Stroll looks hot. Maybe Aston Martin to collect some points. Would be neat if they find some pace
Well, no Ferraris here and even fewer Aston Martins at this particular Seattle, WA car show a few years back. Still, here are a few cars that are nicknamed "trailer princesses" because they are carted to and from shows on a trailer, and probably aren't driven on the road. I'm guessing the owners start out thinking they want to build a classic 'merican hot rod, then end up spending too much on it and decide that chipped paint (or other road horrors) is just too much to bear.
Passive showmanship. Well said, ZM. While I would love to own a vintage hot rod, my own bare minimum would include being able to drive it on the street! These days, there are too many people buying turnkey versions and just driving them without a single drop of blood, sweat or tears. Preposterous. That's worse than passive showmanship.
It’s tough getting older and not having as much gumption as you used to.
When I was young and full of **** and vinegar I would work on my cars in the dead of winter through the night…sometimes fall asleep under it for a while and wake back up when my toes went numb to finish the job.
Now I’m happy if I have the motivation to change the oil, fix basic problems and wash the damn thing.
For sure, there is nothing like the satisfaction of being able to drive something you built (or listen to it?).
I’ve done enough work on my current ride to make it mine.
It’s a lot nicer than anything I could own when I was younger.
It’s difficult for me to just relax and enjoy driving it sometimes simply because I know I don’t have that drive to work on cars like I used to.
If you want to ruin the enjoyment you have for working on cars and driving them, do it for a living!
When I was young and full of **** and vinegar I would work on my cars in the dead of winter through the night…sometimes fall asleep under it for a while and wake back up when my toes went numb to finish the job.
Now I’m happy if I have the motivation to change the oil, fix basic problems and wash the damn thing.
For sure, there is nothing like the satisfaction of being able to drive something you built (or listen to it?).
I’ve done enough work on my current ride to make it mine.
It’s a lot nicer than anything I could own when I was younger.
It’s difficult for me to just relax and enjoy driving it sometimes simply because I know I don’t have that drive to work on cars like I used to.
If you want to ruin the enjoyment you have for working on cars and driving them, do it for a living!
Yes. If there is something you enjoy and are good at, let it stay a hobby!!!
NO DON'T!!!
I can really appreciate a classic in showroom condition, but, as heretical as it may be, I'm probably a bigger fan of resto-mods.
Here's one that I didnt expect and fell in love with while camping at a round of our national Superbike series this weekend. Its a mid 70's GM motorhome. Pics are from my phone at distance so leave much to be desired...
Here's one that I didnt expect and fell in love with while camping at a round of our national Superbike series this weekend. Its a mid 70's GM motorhome. Pics are from my phone at distance so leave much to be desired...
@esprit It's The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton Washington. Apparently it was designed and built as a track-day/club racing facility that somehow attracted the attention of MotoAmerica (formerly the AMA). They then began building out infrastructure to accommodate race fans and while that portion is still a work in progress, its a really nice track and a fun experience. I ended up talking to some facilities guys and the track manager on Sunday just before the final SuperBike race and they're adding more grandstands and fan access areas. Currently, access around the track is somewhat restricted unlike other tracks like Laguna Seca, where you can get to practically anywhere along the track but it was a nice weekend and I'm looking forward to next year. Those guys let me post up near their equipment yard (turn 3) for the last race and exit through their gate. 2-3 min after the checkered flag, I threw my ice chest and chair in the rig and was on the road.
Silverstone coming Sunday. Wish I could go. Doing some carpenting on the furniture instead. Raising baffle today. The flat top surface shall host amps. The upper void compartments on the side can contain PSUs for papa-amps. Rest gets stuffed with isolation.
Very interesting engine. Minimized to the max - parts and complexity of a 4-stroke-engine with 4 cylinders..
Thanks Zen Mod for the info!
Cheers
Dirk
Thanks Zen Mod for the info!
Cheers
Dirk
I take the passive approach to those items nowadays. 😉
Mind you I did swap out my passenger side mirror yesterday.
From the dealer, $1,600, and a day in the shop
DIY, $350, and 30 minutes at home.
bet you knew how to make wonders in roofing, for 350$
side mirror made of preputium, accordingly priced
side mirror made of preputium, accordingly priced
Interesting and ambitious.
I wonder if it will be as temperamental and high maintenance as the Porsche 4 cam from the 1950s.
My buddy and ex-colleague is one of the few here in America that specializes in rebuilding 4 cams. He actually worked with a wealthy collector (who I bought my Boxster from) to 3D model and reproduce the special (unobtainium) hemispherical pistons for these engines so they could continue to restore engines that were merely piles of parts since they were blown up many years ago.
There is something heavenly about a 4 cam…the way they come to life like a mad barking dog in a cloud of sweet smelling bean oil 😎
I was lucky enough to sort out a 1966 4 cam Carrera that had been restored in our shop and wring it out on the mountain back roads here in Connecticut.
We took a 550 out in February one year to test drive and evaluate after doing a bunch of work.
We had nothing but old plastic wood shop goggles on…my buddy was also sporting a blue and orange Chicago Bears pompom hat 🤪🫨🤦♂️
We decided to multi-task and pick up lunch at McDonalds. It was obviously impossible to order or communicate since the car had nothing but straight racing pipes on it.
I wish I could have gotten a video of the women at the drive through window…we had to stuff all the food between the roll cage and door skins 🙄
We obviously had to do a peel out when we left.
I wonder if it will be as temperamental and high maintenance as the Porsche 4 cam from the 1950s.
My buddy and ex-colleague is one of the few here in America that specializes in rebuilding 4 cams. He actually worked with a wealthy collector (who I bought my Boxster from) to 3D model and reproduce the special (unobtainium) hemispherical pistons for these engines so they could continue to restore engines that were merely piles of parts since they were blown up many years ago.
There is something heavenly about a 4 cam…the way they come to life like a mad barking dog in a cloud of sweet smelling bean oil 😎
I was lucky enough to sort out a 1966 4 cam Carrera that had been restored in our shop and wring it out on the mountain back roads here in Connecticut.
We took a 550 out in February one year to test drive and evaluate after doing a bunch of work.
We had nothing but old plastic wood shop goggles on…my buddy was also sporting a blue and orange Chicago Bears pompom hat 🤪🫨🤦♂️
We decided to multi-task and pick up lunch at McDonalds. It was obviously impossible to order or communicate since the car had nothing but straight racing pipes on it.
I wish I could have gotten a video of the women at the drive through window…we had to stuff all the food between the roll cage and door skins 🙄
We obviously had to do a peel out when we left.