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Jean Poitiers · 02-22-2014, 02:55 PM

What a wild blown V8 with three exhaust pipes (?) ... what kind of dual carbs are those? TFS, J

wayne james · 02-22-2014, 03:34 PM

early old's motor - how about this one
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Ratmagiclady · 02-22-2014, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by wayne james

today was the hardest photo shoot I ever did. lights of all kind shining everywhere. no matter what I did with the white balance didn't seam to help. oh well live and learn. here's 2 anyway

Hee. Funky. I like that purple and white one.

wayne james · 02-22-2014, 06:56 PM

another one

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**ChrisPlatt** · 02-22-2014, 08:43 PM

Back in the 1960's my brother used to race his future mother-in-law's Valiant
(yes, it had the push-button automatic) at NY National Speedway on Long Island.
I'm not sure if she knew about it. But our basement (finished!) was full of trophies.

Those were the days. Anybody could take their dad's family sedan up the
local drag strip and have some fun. Now cars are just a rich man's hobby.

Chris

dngr · 02-22-2014, 09:38 PM

Caught this beauty in the rain today. I think this may be my favourite trim of the 997 series.

Racer X 69 · 02-22-2014, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by wayne james

early old's motor - how about this one
Attachment 207883

Lots of aluminum. Twin mags or distributors and dual plugs. Carbon fiber covers.

Nice paint!

**RichardS** · 02-22-2014, 11:01 PM

I took a few snapshots this afternoon. Nothing fancy, just cars that caught my eye. I missed an SL500, a C63 AMG and a Bentley Continental - too slow or roadside stuff was in the way.

A hot rod

A Renault Megane - I'm starting to think they might be interesting. They look a lot better from the front

An early Holden. I think it's an EJ, which would make it 1962-63. The sun visor over the windscreen was very popular until (I'm guessing) around the late 1970s.

Richard.

Jean Poitiers · 02-22-2014, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by RichardS

I took a few snapshots this afternoon. Nothing fancy, just cars that caught my eye. I missed an SL500, a C63 AMG and a Bentley Continental - too slow or roadside stuff was in the way.

A hot rod

A Renault Megane - I'm starting to think they might be interesting. They look a lot better from the front

An early Holden. I think it's an EJ, which would make it 1962-63. The sun visor over the windscreen was very popular until (I'm guessing) around the late 1970s.

Richard.

Nice shots Richard. This strikes me odd to see a righthanded hot rod and the new Meganes are nice, but nothing special to me here in France. The Holden is quite cool with its sun visor ... what a throw-back option. TFS, J

DaveXT · 02-23-2014, 01:03 AM

Nice EJ in full trim.

**BlackTalon** · 02-23-2014, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Those were the days. Anybody could take their dad's family sedan up the
local drag strip and have some fun. Now cars are just a rich man's hobby.

Chris

You can still take your family sedan to the drag strips in this area and run on test & Tune nights.

hollywoodfred · 02-23-2014, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Back in the 1960's my brother used to race his future mother-in-law's Valiant
(yes, it had the push-button automatic) at NY National Speedway on Long Island.
I'm not sure if she knew about it. But our basement (finished!) was full of trophies.

Those were the days. Anybody could take their dad's family sedan up the
local drag strip and have some fun. Now cars are just a rich man's hobby.

Chris

Reminds me my Dad raced a '64 Valiant slant six, three speed stick at Capital Raceway, Maryland - 1964-1966 timeframe. He and some buddies built custom headers, and he added a Hurst shifter and some cheater slicks. Then he painted 'Swingin Six' on the side . Back then they had the letter classes. He raced M stock (M/S) and held the track record at the time - 17 seconds flat and 80 mph. Not a burner by any means. But he beat everyone in his class almost every week. I do recall a snapshot of him smoking a Vette out of the hole. I'm always a bit bummed now because I misplaced those photos years ago.

Fred

Jean Poitiers · 02-23-2014, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by hollywoodfred

... I do recall a snapshot of him smoking a Vette out of the hole. I'm always a bit bummed now because I misplaced those photos years ago.

Fred

Would have loved to see that 'Vette guy's face ... too bad for the loss of your images, J

Ratmagiclady · 02-23-2014, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by RichardS

A Renault Megane - I'm starting to think they might be interesting. They look a lot better from the front

Richard.

That's cute. I do kind of like the shooting-brake layout (Not sure I'd ever dare own a French car, but maybe they've gotten better since they pretty much vacated the US.

