Supercars spotted, some rarities......
Discussion
minimatt1967 said:
L4MBOLUV3R said:
minimatt1967 said:
Legion said:
minimatt1967 said:
Bournemouth yesterday...
Dodge Super Bee
Great call. To the great unwashed they'd have deep issues differentiating it from a Road Runner. Quality. Nice. What engine though? Hemi or Big-Block?Dodge Super Bee
Oh and for any old skool dubbers among us the camper lurking in the back ground is powered by a certain flat 6from some sportscar or other
It was an event called classic cars on the prom, they do it on New Years Day then every Sunday afternoon from Easter through to September.
It's my car! You get about don't you? 
Legion said:
Was watching an NFL game the other night. The Detroit Lions have the new unenviable record of 0-16. That is they've lost every single game they've played this close-season. That's appalling, but probably mirroring the rest of Motown's current issues. It is disastrous and should mean something, other than the humiliation on the pitch. But in the NFL? No, no. They just start next season all over again. So in a total of 32 teams - two linear divisions or conferences, AFC and NFC, no relegation - then you have a sound corps of regular players. So out of 300m people, you can sort of understand the astronomical wages. So....what if you fail to win the Heismann trophy and from college, don't make the draft, make the big league? What do you do? Get a job? No. You play in Canada. You go North. Like Warren Moon. A great quarterback. He spent his early professional career sucking it up in the Canadian league. He became known for throwing the perfect spiralling ball. Why? Well, it get's so cold up North, that you throw 'flat', then you run the risk of it catching in the air or wind and it will float, and not hit your target. If you spiral it, twist it's motion, you can partly negate that, and get it to your teammates. He became the arch-proponent of this technique, had some blinding seasons in Canada, was snapped up by the Oilers and on the way to getting a $10m contract in 1989, he set numerous, longstanding, records.
Primarily he developed a play for certain conditions. Pragmatism.
Now, carmakers don't often introduce innovative methods and solutions into their vehicles every day, but when they do, it has to be for a reason, not just for the sake of it. Pragmatism.
Mechanical control systems tend to add weight. With various pulleys, cables, leads, hydraulic systems, cranks....all this adds weight to any machine that needs active inputs. Like an aircraft's flight control system. Saving weight is one of the profound parameters explored when designing a plane, and therefore some form of mitigation here is required. Hence the development over decades with fly-by-wire systems. Instead of the mechanical functions, computers, electrical signals and sometimes fibre-optic technology is used in it's place. This reduces weight, introduces an element of safety and fool-proofing into the system and can also allow for a graduation in the inputs that might be harder to deliver with an analogue system.
BMW was the first manufacturer to bring this technology into a production vehicle. The 8-Series harvested many new features for it's time, but this particular function, was introduced for a very specific purpose. It was inserted to suit a need, not just to be a technological first. Pragmatism.
Primarily he developed a play for certain conditions. Pragmatism.
Now, carmakers don't often introduce innovative methods and solutions into their vehicles every day, but when they do, it has to be for a reason, not just for the sake of it. Pragmatism.
Mechanical control systems tend to add weight. With various pulleys, cables, leads, hydraulic systems, cranks....all this adds weight to any machine that needs active inputs. Like an aircraft's flight control system. Saving weight is one of the profound parameters explored when designing a plane, and therefore some form of mitigation here is required. Hence the development over decades with fly-by-wire systems. Instead of the mechanical functions, computers, electrical signals and sometimes fibre-optic technology is used in it's place. This reduces weight, introduces an element of safety and fool-proofing into the system and can also allow for a graduation in the inputs that might be harder to deliver with an analogue system.
BMW was the first manufacturer to bring this technology into a production vehicle. The 8-Series harvested many new features for it's time, but this particular function, was introduced for a very specific purpose. It was inserted to suit a need, not just to be a technological first. Pragmatism.
Edited by wpo750 on Friday 2nd January 23:01
wpo750 said:
It's my car! You get about don't you?
Your car looking absolutely stunning in the garage and I'm sorry, it had to be captured. I'm also apologetic that my picture is not that great, however I've been led to believe that the Nokia N95 made for a good cameraphone. Blame the OP.......
Legion said:
Was watching an NFL game the other night. The Detroit Lions have the new unenviable record of 0-16..........
................The 8-Series harvested many new features for it's time, but this particular function, was introduced for a very specific purpose. It was inserted to suit a need, not just to be a technological first. Pragmatism.
The Gospel According To Mark, 5:9................The 8-Series harvested many new features for it's time, but this particular function, was introduced for a very specific purpose. It was inserted to suit a need, not just to be a technological first. Pragmatism.
Your car looking absolutely stunning in the garage and I'm sorry, it had to be captured. I'm also apologetic that my picture is not that great, however I've been led to believe that the Nokia N95 made for a good cameraphone. Blame the OP.......
Edited by Legion on Friday 2nd January 23:55
skylinecrazy said:
PurelyRetro said:
skylinecrazy said:
PurelyRetro said:
andrew. said:
Buffalo Girls said:
Beefmeister said:
Tiger, pleeeease come back, its gone to the dogs around here lately....
+1Just let the thread run its natural cause. We don't want a Tigerkoi clone.
Edited by skylinecrazy on Friday 2nd January 21:22
Totally missed the point.
Legion said:
Your car looking absolutely stunning in the garage and I'm sorry, it had to be captured. I'm also apologetic that my picture is not that great, however I've been led to believe that the Nokia N95 made for a good cameraphone. Blame the OP.......
Thank you very much and no need to apologise! I'm humbled that my car has made 'the list'...wpo750 said:
Legion said:
Your car looking absolutely stunning in the garage and I'm sorry, it had to be captured. I'm also apologetic that my picture is not that great, however I've been led to believe that the Nokia N95 made for a good cameraphone. Blame the OP.......
Thank you very much and no need to apologise! I'm humbled that my car has made 'the list'... The 8 was never common.wideload said:
Spotted on a recent holiday in palm springs, but just what is it?
special edition or chavved?
Porsche 996 (not 997...) by Wicked, fake kit specialist in USA...special edition or chavved?
http://www.wickedmotorworks.com/main.php
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