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1940 Willys Coupe. My all time favorite hot rod.

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Here it is, the Ferrari California. Pure beauty.
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For amusement you say. I present the Liberace candelabra car.

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1964 Studebaker Avanti

This was the last one built by Studebaker.

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That Studebaker Avanti has similar lines to one of my favourites: the Jenson Interceptor.



For those of you who've not heard of it, the Jenson was a British GT car built in West Bromwich in the 60s. For power it used a seven litre Chrysler engine (440 in USA parlance). The top of the range model, the FF (pictured) was the first GT car ever to have permanent four wheel drive and anti lock brakes - years ahead of Audi or anyone else. In FF SP form (SP stood for the 6-pack carburettors) it made 385 bhp.

It was really much too thirsty for 70s Britain (remember gas here cost about seven times as much as in the USA) and the main production stopped in 1976, though one-offs are still being built to this day.
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When I think 'car' and 'amusement', and I don't want to have to worry about signalling, I think 'BMW'.

In this case, the Isetta:



But then, that's a reworked classic of the model. This is a more recent O2:



They seem to have lost the quaint wicker basket on the back....
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56 Ford Pro Street, yes its street legal .
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My grandfather had a '32 Ford that he said would pass anything but a gas station.

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The most evil race car ever built, the Double A Fuel Altered(AA/FA). This is the most famous one driven by Willie Borsch.
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The Top Gear Toyota Hi-Lux pickup, after its series of 'challenges'.
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I wonder if that's still in the studio of the "new" Top Gear. That episode made me want to buy a Hilux.
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I wonder if that's still in the studio of the "new" Top Gear. That episode made me want to buy a Hilux.
Yeah, I know. And it was three episodes. They just kept on abusing it and it picked itself up, dusted itself off (with help of a mechanic) and drove away.

Chaining it to an ocean quay while the tide rolled in and waiting until the tide rolled out that impressed me the most...It had been tumbled across and off the quay. Under saltwater.

I now refer to the Toy HiLux as "Choice of the Afghan Warlords".
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Toyota HiLuxes are tough little sumbitches. I know, I've owned three of them.
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Hey, Ding...What's the latest in flying cars?
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Snow is over, but mud is in the future!

ETA a twofer....



For that detour...muddy road ahead!
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Butthole Surfers, Ulcer Breakout - YouTube
Butthole Surfers! One night coming back from a Butthole's show c. 1988 -- I was almost set on fire during that show, but that's another story -- my friend blew his car up doing reverse brakestands on Route 95. Still not sure how we managed not to get arrested that night.

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Me and my 1982 Mercury Capri. Bought it new, still got it. 75K Miles, not a witnter to be seen.
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Hey, Ding...What's the latest in flying cars?
According to Fake News, you can pre-order this one, $400k for the base model, $600k for the fancy-pants model.

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I wouldn't mind having one,

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The GM Firebird!
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