There's actually a lot of interesting-looking *new* cars out there this season, after a period of me being kind of bored with most of them.

wayne james · 02-23-2014, 09:46 AM

keep the news ones, give me the 1932 Ford blue 3 window from RichardS post

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02-22-2014, 02:55 PM	#1126
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	What a wild blown V8 with three exhaust pipes (?) ... what kind of dual carbs are those? TFS, J

02-22-2014, 03:34 PM	#1127
wayne james Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: new jersey Posts: 847	early old's motor - how about this one

02-22-2014, 04:55 PM	#1128
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by wayne james today was the hardest photo shoot I ever did. lights of all kind shining everywhere. no matter what I did with the white balance didn't seam to help. oh well live and learn. here's 2 anyway Hee. Funky. I like that purple and white one.

02-22-2014, 06:56 PM	#1129
wayne james Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: new jersey Posts: 847	another one

02-22-2014, 08:43 PM	#1130
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	Back in the 1960's my brother used to race his future mother-in-law's Valiant (yes, it had the push-button automatic) at NY National Speedway on Long Island. I'm not sure if she knew about it. But our basement (finished!) was full of trophies. Those were the days. Anybody could take their dad's family sedan up the local drag strip and have some fun. Now cars are just a rich man's hobby. Chris

02-22-2014, 09:38 PM	#1131
dngr Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Victoria/Great Lakes Photos: Gallery Posts: 691	Caught this beauty in the rain today. I think this may be my favourite trim of the 997 series.

02-22-2014, 10:44 PM	#1132
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by wayne james early old's motor - how about this one Attachment 207883 Lots of aluminum. Twin mags or distributors and dual plugs. Carbon fiber covers. Nice paint!

02-22-2014, 11:01 PM	#1133
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	I took a few snapshots this afternoon. Nothing fancy, just cars that caught my eye. I missed an SL500, a C63 AMG and a Bentley Continental - too slow or roadside stuff was in the way. A hot rod A Renault Megane - I'm starting to think they might be interesting. They look a lot better from the front An early Holden. I think it's an EJ, which would make it 1962-63. The sun visor over the windscreen was very popular until (I'm guessing) around the late 1970s. Richard.

02-22-2014, 11:53 PM	#1134
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by RichardS I took a few snapshots this afternoon. Nothing fancy, just cars that caught my eye. I missed an SL500, a C63 AMG and a Bentley Continental - too slow or roadside stuff was in the way. A hot rod A Renault Megane - I'm starting to think they might be interesting. They look a lot better from the front An early Holden. I think it's an EJ, which would make it 1962-63. The sun visor over the windscreen was very popular until (I'm guessing) around the late 1970s. Richard. Nice shots Richard. This strikes me odd to see a righthanded hot rod and the new Meganes are nice, but nothing special to me here in France. The Holden is quite cool with its sun visor ... what a throw-back option. TFS, J

02-23-2014, 01:03 AM	#1135
DaveXT Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Melbourne Outer East Photos: Albums Posts: 94	Nice EJ in full trim.

02-23-2014, 08:44 AM	#1136
BlackTalon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 114	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Those were the days. Anybody could take their dad's family sedan up the local drag strip and have some fun. Now cars are just a rich man's hobby. Chris You can still take your family sedan to the drag strips in this area and run on test & Tune nights.

02-23-2014, 08:48 AM	#1137
hollywoodfred Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vinton, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 358	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Back in the 1960's my brother used to race his future mother-in-law's Valiant (yes, it had the push-button automatic) at NY National Speedway on Long Island. I'm not sure if she knew about it. But our basement (finished!) was full of trophies. Those were the days. Anybody could take their dad's family sedan up the local drag strip and have some fun. Now cars are just a rich man's hobby. Chris Reminds me my Dad raced a '64 Valiant slant six, three speed stick at Capital Raceway, Maryland - 1964-1966 timeframe. He and some buddies built custom headers, and he added a Hurst shifter and some cheater slicks. Then he painted 'Swingin Six' on the side . Back then they had the letter classes. He raced M stock (M/S) and held the track record at the time - 17 seconds flat and 80 mph. Not a burner by any means. But he beat everyone in his class almost every week. I do recall a snapshot of him smoking a Vette out of the hole. I'm always a bit bummed now because I misplaced those photos years ago. Fred

02-23-2014, 09:03 AM	#1138
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by hollywoodfred ... I do recall a snapshot of him smoking a Vette out of the hole. I'm always a bit bummed now because I misplaced those photos years ago. Fred Would have loved to see that 'Vette guy's face ... too bad for the loss of your images, J

02-23-2014, 09:17 AM	#1139
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by RichardS A Renault Megane - I'm starting to think they might be interesting. They look a lot better from the front Richard. That's cute. I do kind of like the shooting-brake layout (Not sure I'd ever dare own a French car, but maybe they've gotten better since they pretty much vacated the US. There's actually a lot of interesting-looking new cars out there this season, after a period of me being kind of bored with most of them.

02-23-2014, 09:46 AM	#1140
wayne james Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: new jersey Posts: 847	keep the news ones, give me the 1932 Ford blue 3 window from RichardS post