Big fan of the 'Firebird'. ... View more

What a bunch of 'Whiners'. [previous posts] You Can't appreciate a Car that lives on. To get them to Pebble Beach, expenses are beyond what you can fathom. Expenses_Repairs providing income for repair shops [crew & overhead]. Expences_Parts & Fabrication/ for parts you can't shop for where ever it is you shop for your parts. The Owner_ The income he provides to his employees through his Company.   I've been part of this process since the '70s. Glad for the Owners love of the Cars   ... View more

Had a friend with a 'stock' Capri. Great body stile. (US) Not too much performance though - use to race him with my 'Pinto' Ha_ very evenly matched. But they were still a lot of fun, figuring maby a 8ft burn-out. [lock stock 4cyl] ... View more

For those that are a "Deceticaded Folowers of Fashion" _Research is a better option. Provin performance vs Myth of a [#? fancy motor] _ "BIG RED TRUCK" [its a Blonde 'girl' Joke]  ... View more

imagine "THAT" ... View more

I had a friend in the early '80s took his 'Alpine' and fitted a "Toyota Celica" engine. Lighter than the 'Tiger 289v8', & more power. There's a unique swap for the '80s ... View more

this particular motor will 'burn-up' _ starters in below "zero" temps. Ha, imagine that. ... View more

Remember the 'blow out valve' replacement If your going to "USE IT" ... View more

This isn't magic. I built a "512/514 stroker" 'Ford Motor Sport' engine 15 yrs. back. _ We called them "Stump Pullers" when they were in a Pick Up. Ha All it takes is 'cash', & the knowledge to Build it. _ _ out sourcing, will take you to the 'bank'. I've delt with more than one, "half Assed" machine shops in my area [Neb. panhandle] Beware of them, no mater of your location! ... View more

Time frame: East to West, 15 days? ... View more

so? how big was the Petrol truck following this Adventure? ... View more

The joy's of owning/driving a off-beat Euro: are held close to Heart. Issues were common, repairs [how do I fix this with-out replacement parts?] You learned to Love it, since it kept on running, always. My favorite car is 'in this realm' ... View more

Engine testing always seem to start in the Motorcycle 'Race' Tech. Start small, Develop, fine tune, "Race the Development to its limits". Push that Tech. to F1 racing Honda is the best example of this process, "17,000 rpm Oval Piston in the 1990's. ... View more

I never figured out the 'death' of Drive-In Theaters. just Greed at its best. Property values / land at valuation '$' per square foot. ? How many Condo's can I put on that piece of ground.   Why keep something that has been around, and a Icon of family weekend night at the movies, together in your car. This isn't just a 'American' night out. I know Australia had them, growing up there. ... View more

AC 428 wasn't a 'European built car. "not sure why its listed"? ... View more

I've always considered a Toyota PU 4x with the 22R for a light duty "get a round" vehicle. Always Recommended it to anyone looking for a small / bullet proof PU Always impressed with the "22R" _ but my needs always push me to '1 ton +' vehicles ... View more

The '246' overtones are the most apparent [mid body / wheel base / intakes] ... View more

Miura & Muria'S' one of the Great Italian cars Preferred it over the Countach [& all of its offspring] which are still being re-modeled / re-named "to date" "none are worthy"  ... View more

'Big Daddy Roth' Would be a Builder of "Factory Cars" in the "above UPDATE scenario" ... View more

Throw some 'Mustang parts' on a consept car & call it a Mustang ? HELLO! Only mid-engine Factory Ford _ GT40 _ITILIAN out doing the Ford Factory _ _Pantera ... View more