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i noticed while driving the 27 chevy.
that when at a stoplight many times the person next to me will be somehow forced to rev the hell out of his/her engine and take off when it turns green. (it doesnt matter what kind of car that person is in).
usually a pickup truck but even soccer moms will become possesed with this temporary madness.
it doesnt happen when i am in my other cars.
does this happen to you?
I have not had that happen yet. I generally get a honk, thumbs up, and a s__t eatin grin!!
i get a lot of that as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by sfort
suprising how many wimmins ask if it is ok to take a picture too.
I've noticed the same thing with my son's Camaro. When I first rode with him people would rev their engines, even when meeting him going the opposite direction. I asked Jeff what's up with that & he said it happens all the time.
Yes to the rev and go thing, you do realize that is jealous envy. I think it rather hilarious cause they sound like a fan or a hooped up air hose as they whoosh down the road. Another comedy event is the open window and loud radio man that takes some talent to turn a knob. My music loud pipes takes care of that :D. If cool were easy everyone would be, enjoy the show.
Me I am not cool but I am free to live as I like and drive the car of my choice. Digging the hell out of all that and all that it implies.
I hate it when they pull alongside you on the highway and either "hang" there or give you the revs while traffic is piling up behind..
Not since I put those "imitation flashing red lights" on top !
Yes also get blocked by them looking at the car often in my blind spot and becide me blocking me from passing something in front of me.
Used to get it a lot 20 plus years ago,when I built up my Chevy LUV,with 350/350,etc..But it was usually at the second set of lights that it happened,,maybe cos it didn't stand out too much,and by the time I rumbled on to the next set of lights,,everyone heard the gentle rumble of a V8,,**)**)so everyone wanted a race..Upset them a bit when I ignored them..
The next time it happened was when I got the Monaco on the road,complete with stroked B/B..:cool:Same effect..:D Doesn't happen now,in the ol'F100 work truck..:LOL::LOL:
i have never seen any of that :rolleyes: with my stuff ..but when women see my cars there clothes fall off... ever have to deal with this :3dSMILE:
Now that's a Nice & fast car Pat .......;)
I want what he's driving !Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
And all this time I thought it was Tequila that made their close fall off. Now I find out that it was really Pat all along.
I get it in the Cobra, and just ignore it.
Surprisingly enough I also get it when driving the Morris Minor.
They just can't believe that a car of that age/era can cover the ground so quickly.
It's very often highly amusing at passing lanes when I pull out to pass.
I look in the mirror at the driver behind me and his face is twisted like he's just sucked a lemon.
And he's mouthing bad words at me.
I check again four or five seconds later after I've pulled her back a couple of cogs and stood on the loud pedal, and his mouth is in an 'O' shape and his eyebrows are in his hair-line.
They just aren't expecting it from a supposedly eight horse-power car.
All good.
(But then they've just got to pass me to 'prove' their superiority! Tee-hee!)
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CandyQuote:
Originally Posted by Bug
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I have a couple of times and revved back at them. the when the light changes watch the haul butt of the line and I just ease on my way lol. I also get the thumbs up and cell phone pic's . it's all fun and I enjoy it, keep on driven em you may make someone's day besides your own.
i had a cop pull up to me told me it.s loud then ask if i want a race then burn the tires off the cop car when the light changed
Haven't got the hot rod on the road yet, but the MR2 convertable seems to attract the same crowd as mentioned above. People especially like to tail gate that small car!. But even the soccer moms seem hell bent on dragracing a sports car, not sure why, maybe they are adding testosterone the the water supply! :)
HMMQuote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
when i see my car i take MY clothes off.
i knew i was doin sumpin wrong....
Luck of the Irish!Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
when i first got it on the road (no speedo) a cop followed me for about 3 blocks.
so there i am sweatin bullets
he pulls up right next to me for another block
gives me the thumbs up and punches it. ;)
I used to get that once in a while. The '59 was LOUD, and had a sort of rat rod look to it, and some folks just couldn't help themselves, I suppose. If I took notice, sometimes I would tease them a bit by revving back at them and rattling their teeth, or if I was in front of the pack, I'd chirp the tires a bit when leaving, then just ease back and watch the fun.
Johnboy, what do you have under the hood on the Morrie as I am not familiar with it and please post photos as it sounds like the sort of sleeper I admire. Years ago when I lived in Invercargill there was a guy who owned a 2 door Mk1 Cortina that looked stock, but had a 289/ 4 speed hidden under the bonnet. If one was into cars one would recognize that it had 12 slot wheels on bigger brakes and a narrow 9"under the rear. There was nothing in the interior apart from a slightly large gearbox cover that gave anybody a hint of what was lurking underneath ready to bite. I real sleeper.
Click on the camera icon underneath my name to see photos of what we run.
Uncle Bob kindly helped me post them up some years ago.
The first photo is She Who Must Be Obeyed when She won the "Lady Hot Rodder of the Year" (The Teddy Bear Award,) in 2004.
(That photo was stolen from the NZ Hot Rod Mag.)
The second is our Cobra: Ford 429, C6, Torana ifs, and Jag XJ6 irs.
Then the Morris Minor: 1949 lolight Morris Minor (the rare model,) Marina front end, (with disc brakes,) 1500 Datsun donkey with 5 speed box, Datsun back end.
(That photo was taken at Manfeild...)
The last one's the '47 Ford: Jag XJ6 irs and ifs, Chev ZZ4 350/350 motor and box.
(That photo was taken by Lynda Barnes (Mrs lamin8r) at the race course in New Plymouth.)
Once the bus is finished I'll post a photo of that up too.
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