Cars..

[TEWKS]

Mike, a Cheap little thing that makes the fender pop if you’re interested.  

[MikeB60]

17 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

Mike, a Cheap little thing that makes the fender pop if you’re interested.  

I like Just had a wrap on the grill 

[TEWKS]

Nice! 

[Rougarou]

1 hour ago, TEWKS said:

First mods to the new truck. 5.0 coyote V-8 door badges and a red accent stripe. LineX spray in bed liner next week. 

 

Didnt the damn thing come with a liner, wifes GMC did and we’ve thrown cinder blocks at it, along with many loads of gravel/rock……damn spray in should be standard 

 

 

 

Dude, its a truck, no need for frilly looks  If it aint functional, its useless

[TEWKS]

Edit... No, it was ordered with one from Ford but when it showed up 10ish months later, it didn't have one. 

 

 

That's where the bed liner comes into play. I don't want to scratch up the bed paint. 

[roadscholar]

11 hours ago, Hosstage said:

A major cut on retail prices for new Teslas as well, from what I've read.

Turns out your politics, or your side business, can affect your business model.

 

Maybe part of it but mainly a combination of things, market in general has been softening plus the major players (mainly the Europeans) are up to speed on high end electrics now with competition that wasn’t previously there. Believe I said a few years ago that if/when they decided to commit things were going to change.

[Hosstage]

I'm thinking the buyers do not live in colder climates.

[9Mary7]

21 hours ago, Hosstage said:

I'm thinking the buyers do not live in colder climates.

Or take longer trips........

[Rougarou]

Still not interested

[Rougarou]

 

 

https://shopgoodwill.com/item/158184655

 

[9Mary7]

Thank God someone already bid more than it's worth!

[Hosstage]

It does look really comfortable!

[roadscholar]

One of the major car mags in the 80’s did a survey of F1 driver’s personal cars, all but 2 or 3 drove one of those.

 

Hagerty is usually a little on the high side but here’s what they think. ‘91 is the last year and considered the most desirable.

 

https://www.hagertyagent.com/apps/valuationtools/1987-Mercedes~Benz-560SEL

 

Told this story before but I sold one (420SEL) to a Dr. who’s son with a couple buddies endo’d one over a freeway divider guard rail then barrel rolled a couple times into oncoming traffic. He bought another one because the state trooper said if they were in anything else they’d be dead.

 

 

[roadscholar]

RE: Hagerty seeming a little high on low/mid level collectibles compared to the catch-all averages of Kelly BB and NADA, they are more in tune with and much closer to the enthusiast market and can usually back it up with data and pretty sound logic.

 

https://www.hagerty.com/media/magazine-features/bull-market-2022/

 

[Rougarou]

Anyone need one of these, $15 (donation to the board) plus actual shipping cost

[SteveHebert]

Here’s our beauty that we spend lots of time in exploring.1978 Westfslia.

[Indy Dave]

On 1/22/2023 at 11:15 AM, Rougarou said:

Anyone need one of these, $15 (donation to the board) plus actual shipping cost

 

I do - loaned mine to a buddy who moved to CA!  PM sent

[Indy Dave]

Spotted in Clearwater today - the guy had 3 more (c5 & 6's I believe)  behind the red one in the driveway.:

 

[roadscholar]

38 minutes ago, John Ranalletta said:

In the garage. Unfortunately, not my garage but my nephew’s in Naples, Fl. 
 

 

 

We need a ride (drive) report next time you're there : )

[TEWKS]

1 hour ago, roadscholar said:

 

We need a ride (drive) report next time you're there : )

See, now I thought that was a requirement!   Wish I was a better commentator.  

[wbw6cos]

Too bad you couldn't see what she'll really do.  

[TEWKS]

Do it !!! 

[roadscholar]

Oh c'mon, just a quick run out to Everglades City and back : ) 

[roadscholar]

On a more serious note, if you haven't been here it is definitely worth a visit. One of the best Porsche racecar collections in the world among other pretty amazing stuff, almost like the Smithsonian for cars.

 

https://revsinstitute.org/

[RandyShields]

42 minutes ago, roadscholar said:

One of the best Porsche racecar collections in the world among other pretty amazing stuff, almost like the Smithsonian for cars.

Never knew about this.  Thanks for the head's up; will definitely visit.

[roadscholar]

16 hours ago, RandyShields said:

Never knew about this.  Thanks for the head's up; will definitely visit.

