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Offline gl6

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My other car is a .........?
« on: Wednesday,December 18, 2019, 10:56:25 PM »
Ok, jump in.  I know you have a picture to share.  (Smile)

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 02:19:49 AM »
1 of 83, 1986 Competion Prepared SVO Mustang (think R model). It has been on the cover of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine. Runs traction limited 14.70s in the 1/4 stock, and of course they were made to corner :)

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 07:27:28 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 07:29:01 AM »
....and 94 Brooklands Green

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 08:02:10 AM »
a 1967 MGB GT, a 2009 Ford F150 for something useful and my huge John Deere lawn tractor, taller than the Lotus.

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 09:29:34 AM »
1966 Superformance Ford GT40 MkII replica.

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 03:56:34 PM »
My daily driver is a 2005 SRT-4 Neon ACR edition.  1,175 SRT 4 Neons were released to dominate club racing.  Came with adjustable Tokico shocks all the way around, lowered 1/2", ACR Viper style seats ready for harnesses, BBS wheels, 1" smaller in diameter but 1" wider than a normal SRT-4 BFGoodrich KDW2s, some different bushings in the rear suspension.  It's a Neon on rails and a lot of fun!
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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 07:00:13 PM »
My other car is...

a boat!

(Hey, I don't own a garage! You guys all have such great cars, but other than the expensive garage I rent for the Lotus, I don't have anyplace to keep anything beyond my daily driver BMW 328d [yes, its a diesel] and my Volvo XC70 wagon.)

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 07:05:59 PM »
How can anyone have just 1 Lotus?

'Daily' drive is an S2 Elise with wild cams and a low boost turbo setup, just because.....
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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday,December 19, 2019, 07:08:47 PM »
My other car is .... not that interesting!  :) My car is a 2005 MB C230 (supercharged 1.8L sedan) but it does have a six-speed! My wife's car is a 2016 Honda CRV that we bought recently with 15,000 miles).

See, I told you they weren't that interesting!  :)
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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #10 on: Friday,December 20, 2019, 08:33:49 AM »
My other car is a SAAB 900 but my daily driver is this 1979 Trek 710. It's not a whole lot slower than the SAAB.
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« Reply #11 on: Friday,December 20, 2019, 08:35:54 AM »
Costin Nathan GT

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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #12 on: Friday,December 20, 2019, 10:29:43 AM »
Costin Nathan GT
Wow! Really! That's cool. How many of these things are still in captivity? Do you vintage race it?
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Re: My other car is a .........?
« Reply #13 on: Friday,December 20, 2019, 10:31:35 AM »
How can anyone have just 1 Lotus?
Excellent question. I have just one, but I aspire to more.
The Twin Cam plays the symphony whilst my right foot conducts the orchestra. At 3800 rpm the Mad Pipe Organ joins in.

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« Reply #14 on: Friday,December 20, 2019, 10:48:21 AM »
That is impeccable timing to post that you have a Costin-Nathan.  I just saw in my instagram feed that Paul Matty Just put a Costin Nathan up for sale. https://paulmattysportscars.co.uk/costin-nathan-gt-1966/
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1974 Europa Special
1969 Europa S2
1970 Lotus Elan +2
1978 Austin Mini - 1275, big brakes
1991 Ford Explorer - Lifted on 33s, custom lift and radius arms
2005 Chrysler 300C - chipped, lowered 22s
2011 Cadillac Escalade - Stage 3 cam, Headers, CAI, 2,600 stall converter