Why so high?

[some bloke]

rat rod said:

...no wonder for some civilian life must have seemed dull,

There's a theory that hot rodding/dry lake racing took off after ww2 when the young guys came home and were looking for thrills. Driving an 85hp car to work on the freeway must have been dul after flying a 1600hp fighter at low level, blowing st up.

[aeropilot]

some bloke said:

rat rod said:

...no wonder for some civilian life must have seemed dull,

There's a theory that hot rodding/dry lake racing took off after ww2 when the young guys came home and were looking for thrills. Driving an 85hp car to work on the freeway must have been dul after flying a 1600hp fighter at low level, blowing st up.

It took off not from the guys returning that had been flying (as they were all officers and not the hot rod hoodlum type) but rather it was the guys returning that had been crew chiefs on tanks and aircraft etc., as the Army had taught them how to fix and modify mechanical stuff, and they also missed the camaradery - so thats where a lot of the explosion in buying up old pre-war stuff to take to the lakes etc came from, and setting up lots of the car clubs which sucked in the younger kids.

[rat rod]

aeropilot said:

some bloke said:

rat rod said:

...no wonder for some civilian life must have seemed dull,

There's a theory that hot rodding/dry lake racing took off after ww2 when the young guys came home and were looking for thrills. Driving an 85hp car to work on the freeway must have been dul after flying a 1600hp fighter at low level, blowing st up.

It took off not from the guys returning that had been flying (as they were all officers and not the hot rod hoodlum type) but rather it was the guys returning that had been crew chiefs on tanks and aircraft etc., as the Army had taught them how to fix and modify mechanical stuff, and they also missed the camaradery - so thats where a lot of the explosion in buying up old pre-war stuff to take to the lakes etc came from, and setting up lots of the car clubs which sucked in the younger kids.

Same was said of the WW1 pilots that went racing at Brooklands and Le Mans driving those lovely vintage

Bentley's and the like ,but same can be said that most were Officers with wealthy backgrounds looking for thrills,

the rest probably couldn't afford a Austin Chummy.

[newsatten]

rat rod said:

Yes my mate loves to go fast on water, Forgot you were into your boats, maybe that's the answer ,

a change is as good as a rest , away from the crowds and traffic chaos.

Good grief completely out of my league now! even back in the day a 21 foot off shore boat with a pair of 200 HP Black Max'es
would burn through 60-70 gallons in an Hour! ..................

Lovely thought though

[rat rod]

newsatten said:

Good grief completely out of my league now! even back in the day a 21 foot off shore boat with a pair of 200 HP Black Max'es
would burn through 60-70 gallons in an Hour! ..................

Lovely thought though

60/70 gallons an hour maybe not then , you could have a slower more economical boat

but if you have been use to more powerful ones like our cars you would rather go without , me i would go

for tales of the river bank and go for a slow relaxing chugger .

[rat rod]

Anyone see the 66 Belvedere on Car & Classic, original H code Hemi with ramcharger hood. £49K also on there is

a 63 Comet convertible in baby blue with only 42,000 miles looks good value, manual 6 pot ,rarer and more style

than a Falcon for £12,500. maybe more in the real world.

[newsatten]

cant find the Plymouth? youd have to be a serious Mopar nut to shell out that kind of money,

actually made some progress with my rattles this afternoon , reduced them by 50% so going the right way, going to look again at some underpinng upgrades, as i think some of the clunks etc are spring/track control based, made a second set of exhaust hangers, specifically to control the exhaust lifting,

Only spent a couple hours but pleased ive made a start, been putting this off for ages!

[rat rod]

newsatten said:

cant find the Plymouth? youd have to be a serious Mopar nut to shell out that kind of money,

actually made some progress with my rattles this afternoon , reduced them by 50% so going the right way, going to look again at some underpinng upgrades, as i think some of the clunks etc are spring/track control based, made a second set of exhaust hangers, specifically to control the exhaust lifting,

Only spent a couple hours but pleased ive made a start, been putting this off for ages!

