Sports Cars?
- Thread starter Gretsch
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Aussie_T100
Banned
Whoops! Obviously my skim through the previous posts wasn't thorough enough.
I tend to agree that they ain't pretty but I would reserve coming to the conclusion that they are ugly until I saw one in the flesh and I suspect that after driving one I might be tempted to "overlook" the odd styling because of the blinding performance.
'Tis but a dream anyway - no sign of them ever being imported into OZ.
Sal Paradise
Hooligan
Bonafide
NBR founder
Cheaper to buy one outright.
A well tuned small block will run circles around a BB replica. Here's mine. Sold it a couple yrs ago. 1900 lbs and 380rwhp. Nasty.
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Gretsch
Rocker
sweatmachine
moped
Jeez man I can't imagine what that's like. As a comparison, that's 400-500 lbs lighter than my Honda fit (which is still a pretty light car) and about 4 times as much horsepower. Shazam!
My dirty undies Dude, the whites!
Bonafide
NBR founder
It was a Factory Five Mark 1 (first gen). Paid $27k for it .. sold it 7 yrs later for the same price. I did do a few upgrades to it while I owned it - ie; 4 to 4 headers, new W/C T5 trans, SSM control arms, reproduction steering wheel. There's ALL KINDS of replicas out there you can buy (completed) with prices ranging from $20k to $100k. The FFR uses all Ford/Mustang parts - built to use a donor car for the build - but purist like to harp on them cause they are not an EXACT replica of an original. Tell ya this - after driving a real one and a bunch that do follow EXACT standards - fuck that. They're too small and contorted for 6 ft person and mine ran circles around those EXACT snotty ass replica bitches. Mine was built with all new parts - nothing donor. I had a HUGE file of receipts from the original owner/builder. He had $38k in receipts for parts and paint - not counting his labor. Buy one already done. It's cheaper and you get to drive it NOW, not 18 months from now.
Here's a good site; http://www.clubcobra.com - it covers ALL replica manufacturers out there. Here's the Factory Five forum.
BlueJ
Blue Haired Freak
Yes it is. And it's not so much an Xmas gift as a required replacement for my '95 Maxima with 200K miles (all but 7 put on by me in the past 16 years) that finally gave up the ghost.
And as if that wasn't enough, during the Xmas frenzy, our other car got totalled by a Postal Service truck (a big motha!). No injuries, except to our pocketbooks. Ugh. I hate buying cars, and now we have to get two. Merry Fucking Christmas!!!
Texas94fs
Hooligan
Fuck. I'm not gonna be eating for a while. Must have.
Capo
Scooter
Hey Guys
Long, long time no post, been avoiding forums the last year or so, but still lurk here. Saw this thread, had to weigh in. In the background behind the Norton p11 Ranger I picked up this year is my Elise. I regularly beat on it at track days at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Fuuuunnnn! Best to all, Happy New Year!
Long, long time no post, been avoiding forums the last year or so, but still lurk here. Saw this thread, had to weigh in. In the background behind the Norton p11 Ranger I picked up this year is my Elise. I regularly beat on it at track days at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Fuuuunnnn! Best to all, Happy New Year!
Capo
Scooter
Yes, Clint had one. Real interesting bike, a mongrel Matchless/ Norton made for US market. Did well as a desert sled in it's day. Absolute hoot to ride, but comes with the usual idiosyncracies of old Brit iron. A garage full of oil spots, for instance.
Sorry, this was a sports car thread...
Sorry, this was a sports car thread...
Gretsch
Rocker
ssjones
750cc
A guy at work is building a Facory Five with a power train from a 5.0 Mustang. So, he's going low-dollar, but I can't wait to get a ride in it.