I've got a '04 Cooper S. I have a little problem driving anywhere near the speed limit.
I have had a lot of cars but none has been more fun to drive.
What kinda 1:1 cars do slot car racers drive?
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, Apr 06 2011 07:02 PM
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Posted 09 April 2011 - 07:54 PM
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:18 PM
I got this little ride that I'm keeping. 
Kills me in gas money!
I know there is a lot of cool cars out there with you slot car racers because I have seen them. 
Nesta
Kills me in gas money!
I know there is a lot of cool cars out there with you slot car racers because I have seen them. Nesta
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Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
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I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:26 PM
Nice ride, Nesta!!! Where'd you get those 22s?!?!
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:29 PM
Colorado Customs. Nail alert of course and those Micheli's were not cheap!
What was I thinking of!
Nesta
What was I thinking of!
Nesta
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Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:57 PM
Nesta:
Nice ride!
Nice ride!
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 09:01 PM
I almost bought one, for God's sake. I was so close to doing it but I could not get the right seating position.
I need straight arms when I drive, that is why I get amazed how NASCAR drivers arms look like they are driving a bus.
It looked like this.
Nesta
I need straight arms when I drive, that is why I get amazed how NASCAR drivers arms look like they are driving a bus.
It looked like this.Nesta
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Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 09:35 PM
The last year of production, they ALMOST had a decent car. The suspension bits from the Chevette were awful...
Nesta, you cannot drive with your arms extended, it is very dangerous and modern cars are not 1.5-liter 1960s F1 cars with narrow tires and no grip. Look at rally drivers in the WRC: sitting straight up, arms bent, and biceps braced against the chest. Steering wheel is pulled DOWN by the forearm on the side of the turn. It is the only way you can control the car fast enough.
Otherwise, you are just an accident waiting to happen...
Nesta, you cannot drive with your arms extended, it is very dangerous and modern cars are not 1.5-liter 1960s F1 cars with narrow tires and no grip. Look at rally drivers in the WRC: sitting straight up, arms bent, and biceps braced against the chest. Steering wheel is pulled DOWN by the forearm on the side of the turn. It is the only way you can control the car fast enough.
Otherwise, you are just an accident waiting to happen...
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 10:02 PM
Philippe,
Tthis is the way I hold my steering wheel; maybe I did not express my self clearly enough!
Click here
Yes, he went on to a other space sadly.
Nesta
Tthis is the way I hold my steering wheel; maybe I did not express my self clearly enough!
Click here
Yes, he went on to a other space sadly.
Nesta
- Gabriel
Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 03:36 PM
If I'm a good boy, my wife lets me drive this...
1964 Ford Falcon Futura
260 c.i. V-8
Ford-O-Matic two-speed automatic
Mostly all original
97,xxx miles
Rotor
1964 Ford Falcon Futura
260 c.i. V-8
Ford-O-Matic two-speed automatic
Mostly all original
97,xxx miles
Rotor
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 09:53 PM
Nice, Jeff. You don't see those around any more.
Nesta
Nesta
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Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
Nesta Szabo
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 11:27 PM
Nesta,Philippe, this is the way I hold my steering wheel; maybe I did not express my self clearly enough!
Click here
1) the tires on that Alfetta were having the traction of a bar of soap.
2) JMF does not have his arms that extended, but would never have enough strength to steer if the car had modern tires.
3) You are not JMF.
A proper driving position for anything with modern tires can be seen here:
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
Philippe de Lespinay
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 12:03 AM
You could drive this one!!! 350, 350 trans, headers, A/C, power steering, and disc brakes!! NICE hot rod!! Asking $29,500
She's real fine, my 409!!!
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 08:02 AM
Rotor - VERY NICE!!!
Wish my '65 Mustang was even half that nice.
Maybe one of these years.
Wish my '65 Mustang was even half that nice.
Maybe one of these years.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 10:12 AM
This is my everyday "driver" .. makes my commute "awesome".
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 10:58 AM
Sweet 57! Bet it cost more than $29,000 to build!You could drive this one!!! 350, 350 trans, headers, A/C, power steering, and disc brakes!! NICE hot rod!! Asking $29,500
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 11:14 AM
Thanks Nesta and Doug!
