Mayor West
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Beautiful car. Great film.1958 Plymouth Fury from "Christine" if i ever win the lottery.
Beautiful car. Great film.1958 Plymouth Fury from "Christine" if i ever win the lottery.
My very first trip abroad was in 1966, to Connecticut, with my parents, uncle, aunt and two cousins, wonderful placeThe Dodge was a little angular for me, the McQueen Mustang was a thing of pure beauty.
I was in LA in 73 and my cousin’s boyfriend took us to a club in his 66 Mustang. The band playing were a very low key T Rex. Heard the Slider album for the first time and loved it.
A 1950 Coupe de Ville, for your delectation...Cadillac Coupe De Ville 1950s is beautiful. I would post a pic if I knew how.
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I’ve driven all three of the cars mentionedMy very first trip abroad was in 1966, to Connecticut, with my parents, uncle, aunt and two cousins, wonderful place
which I very nearly went to live, much later. We went one day to a drag race meeting, I got to sit with a driver of a Chevrolet
Corvette, which had been beefed up to cope with the speed needed, fuck me, the acceleration scared the living daylights out of me,
you'd never believe how fast it was, but it was exhilarating to say the least.
It looked something like this, with much fatter wheels and an enormous engine fitted...
That C2 Corvette Stingray was a truly beautiful car albeit that it was made of fibreglass.My very first trip abroad was in 1966, to Connecticut, with my parents, uncle, aunt and two cousins, wonderful place
which I very nearly went to live, much later. We went one day to a drag race meeting, I got to sit with a driver of a Chevrolet
Corvette, which had been beefed up to cope with the speed needed, fuck me, the acceleration scared the living daylights out of me,
you'd never believe how fast it was, but it was exhilarating to say the least.
It looked something like this, with much fatter wheels and an enormous engine fitted...
Yes, beautiful things, the one I was in was converted to a dragster, I don't know if that 7 litre was in it, butThat C2 Corvette Stingray was a truly beautiful car albeit that it was made of fibreglass.
The later ones had a big enough engine as standard, being around 7 litres and producing over 400 bhp, which was a lot for a car from the 1960s.
A bit off-topic perhaps, but have you ever been in a Tesla? A customer of mine has one and gave me a lift a few months back, so it was my first experience in a Tesla. He's got the "normal" P100, not the "ludicrous" model - but even so, when he put his foot down - by way of a demo - the acceleration was so fierce, it wallopped my head on the headrest and I had minor whiplash, seriously! I have never felt acceleration like it, ever. It is so instant and incredibly strong, it's not like any petrol car could ever do IMO. Quite incredible.fuck me, the acceleration scared the living daylights out of me,
you'd never believe how fast it was, but it was exhilarating
No, I've seen one, but not been in one, and I've heard they're well rapid. I have a mate who picks up and delivers cars allA bit off-topic perhaps, but have you ever been in a Tesla? A customer of mine has one and gave me a lift a few months back, so it was my first experience in a Tesla. He's got the "normal" P100, not the "ludicrous" model - but even so, when he put his foot down - by way of a demo - the acceleration was so fierce, it wallopped my head on the headrest and I had minor whiplash, seriously! I have never felt acceleration like it, ever. It is so instant and incredibly strong, it's not like any petrol car could ever do IMO. Quite incredible.