Hope you guys out west and down south are enjoying your spring, woke up this morning to a forecast of 8 -12 inches of heavy wet snow Thursday here just outside of Boston !!! :whine:
Off topic threads
- Thread starter Cobra-R
- Start date
This is wild!!!
IF YOU LIKE ALL TYPES OF AUTOS, SOME QUITE OLD, YOU WILL LIKE THIS MAYBE.
So imagine you're going to live in Portugal. You find a lovely farm house set on a decent plot of land. The place has been empty for 15 years...
While exploring your new property you find a large barn. The door is padlocked and welded shut and it's all rusted solid. So you grind the padlock and the welds off and.........
http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm
Some of these cars are worth more than the plot of land.
Enjoy!!!!
:thumbsup: :coolman: :beer:
IF YOU LIKE ALL TYPES OF AUTOS, SOME QUITE OLD, YOU WILL LIKE THIS MAYBE.
So imagine you're going to live in Portugal. You find a lovely farm house set on a decent plot of land. The place has been empty for 15 years...
While exploring your new property you find a large barn. The door is padlocked and welded shut and it's all rusted solid. So you grind the padlock and the welds off and.........
http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm
Some of these cars are worth more than the plot of land.
Enjoy!!!!
:thumbsup: :coolman: :beer:
Cool. I like stuff like that, I wonder what the rest of the story behind that barn is. Like who owned it? what happened to them? etc. etc.
Only thing I ever found in a barn was manure and a shovel with my name on it!!!
Only thing I ever found in a barn was manure and a shovel with my name on it!!!
There is an article in the new issue of Sports Car Market magazine (May 2007).99COBRA2881 said:
Manuel Menezes Morias shot the photos, but he was sworn to secrecy about the location.
The owner was a car dealer in the 1970s and 1980s and decided to save the more interesting cars that came through his doors. After he filled the barn, he padlocked and soldered the doors shut. There are 180 cars in the barn, and none of the cars are FS.
They have listed many of the cars that were identified by the pictures. There are two Fords: a Taunus
shrug: ) and a Cortina. I saw nothing on the list that was that interesting to me.I heard Bruce was trying to buy the Taunus, the VW Beetle, the Simca, a Renault, the Mini Moke, the Peugeot 202, all the Fiats, and the 1970 Olds Cutlass. :-D
I wish Bruce would buy a few Shelbys (I'll volunteer to be his co-driver;-) ):
1995COBRA-R said:
Doc:
After you drive a fairly well set up 2000 R, you'll never want to drive that old stuff anymore?!? ;-)
oke:
I'd rather drive the newer and faster, but I'm a little short of funds (make that very short). :-Dac427cobra said:
1995COBRA-R said:
Doc:
If I had your money I could throw mine away!!! :-D
ac427cobra said:
Yea, yea.
http://www.lyricsbox.com/ramones-lyrics-yea-s4vm1nx.html
I thought that was a song. :-D
I know your kind. You race with the names of Roush, Hendrick, DEI, Yates, Childress, Gibbs, and Schumacher.
You'd look good in red:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher
I see your buddy, Jeff, broke your buddy Dale, Sr.'s record for most wins in NASCAR history.
Dale, Sr.
http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com/content/home.aspx
Bruce's idol:
I'm just a poor racer with an old car. We can't compete with you guys that have all the proper racing equipment. We just race these old cars at half-speed:
http://www.svra.com/SVRA/SVRAHome.nsf/attachmentweb/EJEN-6JXQQ5/$file/6+R.pdf?OpenElement
We find it difficult to break under 2:10 at the Glen with these old cars.
We don't get the pretty girls, either:
We still have fun.
I now know what Hell will be like!