These cars are meant to be a hobby but turn into hard work at times, great feeling of satisfaction when you

finally get round to sorting these problems out ,would miss that with a modern yank,

Always chasing jobs so nice to get on top of them.


The Phymouth is under classic cars not American , should be the first one on the page,

very visual in bright orange on steels, almost £50K plus getting it here .

[roscobbc]

rat rod said:

newsatten said:

Tom Falconer (ex ceo of Claremont Corvette) did a whole series of video's on FBover a two week period recently of a tavelling narrow boat holiday across the UK in powered with an electric motor charged by solar cells on top on the boat - wonderful, leisurely and silent means of travel. Got a lot going for it!











Good grief completely out of my league now! even back in the day a 21 foot off shore boat with a pair of 200 HP Black Max'es
would burn through 60-70 gallons in an Hour! ..................

Lovely thought though

60/70 gallons an hour maybe not then , you could have a slower more economical boat

but if you have been use to more powerful ones like our cars you would rather go without , me i would go

for tales of the river bank and go for a slow relaxing chugger .

[rat rod]

roscobbc said:

rat rod said:

newsatten said:

Tom Falconer (ex ceo of Claremont Corvette) did a whole series of video's on FBover a two week period recently of a tavelling narrow boat holiday across the UK in powered with an electric motor charged by solar cells on top on the boat - wonderful, leisurely and silent means of travel. Got a lot going for it!

Rat Rod --- quote

Don't really get this solar and electric stuff,perhaps because i don't want to.

What happens with the solar panels when we don't get any sun like the last couple of months,

Still think i would like a little noise even if it's from a small engine, just goes with the concept of movement .











Good grief completely out of my league now! even back in the day a 21 foot off shore boat with a pair of 200 HP Black Max'es
would burn through 60-70 gallons in an Hour! ..................

Lovely thought though

60/70 gallons an hour maybe not then , you could have a slower more economical boat

but if you have been use to more powerful ones like our cars you would rather go without , me i would go

for tales of the river bank and go for a slow relaxing chugger .

Edited by rat rod on Thursday 15th July 01:13

[roscobbc]

He still has a 'conventional' enine as back-up - presumably even on a cloudy day there is still an amount of solar energy to be had. LIke when out in the open you can still get a bit of a tan even when its cloudy?
Solar energy to a degree makes more sense - if you ignore the cost of the panels and installation its effectively free energy.

[aeropilot]

newsatten said:

cant find the Plymouth? youd have to be a serious Mopar nut to shell out that kind of money,

Here you go....

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1362548

Needs a repaint back to its original black (not that I like black cars, but the extra value of factory black on black Hemi would be worth the repaint cost)

[rat rod]

aeropilot said:

newsatten said:

cant find the Plymouth? youd have to be a serious Mopar nut to shell out that kind of money,

Here you go....

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1362548

Needs a repaint back to its original black (not that I like black cars, but the extra value of factory black on black Hemi would be worth the repaint cost)

A fanatical collector would want the colour changed to original but what a shame that would be on this car.

Looks much more period in these vibrant colours ,black needs so much upkeep, mind you like most

collector cars these days it will never get used so doesn't really matter.

[rat rod]

roscobbc said:

He still has a 'conventional' enine as back-up - presumably even on a cloudy day there is still an amount of solar energy to be had. LIke when out in the open you can still get a bit of a tan even when its cloudy?
Solar energy to a degree makes more sense - if you ignore the cost of the panels and installation its effectively free energy.

Not getting much of a sun tan this summer rosco , ye i suppose they have to be designed for cloudy days as they would only work in hot

countries , don't know much about any of it to be honest but the solar panels plus a engine sounds good to me,

It would probably sink if run by batteries, I would have thought reverting back to sail would be easier idea but what do i know.

