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I’ve also understood that US racing colors were white with blue stripes (see the color schemes for the Cunningham Race Team of the 1950s) and I think Japan was white (see Honda GP team of the 1960s).
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Street Racing Memories Video
The Junkman replied to Daddyfink's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I recall watching a video/documentary about street racing done after hours in the industrial parts of Toronto. I mainly recall a the main character whinging about getting caught with a NOx setup "yeah, it has all the pipes and regulators but its not got any NOx in the system! Let me run!" The "inspector" felt justifiably certain that the tank was hidden in the car. I was engaged in the other side of the equation-if we stopped a car for suspicion of street racing and all the emission controls had been removed (like for a nitrous system) we'd impound the car for pollution control violations. It was in Southern California late '70s-early '80s, for crying out loud. -
What did you see on the road today?
The Junkman replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
"Snow"? What is this "snow" of which you speak. (Sitting in sunny NorCal as I am.) -
What did you see on the road today?
The Junkman replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Keep this up and we'll have to start an "Old-Older" game. (You're old if you remember this and older if you remember that) -
What did you see on the road today?
The Junkman replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Ahh, curb feelers. My grandparents had the metal rods on their (even then old) Nash Ambassador. Always knew when they arrived at our house. -
Wonder what amount of lateral impact will cause the bumper to...just...fall...off. One can only ask so much of glue.
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There appear to be aspects of the Monza kit that would lend it to be converted to a Dekon racing version but its more a case of "suggested by" rather than a "basis for" a conversion.
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Unique color and a racing provenance? $45 million. Didn't the last (publicly acknowledged) sale of a 250 GTO go for $35-$37 million?
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What did you see on the road today?
The Junkman replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Late model Bentley convertible in a screaming Chartreuse at a car wash. Wealth ≠ good taste. -
What did you see on the road today?
The Junkman replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
A well used but not abused 1959 El Camino, white over a multi-patterned green. Calif license "59 LKEY" -
Welp I gotta say goodbye to my Crown Vic😥
The Junkman replied to NYLIBUD's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Part of my extensive experience with Crown Vics, I periodically had to investigate collisions involving UPS trucks. It always seemed amusing that when a tow truck was called for their trucks, the tow truck contract mandated that the UPS logos be covered by duct tape or some such when "on the hook". Like no one would notice this massive brown brick-shaped vehicle and not know exactly who owned it?