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drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Monterey Car Week was really quite amazing. It's worth making the pilgrimage at some point, even if you don't go to things like the Quail: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/08/monterey-car-week-is-like-comic-con-and-the-oscars-but-with-wheels/

If anyone wants higher-res copies of any of the images, lmk.

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 07:32

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

InitialDave posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPJZ_hR0hI

Spectacular :allears:

# ? Aug 24, 2017 19:33

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

cakesmith handyman posted:

Spectacular

Ohhh, I have just the thing for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ll0KR3qAiQ

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:43

eyebeem: Jul 18, 2013; by R. Guyovich

InitialDave posted:

How do we make an image a post title?

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:47

davebo: Nov 15, 2006; Parallel lines do meet, but they do it incognito; College Slice

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Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

# ? Aug 24, 2017 21:12

meltie: Nov 9, 2003; Not a sodding fridge.

InitialDave posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPJZ_hR0hI

That is just how I used to drive my v8 Lightweight!

# ? Aug 24, 2017 21:18

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

This one is looking pretty saggy and in need of some loving restoration but drat I want it anyway.

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Queen_Combat: Jan 15, 2011

# ? Aug 24, 2017 23:17

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

InitialDave posted:

Ohhh, I have just the thing for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ll0KR3qAiQ

"How is this even legal??"

Because it's classified as a motorcycle, dummy. Any state that doesn't have vehicle inspections will be happy to register your busa-engined frankentrike as long as you have a motorcycle license and wear a helmet.

Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Aug 25, 2017

# ? Aug 25, 2017 01:30

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

i wonder what kind of G forces that thing can hold on a skid pad

# ? Aug 25, 2017 01:39

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Disgruntled Bovine posted:

Considering how strict they are in other respects, the poo poo the UK allows on public roads is pretty amazing.

Tanks, steam powered trucks, Ariel Nomads.

If you stick entirely to the lunatic fringe of motor vehicles the UK is pretty enthusiast friendly.

Don't forget buying a Reliant Robin and driving it on your motorbike license

edit: relevant to the new page even, look at that

# ? Aug 25, 2017 02:12

glyph: Apr 6, 2006

# ? Aug 25, 2017 03:36

eyebeem: Jul 18, 2013; by R. Guyovich

Not sure if I should be appreciative or bummed that my red text was omitted. I'm proud of that loving stroller.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 03:42

Galler: Jan 28, 2008

Sagebrush posted:

"How is this even legal??"

Because it's classified as a motorcycle, dummy. Any state that doesn't have vehicle inspections will be happy to register your busa-engined frankentrike as long as you have a motorcycle license and wear a helmet.

Illinois doesn't even require the helmet but I'm not sure Illinois even qualifies as a state anymore.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 04:02

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; as a person who never leaves my house i've done pretty well for myself.

eyebeem posted:

Not sure if I should be appreciative or bummed that my red text was omitted. I'm proud of that loving stroller.

Tell me about covering up your insecurities with a twelve‐hundred‐dollar stroller.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 05:03

eyebeem: Jul 18, 2013; by R. Guyovich

Platystemon posted:

Tell me about covering up your insecurities with a twelve‐hundred‐dollar stroller.

It works.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 05:22

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Could you hike across the country with it?

How about a few miles on a hiking path through a state park next to a major city?

# ? Aug 25, 2017 06:24

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Nov 26, 2007

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Rude Dude With Tude posted:

I don't care

that it only goes 35mph

and is from the 1950s

I want to drive it everywhere because you could.

No deal unless the hord plays "EX-TER-MIN-ATE!"

# ? Aug 25, 2017 06:27

Artemis J Brassnuts: Jan 2, 2009; I regret😢 to inform📢 I am the most sexually🍆 vanilla 🍦straight 📏 dude😰 on the planet🌎

InitialDave posted:

Ohhh, I have just the thing for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ll0KR3qAiQ

Pretty close to my dream project of a Ducati liter engine in a 7 replica (which I will probably never get around to due to money, skill, time, and the California DMV)

# ? Aug 25, 2017 07:39

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Sagebrush posted:

"How is this even legal??"

Because it's classified as a motorcycle, dummy. Any state that doesn't have vehicle inspections will be happy to register your busa-engined frankentrike as long as you have a motorcycle license and wear a helmet.

If you watch it, you'll see it apparently wasn't quite that clear cut, and he's actually the reason his local regulations were amended to allow such a thing.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 09:24

Ether Frenzy: Dec 22, 2006; Nap Ghost

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OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

Trikes are universally bad

# ? Aug 25, 2017 14:05

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

BraveUlysses posted:

Trikes are universally bad

Counter point, reverse trikes are good.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 14:20

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

no those are bad too

# ? Aug 25, 2017 14:32

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

BraveUlysses posted:

Trikes are universally bad

cakesmith handyman posted:

Counter point, reverse trikes are good.

Yes. Motorbike front end, car read end is stupid. Car front end and motorbike rear end is cool. Single front wheel but still car-like? Up for debate.

Also, RedDwarfMermaid.gif

# ? Aug 25, 2017 14:34

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

BraveUlysses posted:

no those are bad too

Including Morgans?

# ? Aug 25, 2017 14:50

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

Sagebrush posted:

"How is this even legal??"

