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Old 04-07-2009, 04:42 PM
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Nice cars guys but not a patch on the magna

notice even at a 1/10 000 sec exposure its still a blur
give me a slight downward hill a modest headstart and no corners
and its eat my dust
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Old 04-07-2009, 05:09 PM
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This would just about take the magna and the voyager at the lights (if I didn't stall it). I took this photo at the Ferrari shop in Milan recently. The driver space is disturbingly small. I doubt I would have feelings in my legs after 5 minutes
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Old 04-07-2009, 05:44 PM
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OK, back to reality My wife and I reckon a diesel wagon will do us in the future. Just needs a towbar to pull the "astro trailer"!
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:20 PM
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Here's my baby. I first saw one back in March 1989 at the Perth bike show and remember standing in front of the display mesmerised by her beuty. I had to have one. By Oct that year after after a 6 month wait and parting with a fist full of lire she was mine . I have had many bikes over the years but this one is a keeper and I will never sell her. The sound when those big throttle bodies and massive fuel injectors are wide open defies description and the torque . She turns 20 this year and is still to clock 30K. Her name is Madonna .
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Old 04-07-2009, 08:00 PM
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thinking back .. dream car ?

way back a friend had one of these
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...t_twin_cam.htm

I have driven a few fast cars over the years.. I dont think I've been in anything that could scare the bejesus out of me than that old escort .
cam had poured so much money into it , gear ratios ,carby
( as if a couple of big assed webbers wern't dropping enough fuel down its throat anyway anyway).. every cent he got got poured into that car to make it go faster.. Didn't have a big top end speed .. 200 or thereabouts .. but it could throw you over the back seat all the way up to it .
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Old 04-07-2009, 08:21 PM
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I took this photo at the Ferrari shop in Milan recently.
I took these outside my workplace recently
(last pic from Rome, Da Vinci Airport)
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Old 04-07-2009, 08:41 PM
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I've answered the question in this thread a thousand times in my head, even have categorised versions (dream car if I could only have 1, best under 50, 100, 500K etc, I even have a dream garage for all price ranges that would cover all occasions.

So to avoid boring you all with the details, here's a pic of my current baby. Plenty of room in the back for astro gear
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Old 04-07-2009, 09:53 PM
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Classic muscle cars are the go I'd be pretty content with a 67/68 GT500 Shelby Mustang
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:17 PM
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God. Were do I start. I have currently three projects. All to be modified. I have a 1938 Chev ute that will be Hot Rodded. I have a 1964 AP5 Valiant that we are converting to a V8 and will sport a supercharger and I am doing up a VH Commodore for a drag car that will sport a twin turbo 253CI V8.
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:26 PM
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If I had won the 90 mil lotto I would buy the sexiest and best looking car on the planet, the Aston Martin DB9
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:33 PM
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I'd be happy with this...thing?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0109...eature=related

Then this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0109...eature=related

Then this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66A...eature=related

I won't need a car; I'd be in hospital.
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:38 PM
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If I had won the 90 mil lotto I would buy the sexiest and best looking car on the planet, the Aston Martin DB9
This, Geoff, is why I'm looking at the XF Jag. The rear 3/4 lines have similar DNA across the DB9 and XK/XF Jags. Simply beautiful.
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Old 04-07-2009, 11:14 PM
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This is my baby, I cant fit the 12" dob in but then who cares....



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Old 05-07-2009, 03:44 AM
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At the moment I'm seriously tempted by one of these baby's

BMW K1300R

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Old 05-07-2009, 06:41 AM
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In my irresposible youth I had an Austin/Healey 'spriget' with a 'sebring' front end. It was my toy.

I have been looking for an Austin 7 for quiet a few years now.

Not into those spaceship, super-slick modern overpriced bits of stuff that you can only drive to the nearest speed-bump.
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Old 05-07-2009, 01:13 PM
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Very nice car - choice of the astronaut.

Check out the Spyker I found in Bangkok (of all places); see any resemblance in the rear-end???
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Old 06-07-2009, 01:59 PM
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Very nice car - choice of the astronaut.
Well actually, that isnt entirely true.

Whilst in the USA last year I had a discussion with a guy who worked at NASA (now and during the 60s) and he told me a story that I have since confirmed as true. Coco beach had a Chevvy dealer that come up with a bright idea, he would lease a Corvette himself, loan it to a returned Apollo astronaut for 12 months on the premise that it was a reward for their bravery or something like that, what he then did was get the car back at 12 months and sell it to the public at a much higher price than retail as a preowned ex Apollo astronaut vehicle, people would line up for miles to buy that particular car. Very clever indeed. Those cars are now very collectible and worht a lot of money today, the known whereabouts of them is readily available through a variety of sources.

Mine however is a 79 model and Apollo was long gone by then, it is simply an ex-Californian car previously owned by a middle aged woman who couldnt afford to keep paying the ludicrous amount that California want annualy for their smog compliance.

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Old 06-07-2009, 02:11 PM
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The only thing closely resembling a "toy" I've owned was a '69 Datsun 1600 with worked 180B motor & twin Webers when I was young and silly
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Old 06-07-2009, 05:39 PM
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Yep im with ya Dennis she has all the curves in all the right places dosnt she I took one of those for a drive once woah the front of them are soooo long
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