RSS: Another damn car thread Last twenty posts from Another damn car thread /forum_thread/view/31718 Reply by Thad 2006.07.24, 04:48PM http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500589 2006-07-24T16:48:23+00:00 Reply by old jag 2006.07.24, 04:38PM
Phantom, my list would have some common items in it. I'd have a 356b cab and a couple of 300 SLs, the roadster & the gullwing, plus an Elan to knock about in.

oh, and an alfa 6c1750 and a Lusso. big grin I don't want much at all, Santa. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500586 2006-07-24T16:38:48+00:00 Reply by creepylurker 2006.07.24, 03:02PM http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500534 2006-07-24T15:02:55+00:00 Reply by Phantom 2006.07.23, 05:33PM
P~ ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500414 2006-07-23T17:33:18+00:00 Reply by Arsis 2006.07.22, 10:18PM for lots of pics of the Mercedes Mclaren SLR 300 old and new

I'm a fan of both... and the Veyron. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500353 2006-07-22T22:18:12+00:00 Reply by tenPlus 2006.07.22, 08:48PM http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500342 2006-07-22T20:48:14+00:00 Reply by kck 2006.07.22, 07:08PM [i]Originally posted by: Phantom


Oh and Kck - my car has a 200 mile range from a full tank if I am lucky - thats £50 worth of fuel. big grin

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it doesn't take 3 hours to fill the tank though.

i like those mercedes but favor that old porsche.

]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500338 2006-07-22T19:08:48+00:00 Reply by Phantom 2006.07.22, 12:42PM wrightspeed.com yet? Another similar concept, but based on the Ariel Atom.

OJ - you are right about the beauty of the old cars. If I were to make enough money to be able to have a 'collection' some day, I would like to have the following in :

Ferrari 275 GT California (Would also help me indulge my teenage 'Ferris Beuler' fantasy - if only Mia Sara would come to my house...)
Porsche 356B Coupe and a cabrio
Ferrari Dino

and the ultimate in utter beauty....

Mercedes 300SL

In fact - here is a picture of the 300SL that was on display at the motorshow on Thursday :



Gorgeous (as is the SLR in the background!)

Oh and Kck - my car has a 200 mile range from a full tank if I am lucky - thats £50 worth of fuel. big grin

P~ ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500326 2006-07-22T12:42:53+00:00 Reply by kck 2006.07.22, 07:58AM Originally posted by: doran
so... any word on how much those things are going to be going for old jag? i couldn't find anything on the site that mentioned a possible price range.
i figured it was, 'if you have to ask…'

i'd love to see them get up to 800 miles between charges. it's near pointless to have a car that fast limited to a 250 mile range. well, you could go drag racing in the desert.
]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500318 2006-07-22T07:58:07+00:00 Reply by Thad 2006.07.22, 06:15AM
At 250 mi range, and 0-60 in 4 second speeds, plus all the gorgeous interior and exterior designing courtesy of Lotus Group, this car should have tons of appeal to the eco-friendly exotic car enthusiast. I kinda see these cars as investments into the future of not only Tesla Motors, but also in EV's in general. Hell if I had the money I'd be the first person in Texas to get one. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500310 2006-07-22T06:15:45+00:00 Reply by doran 2006.07.22, 01:18AM http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500292 2006-07-22T01:18:18+00:00 Reply by old jag 2006.07.21, 10:01PM Originally posted by: Phantom
Neat trick :

In 1963, Porsche introduced the 901. A completely new design, based on the legendary 356. Porsche had to change the name 901, because Peugeot had a copyright on all three digit car model numbers with a zero in the middle; the 911 is born.


Chances are you probably saw a Porsche 356, which is a beautiful car :



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I would love to have an old 356. I'd take an old car over any of the newer ones any day. There is no comparing how good a Lusso looks compared to an Enzo or any of the newer Ferraris to me.
]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500276 2006-07-21T22:01:23+00:00 Reply by Thad 2006.07.21, 06:18PM Originally posted by: wingworm
I've heard your 'lead pipe' is bordering on the miniscule Thad?
More a 'lead thimble'?
Don't threaten the thimble! Trogdor!!!11

I'd be on the watchout if I were you, you may be on the other side of the pond but that means little to a treeknocker the size of Orion's longsword, dangling from his belt up thar in that constellation in the sky. I'd cockslap you from my easychair mid-guzzle of my beer and not even spill a drop. North Korea is still scrambling to get an anti-Thad Treeknocker Missle Defense System up and running, problem is there just isn't enough rocket fuel on the planet to deliver a payload explosive enough to stop my international cockslapper. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500233 2006-07-21T18:18:05+00:00 Reply by shuteye 2006.07.21, 06:13PM There is no reverse gear. The engine is just run backwards so that, theoretically, you could go top speed--130 miles an hour--in reverse

I am so doing that as soon as I buy one of those. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500231 2006-07-21T18:13:57+00:00 Reply by Phantom 2006.07.21, 05:11PM
I love cars! smile

P~ ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500228 2006-07-21T17:11:13+00:00 Reply by wingworm 2006.07.21, 05:01PM
But my eyes WERE in shock..maybe it was massive. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500227 2006-07-21T17:01:30+00:00 Reply by dashiel 2006.07.21, 04:58PM Originally posted by: Phantom
Yesterday's 'in-the-metal' fun :
Aston DB9 Cabrio
Aston V8 Vantage
Ferrari 612
Ferrari 575


Saleen S7
Bentley Continental
Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Gallardo convertible
Porsche Carerra GT
Some new BMW 3 series (M?) i don't know it was disguised
New MINI also disguised

... that was just on the walk to dinner big grin

though i have to say i'm utterly jealous WW that you saw the veryon. i've been keeping my eyes peeled for one of those.
]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500225 2006-07-21T16:58:40+00:00 Reply by Phantom 2006.07.21, 04:45PM Originally posted by: RobotDeathSquad
The sweetest car I've ever seen was a pre1950's Porsche 911 that was completely restored, baby blue, sweetness.

Neat trick :

In 1963, Porsche introduced the 901. A completely new design, based on the legendary 356. Porsche had to change the name 901, because Peugeot had a copyright on all three digit car model numbers with a zero in the middle; the 911 is born.


Chances are you probably saw a Porsche 356, which is a beautiful car :



P~ ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500223 2006-07-21T16:45:55+00:00 Reply by creepylurker 2006.07.21, 04:44PM
SOmetimes in my commute I spot this hot brunette in a 930.... I hope she doesn't think i'm a creep, i roll down my window to hear that air cooled wonder everytime she passes. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500222 2006-07-21T16:44:54+00:00 Reply by RobotDeathSquad 2006.07.21, 04:33PM

True story. ]]> http://beta.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/31718#500219 2006-07-21T16:33:37+00:00