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elSicomoro 01-21-2005 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Troubleshooter
My point being that regardless of your opinion of their appearance they are not a Monte Carlo and an Impala, they are an entirely new vehicle suckering in people with branding power.

Well, yes and no.

Monte Carlo in 1970: Two-door sporty/semi-luxury car
Monte Carlo in 2004: Two-door sporty/semi-luxury car

Impala in 1970: Two- or four-door full-sized car
Impala in 2004: Four-door full-sized car

It's like a Corvette...the C6 is radically different from the C1, but they're essentially the same car in the end: a two-door roadster.

elSicomoro 01-21-2005 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim
you would. :vomit:

Don't you have some crappy-ass Sentras to push?

Undertoad 01-21-2005 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx
Yeah, it's not bad looking.... from a distance, they need to build the Cobra concept car though. Jim would buy me one I think.... it's all I ever wanted...

I just realized, that car... like any Cobra... has your name all over it!

Izzat by design?

lumberjim 01-21-2005 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad
I just realized, that car... like any Cobra... has your name all over it!

Izzat by design?

jinx's namesake:
http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/20...ord-gr1-07.jpg

wolf 01-21-2005 10:07 PM

With respect to the vehicle picture in post #15 of this thread from radar ...

what IS that?

I think that is easily the sexiest looking vehicle I have seen in quite some time.

I am in love and I have to change my panties.

That motherfucker better be as fast and powerful as it looks sitting still.

elSicomoro 01-21-2005 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf
With respect to the vehicle picture in post #15 of this thread from radar ...

what IS that?

The same car that Jim posted above (the Ford Shelby GR-1 concept), only with a different paint job (or no paint at all).

xoxoxoBruce 01-21-2005 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sycamore
I think the current Monte Carlo looks better than any of its previous models. The roominess and power plant pale only to the early 70s models--and do we really need that big of a car today?

I thought the new Impala was ugly at first, and no, it doesn't compare to the original 60s versions. But it's a hell of a lot better than the 70s-90s models.

You're too young and urban to understand. :headshake

elSicomoro 01-21-2005 11:47 PM

I know more about cars than you think, old man. :)

xoxoxoBruce 01-22-2005 12:14 AM

No, you just think you do.
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It's like a Corvette...the C6 is radically different from the C1, but they're essentially the same car in the end: a two-door roadster.
You have obviously never drove either of them.
"Essentially the same car in the end"....gimme a fuckin break. A taxi and a Greyhound bus both have a driver and both carry people and their luggage so I guess they are essentially the same thing.
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I think the current Monte Carlo looks better than any of its previous models. The roominess and power plant pale only to the early 70s models--and do we really need that big of a car today?
YES! That's what Monte's were about. If you want a politically correct, Consumers Report car, fine. But don't desecrate the good name of Monte Carlo.
You'll never understand the passion and soul of a Corvette or Cobra until you've taken some skin off your knuckles and got grease under your nails. :eyebrow:

elSicomoro 01-22-2005 12:26 AM

No, you gimme a fucking break, Bruce. It's not like you're the foremost expert on cars. I've driven lots of different cars, and while there are certainly some I haven't driven (like a Corvette), that doesn't mean I don't know about them. And...*gasp!*...I HAVE worked on cars in the past! So how about you go feed your bullshit to someone that'll take it, eh?

xoxoxoBruce 01-22-2005 12:33 AM

You haven't a clue. :p

Radar 01-22-2005 01:08 AM

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With respect to the vehicle picture in post #15 of this thread from radar ...

what IS that?

I think that is easily the sexiest looking vehicle I have seen in quite some time.

I am in love and I have to change my panties.

That motherfucker better be as fast and powerful as it looks sitting still.
Here's a few more cool pics of the car. It's a concept car (for now) which means it will come out in a very limited edition and the value will increase over the years.

How's a 605 Horsepower, 390 cubic inch, aluminum-block, V-10 (yes, 10 cylinders), 6.4-liter engine, and 501 foot pounds of torque? It does 0 - 60 in less than 4 seconds and can top out at over 200 mph.

Sexy car, with sexy pics. The last time I saw a car this sexy was the Jaguar XJ220

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/...helby_gr-1.asp

Griff 01-22-2005 07:43 AM

Nice cars Radar. I'm still partial to the Rally Sport.

Kitsune 01-22-2005 09:57 AM

That is a beautiful machine, Radar. Even the interior gives the car the right feel just from the pictures. Damn, daddy wants!

The polished aluminum would be a bit... blinding on the road, though. The sun hits that thing just right and everyone on a certain angle of you would end up in the median. :)

wolf 01-22-2005 11:37 AM

I am now one big puddle.

Showing me additional pictures has made things even worse. Man, even the interior looks like the future ... in much the same way as the concept of the future in the 50s and 60s looked soooooo good.

I even love the design of the doors ... taking the idea of the gullwing, which I dearly love, and making it workable in an average parking space.

:drool:


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