 

16 hours ago, John Ranalletta said:

Thanks.  We'll have time next week, plus, Rumba Cubano is across Airport Pulling Rd.  Hopeful they still have paella y sweet plantains.

 

A little backstory. I met Miles Collier in about I978 when we were at a kind of invitational Porsche driving event at Palm Beach raceway. Jurgen Barth had come over from the factory and was teaching us how to do handbrake turns and evasive maneuvers among other things in a 9II. Miles had a new 3.3 Turbo and I had a highly modified '73 9IIS 2.8L.

 

 

 

Since we were already at a drag strip after we were done he wanted to see which was faster. With roughly the same hp, no turbo lag, and about 750 less lbs. it wasn't even close, to say the least he was disappointed but tried not to show it : ) During the 80's we did a good bit of vintage racing together and I was invited to the grand opening of the museum. 

 

The story goes Miles' great grandfather made a small fortune on streetcar advertising in San Francisco then moved to S. Florida and bought a lot of swampland which is now the Everglades and much of Collier County. Miles' father and uncle were avid sportscar racers and had something to do with the first running of Watkins Glen on the downtown street circuit in the late 40's. Miles went to Harvard and in the 60's bought a 356C that evidently started a love affair with the marque. Not your average collector, he has done extensive research not only on the history of Porsche but most other significant marques and is extremely knowledgeable with the added benefit of being approachable and just a nice guy. In the 80’s he was about midway on the Forbes 500 list.

 

[TEWKS]

kinda interesting 
 

 

[roadscholar]

Thanks Pat, I had a vague idea how they went about it but that had some detailed insight, def interesting.

[Indy Dave]

From today's club meeting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Indy Dave]

Laughable the caddy bench seat pace car!

 

And then this looks like oil cooler heads from a VW engine:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Indy Dave]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[roadscholar]

On 3/18/2023 at 9:52 PM, Indy Dave said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting, I knew about the Sumar Special but hadn't heard that story. I know Chapman Root Jr. from growing up in Daytona in the 60's/70's, he had some good parties at his parents house when they were out of town : ) His great grandfather invented the coke bottle, he had some cool cars (Porsche's, Ferrari's, and a purple Countach), and remember his dad drove an Avanti in the 60's. One year he invited me to the Indy 500 in the Coca Cola suite but like a dumbass I didn't go, just wasn't interested in that type racing at the time, total dumbass : ) 

[roadscholar]

Jay and Patrick Long (Porsche factory driver and liaison) discuss the latest GT3 RS. 

 

 

[John Ranalletta]

Yes, I'll have one of these.  How much?  Let me get back to you...
 

 

[roadscholar]

We haven't seen one of these in awhile. Get in, sit down, and shut up : ) professionals at work here.. at the 7:50 and 8:40 marks, those are just regular people : )  Driving starts at 4:45.

If it doesn't seem all that fast watch the rear facing camera.

 

 

[TEWKS]

The Road Gypsy life wouldn’t be all that bad in this. 

 

 

[wbw6cos]

On the back of that cab is what, we in the bidness, call an old truck driver retirement home.   

[ESokoloff]

5 hours ago, TEWKS said:

The Road Gypsy life wouldn’t be all that bad in this. 

 

 

Sound track…..

 

 

[roadscholar]

Nice footage of some favorite roads.

 

 

[Dennis Andress]

Wrong place….

 

oh well..

[roadscholar]

 

[wbw6cos]

Me likes!!

[roadscholar]

Here's the full run, hang on to your lederhosen.. Jackie Stewart called it The Green Hell, think about memorizing it which these current guys obviously have. Believe it showed 338 kmh on the back side, 210mph and it's not exactly straight. I like the warning at the beginning, professional driver on closed course do not attempt, they aren't kidding : )

 

 

 

[TEWKS]

Now I didn’t expect that…at least, not where and when it happened. 
 

 

[TEWKS]

Here’s where you shop when you’ve got more FU money than you know what to do with! 

A brand new 1967 Shelby GT 500 for $320.600.00 

[Hosstage]

A deal at any price!

[BrianT]

I need a drooling emoji for that mustang.

[wbw6cos]

I see it comes painted in Mars Red Metallic finish.  

[roadscholar]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-porsche-911-turbo-s-15/

 

[TEWKS]

 

A little more info on these cars. 
 

 

Cool ^ as they are, I may just rather have two of these instead.