Cars

Crashdummy · Post by **Crashdummy** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:32 pm

A few months ago the 959s became street legal if they got this little upgrade. Believe it or not, that upgrade actually added horsepower.

superstormer · Post by **superstormer** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:23 pm

I checked out the Bugatti Veyron and now I have to say it is my new dream car. Here are some pictures.

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RacerSoaker445 · Post by **RacerSoaker445** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:50 pm

Yes, I love Veyrons.

King Soaker · Post by **King Soaker** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:10 am

Aaron,

Actually there were some 1,935 + street, and 20 racing version 1970 Plymouth Superbirds produced, and 550 + street, and 40 racing 1969 Dodge Charger Daytonas. Exact numbers are hard to pin down, but the accepted number seems to be 2000 Superbirds, and 590 Daytonas. For sure some of the rarest, and awesome muscle cars in the world.

http://aerowarriors.com/cgi-bin/af.cgi? ... daysb.html

I think the prices listed here are very conservative.

http://aerowarriors.com/cgi-bin/af.cgi? ... m/sss.html

Razor · Post by **Razor** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:01 am

Um, here's my dream vehicle:

The H-1. B)

I hate the H-2's (but I think the H-3's are neat though).

Crashdummy · Post by **Crashdummy** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:06 am

I think the H-1 is also far superior to the H-2. Any pisc of H-3s? Ive never seen one.

RecklessAssault · Post by **RecklessAssault** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:02 am

A few months ago the 959s became street legal if they got this little upgrade. Believe it or not, that upgrade actually added horsepower.

I did not know that... They were illegal due to an emissions stipulation, weren't they? I read up on all that once, but it's been so long since I've looked that I don't remember. Is Customs actually allowing them to be imported now as well?

Exact numbers are hard to pin down, but the accepted number seems to be 2000 Superbirds, and 590 Daytonas

Hmmmmm... according to this site, 503 were produced in '69 and an extra two in 1970. I know there were a lot of race-specific Daytonas made, would they figure in to the 590?

As far as Hummers go, I agree with everyone on here who thinks the H1 is superior to the H2. GM did the Hummer name a great disservice by taking away the ruggedness that the H1 had and making the H2 conform to SUV standards. As far as I'm concerned, the H2 is the "rich man's Escalade", just another SUV that poseurs can put "dubs" on so that they can think they're cool.

Aaron

Razor · Post by **Razor** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:12 pm

This is an H-3. It's not quite as cool as the H-1, but it is an improvement from the H-2.

King Soaker · Post by **King Soaker** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:57 pm

Hmmmmm... according to this site, 503 were produced in '69 and an extra two in 1970. I know there were a lot of race-specific Daytonas made, would they figure in to the 590?

As far as Hummers go, I agree with everyone on here who thinks the H1 is superior to the H2. GM did the Hummer name a great disservice by taking away the ruggedness that the H1 had and making the H2 conform to SUV standards. As far as I'm concerned, the H2 is the "rich man's Escalade", just another SUV that poseurs can put "dubs" on so that they can think they're cool.

Aaron,

This article is from the same site, Aerowarriors.com (the first link in my last post), and according to Ken R. Noffsinger, the number of Daytonas produced was 590.

"It is estimated that about 40 racing Daytonas and 20 racing SuperBirds (like Ramo Stott's car pictured here) were built during the winged car era. All Daytonas were based on already existing chassis that had Daytona sheet metal "hung" on them. SuperBirds were built from a "body in white", bare chassis shipped from the factory to the car builders. Only a few racing winged cars survive today, and they are found primarily in museums. It appears that about 550 street Daytonas were produced, with over 300 surviving to this day."

Being a big Mopar fan, I went to the Superbird/Daytona rally in Reno Nevada a few years ago. I have heard production numbers from 500 to over 600 for the Daytona from owners who claim to know everything about these cars. There appears to be no final word from Chrysler, because I have many books that claim different "official" numbers from the manufacturer.

As for the H2, I agree it's not as tough as an H1, but it's dang fun to drive. One of my best friends owns one. The other thing to take into consideration is the H1's cost, which is 2 1/2 times the price of an H2.

Soakologist · Post by **Soakologist** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:10 pm

How much will the H3 cost?

Razor · Post by **Razor** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:59 am

It will cost a lot (like 50k). I really have no idea how much it will cost as of now.

dohp · Post by **dohp** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:57 am

I for one love dodges, no thanks to my dad owning a couple of their trucks. But for everyday, I'd take a '04 SRT-10 Ram (my dad's boss has one, and I drool evertime I see it), or a 2003 Viper GTS. If we're talking illegal, I'd take the viper in GTS-R form, and throw a couple turbos on it (done by the appropriate companies) and soon have 1000 hp, then upgrade everything else to hold handle 1000HP. Same can be done to the SRT-10 Ram.

I'd take a HMMVW (army issue)over a hummer (civilian issue). I think to update the HMMVW's they could really use an engine change, but their looking for servicability interchangability of parts, and that's what the 6.5 liter allows.

In response to the H3T, I'm pretty sure it'll be Chev Colorado size, and will have identical inline 5 cyl. but turbo charged to bring it over 300 HP. And there's lots of ammenities for it to, I like it. I read it in... one of the big show truck mags a couple months back.

H3T page

Soaker Leader · Post by **Soaker Leader** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:35 pm

Nxs Acura is my favorite car.

Toaster · Post by **Toaster** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:07 pm

I want one of these. Skyrider
or maybe one of these in a pinch. AirBike

bunny2002sg · Post by **bunny2002sg** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:55 pm

My dream car is the Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex...

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