Cars and car troubles

[Nitro]

1938 Maserati 8CTF

Chassis 3032, also known as the Boyle Special, was originally a works car. In 1939 it raced at Indianapolis where it finished first. In 1940 it finished first again at Indianapolis; the following year it was forced to retire. It visited Indianapolis again in 1946, 1947, and 1949 where it finished 3rd, 4th, and DNF respectively.

Over the years,I attended the Detroit North American Auto Show and gathered many outstanding images. This the premier manufacturers show and often the first place where new models are shown publicly in the United States. The photo sessions are difficult as the show is always crowded and photo opportunities are few and far between without people obscuring the view, Often manufacturers will bring older cars to display and this is a fine example.

 

[Warwick C]

A very different style driving required to get the best out of it, compared to todays cars. it would be moving all over the place, four drifts?

May be that is what they need to do to make racing exciting, put them on skinny wheels.

 

[Nitro]

I would love to see NASCAR go back to their roots and race stock cars,not that crap formula Car of Tomorrow that was necessary for safety reasons at the now crazy speeds...stock car racing should have remained stock,not formula racing...

 

[Judge]

Gotta love a modestly modified classic.

 

[Nitro]

Gotta love a modestly modified classic.

huffed AMX....very cool

 

[Nitro]

I owned a 1966 Hurst Rambler Ambassador once...it was a total freak...

 

[Judge]

The ultimate racing car: New York To Paris, 1908. And we've got it right here in town.

The original Thomas Flyer.

 

[Nitro]

the brass era was a special time...you have to love tires before they blackened the rubber

 

[Nitro]

in my collection of automobilia I have a small tech school book on auto repair...it is only 3x4 inches and 3/4 inch thick...it covers all automotive repairs and shows you how to make tools...it is from 1913

 

[Warwick C]

Gotta love a modestly modified classic.

How common would be AMX be now? In NZ it is either Ford or Holden (sub brand of GM) boring

 

[Judge]

How common would be AMX be now? In NZ it is either Ford or Holden (sub brand of GM) boring

I rarely see any AMX's or Javelins...on either side of the border.

 

[Nitro]

Not many AMX cars survived...they usually built really utilitarian cars but did have a lil excitement at times...American Motors was formerly called Rambler...a rather inexpensive line of automobiles

 

[Nitro]

The Gremlin was ugly as sin...the Pacer was worse

 

[Judge]

The Gremlin was ugly as sin...the Pacer was worse

LOL....hell yeah!

Course the Gremlin didn't create as much "fireworks" as did Ford's Pinto.

Never did take much to designs where a car's body is simply chopped at the waist.

 

[Nitro]

HaHa!...the firecracker...laughs...those lawsuits made Ford make many changes they still have in place today...the original GM turd car was the Vega if you want to pick on my brand

 

[Judge]

HaHa!...the firecracker...laughs...those lawsuits made Ford make many changes they still have in place today...the original GM turd car was the Vega if you want to pick on my brand

No argument there. Looks like GM has a "lock" on that. Maybe I should recall ...er uh...rephrase that!

But then these days it almost appears fashionable to have recalls....go figure. Looks like Ford's biggest problem remains the "Sync" system.

 

[Warwick C]

I thought it was called character

 

[Nitro]

with 40+ years of experience in the automotive field I can assure you that all manufacturers make junk...

 

[Warwick C]

you can't get it right all the time. What was the ford pinto like, in NZ most the stuff we got was english or Australian based.

 

[Judge]

LOL...sounds about right! Makes me long for the era of manufacturing when things were made to last.

you can't get it right all the time. What was the ford pinto like, in NZ most the stuff we got was english or Australian based.

Butt-ugly and incendiary if they were rear-ended hard enough.

But then the first stick I learned to drive was a 70 Ford Maverick. Not such a bad car compared to the Pinto.