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RE: Interesting cars you've been in. - 4/23/2007 11:59:56 PM

wsoape281

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670 at the wheels. i talked to him the today and he said that since he had the flywheel, tranny, and driveshaft lightened, and had the new gears put in the rear end he put that up about 20 horses from there

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RE: Interesting cars you've been in. - 5/2/2007 12:24:05 AM

rolomac

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Interesting thread -
Cars I've owned; 1948 Chevy 2 door coupe - first car - my Dad helped me buy it
                           1955 Chevy BelAire 2 door - with the V8
                           1959 Austin Healy Sprite - cute little British racing green roadster
                           1961 Sunbeam Alpine roadster - pretty and refined after the Sprite
                           1965 Pontiac GTO - 389/Hurst 4spd/hd suspension - a beast
                           1967 Mustang 2 door - 289ci - dark green with saddle tan interior - nice
                           1964 Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale - I restored and showed this one
                           1973 Pinto station wagon - practical, reliable, inexpensive, good car
                           1936 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup - I did a total resoration on this one - all original
                           1991 Subaru Loyale - totally reliable - never lets me down.
                            and of course, my
                           1992 Mazda b2600i pickup - cab plus 4x4 - I really enjoy it and it's been good to me
The one I loved the most and still daydream about - the Alfa - gorgeous body/slick 5speed/wonderful mechanical sounds/beautiful Italian red
The one I hated the most - the '55 Chevy - let me down more times than I want to remember. constant problems.
Best driver - the Mustang - a joy to drive.
Worst driver - the GTO - handled like a truck - wife hated it
Most fun - probably the Sprite. Raspy exhaust, drove it petal to the metal all the time, almost froze to death in it in Colorado winters.
I have great memories of all of them

Rolomac

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RE: Interesting cars you've been in. - 7/23/2007 10:27:13 AM

cl8ton

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It's an old thread BUT I will contribute.
A buddy of mine has an original 1948, MG, TD type, convertable right from England. Yep! The stearing wheel is on the right hand side of the car. Interesting to try and drive in Canada.

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RE: Interesting cars you've been in. - 7/23/2007 12:29:28 PM

virgin1

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You have certainly owned and driven some interesting cars/trucks over the years, rolomac.
I almost bought a '59 "Bug Eye" myself once, but the owner and I couldn't agree on the price. Also, I was taller than the windscreen, so for a daily driver it would've been a bit impractical.
W/a 950cc engine and a single HS-4, you HAVE to drive those things pedal to the metal.
They are a blast to drive though.
Now how in the world do you get from some of those others cars to a Pinto SW?

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