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Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
From: "Scubabix" <Scubabix(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:41:00 -0500
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> I`d never say "eclipsed", my `72 has an entirely different reason to drive
> it, the C5 and now the C6 is a traveling car that you can race when you
> want to. I do agree, the C4 was just an OK Corvette, if you like the style
> and can stand the shake, they`re great. On the other hand I tolerate the
> 72`s awkwardness because I like to drive it, and love it`s looks.
> --
> Dad
> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
I have 78 and 96 coupes, I love them both for completely different reasons.
The 78 is the generation Vette I grew up with. It`s a lot more fun to
drive. The 96 is more "comfortable" and fuel efficient for my daily driver.
Neither of them will ever be "collector" cars. They`re both just basic
cars. But they`re mine. :)
Rob
96 and 78 Coupes, RED of course
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:25:35 -0500
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"Barking Rats" <please_no_emails(at)myaddy.com> wrote in message
news:please_no_emails-51AB51.13593722112004(at)corp.supernews.com...
> In article <vsqdne5lD9Gy1TzcRVn-oQ(at)bright.net>,
> "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote:
>> After an hour or two of tooling around in my `67, I find myself tired
> but satisfied. The car can really beat you up in some ways but it`s an
> experience I relish.
> Here`s waving to ya - ||||
>
> Owen
> ___
>
> `67BB & `72BB
> ___
You think that 67 beats you up, try a 16 hour drive, gas and potty only, in
a 61 when there were very few superslabs. Aaaahhhhh those were the days, (of
torture).
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Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
From: Barking Rats <please_no_emails(at)myaddy.com>
Subject: Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:29:13 -0800
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In article <PqednYI3eo0FDD_cRVn-og(at)bright.net>,
"Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote:
> You think that 67 beats you up, try a 16 hour drive, gas and potty only, in
> a 61 when there were very few superslabs. Aaaahhhhh those were the days, (of
> torture).
Oh yeah? Well how`s about this...
I drove my mom`s (now brother`s) `58 w/twin 4 barrels from Pennsylvania
to Arizona in the early 80`s. No sun visors while heading west most of
the time. Had to put pieces of paper between the hardtop and the
windshield rail. Seemed every day dawned a new repair situation. First
day out, the gas tank sending unit was leaking fuel into the area under
the soft top. Fixed that at a Chevy dealer in Front Royal, VA. Crossing
the Mississippi, the forward carb linkage became disengaged from the
rest of the shootin`match. Seems I was able to coax it to a safe pull
off and luckily an easy fix. Then, coming into Groom, Texas, just east
of Amarillo, the generator went. Surprisingly a couple hours later I had
located a replacement and installed it myself while a couple of good
ol`boys kept their garage open late for me. (Stupidity confession: I
left the original with the tach gear as a core deposit.) Somewhere
around Tucomcari, NM, I hit snow squalls.
Every minute that went by caused me to wonder what would happen next.
Every click, clunk, tick or stumble had me gripping that big old
steering wheel even tighter. When I finally pulled into my mom`s drive I
was a nervous wreck. Not to mention that my back was killing me.
Here`s waving to ya - ||||
Owen
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`67BB & `72BB
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"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger
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Title: Slowing It Down in Brookland
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:02:22 +0000
Author: hellololly
Brookland is a quaint, cosy, suburban-ish, neighborhood in Northeast Washington, DC where I’ve
More on: http://onenightlemonadestand.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/slowing-it-down-in-brookland/
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Title: THE MINI-BALLER LAND ROVER COMETH!!
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:03:07 +0000
Author: SyNaMATIQ
 TWO DOOR LANDROVER FOR THE MINI-BALLERS Land Rover has today confirmed what we’ve long expected – that the popular LRX Concept from the 2008 edition of the Detroit Auto Show is headed for production. The British-born automaker doesn’t actually say the new ‘ute will be called the LRX when it hits the market in 2011, but it definitely will be wearing the Range Rover moniker and will therefore likely be marketed as a premium vehicle.
No details are given about the coupelike SUV’s powertrain, but Land Rover does say the new vehicle “will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced.” Previous reports have suggested the production LRX will share underpinnings with the LR2 (a.k.a. the Freelander) and will be offered with an optional all-wheel drive hybrid powertrain that may use an electric motor to power the rear wheels and a transverse engine underhood driving the front wheels.
Judging from the lone rendering released with this announcement, the basic shape from the LRX Concept should survive mostly intact, perhaps gaining a slightly more pronounced front fascia to go along with the production-necessary external door handles. Expect more details to filter out at the beginning of 2010, but in the meantime, click past the break for the press release.
Read more →
Via: Luxist
More on: http://synamatiq.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/the-mini-baller-land-rover-cometh/
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