[roscobbc]

rat rod said:

roscobbc said:

He still has a 'conventional' enine as back-up - presumably even on a cloudy day there is still an amount of solar energy to be had. LIke when out in the open you can still get a bit of a tan even when its cloudy?
Solar energy to a degree makes more sense - if you ignore the cost of the panels and installation its effectively free energy.

Not getting much of a sun tan this summer rosco , ye i suppose they have to be designed for cloudy days as they would only work in hot

countries , don't know much about any of it to be honest but the solar panels plus a engine sounds good to me,

It would probably sink if run by batteries, I would have thought reverting back to sail would be easier idea but what do i know.

I'm guessing the larger the boat (longer) the bigger array of solar panels you can have so it (presumably) becomes more efficient. Guessing that actual roofspace on top of cabin/living area has little other use and the array is far less of an eyesore that perhaps a domestic installation on the roof of your house?


Tom's Midget racer with its late model ohc 4 valve Old's 4 banger will interest you more though RR - wonder what the story is from the pub.....?

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:51

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:53

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:55

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:57

[aeropilot]

rat rod said:

aeropilot said:

newsatten said:

cant find the Plymouth? youd have to be a serious Mopar nut to shell out that kind of money,

Here you go....

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1362548

Needs a repaint back to its original black (not that I like black cars, but the extra value of factory black on black Hemi would be worth the repaint cost)

A fanatical collector would want the colour changed to original but what a shame that would be on this car.

Looks much more period in these vibrant colours

That era Satellite's were never offered in vibrant colours like that orange.
It wasn't until a few years later that the Rapid Transit System vibrant colours were introduced with the advent of the Road Runner etc.
To me the colour looks really odd on a '66 car.

[rat rod]

aeropilot said:

That era Satellite's were never offered in vibrant colours like that orange.
It wasn't until a few years later that the Rapid Transit System vibrant colours were introduced with the advent of the Road Runner etc.
To me the colour looks really odd on a '66 car.

I would never have known if you hadn't of told me , not really into this 100% original thing ,as long as i like it

that's the main thing although i do know it will reflect on the value, just don't like the body altered and bling wheels

like the ones Foose seems to use. Now with these high values collector market has taken the FUN out of it,

or am i talking out of my ass again

[rat rod]

roscobbc said:

I'm guessing the larger the boat (longer) the bigger array of solar panels you can have so it (presumably) becomes more efficient. Guessing that actual roofspace on top of cabin/living area has little other use and the array is far less of an eyesore that perhaps a domestic installation on the roof of your house?


Tom's Midget racer with its late model ohc 4 valve Old's 4 banger will interest you more though RR - wonder what the story is from the pub.....?

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:51

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:53

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:55

Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 15th July 10:57

O.M.G What a sad photo, feel sorry for the owners ,even the house is gone ,and i thought i had stress when i had the builders in

Loving both as much as each other ,would love to go down the river on that, then round the day off and drive home in the midget racer,

only problem is where would the boys sit,

[roscobbc]

You could always fabricate a matching trailer for the 'boys'

[aeropilot]

rat rod said:

aeropilot said:

That era Satellite's were never offered in vibrant colours like that orange.
It wasn't until a few years later that the Rapid Transit System vibrant colours were introduced with the advent of the Road Runner etc.
To me the colour looks really odd on a '66 car.

I would never have known if you hadn't of told me , not really into this 100% original thing ,as long as i like it

that's the main thing although i do know it will reflect on the value, just don't like the body altered and bling wheels

like the ones Foose seems to use.

That Satellite is on nicely restrained steelies though.....which at least it has that going for it.
It looks an OK car tbh, only really needs a repaint and the removal of that hideous B&M shifter gubbins and returned to stock(ish) 727 setup.

I'm told the stupid size blingy wheels is trendy and fashionable........but I wouldn't know that as I've never been trendy and fashionable in my life, having been buried in the 'mid-century' era since I was in my early teens