The Last Bass Outpost
Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: Basvarken on April 29, 2016, 02:02:33 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUtUOdXv20U
http://bimba.info/en/car-news/2016/02/19/fastest-car-in-britain-is-a-grey-1967-volvo
(http://www.carperformance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1967_Volvo_Vox-1.jpg)
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And rather appropriately for the UK, a tastefully dark shade of battleship grey.
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That camouflages it well in the local weather, you never know who might be approaching. Diesel-manipulated Heinkels and worse ...
(http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/heinkel-london.jpg?itok=T49NNYyh)
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Can a Heinkel outrun that Volvo?
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Heinkels never outflew or outran anything, deplorably so.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e7/77/b8/e777b86a1f3663f3cf03773fbc9010bc.jpg)
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i think these guys might be a bit faster. 0 to 300+mph in 3.5 seconds. the 8,000 hp might help a little.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSufkgiLAz0
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That Volvo is nice but I like this better:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/the-wild-result-of-combining-a-beetle-and-a-corvette-is-yours-for-dollar17000/ar-BBshFgN
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i think these guys might be a bit faster. 0 to 300+mph in 3.5 seconds. the 8,000 hp might help a little.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSufkgiLAz0
Try transporting a cupboard quickly with it! That is where the lightning Volvo is unbeatable.
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What about try to take a corner with it. :mrgreen:
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we don't need no stinkin' corners.
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That kind of explains why American cars are at their forte when (i) driving straight (ii) at 55 mph. Why mess with a successful concept.
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americans are lousy drivers. if we had an autobahn type thing there would be 1,000 fatalities a day. :mrgreen:
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americans are lousy drivers. if we had an autobahn type thing there would be 1,000 fatalities a day. :mrgreen:
The Darwinistic aspects of that have a certain perverse appeal.
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Actually, in Germany the Autobahns aren't the killers, the country roads lined by trees are.
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Jim Clark (unfortunately) comes to mind. :-[
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That camouflages it well in the local weather, you never know who might be approaching. Diesel-manipulated Heinkels and worse ...
(http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/heinkel-london.jpg?itok=T49NNYyh)
I can see my house from there!
I saw the Gumball 3000 Rally cars last night in all their glory. I didn't see any Volvos. ???
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All I can say is he's missed Canary Wharf...