Classic cars return from grave - Page 2

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

01-21-2005, 10:07 PM	#20
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-22-2005, 12:33 AM	#26
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You haven't a clue. :p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2005, 07:43 AM	#28
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Nice cars Radar. I'm still partial to the Rally Sport. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-22-2005, 11:37 AM	#30
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-21-2005, 11:47 PM	#23
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I know more about cars than you think, old man.

01-22-2005, 12:26 AM	#25
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	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?

01-22-2005, 09:57 AM	#29
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	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.

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