AudioDoctor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 There has got to be some old Aston V12s on that list as well. When I find a video of one, I will add it here. Ralf11 1 No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Or a 917 being driven angrily... Ralf11 1 No electron left behind. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Here's one for @gmgraves ... Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Dunno, maybe it's the question of 250's gearbox (I have never driven one) but the guy changes gears real slooow. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 well, it is an old beater... Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ralf11 said: Here's one for @gmgraves ... ...And my favorite car (visually) in all the world to boot. A1963 Ferrari short-wheelbase, 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The car is, (IMHO), perfectly proportioned and utterly gorgeous. There are only three cars that can can legitimately compete for the title “the world’s most beautiful automobile” (again, IMHO): the original Jaguar E-Type from 1961-67, the Fiat/Ferrari 246 Dino coupe, and the 1963 Ferrari Berlinetta Lusso. George Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, sphinxsix said: Dunno, maybe it's the question of 250's gearbox (I have never driven one) but the guy changes gears real slooow. You would too, if you had one. The gearbox would be eye-wateringly expensive to fix if he broke it. One has to respect a car that’s almost 60 years old. AudioDoctor 1 George Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 All beautiful cars, George. I also like the Alfa boat-tail and the GTV. The early 911 is not exactly bad looking either... Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ralf11 said: well, it is an old beater... You characterize a multi-million dollar car as a beater? How jaded can one get? George Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Ralf11 said: Nice car. One recently sold in Europe for the equivalent of Sixty Million Dollars! It is probably the worlds most valuable car. Ironically, if you had shown up in Maranello at the factory in early Spring of 1963, you could have bought one of the factory team cars for about $5K (how’s that for ROI). At that time, they were just last year’s race cars and of little to no value to anyone. 36 were made in all, and of those only about 42 remain...😉🤑 AudioDoctor 1 George Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 hours ago, sphinxsix said: Dunno, maybe it's the question of 250's gearbox (I have never driven one) but the guy changes gears real slooow. Gated shifter, and syncros that aren't as great as todays. If it even has syncros. Plus, as mentioned above, cost of replacement. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post AudioDoctor Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 The 917 definitely sounds more Germanic and Wagnerian than the Italian operatic Ferrari... Ralf11, Foggie and sphinxsix 2 1 No electron left behind. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 4 hours ago, gmgraves said: You characterize a multi-million dollar car as a beater? How jaded can one get? ees joke, senor AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Even the lowly 'murican V-8 can sound nice... Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 11 hours ago, gmgraves said: 36 were made in all, and of those only about 42 remain...😉 How Brazil police tackled a factory making fake Lamborghinis and Ferraris. It's a FAKE-ARI! Spanish police raid illegal car factory manufacturing COUNTERFEIT supercars using second hand Toyotas, Fords and Peugeots Some cool analogue sounds. Foggie 1 Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Ralf11 said: All beautiful cars, George. I also like the Alfa boat-tail and the GTV. The early 911 is not exactly bad looking either... I owned an Alfa GTV-6 for many years, and I loved it. Sold it reluctantly when I moved from the SF Bay Area to the Reno/Sparks NV area. I replaced the stock OHC 2.5 liter V-6 with the three liter version of the Alfa V-6. I was getting 220 BHP at the rear wheels (dyno tested) after adding a “hot rodded” ECU, higher-lift cams, ported and relieved inlets and exhaust, custom tubular headers, and a larger cold-air inlet system. The car weighed 2500 pounds. Because of the car’s deDion rear suspension and limited slip transaxle, the car had perfect 50/50 weight distribution. And it handled like it was on rails. It would pull it’s 7250 RPM redline in high gear with ease (stock was 6250) giving a top speed of 159 MPH, and a 0-62 time of 5.6 seconds. It was fast, handled well and gorgeous (though not in the same league as the previously named cars). George Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 13 hours ago, Ralf11 said: Even the lowly 'murican V-8 can sound nice... True but calling it “American” is a bit of a stretch. The cars were built in England by Ford’s Special Projects Division. And the race team was run from “Ol Blighty”. One can buy a “continuation” series replica from South Africa quite reasonably (under US$100K). George Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 13 hours ago, Ralf11 said: ees joke, senor Oui! George Link to comment
fas42 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Just for the fun of it ... Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Some real hard core.. Link to comment
fas42 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 It's the madness of the spectators that gets me ... sphinxsix 1 Link to comment
Popular Post AudioDoctor Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 I think the Rolls Royce Merlin engines sounded pretty good. 4est and Ralf11 2 No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 31 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: I think the Rolls Royce Merlin engines sounded pretty good. I'm sorry, to me it sounds ..harsh. I bet they didn't use tubes, like Russians did in old MIGs Ralf11 and AudioDoctor 2 Link to comment
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