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If it has an engine and you think it's cool...

#441
ThatGermanDude said:
Also, I think a regular car engine does not work upside down. It might be okay for the short amount of time, but not any longer.

Something to do with the fuel deliverance and lubrication, I'd imagine.
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In the battle of Britain, German Bf-109s would often escape from combat by quickly diving, whereas the Spitfires often facing them would need to roll over onto their back prior to diving(inverted); the Spits, having carburated fuel delivery, relied on gravity to keep the float bowls full where the Messerschmidt's motors were fuel-injected and would continue to run in negative-G conditions.
The ad, while perhaps *possible* IMO looks WAAAY too smooth to be real.
 
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Supposedly the Caparo team was/is working on an engine that can do the upside down thing and they want to show that their car can do it.
 
#444
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Number27 said:
following up on the theme of blue things named after birds i have a joke:

what's the difference between alex trebec and a mallard with a cold? .. one's a sick duck.... i forget the rest but this train (the mallard) is the fastest steam locomotive in the world (at 125.88mph).

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cool huh?
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bassteban said:
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Has an engine/is an engine...
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fail :scowl:


something red and pretty:
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#445
This is a private collection. The Ferrari's are parked in a museum (not open to the public) that he built under his house for $6 million. He lives in the village next to ours. He drives all of his cars.

Enjoy.

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bmc said:
This is a private collection. The Ferrari's are parked in a museum (not open to the public) that he built under his house for $6 million. He lives in the village next to ours. He drives all of his cars.

Enjoy.

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Ah HA! this is where my french reading skills come in handy :D

it sucks that he doesn't open to the public... though they are his cars i suppose... :hmm:


ok i just finished looking through his gallery.... OMFGWTFBBQ!!!11111seriouslyhowdoesheaffordthisishetheinventerofstringcheeseorsomethingi'dgivebothmytesticlestojustbeinthatroomfor5minutesthisisnotfaaaaiiirrr :bawl:
 
#449
Number27 said:
Ah HA! this is where my french reading skills come in handy :D

it sucks that he doesn't open to the public... though they are his cars i suppose... :hmm:


ok i just finished looking through his gallery.... OMFGWTFBBQ!!!11111seriouslyhowdoesheaffordthisishetheinventerofstringcheeseorsomethingi'dgivebothmytesticlestojustbeinthatroomfor5minutesthisisnotfaaaaiiirrr :bawl:
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He lives in the town of Mies, Switzerland. He's oftern referred to as "Swiss industrialist". He owned a watch making business. His collection was on public display at the 2008 Geneva Classics. You can google that.

I've seen his 1965 250 GT SWB spider, his 1973 275 or 375 spider, and tailgated him in his Muira. He drives them all.
 
#451
When my Dad was into Mini's several of his friends had TVR's. I fell IN LOVE with them and often tried talking my Dad into getting one. Over the years I drove a few and came close to buying one. I even stored one for a frend for several winters in one of my garages when I lived in NY. I've always loved their lines, design and layout. Similar design characteristics is what pushed me into being attracted to and buying a Z4.

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#453
RWP said:
Years ago I knew a guy that had one and I always thought it was a cool car. The body is aluminum if I recall. I didn't know they were still making them, this is a 2004??
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I really have little interest in the new ones. They're refined beyond what I consider a sportscar and cost a fortune.



Some early TVR's might have had aluminum bodies but most of them where fiberglass, sitting on a tube chassis, coil over supspension. Overall a great little street/race car. Owning an older one in Florida is tough. No AC and very poor airflow through the cockpit :(
 
#455
ThatGermanDude said:
I don't know if I would consider no airbags and no anti-lock brakes or other electronic helpers refined. Also, for the performance they offer, they aren't that expensive.

TVR vs Wiesmann
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Do you still have to buy them as a rolling chassis and have all the DOT requirments added on here?? That gets expensive!! Newer ones here in Florida are often listed in the $80K range.
 
#458
Moving on to a Japanese them,...I've always been fond of the Z cars. My first car was supposed to be a 1980 280z 2+2. I sat in that car a lot wishing it would run. My dad bought it of a coworker who thought it had a cracked block for $200 bucks. Even after an engine swap we could never get it to run right,...so we sold for the cost of the engine to someone with more time and skills.

This is it,...

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I like how they have progressed to the 370z...

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#459
warwick.hoy said:
Continuing on with the British theme,...my dad had a few MGB Softtops and a Midget,...mainly they sat in the garage as he could never seem to get them to run. Either way I find the MGB GTs to be sexy cars.

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Gotta love the MGBGT's! My Dad converted some of the British electrics to American. I know that he did a lot of machining on Mallory distributors to make them fit the British motors. His always ran well but he spent a LOT of time making them so so :o
 

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