We've had "Buttercup" for about three years now. She's pretty much just like we bought it. Original paint (with a couple of touch ups), engine, trans, rear end, etc.
We've had a ball with it!
Doug... you are probably better off with the Mustang... the aftermarket has everything for your pony, and at a lesser cost than repop Falcon stuff.
Rotor
We've had "Buttercup" for about three years now. She's pretty much just like we bought it. Original paint (with a couple of touch ups), engine, trans, rear end, etc.
We've had a ball with it!
Doug... you are probably better off with the Mustang... the aftermarket has everything for your pony, and at a lesser cost than repop Falcon stuff.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 12:52 PM
Still waiting to hit the lottery to restore my 1968 Sprint HO Firebird.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 02:16 PM
Kurt,
I always wanted to drive one of those HO SOHC Sprints. They're actually pretty rare cars, as they made very few of them.
250 - Std Engine - Man - 1 BBL - ZK eng code - 13,586 produced
250 - Std Engine - Auto - 1 BBL - ZN eng code - 50,549 produced
250 - Sprint Engine - Man - 4 BBL - ZD eng code - 5,609 produced
250 - Sprint Engine - Auto - 4 BBL - ZE eng code - 1,850 produced
Is yours a manual or automatic? As you can see above, the automatic is about four times rarer.
I always wanted to drive one of those HO SOHC Sprints. They're actually pretty rare cars, as they made very few of them.
250 - Std Engine - Man - 1 BBL - ZK eng code - 13,586 produced
250 - Std Engine - Auto - 1 BBL - ZN eng code - 50,549 produced
250 - Sprint Engine - Man - 4 BBL - ZD eng code - 5,609 produced
250 - Sprint Engine - Auto - 4 BBL - ZE eng code - 1,850 produced
Is yours a manual or automatic? As you can see above, the automatic is about four times rarer.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 02:21 PM
My '56 Plymouth is my summer play car. It's hopefully going to the shop soon for a new coat of paint on the roof. Should look pretty cool when finished.
My daily driver is an '04 Ion, gets 28 MPG or 33 highway.
Should look pretty cool when finished.My daily driver is an '04 Ion, gets 28 MPG or 33 highway.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 03:00 PM
Well I don't get to go slot racing much anymore because my feet hurt like hell. But I used to drive this 1956 Chevy Bel Air custom car to the local track in good weather.
I also had a 1956 Chevy 210 sport coupe hardtop that got driven a bit more. It is now gone, as I sold it off to buy all the oak cabinets in our new house in the kitchen and all though the house. The cabinetmaker was a real car nut who wanted that car.
Then this car is a 1962 Porsche 356B coupe that we bought new in 1962. It has about 275,000 miles on it and still runs well.
I also had a 1956 Chevy 210 sport coupe hardtop that got driven a bit more. It is now gone, as I sold it off to buy all the oak cabinets in our new house in the kitchen and all though the house. The cabinetmaker was a real car nut who wanted that car.
Then this car is a 1962 Porsche 356B coupe that we bought new in 1962. It has about 275,000 miles on it and still runs well.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 04:44 PM
Larry, will you adopt me?? Please???
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 05:26 PM
Me too, Bob.This is my everyday "driver" .. makes my commute "awesome".
(Well, maybe not this day.)
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Posted 14 April 2011 - 08:15 AM
With the nice weather coming, I'd rather ride!
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Posted 14 April 2011 - 09:54 AM
I had to slog through some of that stuff to get into LA last weekend. CHP was pacing the traffic through a sudden heavy snowfall on the Grapevine... it is such a fine ride. 
Ô¿Ô bob chaney :: slot car hobbyist
.. how's it going? too early to tell, too late to do anything about it :: Q>
.. it will always be easier to create penalties for violation, than reason for conscience
.. one thing's for certain, nothing's for sure .. everything is possible, nothing is likely
.. (early advice from HT) .. don't just write there, say something!
.. if it wasn't this, it would just be something else .. no good deed goes unpunished
.. we are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us .. damn bukowski
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Posted 14 April 2011 - 11:27 AM
As long as the "change engine" light don't come on!
