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Actually, the only real criteria that makes any sense is that you should be able to remove the carpets and the passenger seat, then win the 24 Hours of LeMans ...Sportscars also need real coils, contacts, distributers and oh yes, a carburetor too.
Just ask the guys on Top Gear :ROTFL:
HahaSportscars also need real coils, contacts, distributers and oh yes, a carburetor too.
Just ask the guys on Top Gear :ROTFL:
-bob
I was taught a long time ago at track driving school that you should drive 'em like you stole 'em Get that roof down and enjoy the California sunshine. Your SLK was made for SoCal and you couldn't have picked a nicer colour either. (I am of course STRONGLY biased!!)Now that's another lovely yellow car.
Had the SLK out for a nice drive this evening. It is delightful. I'm getting the hang of driving it ... It likes to be told what to do with a certain authority.
Oh yeah. And when the supercharger kicks in, it wakes up and flies. Just amazing how smooth and solid it is. The only rattle I hear on this 12 yr old car with 125K miles on it is the plastic dealer license plate frame...I was taught a long time ago at track driving school that you should drive 'em like you stole 'em Get that roof down and enjoy the California sunshine. Your SLK was made for SoCal and you couldn't have picked a nicer colour either. (I am of course STRONGLY biased!!)
Stirling Moss once ran into me, tossing me into the mud, at a rainy event at Goodwood. I wonder if I can find anyone with the cable channel to watch the race?To celebrate your acquisition, the Mercedes F1 team is on the front row at the Chinese Grand Prix. First time that has happened since 1955. (Fangio and Moss.)
Well, I'm not related to him at all. But my mother in law used to play with him as a child, so it isn't quite so obscure!The thing is Jono that if you're a native englishman we're all probably distant cousins (in full disclosure, I'm mostly english, scots and even a quarter one of 'them' - they who call us the roast beefs )
That said, kudos for being distantly related to a true gentleman of motor sport who nonetheless would shamelessly put you in the ditch or crash trying for the position or win. Respect! :thumbs:
:ROTFL: :salute:The Kustard Kraut ...
HATE it when that happensNothing worse than touring the South of France and not being able to open the top because the trunk is full of suitcases!
Regarding practicality, I'm with you Tom! I too drive a couple of Foresters and in terms of reliability, they can't be beat. One of mine just recently passed the 300,000 mile mark and the others I had followed close by. Of course they are not the most exciting cars to drive (although you have the excellent turbo)...so I also have my other "Yellow" sort of classic type of car (which I'll take a pic and post sometime), but unfortunately with gas prices, doesn't get driven much these days.Great autos. My first car was an MGB; wonderful car when it was running well. I now live in a climate where none of the cars posted is practical or even drivable part of the year. A 3 ft snowfall overnight is not unusual. So, Subaru Forester turbo: goes 0-60 in 5.9 s, although not through 3 ft of snow.
_IGP8082_3993 by tsjanik47, on Flickr