Adrian_Thompson wrote:
Keith Tanner wrote:
DoctorBlade wrote:
Superperformace GT40 replicas. Fully licensed and blessed by St. Shelby himself, if you worship that way.
Shelby's opinion doesn't matter to me at all, but I do love me a GT40. Those Superformance ones are gorgeous.
The post-Shelby victories in 1968/69 are the most impressive ones, done by a small (two-car, IIRC) team with an overweight, outdated car running a smaller engine than used in the 1966 and 1967 Ford blitzkriegs.
Shelby's blessing degrades it. Shelby would still be an icon if he hadn't turned into a greedy old man suing people for the right to data they collected etc. and flogging his naming rights for millions. If he'd died at 60 he'd still be a hero, as it is, if I ever own an S197 GT500, the first thing I will do is remove any and all references to him on the car.
Obligatory pic
Says "Shelby" seventeen times on the outside. Might as well be a Harley...
Duke
PowerDork
9/18/13 8:25 a.m.
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
OK, I'm intrigued. What is this schematic?
Duke wrote:
OK, I'm intrigued. What is this schematic?
Dunno, I just Googled 'Fallen Icon' and found it.
Sultan
HalfDork
9/18/13 8:41 a.m.
914Driver wrote:
This what my wife dreams about! Not me on a horse wearing a shirt that matches the Scout. Just the Scout...
Duke
PowerDork
9/18/13 8:53 a.m.
I have no interest in or need for owning a trucklet / jeep-type thing, but I would rock a Scout. Or a Travelall, for that matter.
RossD
PowerDork
9/18/13 8:53 a.m.
Sultan wrote:
914Driver wrote:
This what my wife dreams about! Not me on a horse wearing a shirt that matches the Scout. Just the Scout...
My wife is a horse vet and our future will have a country home with a horse barn and car shop. She says she'll get my a horse that is rock steady since I'm a rookie. But my dream is to have this on while I riding fences:
Sultan wrote:
914Driver wrote:
This what my wife dreams about! Not me on a horse wearing a shirt that matches the Scout. Just the Scout...
My grandpa had one when I was a kid. His was blue and white and rust colored. I became increasingly rust colored and time when on. He could have hour long conversations about battling rust and the most effective rust treatments currently on the market. The rust won.
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
Duke wrote:
OK, I'm intrigued. What is this schematic?
Dunno, I just Googled 'Fallen Icon' and found it.
http://www.presidentsmedals.com/Project_Details.aspx?id=2723&dop=True&year=2010
Oh yeah and in reply to the Scout this one is for sale on my local Craigslist.
For breakfast I had a bagel, slightly toasted, then put on tomato slices and fresh basil from the garden, sprinkle on a bit of Chipotle flakes, then cover with cheese.
Broil.
Looks similar to the one below, but tastes wicked better!
In reply to Grtechguy:
I love that, probably more than I should.
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