Automobiles

[jerk]

This is funny shit. I did not realize the CX was sold in the US at all.

it wasn't. i owned that piece of shit when i lived in belgium.

[christian]

Wow, I really would've picked you as a BX GTI 16V (in white, natch) man, Craig.

[jerk]

Wow, I really would've picked you as a BX GTI 16V (in white, natch) man, Craig.

it wasn't really a "choice".....the car was basically free. i do love me some white hot hatch normally though.

[rphetteplace]

it wasn't really a "choice".....the car was basically free. i do love me some white hot snatch normally though.

fixed

[jjmstang]

This is what I play with, switching it over to alcohol so it's environmentally friendly

[fvracer72]

Here's the roughest car in this thread:

My 1956 Type 1 sedan. I bought this from Bruce Roehrs (RIP) in 2002 for the princely sum of $450. I didn't know who he was at first, but the Ramones sticker kind of gave it away. He told me that he bought it in Arizona from hippies who used to drive it around the desert. They drilled holes into the quarter panels and bolted jerry cans to the sides for their adventures. After that he drove it around for a while, up to Tahoe and back a million times (tying his skis to the roof with rope) before parking it for the better part of 20 years. Since I bought the car it's been sitting in my mom's garage (sorry Mom!) but now I have a place with space to work, which means it's getting dusted off.

It needs:
-New fenders, hood, decklid
-Complete electrical redo (the engine compartment is like a big tumbleweed of house wiring)
-Windshield
-Headliner, carpet, seat covers
-Paint and bodywork

So basically it needs everything. The good news is that the pans and heater channels are solid, since it was an AZ/CA car. Even the battery tray looks good. And most of the glass is good and original, except for the windshield which is cracked in two places. But it's a good starting point, and it'll keep me from going crazy this winter.

The current engine is a 40 horse (not original) so it'll probably get replaced. The good part is that I won't feel guilty about a 2332 with 48IDAs, or maybe EFI.


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Do I get to keep my punk rock card?

nice.......here's mine. 2110 with duel 42 webers, narrowed beam, lowered, 4 way discs, blah,blah,blah
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[Nierman]

My younger bro just brought this '53 GMC 5-window home on Sunday from St Louis area. I'm a bit jealous. It's got some fork mounts in the bed. Anyone know of Steelhead Bicycles? Seems like I've seen/read about them on here at one time, but web info seems sparse and their url is no longer linkied.

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[zetroc]

nice.......here's mine. 2110 with duel 42 webers, narrowed beam, lowered, 4 way discs, blah,blah,blah
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Nice job, man - that's sick. Wish mine was a ragtop. Heart taillights are expensive these days.

[fvracer72]

here's a few more....it has a lot of airbrushing on the inside.....flames on the dash, under the hood, under the decklid, and gas tank. I can't take credit for this one, I traded my unfinished '67 BUS for it. I don't have a lot of time, and I figured I can enjoy this with my son now.... of course right now I have the motor and trans out for complete rebuilds.
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[caleb]

With a diesel and six speed, please: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...ARIS/120929836

[davids]

That's sexy. Is the wagon coming to the states?

[caleb]

Probably not, but we can hope. It's a 2014 model.

[Eddie]

I was fortunate to drive this '76 T2 around San Diego last week. Not quite as sexy as a '67 and prior T1, but holy crap fun. Ton of interior space, and drove better on "the 5" (as you Cali folks say) than the Jeep Patriot we rented for a couple of days. Now I think I need one.

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[72gmc]

I was designated driver for a bachelorette party using a friend's VW bus. There's room for 5 thirty something women plus trouble.

[Eddie]

I was designated driver for a bachelorette party using a friend's VW bus. There's room for 5 thirty something women plus trouble.

Oh the sacrifices you make...

This one has an extended platform over the engine, and the rear seat has been shifted back a good 6-8 inches to meet the platform. There is a guilty amount of space in that back seat. On Sunday three of us were chauffeured around by a hosptial doc to five breweries. It's like a minivan but way cooler.

[zetroc]

Buses rule. I grew up riding around in my grandfather's '74 Westy, in the rare "Yosemite Yellow." We went camping all over the place in that thing. They're great cars.

[agrabau]

This is my race car. (Lancer Evolution II) Climb to the Clouds 2011


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Pre Event shot-

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[Philster]

Very cool. What's on the roof?

[robin3mj]

Very cool. What's on the roof?

Signed waiver of liability?

[agrabau]

Ha, that would save time at registration Robin. It's my favorite poem by Jim Daniels, a Detroit Poet.

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