Imports

[CodeRedR51]

Much better.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Second edit is better than the first one above. Eunos Cosmo's edit took away the car's true colour so doesn't work very well.

Even the second edit is a bit lacking - not enough contrast, and the colours have been dulled by bringing down the exposure.

Hey, it was less than one minute


Turns out that RX-7 I posted on the previous page is getting a feature in S3 Magazine in the near future:

 

[ND4SPD]

That FD makes me feel funny.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Funny? I don't feel funny, I just have a raging erection.

 

[Keef]

Lol it looks like it is, but it's not. Just different focal lengths

And the photographer didn't move at all, and there is no change in the distortion?

Bro, Azuremen is right. Same picture twice.

LOL

Bags are for groceries, and Louis Vuitton suitcases are for all his suits, right?

The LV is fake, despite the fact that it seems PS'd on there. This dude was baller enough to photoshop a fake LV on his car. That's pretty sweet bro.

Walnut veneer on the hood/bonnet - must be the latest fad.

I don't know man. Walnut veneered hood is pretty epic, you have to admit. Heck, the Rolls convertible has a teak deck on the rear.


I thought that FD was a Viper at first, and I was like badass. But then I realized it was an FD, and I was like badass.

The engine is nothing special though. 475 is readily doable with a 20b. The Grand Am cars are made to run restrictors so of course they don't make as much power.

 

[Crumpet]

Funny? I don't feel funny, I just have a raging erection.

Uh, lovely..

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Bro, Azuremen is right. Same picture twice.


The LV is fake, despite the fact that it seems PS'd on there. This dude was baller enough to photoshop a fake LV on his car. That's pretty sweet bro.


I don't know man. Walnut veneered hood is pretty epic, you have to admit. Heck, the Rolls convertible has a teak deck on the rear.


I thought that FD was a Viper at first, and I was like badass. But then I realized it was an FD, and I was like badass.

The engine is nothing special though. 475 is readily doable with a 20b. The Grand Am cars are made to run restrictors so of course they don't make as much power.

Are the R20B's really restricted? I wasn't aware of that. I know they cap out at 9,000rpm or so, so I suppose that extra 1000rpm makes a pretty big difference. Still, 475whp naturally aspirated is just about perfect.

Uh, lovely..

Oh...just me? Whoops...

 

[Azuremen]

I think I got it about perfect on this one.

This is pretty much a perfect exposure. Some selective dodging and burning would clean up a few other bits, but this is the best posted so far. And the color looks quite good here as a result.

I'm assuming you are shooting these then? Should start up a thread over in the Photo section if you want input and feedback on photography; a lot of good photographers here.

 

[Keef]

Are the R20B's really restricted? I wasn't aware of that. I know they cap out at 9,000rpm or so, so I suppose that extra 1000rpm makes a pretty big difference. Still, 475whp naturally aspirated is just about perfect.

Most of the engines are restricted in some fashion. They're capable of much more, but when you lower the rpm and add an intake restrictor you cut the power output to within regulations, but the torque curve isn't effected as much so you can gear it down to match the redline without loosing too much go-fast. It also helps with reliability, not wringing the engine for all it has.

 

[Cale]

Anymore of the Copper Red NC?

 

[happycorey]

I'm assuming you are shooting these then? Should start up a thread over in the Photo section if you want input and feedback on photography; a lot of good photographers here.

Yeah I did take them.. I thought about it but I'm not sure I want to. I haven't made a thread for pictures in awhile

 

[speed junkie]

^Anyone have any more info/photos on this particular Quatro? Side exit exhaust, roll cage, single lug wheels, cut slicks, but not race car.

Anyone who has ever called a miata a small car has never stood by an Elan

 

[Time_Attack]

I thought that FD was a Viper at first, and I was like badass. But then I realized it was an FD, and I was like badass.

I said the same thing. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

 

[Rue]

That Golf Rallye is stunning as is the Cecotto M3, and we need moooooooore of those pictures of exotic car dealers from the 60's and 70's.

 

[motortrend]

That Golf Rallye is stunning as is the Cecotto M3, and we need moooooooore of those pictures of exotic car dealers from the 60's and 70's.

I don't think there were many dealers selling exotic cars in the 60s, exotic cars back then were probably quite more limited, truly exotic. Closest I could find to anything exotic was this porsche, though I'm sure there are some other pictures of luxury/exotic dealerships

While searching, I also came across these beauties:

Also, speed junkie, awesome post.

 

[TheCracker]

^Anyone have any more info/photos on this particular Quatro? Side exit exhaust, roll cage, single lug wheels, cut slicks, but not race car.

Talladega Audi - On March 24, 1986 this Audi 5000CS Turbo Quattro set a one-lap closed course speed record for four-wheel drive vehicles at Talladega Speedway. The Audi with Bobby Unser at the wheel, reached a one-lap average speed of 206.825 mph over the 2.66 mile high-banked superspeedway.

More Audi goodness:

 

[Encyclopedia]

This page is ful of awesome. Particularly Speed Junkie's post. 👍

 

[daan]

Are the R20B's really restricted? I wasn't aware of that. I know they cap out at 9,000rpm or so, so I suppose that extra 1000rpm makes a pretty big difference. Still, 475whp naturally aspirated is just about perfect.

I believe that the Renesis is good for 12,000 rpm but the gearbox couldn't cope with it.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Anymore of the Copper Red NC?

Not really, no.

And...

This one's a bit over the top for me. Some here might like it.

 

[eiriksmil]

 

[Keef]

Wild. That thing would have nearly kept pace with the stock cars of the day!

 

[Slick Rick]

Looks good Eirik 👍 Id add more chrome though like the window surrounds and get hold of the thinner bumpers and get rid of the side indicators....

 

[speed junkie]

Wild. That thing would have nearly kept pace with the stock cars of the day!

Nearly? In NASCAR they rarely break the 200 mph mark.

 

[eiriksmil]

Looks good Eirik 👍 Id add more chrome though like the window surrounds and get hold of the thinner bumpers and get rid of the side indicators....

It wasn't mine there, it's without the TH lines and the coilovers now.. For some really weird reason the chrome trim on the front windows don't show up on the pics, but it has it Both the bumpers and the side indicators are US spec and brings character to the car..

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Nearly? In NASCAR they rarely break the 200 mph mark.

Now I'm not one to defend Nascar, but I doubt that Audi could keep up for more than a few laps.

 

[Keef]

Nearly? In NASCAR they rarely break the 200 mph mark.

Son. Track record at Talladega is 212 mph average set in 1987. That's why I said "of the day". After that season they started running restrictor plates. In 2004, Rusty Wallace ran a no-restrictor exhibition and set an unofficial record of 216 mph average, and chopped .7 seconds off Bill Elliot's 212 mph lap. Today's cars could probably run over 220 there but nobody has tried it since 2004.

 

[speed junkie]

Haha I guess knowing is half the battle.

 

[Rue]

CL9 Euro-R


hon_accord by R-W-P (Hong Kong), on Flickr

 

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