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yorkie_chris · 17-01-10, 12:14 PM

hehe I remember the sound of the V8 corvettes at the le mans 24hr. You didn't so much hear them as feel your guts get rattled about by the noise. Same at donnington 6hr where you can stand by foggys right near the track and hear them boot it down there. Hehehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQxp...eature=related
hubba hubba

but by far the best looking cars there were the team modena aston db9r's

17-01-10, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmy4237

If it wasn't for the sky high UK fuel prices, and the crazy £405 annual road tax for "High emmision vehicles", my daily motor would be a fully loaded Crown Victoria Intercepter model with the 4.7 V8. Driven sensibly they do a respectable MPG for being a V8

I'm sorry, you WANT a crown victoria? For the love of god, why? It is easily the worst car I have ever driven (and yes, I've driven lots, even lots of american stuff). This car made me sick as the suspension was sooooooo soft (the police version might be better in this respect, however, they may have just replaced the shock absorbers with girders) and considering the size of the car the passenger space and boot were tiny. Yes, the engine will last a long time, but the rest of it won't, the build quality is, as with a lot of american cars, absolutely shocking.

but hey, don't let me put you off.

MT

Sid Squid · 17-01-10, 03:44 PM

Hello Mark!

_Stretchie_ · 18-01-10, 12:12 PM

Spent the weekend Land Rovering, helping set up the courses for trials on Saturday and Marshalling on Sunday.

Lot's of 4-4.5litre V8's being used at full chat trying to climb hills. Fantastic sound

Here's a very short clip of GG's brothin in law NEARLY climbing a hill in his. Sounds AWESOME in the flesh, let me have a go yesterday too... I WANT ONE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nQabAtzFgY

CheGuevara · 18-01-10, 03:04 PM

Growing up my Dad's neighbour restored classics as a hobby/retirement-fund and had a rather large collection. One of the cars was a mint Shelby GT500 convertible (can't imagine what it's worth these days). I'm pretty sure it's idle rpm was 2. It shook the windows in the house.

He also had several classic vettes, caddys etc - about 25 cars in total last time I asked, and stores them in a barn.

18-01-10, 08:20 PM

Stretchie - that one sounds like mine, bit it's in a '68 swb 2a so I get a lot of odd looks when I start it up and roar off. It's even better in an underground carpark! Well worth the petrol money

17-01-10, 12:14 PM	#21
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: American V8's hehe I remember the sound of the V8 corvettes at the le mans 24hr. You didn't so much hear them as feel your guts get rattled about by the noise. Same at donnington 6hr where you can stand by foggys right near the track and hear them boot it down there. Hehehe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQxp...eature=related hubba hubba but by far the best looking cars there were the team modena aston db9r's __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat Last edited by yorkie_chris; 17-01-10 at 12:17 PM.

17-01-10, 03:44 PM	#23
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: American V8's Hello Mark! __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

18-01-10, 12:12 PM	#24
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: American V8's Spent the weekend Land Rovering, helping set up the courses for trials on Saturday and Marshalling on Sunday. Lot's of 4-4.5litre V8's being used at full chat trying to climb hills. Fantastic sound Here's a very short clip of GG's brothin in law NEARLY climbing a hill in his. Sounds AWESOME in the flesh, let me have a go yesterday too... I WANT ONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nQabAtzFgY __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left Last edited by _Stretchie_; 18-01-10 at 12:19 PM.

18-01-10, 03:04 PM	#25
CheGuevara Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 478	Re: American V8's Growing up my Dad's neighbour restored classics as a hobby/retirement-fund and had a rather large collection. One of the cars was a mint Shelby GT500 convertible (can't imagine what it's worth these days). I'm pretty sure it's idle rpm was 2. It shook the windows in the house. He also had several classic vettes, caddys etc - about 25 cars in total last time I asked, and stores them in a barn. __________________ - K9 SV650S: Hel brake lines, carbon end can - SZR660: The project... - K5 SV650S: K7 GSXR750 front end, ZX6RR shock, GB Moto rearsets, Hel brake lines, Renthal risers, Tuono bars, V-Rod headlamp, "JMV" belly pan ~SOLD~ (wonder where it is now)

18-01-10, 08:20 PM	#26
svrich Guest Posts: n/a	Re: American V8's Stretchie - that one sounds like mine, bit it's in a '68 swb 2a so I get a lot of odd looks when I start it up and roar off. It's even better in an underground carpark! Well worth the petrol money

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