Because it's classified as a motorcycle, dummy. Any state that doesn't have vehicle inspections will be happy to register your busa-engined frankentrike as long as you have a motorcycle license and wear a helmet.

It's in Canada, and was built a decade ago. As he says in the video, that vehicle and the builder's efforts with the DMV basically created a category for it.
The US has recognized 3-wheelers as bikes for a long time, and due to the efforts of Elio (so they can sell their enclosed 3-wheeler) most US states have a "cycle-car" category that does not require a helmet.

InitialDave posted:

If you watch it, you'll see it apparently wasn't quite that clear cut, and he's actually the reason his local regulations were amended to allow such a thing.

Yeah, that.

And I also really like that trike. Tadpoles are the way to go unless you like falling over when you turn (Reliant Robin, I'm looking at you.) It's a little harder to get the power down with one wheel, but bikes manage it. If it's really a problem, stuff a 335 mm wide tire or something back there.

edit: Elio avoids the problem, and some complexity, by being FWD. fun fact: the prototype used a Geo Metro 1L 3-cylinder drivetrain.

Darchangel fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Aug 25, 2017

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Collateral Damage: Jun 13, 2009

iospace posted:

Including Morgans?

Morgans are awesome and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

I had a dream a while back where I was driving some weird W3-engined Morgan. Mechanical issues aside I'm sure that would have been a hoot in real life.

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flightless greeb: Jan 28, 2016

Saw both of these very cool cars in the world on the same day.

(cw dog rear end)

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kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Darchangel posted:

If it's really a problem, stuff a 335 mm wide tire or something back there.

Doesn't that lead to more stress an flex for the suspension arm to route around the width of the wheel? Not unsolvable with enough weight/material, I'm sure.

Collateral Damage posted:

Morgans are awesome and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

Their EV3 has these brass art-deco fins which look so good paired with that offset headlight:

I think it's a real shame they didn't figure out how to extend that 1930s robot look to the rounded rear tub area.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 16:47

mekilljoydammit: Jan 28, 2016; Me have motors that scream to 10,000rpm. Me have more cars than Pick and Pull

kimbo305 posted:

Doesn't that lead to more stress an flex for the suspension arm to route around the width of the wheel? Not unsolvable with enough weight/material, I'm sure.

Their EV3 has these brass art-deco fins which look so good paired with that offset headlight:

I think it's a real shame they didn't figure out how to extend that 1930s robot look to the rounded rear tub area.

Oh wow, that looks amazing from that angle anyway.

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BlackMK4: Aug 23, 2006; wat.; Megamarm

Ether Frenzy posted:

That's fuckin rad.

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iospace: Jan 19, 2038

I saw an 40s ford truck the other day. Sort of beaten up, had Hobbyist plates (so probably a restomod under the hood), but was still nice to see.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 17:09

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

kimbo305 posted:

Doesn't that lead to more stress an flex for the suspension arm to route around the width of the wheel? Not unsolvable with enough weight/material, I'm sure.

I'm sure there's a tradeoff somewhere - weight versus rigidity, etc. Probably would need a two sided swing arm for that wide, or a really serious single-sided.

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Their EV3 has these brass art-deco fins which look so good paired with that offset headlight:

I think it's a real shame they didn't figure out how to extend that 1930s robot look to the rounded rear tub area.

That is sweet. Hadn't seen that before. I'd think a rocket/bullet shape to the rear, possibly with stabilizer fins, would do the trick. The guys at Blastolene would know what to do, I bet.

edit: God drat - I want one now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUsE4rkfzkc

Darchangel fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Aug 25, 2017

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Disgruntled Bovine: Jul 5, 2010

Collateral Damage posted:

Morgans are awesome and I will challenge any man who says otherwise to a rousing bout of fisticuffs.

FTFY

# ? Aug 25, 2017 17:23

freelop: Apr 28, 2013; Where we're going, we won't need fries to see

Olympic Mathlete posted:

Weirdly running the plate from that Land Rover through the MOT checker site says it was registered 6th November 2016.

The name though made me laugh

And yes, I would drive that.

Unless it's been moved with the last couple of years there's one in the Gaydon Heritage Centre

# ? Aug 25, 2017 17:31

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

Page 777, y'all are missing a golden opportunity.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 18:20

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Collateral Damage posted:

Morgans are awesome and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

I had a dream a while back where I was driving some weird W3-engined Morgan. Mechanical issues aside I'm sure that would have been a hoot in real life.

That looks like they were finished building it and realized they'd forgotten the motor and just stuck it on the front.

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HandlingByJebus: Jun 21, 2009; All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.

It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Page 777, y'all are missing a golden opportunity.

Woah, poo poo. Where did you find this picture?

I'm 99% certain that this is my old '91 Legacy Turbo. Paint and bodywork mods match (although I didn't put the vortex generators on), looks like the seats / wheel match, Canadian driving team would make sense. I would be chuffed to bits to find out that it was being used this way - this is what I built the drat thing for, after all.

fake edit: nope, Nicola Narini drove a '92 Legacy Turbo. So I'm just going to interpret it as a tribute to mine. Still chuffed. I pinged him on Facebook anyway.

# ? Aug 25, 2017 18:48

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