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Superb. Click
 (I helped save b3ta! RompaStompa Stick it up your jumper, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 0:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wow, that's great. A very different era.
But it reminds me of Ralph Nader's statement that cars of that time were unsafe "psycho-sexual dreamboats". Appealing to our deep emotional longings but causing carnage on the roads. I still want one though. Click!!
 (felixcoen, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 8:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post I love the big old American cars.
It's not the same thing but I hired a Mustang on a recent trip to the States and it was ace. Performance-wise it was useless (not helped by the speed limits out there), but the look of it and a low growl of the engine gave me goosebumps.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 10:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Personally I've only ever seen one American car that I didn't think was ugly.

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 11:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post stingray?

(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 11:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pontiac Aztec?

(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 11:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post Don't keep us in suspenders
Which one was it?
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 11:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post This one I presume?

(I helped save b3ta! da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 11:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post This one?

(I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Lovely headlamps on that.

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post This is the small version
for B3ta. Full size is quite breath-taking...
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post :D

(I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 18:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like the way they seem to follow you around the room.

(I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 21:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hey what were you doing standing in the road at night?
Cool picture though
 (Sherbs, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 18:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I wish
I'm older than the car...
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 18:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ford GT40?

(I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 18:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post My embarrassing love of Yank V8s resulted in training to be a mechanic years ago.
Had to give up on it for various reasons. Shame. Always retained a strong interest in the cars though.
A few years ago a friend tells me he's bought a mustang. I was proper excited. Then it turned out that it was a a mid-80s, Fox body style with a 2.8 V6 that managed a formidable 85bhp.
Also turned out to have more rust than an airplane graveyard.
Not so exciting.
 (I helped save b3ta! sir_spicious2000 Crap I've watched: www.filmplop.blogspot.com/, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 11:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post What about British V8's ? (Like my little Chim)

www.wastedspace.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13694244380400.jpg
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 12:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post My dads cerbera is still,
the most enjoyable car I've ever been in.

Even counting my mental turbonutter cars in the 90s
 (robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 13:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post I looked at a few Cerberas before deciding on going topless.
They are scary quick though!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4YA9KNSZAc
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 13:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post I know there are quicker cars,
but me and my old man out for a drive up a mountain/hill thing and the acceleration and power, even going up, was just amazing.
It never seemed to have no power, in whatever gear. I would have one tomorrow.
 (robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm impressed
There's no patch of oil underneath it and its not on fire.
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 13:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post 'Chim'
is Vietnamese slang for 'penis'.

Coincidence?
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 13:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post hah!
I always though it meat 'Bird' oh well - in this case it's just short for Chimaera.
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post it does mean bird
which is slang for penis
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 15:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh my!
Yup, love the Brit V8s. Even if half of 'em have a well deserved rep.
Tigers, Stags, Interceptors, P5s, P6s, (and all those with the Rover/Buick lump) TVRs seemed to be pretty common 20 years ago, could always hear them before you saw 'em. The guy who bought what's left of the company is certainly taking his time about doing anything with it.
 (I helped save b3ta! sir_spicious2000 Crap I've watched: www.filmplop.blogspot.com/, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 13:31, , Reply)
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I'm assuming thats sarcasm?

They will never get going again, sadly.
I know they reckon they will, but they wont :(
 (robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post As recently as March this year
Les Edgar (The new owner, who also has the old molds and jigs) made an announcment he will be returning TVR to Le Mans 24 - in order to prove the reliability of the new cars.

He has also given Clever Trevor (now TVR Parts Ltd) the status of "Sole Authorised"

So something is rumbling.

www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117966
www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bringing-back-tvr-qa-les-edgar
www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/tvr-officially-back-britain-parts-1115955696
tvr.co.uk/
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:43, , Reply)
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Now, if I don't spend any money on anything for the next 15 years, I might be able to buy one.
 (I helped save b3ta! sir_spicious2000 Crap I've watched: www.filmplop.blogspot.com/, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's a Fox-body; that's easy to fix.
There's no engine bay that's swap-friendlier than the Fox; you can go from anemic 2.3 4-banger right up into 500+ horsepower Mod Motor madness in an afternoon. Or in the bang-for-buck category, one of GM's LSx series engines can provide the foundation for cheap power, although most Fordnatics will fail to be impressed.

And while many of the uninformed might engage in a bit of knee-jerk "eww, pushrods" sneering, an OHV design offers superior packaging from an engine height point; you can keep those gorgeous low hoodlines when the cam drive is folded into the block.
 (I helped save b3ta! Felis Concolor, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 21:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Built to purpose, they are.
For making short work of long interstate highway miles, a proper Yank Tank puts them all to shame, being cushy without wallowing and making distances feel much shorter than they truly are. When you're west of the Mississippi, they're the weapon of choice for professional road warriors.

While I have no major regrets after replacing my '96 Roadmaster wagon with a newer people mover, I have yet to let it go, as its status as the last body-on-frame (BOF) station wagon gives it a special link to the decades when the roads were ruled by these queens of the highway.
 (I helped save b3ta! Felis Concolor, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 21:34, , Reply)