style. Gatlin-gun parking lights. Also, since it was a Kicker display, the sound system kicked (no pun intended) much rear end.  An actual Holden HSV 727 (I remind you this is in North Texas).  With a few modifications under the hood.  It sounded every bit as brutal as it looks. Unf.  Ever seen a Kaiser Darrin before?:  Look closely at the doors. clean Maverick  Old-school Hemi-powered '57 Olds:   I'd prefer Olds power, but at least it's not an SBC. Chevy had an SS there (and a diesel Cruze, but I didn't take pictures of that):  Not bad. The LSA-powered '70 Chevelle was cooler, though.  LSA-powered '56 with patina:  My stupid finger got in the way, but I had to include this one. This is a '64 GTO - on the outside. All the sheet metal has been slipped on to the unibody of an '06 GTO, with minimal changes to the actual running and operating gear. Very nicely done. Talked to the owner for a while about it. I was thinking it was another LSx-swapped A-body until I noticed the strut bar, and thus, the strut towers, which the A-body does not have.  Interior was a combination of '06 GTO, and custom, particularly around the convertible top. The rear seats had to be modified to fit.  LHD Holden ute, with Florida plates. Anyone want to bet it's registered as a GTO?   Something for the BMW guys:  Oops, maybe not:  What's going on under the hood of this Chevelle?   Ah-ha!  6.6L Duramax diesel. Patina, and holes in the hood:  (apologies for the fuzziness. The phone wasn't coping well with the bright light, clouds, and a little rain.) Cummins 4BT-powered rod  Pontiac Can-Am:  Crewcab V-dub pickup:  I know you guys will like this. Genuine rally-prepped Trabant:  Their support vehicle was a '73-4 Buick full size wagon. https://www.unsaferacing.com for the story of how he got the thing here from the Ukraine. Not only is this a fully restored Morris Minor, it's got Tweels on it.  and a Toyota 4AGE  They are doing testing of prototype Tweels. I got to talk to the inventor of the things. They also had a CRZ equipped with Tweels, a trailer, and an ATV on the trailer with them as well. There are more pics here: http://wright-here.net/gallery/v/kevin/general_car_stuff/power_tour_2013/ What I find best of all is that most of these cars are DRIVEN. They drove them here to Texas, and they're driving them now to North Carolina. Awesome.
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Darchangel posted:Awesome stuff.
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Darchangel posted:
I hate to be that guy, but that's not a Can Am, it's a Grand Am. This is what a Can Am looks like. 
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Not enough frog ITT. Quite possibly my favorite 90s styling: 
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stump posted:I love the tweels, but are half those pics upside down for anybody else? They're all right side up for me on Chrome.
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stump posted:I love the tweels, but are half those pics upside down for anybody else? SOme were upsidedown for me on the iPad SA app, but on my computer they are all right side up. Weird. 
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I'm sure it has to do with the orientation / rotation flag in the EXIF data. I'm not sure how in 2013 programs don't use this correctly yet.
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Saw that Holden HSV on an episode of Roadkill... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYeBHtoxs7g edit: goddamn tags wallaka fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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CharlesM posted:I'm sure it has to do with the orientation / rotation flag in the EXIF data. I'm not sure how in 2013 programs don't use this correctly yet. Pics from my iPhone do that for some reason, if I upload them without running them through an image editor first. The ones that are OK either cam from my camera or had to be resized to upload. I'll fix the ones that are still wonky when I get a chance. They all looked fine from my PC, but I see them upside down on the iPad. Guess I need to mark the iPhone "this side up" for photos...
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Q_res posted:I hate to be that guy, but that's not a Can Am, it's a Grand Am. No, you're right. I got excited and thought it was a Can Am without really looking at it closely. We were on the way out when I took that pic, tired and hungry. My only excuse.
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 This is captioned: quote:This guy's mustang was hit by the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. He found it, started it up, and has been cruising around town since
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Darchangel posted:Power Tour stuff That Holden was featured in both the Hot Rod mag and on Roadkill. The 727 isn't a Holden designation, it's the cubic inches of the Chevy based Hemi in it. Roadkill episode in Australia
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That's where I've seen it before. Thanks! That engine was frigging huge!
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Meh, that's a baby Sonny Leonard mill. He makes one that's 1005ci, 2100hp naturally aspirated. $110,000 out the door. e- VVV lol Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Jun 6, 2013 |
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C-c-c-c-c-rosspost! Imgur posted:This guy's mustang was hit by the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. He found it, started it up, and has been cruising around town since.
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Doing a burnout in that Mustang... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzIBCGzmnRg
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JackRabbitStorm posted:C-c-c-c-c-rosspost! S-s-s-s-s-ame Page!
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TheFonz posted:S-s-s-s-s-ame Page! poo poo, I missed that. Dammit thats what I get for keeping a tab open for a few hours
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Saw the Holden actually driving around at the Power Tour in Birmingham today, he had the hood off for whatever reason. We were wondering if its legal for him to drive it on the street in the US since its an Australian car? Also there was a Holden ute there (the Monaro/GTO based one) that looked legit but it was left hand drive. Anyone who went on the Tour get the scoop on it? The owner was driving in around the same time we did but I never actually saw him around it.
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JackRabbitStorm posted:C-c-c-c-c-rosspost! Somewhat related Also related I'm gonna guess he only had liability on it; I can't imagine an insurance company wanting to touch it after the... work, even though it's an obvious total.
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What's that? Tail of the Dragon you say? (click for big) ... in a lifted 4 door XJ with no doors and a cage and a hot girl riding shotgun? Any day of the week.
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kastein posted:What's that? Tail of the Dragon you say? That guy is seriously living the life.    Maserati Merak. Not known for being the most super supercar but I think they're loving beautiful. Anyone know how much these go for in fixer-upper to decent condition?
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