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Yep but I built it with parts from 21 different cars, including a Formula 3 race car, Mini and even a Mclaren F1 super car so blame myself for trying to kill me

It weighed only 1180lbs, had 185BHP, no doors, no windscreen, low and loud, very loud

Frightened me everytime I drove it, especially when the roads were wet, fastest I ever did was 132mph

Came within an arms length of being decapitated when I slid off a corner while braking in the wet

It was the strand of barbed wire resting across the bodywork within my reach that finally made me decide I should sell it quickly as I didn't think it would give me a 2nd chance of living

Frozen throttle on an 83 Saab in the middle of the night during a blizzard on the NYS thruway. A few days later the right front wheel fell off.

Broken CC cable in the 83 911

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Originally Posted by fastfredracing (Post 12127468)

Just test drove a 1990 mustang gt with a supercharger that has not been on the road since 2013.
The car is running terrible and it has really spongy brakes . Last time I drove this car, I remember it being crazy fast .
So, I am coming back from my normal 1/2 mile test drive on the back road by my shop . The car is spitting and sputtering, backfiring etc. Im in 3rd gear about 2 k rpms going maybe 35 ish mph . I decide to boot it and see if it will clear its throat.
Throttle sticks wide open, I see the boost gauge go for the moon, and both rear tires are spinning voilently as I am going sideways heading for the guardrails . I stab the brakes and they do not slow the thing even slightly .
Thankfully, I have had this drill before, and I was able to get the cluth in and twist they key off before I exploded or wrecked, but I need a new set of drawers .
Got any good ones ?

Fess up. You were leaving a cars n coffee weren’t you…

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Originally Posted by Alan A (Post 12127978)

Fess up. You were leaving a cars n coffee weren’t you…

Just practicing for the next one . Good one !!!

Not me but my dog. I was in my ‘56 A taking my good buddy to a regional park. Decided to get aggressive around a sweeping left turn when the passenger door flew open. My dog was in the passenger seat and the forces started to roll him out the door. I grabbed him by the neck and pulled him back. Scared the bejesus out of me.