The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at This/O/T [Vol XI]

[tdm34]

LHD said:

tdm34 said:

LHD said:

tdm34 said:

LHD said:

A very sad situation how it has come to market but what a thing:

http://www.specialistcarsltd.co.uk/vehicle/porsche...

Does that have DeRs old 993 motor in it?

I remember his old black 993 used scare the st out of me, it was brutal.

Well fire in in a 930 shell with just two driven wheels...

I bet it got your attention!!

[LHD]

tdm34 said:

LHD said:

tdm34 said:

LHD said:

tdm34 said:

LHD said:

A very sad situation how it has come to market but what a thing:

http://www.specialistcarsltd.co.uk/vehicle/porsche...

Does that have DeRs old 993 motor in it?

I remember his old black 993 used scare the st out of me, it was brutal.

Well fire in in a 930 shell with just two driven wheels...

I bet it got your attention!!

Saw it last in April this year.

It's an awesome car.

[olly755]

tdm34 said:

The Great Race this weekend so in honour of its greatest participant here's a short video of Brocky at work...

http://www.darcyf1.com/download.php?z=10195

And here's a great taster narrated by Russell Crowe

http://www.darcyf1.com/download.php?z=6253

http://www.darcyf1.com/download.php?z=10205

And when it goes wrong, it really goes wrong.... (happy ending though)

http://www.darcyf1.com/download.php?z=10205

And here's a properly committed qualifying lap.....

http://www.darcyf1.com/download.php?z=10276

Cracking stuff

I managed a few laps around Mt. Panorama in a squishy Commodore (what else?) a few years ago- it's around 5 times steeper and around 10 times narrower than it looks on film. The left hander at The Cutting is genuinely a struggle to walk up.

Trust me those guys have balls. Big ones.

[jonnydm]

Todays 'eye catchers':

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C336949
Just a £50 easyjet away. Worst case you could walk away and spend an evening on the Costa before flying home (or be robbed by some local gangsters).



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C336892
Not the biggest Targa fan myself though. Can't seem to see what box it has either.

Edited by jonnydm on Thursday 4th October 21:05

[Great Pretender]

jonnydm said:

Todays 'eye catchers':

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C336949
Just a £50 easyjet away. Worst case you could walk away and spend an evening on the Costa before flying home (or be robbed by some local gangsters).

It's not a proper one. Hence its cheapness.

Can't see the Targa. Bad link.

[jonnydm]

Great Pretender said:

jonnydm said:

Todays 'eye catchers':

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C336949
Just a £50 easyjet away. Worst case you could walk away and spend an evening on the Costa before flying home (or be robbed by some local gangsters).

It's not a proper one. Hence its cheapness.

Can't see the Targa. Bad link.

Very short beard here. Are we talking some body panels or one of the Italian ones?
Targa link fixed.

[richtea78]

Where did Derestrictor go? I used to enjoy his prose a lot.

Also Loony, where has he been for last few days? Is his health alright after he said he had chest problems?

[Great Pretender]

jonnydm said:

Great Pretender said:

jonnydm said:

Todays 'eye catchers':

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C336949
Just a £50 easyjet away. Worst case you could walk away and spend an evening on the Costa before flying home (or be robbed by some local gangsters).

It's not a proper one. Hence its cheapness.

Can't see the Targa. Bad link.

Very short beard here. Are we talking some body panels or one of the Italian ones?
Targa link fixed.

Yank spec. Ergo, detuned lump and no dog-leg box.

[hadenough!]

Would I be daft to consider swapping my facelift e39 530i sport touring for the b10 3.2 touring on eBay at the moment?

[DrTre]

Cheap innit?

57k miles FSH £1750



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C337027

[LHD]

DrTre said:

Cheap innit?

57k miles FSH £1750



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C337027

If that had been a 3.6 i'd have bought that.

Great car.

[Zwolf]

DrTre said:

Cheap innit?

57k miles FSH £1750



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C337027

Excellent.

[LHD]

olly22n said:

richtea78 said:

Where did Derestrictor go? I used to enjoy his prose a lot.

Also Loony, where has he been for last few days? Is his health alright after he said he had chest problems?

Yes, where is old Cholmondeley-Tapper??

An Ayrton says shoulder deep in clunge...

[Justayellowbadge]

LHD said:

An Ayrton says shoulder deep in clunge...

He's become a vet?

[LHD]

olly22n said:

LHD said:

olly22n said:

richtea78 said:

Where did Derestrictor go? I used to enjoy his prose a lot.

Also Loony, where has he been for last few days? Is his health alright after he said he had chest problems?

Yes, where is old Cholmondeley-Tapper??

An Ayrton says shoulder deep in clunge...

Glad someone is...

I could't get my hole in a bag of donuts just now...

[DrTre]

LHD said:

I could't get my hole in a bag of donuts just now...

Ah, reminds of the joke about the Glaswegian getting off an aeroplane that's landed at home. There's a queue of people waiting to get off but he can't reach his bag in the overhead locker a couple of rows in front so he taps the woman in front of him and asks "Any chance of getting my holdall" and she turns around and knees him in the bks.

[Chrisw666]

LHD said:

I could't get my hole in a bag of donuts just now...

It's cos you're a car geek. I've just spent an evening in the boozer with an old pal chatting about the virtues of old cars v new ones, and old motoring related japes we got up to. Even the real ale crew at the bar thought we were strange. God knows what girls would think.

[Gravy]

Wowsers, I've been away for a week and we're already well in to the next volume!

I'm in Atlanta and it's incredible how many nice cars have horrific 22"+ wheels attached to them.
So far I've seen an Audi A8, SL500, Quattroporte and Lexus LS "rolling" on hip hop wheels in an otherwise sedate suit. Terrible.

I found this shot of my E34 which looks kind of cool but now I'm in a dilema because as of this week it looks like I may have to move across the pond in the very near future. Yes it is dragging it's behind a little; I was planning it's refurbishment program for the coming months but given the now current situation, I'm not sure I want to take it with me.

Finally, I'm getting excited because when I land home on Saturday I'm getting the train North to pick up our new family wagon; a Legacy Wagon 3.0R. Really looking forward to seeing what it's like, especially as I've never driven one, let alone seen and inspected the one I've actually already bought.
Will report back next week when I wake up. Shame I'll probably not have it long given the impending move but I agreed to purchase before this trip. I thought the move overseas would be a while off yet. Funny old world.

P.S. Red wine is good.

Edited by Gravy on Friday 5th October 03:21

Edited by Gravy on Friday 5th October 03:24

[detomaso]

Gravy said:

I'm getting the train North to pick up our new family wagon; a Legacy Wagon 3.0R. Really looking forward to seeing what it's like, especially as I've never driven one, let alone seen and inspected the one I've actually already bought.

Liked the one I drove, very smooth engine and fun to punt around.

[ferrisbueller]

A grand worth of engine noise....

http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/4282203.htm