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Some german piece of crap hybrid:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200551.jpg

prettiest car ever made:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200535.jpg

Used to own one of these:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200496.jpg

Blood pressure test for sports car buffs:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200433.jpg

Need to clean out my garage, anyone want this goofy old VW?
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200744.jpg

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Originally Posted by notfarnow (Post 3974648)

Some german piece of crap hybrid:

Blood pressure test for sports car buffs:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200433.jpg

This picture makes me angry in ways I don't even understand.

I wonder about the aftermath. A quality XKE restoration ain't cheap. I wonder if the Hummer dood's insurance covered the whole thing...

I remember reading an article by Phil Hill where he said the aerodynamics of teh Disco Volante made it pretty touchy at speed.

Years ago, R&T had a "Salon" article about a young kid -16ish- who fell in love with this beautiful sports car at a used car lot. He saved & borrowed to buy it, and it turned out to be one of the original Alfa BAT prototype cars. Silver... what a gorgeous car.

Edit: I think it was this one:
http://www.velocetoday.com/images/August%2005/pb11.jpg

[QUOTE=notfarnow;3974706]I remember reading an article by Phil Hill where he said the aerodynamics of teh Disco Volante made it pretty touchy at speed.

Yeah, it was a wing. As far as The BAT series go, this was the most outrageous -

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212205523.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212205745.jpg

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Originally Posted by notfarnow (Post 3974648)

Some german piece of crap hybrid:
Need to clean out my garage, anyone want this goofy old VW?
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212200744.jpg

Is that a schwimwagen?

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Originally Posted by Tishabet (Post 3977566)

Is that a schwimwagen?

Yes, but I was only kidding, it's not in my garage! I got a couple urgent emails! That was found in a garage in Austria, I think. It's a shame, many of the shwimmers were used as target practice after the war or just beat to death. Some were "liberated" by farmers.

I took this yesterday:

"I think I can, I think I can!"
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1212423185.jpg