FUN Car Talk, NO EV ALLOWED!!!

[Bill Talbot]

Sorry, but it's come to this. And if you don't want me raining on your parade don't rain on mine!

How about some early Cobra love to get things started. I always preferred the HiPo 289 version personally but the later car did have a lot of chassis updates.
So I'll take the 427 chassis with the 289 engine please...

 

[Bill Talbot]

I just realized that I posted probably the only Cobra in existence wearing factory cast iron exhaust manifolds...

 

[Cameron]

I'm itching to build a Factory Five replica...well either a Cobra or their 33 Hot Rod. I would use a modern Ford powerplant though, probably a 5.0 Coyote, 5.2L Voodoo, or maybe even one of the new 7.3L Godzilla V8s. The 5.2L with the flat plane crank would be pretty cool.

 

[Dakine]

If you enjoy watching guys driving the wheels off it is hard to beat watching The Goodwood Revival on YouTube.
You can spend hours down this rabbit hole.
Goodwood Revival, Top 5 2019
For the bike guys this battle with Troy Corser on an 89 year old supercharged BMW is epic.
Troy kicks it

 

[socalgal]

My hubby just saw not 1, but 2 new Ford GTs at our local park yesterday, while on his walk. He said they were very impressive IRL.

 

[Tom K.]

I'm itching to build a Factory Five replica...well either a Cobra or their 33 Hot Rod. I would use a modern Ford powerplant though, probably a 5.0 Coyote, 5.2L Voodoo, or maybe even one of the new 7.3L Godzilla V8s. The 5.2L with the flat plane crank would be pretty cool.

A Factory Five 33 Hot Rod with a 5.2L Voodoo engine.......well, please post pics during the build!

That would be even better than @Doug Briggs wooden topper build thread!

 

[Bill Talbot]

My hubby just saw not 1, but 2 new Ford GTs at our local park yesterday, while on his walk. He said they were very impressive IRL.

2023 Ford GT: What We Know So Far

Ford is giving its GT supercar a proper send-off with track-focused enhancements, including at least 800 horsepower, a reworked body, and more.

www.caranddriver.com

 

[Doug Briggs]

A Factory Five 33 Hot Rod with a 5.2L Voodoo engine.......well, please post pics during the build!

That would be even better than @Doug Briggs wooden topper build thread!

JK. My brother has a '65 Falcon coupe just waiting to turned into a hot rod. Fortunately it is kept indoors so it won't rust out first.

 

[Andy Mink]

For the bike guys this battle with Troy Corser on an 89 year old supercharged BMW is epic.

What was he adjusting when he reached his left hand over to the right side?

 

[bbbradley]

My fun car:

 

[Doug Briggs]

If you enjoy watching guys driving the wheels off it is hard to beat watching The Goodwood Revival on YouTube.
You can spend hours down this rabbit hole.
Goodwood Revival, Top 5 2019
For the bike guys this battle with Troy Corser on an 89 year old supercharged BMW is epic.
Troy kicks it

And people ask why we take out 50 year old skis.

I love the tap on the pass.

 

[Cameron]

A Factory Five 33 Hot Rod with a 5.2L Voodoo engine.......well, please post pics during the build!

That would be even better than @Doug Briggs wooden topper build thread!

This is the current toy/project car which we've had since it was new. My wife got it her senior year of high school. The current version has a coyote 5.0L with forged steel crank, billet steel rods, and custom pistons in preparation for the Procharger D1X I have in the garage. When finished it should make somewhere between 750 and 1000 HP at the wheels depending on the pulley size.

 

[weatherman]

I thought this thread said "fun" car talk. I think he meant "antique" car talk. Yawn.

 

[Bill Talbot]

I thought this thread said "fun" car talk. I think he meant "antique" car talk. Yawn.

Nope as long as they are mechanically interesting and FUN to drive.
I like Antique, Classic, Retro, Resto and even newish if they bring something interesting to the table. Sadly though in the last few decades they have all become a little to similar. Appliance like.
Just performance numbers mean nothing to me, it's more about feel and sound.
Do you want to drive it without the sound system on? Is it engaging to drive?

 

[Dakine]

I thought this thread said "fun" car talk. I think he meant "antique" car talk. Yawn.

Yawn is modern cars with enough electronics that any fool can pretend to know how to drive.
Same is true for modern bikes.
I say no to ABS, all manner of stability controls, launch controls, 5 axis IMU's and all that other electronic nanny stuff.
All that stuff will make those cars junk in 10 or 15 years when no parts are available and nobody can fix it.

 

[Dakine]

What was he adjusting when he reached his left hand over to the right side?

He was shifting.
I think he crossed over to work the shift lever so he didn't have to let off and lose boost.
Watching him ride that squirrely dog shows just how good the pros are.
The last four laps at last weekend's MotoGP race at Aragon was as good as racing gets.
Marquez v. Bagnina, 5 time world champ v. rookie, 7 pass attempts by Marquez in the last two laps and the rookie for the win.
Big Ones

 

[Lorenzzo]

It’s car show weekend in UT. There’s a lot of love for all kinds of cars here, particularly older. Many folks work on their cars all summer and show them in September and October.

There are also drives, one of which I’ll join which runs through Big Cottonwood Canyon.
The leaves are aturnin’, the ski conditioning is kicking into gear and the cars are arumblin’.

 

[Bill Talbot]

Here's a couple actually affordable , engaging, FUN cars for 2022.

 

[bbbradley]

I bought the Miata on a whim...21 years ago. I love owning a convertible! It's not fast, but it's fun.

 

[scott43]

This is the current toy/project car which we've had since it was new. My wife got it her senior year of high school. The current version has a coyote 5.0L with forged steel crank, billet steel rods, and custom pistons in preparation for the Procharger D1X I have in the garage. When finished it should make somewhere between 750 and 1000 HP at the wheels depending on the pulley size.

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Are you running on index or just for fun there? Looks like a 10-11 second car?