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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 11, 2023 10:19:11 GMT
I have always liked the 914 and the 912 is probably less tail happy than a 911 due to less weight hanging out beyond the rear axle.
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Post by Alanović on Aug 11, 2023 10:19:22 GMT
Ah yes, 914. Thanks.
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Post by bpg on Aug 11, 2023 11:30:24 GMT
Octopus paid me to charge my Leaf last weekend. Which was nice. Anyway, sorry, off topic - I haven't got any supercar pics to post because they don't really float my boat. I have been to a couple of local little car club shows over the summer and seen some lovely old "everyday" stuff, which is my automotive pawn, really. I read that first sentence as Octopus had paid you to change your Leaf. I thought, Al's played a blinder there. This thread is not meant for supercars only. We've got the ability to post pics, why not use it to post whatever you enjoy with wheels, engines, electric motors. If it's a class on a driving licence go for it. Second thoughts, maybe go easy on the tractors, there are limits...
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Post by WDB on Aug 11, 2023 12:27:09 GMT
…as Neil Parish found out. 🙈
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 11, 2023 12:32:12 GMT
But we did mention auto porn didn't we?
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Post by bpg on Aug 11, 2023 12:38:14 GMT
After that story broke one of the first "prove you are human" picture puzzles I got from Google was identify the tractors.
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Post by dixinormus on Aug 12, 2023 1:00:47 GMT
I got squirrels and hamsters the other day bpg. Go figure..!
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 14, 2023 15:13:39 GMT
Went to the Grange-over-Sands classic car show yesterday. Not the most exciting of exhibits except for these two I found just as we were waking out and kept me there for another 30 minutes chatting with the owners. Luckily they were next to each other (apart from the little Messerschmidt in between), By far the most interesting vehicles on display and both in good order without having been totally restored. The Espada is obviously a favourite but the other one (guess what it is - although I am sure you know) is also as my father owned five, some simultaneously, as they were driven by a couple of his employees and one was cannibalised. I grew up having one of the rarest saloons of the 60s and 70s on our drive. Brought memories of Dad back, especially on the M62 (now M60) on what is called Death Valley, accelerating down a slip road and reaching maximum revs in all three gears. Oh the good old days with little traffic and not many traffic police!
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Post by Alanović on Aug 14, 2023 15:21:01 GMT
NSU Ro80. Glorious. Can't remember the last time I saw one on the road.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 14, 2023 15:35:44 GMT
As the guy who owned the Espada said to me; ".. change the bumpers to something more modern and the car could be the latest executive saloon..". Such a sublime design and the reason I love my I5 because they both share a long strip of dashboard under the windscreen with no console coming down and back to between the seats. Loads of room for feet and stuff.
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Post by bpg on Aug 14, 2023 16:18:54 GMT
How many engines has the NSU had or is it a show car these days ?
I know they were a 70s car they always bring to mind the Peugeot 305GTX from the 80s.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 14, 2023 18:40:08 GMT
Apparently it was on its second engine. The owner bought it without too much knowledge about the Wankel engine and I had to tell him not to drive only short journeys but to get the engine warm and give it a good work out once it was. This I know saves the rotor tips.
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Post by Alanović on Aug 15, 2023 8:47:16 GMT
Who the hell buys one of them without knowing about the Wankel engine?? Incredible.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 15, 2023 10:43:23 GMT
I know. I was sorely tempted to offer to buy it off him, but I have nowhere to store it when not in use.
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Post by bpg on Aug 15, 2023 12:48:19 GMT
Who the hell buys one of them without knowing about the Wankel engine?? Incredible. Maybe someone who likes blue, shiny cars. I see people here specify a new car and have the badges removed. They then put the reg. plate BM-W 330 or BM-WM 5 on ? Saw the ultimate chavved BMW this morning. The red and blue stripe on the front grille was carried on over the bonnet, roof and boot lid.
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