So Here I am, innocently instructing at the Windy City BMW event at Road America. You'll never guess what cars my students are driving!! Student #1 (Ted and Fred can relate to this one!!) A yellow C5-Z06. Holy crap!!! Does this car go through the corners!!!! But, unfortunately the student wants to take the turns at 6/10ths. Ok, maybe I'm being a little optimistic? Maybe it's only 5/10ths!?!? ;-)oke:
My other student is driving a Camaro! Much better! I have no problem getting him up to speed! :-D
So now I know what Hell is going to be like.
On a more upbeat note, Joe Foster (Grand Am Cup Racer and Panoz Race School instructor) was once again invited back for the event and he was available for rides and drives. So I figured I'd take advantage. Seeing I didn't get that much help from him riding in my car last year, I figured I'd throw him in the driver's seat and ride along and see what I could learn. Unfortunately we were in an Intermediate student session and we had more damn traffic than you could shake a stick at!! :cryying: But Joe had a great time in my car, thought it drove great but really didn't have much seat time. (3 laps) Besides, he was tippy toeing the pedals as he's quite a bit shorter than me and I don't have an adjustable seat.
Passing C6-Z06's really isn't that big of a deal. Do ANY of them ever have a driver in them?!??! ;-) :lol:
So Here I am, innocently instructing at the Windy City BMW event at Road America. You'll never guess what cars my students are driving!! Student #1 (Ted and Fred can relate to this one!!) A yellow C5-Z06. Holy crap!!! Does this car go through the corners!!!! But, unfortunately the student wants to take the turns at 6/10ths. Ok, maybe I'm being a little optimistic? Maybe it's only 5/10ths!?!? ;-)
oke: My other student is driving a Camaro! Much better! I have no problem getting him up to speed! :-D
So now I know what Hell is going to be like.
On a more upbeat note, Joe Foster (Grand Am Cup Racer and Panoz Race School instructor) was once again invited back for the event and he was available for rides and drives. So I figured I'd take advantage. Seeing I didn't get that much help from him riding in my car last year, I figured I'd throw him in the driver's seat and ride along and see what I could learn. Unfortunately we were in an Intermediate student session and we had more damn traffic than you could shake a stick at!! :cryying: But Joe had a great time in my car, thought it drove great but really didn't have much seat time. (3 laps) Besides, he was tippy toeing the pedals as he's quite a bit shorter than me and I don't have an adjustable seat.
Passing C6-Z06's really isn't that big of a deal. Do ANY of them ever have a driver in them?!??! ;-) :lol:
kevin
New Member
i'm wondering if anyone knows what one of the most unique option is on a f-350? and who would want/need it? ;-)
:-D
The tailgate step?kevin said:
I am dreaming of owning the new F-450 Super Duty. I'm sure it would tow a double stacker trailer. I'd enjoy being the guy with a trailer that is worth more than his two race cars. ;-)
Guys,
I am getting ready to purchase a new video camera. My 9 year old 8mm has been good but is getting tired. I definately want digital recording. I guess on a DVD. After that I have no idea.
Any comments? Warnings? Features to look for?
Thanks,
Tom
I am getting ready to purchase a new video camera. My 9 year old 8mm has been good but is getting tired. I definately want digital recording. I guess on a DVD. After that I have no idea.
Any comments? Warnings? Features to look for?
Thanks,
Tom
kevin
New Member
1995COBRA-R said:
that's what i was thinking of. now what good ole shrimp tree sip'n, older slower driver would want or need one?:-D
kevin
New Member
albino96 said:
when hot or cold?:-D
kevin
New Member
tomshep said:
is this for in car video only? have you looked into the chase cam setup?
kevin said:
Everyday use, family stuff, occasional mounting in the car.
Tom
I'll post a picture of my trailer. Of course, it clearly shows that a Cobra R could be inside. ;-) Everyone needs a Ford paddock vehicle (you'd be surprised that some think that it is a Ford). :-D
tomshep said:
Tom:
Sorry I missed this. A camera that records directly to DVD will not work in a car.
You'll need to go to mini-dv digital tape.
FWIW,
Bruce
:thumbsup: :coolman: :beer:
Users who are viewing this thread
