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[LikeMike]

I don't daily drive the truck anymore. I daily drive this 1996 Grand Prix which I also race at the autoX.

 

 

[MG Brown]

After passing on/gifting our late father's 1969 GTO convertible to my youngest sister,



Terri wanted a convertible or a pair of Harleys- and even with her employee discount, this Infiniti G37 hardtop/convertible was far cheaper than two bikes. It ended up being her anniversary present.
 

 
Being RWD we felt we didn't want to drive it in the snow, so it gets put away for the rest of the year, generally in the late fall.
 
This particular car is a rare exterior (Midnight Garnet) and interior (Wheat) color combination with the addition of the interior maple wood trim and sport exterior trim which makes it even rarer. The Infiniti G37 is, in essence, a slightly longer wheelbase Nissan 370Z (GT370 in Japan) in a cocktail dress. Many of the components including the 332 HP V6 and 7-speed transmission are directly carried over from the Z-car making this somewhat of a lux-sleeper.
 
This video does a good job of explaining how the top works. The sales guy gets some details wrong including the biggest no-no of all, having items in the top stowage area which is why the rear deck doesn't go down properly on the car in the video once the top is stowed.
 
In the Spring of 2017, we decided we didn't need 2 sporty cars in the family so we replaced my Acura CL Type-S with this "more practical" Honda HR-V. Terri likes the blue-purple prismatic color which was discontinued after this year.
 

 
It's amazing how much you can stuff into this compact AWD sport utility; especially when using the 2nd row "Magic Seats".

[Mr. HP]

My newest daily driver and first electric car, it's a 2016 BMW i3. With it's fairly light weight, low COG and instant torque delivery it's a lot of fun to drive, kinda like a giant slot car. I'm still a petrol-head, internal combustion is by far my preferred method of transportation for my hobby cars and bikes (see my first post) but for my daily commute this makes more sense. 

 

 

[Dave Crevie]

So Steve, do you have a CD of big FE sounds to play while you are driving it? I'm not sure if I could drive without

my kind of "music". 

[Mr. HP]

So Steve, do you have a CD of big FE sounds to play while you are driving it? I'm not sure if I could drive without

my kind of "music". 

 

I’ve joked about how electric vehicles should come with selectable simulated engine sounds pumped inside and out. With every sound from a blown hemi to George Jetson’s space car.

[993]

1986 911 Euro Turbo Look all stock except the seats.

My old work car, drove it to the San Diego airport control tower for years, had a lot of fun with it back in the day.

It was recently restored to factory stock.

Likes to cruise at speed with the cold AC on.

Now its too perfect to park just anywhere so it rarely gets driven.

 

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[Jencar17]

Our daily mini

 

[88honcho]

 

 

 

[TSR]

Our Sunday driver...

[Jim Difalco]

I recently customized my 2016 Infinity QX70 SUV. In the past I was stuck with the mini van or more recently a Nissan Murano which was decent but not fun to drive. Since I don't spend money on jet skis or motorcycles I splurged on some car upgrades.

 

I added a front air dam and side skirts from Nissan that are painted blue and gloss black. The rear spoiler and diffuser are ebay purchases from Russia and are hydro dipped in carbon fiber. The front grill, side vents and chrome on the side skirts are also done in carbon fiber hydro dip. The wheel well arches, roof and a few other chrome pieces are done in gloss black. Smoke black rear lights and removing all the chrome Infinity badges cleaned up the cars look.

 

22" wheels and tires will be next years changes. If anyone owns an Infinity you can check out the Infinity Scene blog https://www.infinitiscene.com/ for good info on maintenance or upgrades advice.

 

 

 

 

[NHBandit]

Can't seem to leave anything alone so... 67 Camaro. Began it's life as a Red 6 cylinder with powerglide 2 speed auto trans. Manual steering, manual drum brakes, Plain Jane grandma car. Now it has a 350 engine that was the spare from an old Nascar Late Model I used to own. Roughly 415hp or so. Muncie close ratio 4 speed, 12 bolt rear axle with 3:55 gears. 4 wheel power disc brakes with Wilwood Aluminum calipers (also left over racecar stuff). Close ratio power steering box from a Z/28. Interior is basically stock with the exception of the front seats being fully adjustable power units from a 97 Trans Am. Fun little ride. 

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[993]

Our last track day before the shut down.

Hopefully the tracks can reopen soon.

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[MattD]

Daily driver, no.   It's not fast, doesn't handle and has no radio.   Just a loud 431 CI BB Chevy.  Close ratio 4 sp. 3:55 posi.   Power steering and brakes.  This is a factory 4 sp SS, but most all that factory stuff and original sheetmetal is long gone!!    Probably spent 2 months welding panels and block sanding, before I sprayed the black urethane.

 

 

[TSR]

Sunday driver or now home decor, this little racing bike I first built and raced in Yurrup in 1967, that I rediscovered in an auction in 2013, then completely rebuilt with the kind and competent help from slot car guru Bryan Warmack and aluminum forming guru Simon Leach. Pictures are before, during and after.



















 

[993]

My drag bug I built in 88 still racing in Yurrup.

 

 

new tires hope they only last a couple weekends,

Next race Big Bore Bash with VARA at Big Willow.

[NHBandit]

Funny you should ask.. When I'm not playing with little cars I'm also a Vice President in the Pharoahs Car Club. If the name sounds familiar it's because we're the club that was featured in American Graffiti. The 67 Camaro & 65 Falcon are the 2 we drive currently and the 36 Chevy coupe followed me home one day. It's a work in progress. Former gasser that raced at Maryville Dragway here in Tennessee and was parked for 50 years after the track closed in 1970.

[TSR]

Sunday driver for this old guy: 

[993]

You fit perfect and look great in it too!  

I bet it's every bit as nice as your bike restored above.

Did you race cars as well as bikes?

 

Sunday driver for this old guy: 

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[Martin]

You look very comfortable in there Philippe.                                   

 

I see the Bobby Unser signature clearly, is the other signature Dan Gurney? its hard to make out.

[MSwiss]

Awesome graphics on the Eagle.

99% that's Dan Gurney's autograph on the car.

[Martin]

I thought it was, thanks Mike for the conformation. It makes the most sense.

[MSwiss]

It was easy to Google, to confirm.

It saved me from checking with Larry Fulhorst, a Chicago area club slotcar racer, who might be the world's biggest Dan Gurney fan.

BTW, I only chimed in because it seems PDL will be here on Slotblog for a day or 2, to answer outstanding questions, and then he might drop out for weeks at a time, distracted by some other subject he's an expert on.

[Bags]

https://youtu.be/FzhREYOK0oo

 

the future?

[gotboostedvr6]

[Phil Smith]

I have a boring car, especially compared to the cars in this thread.