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  1. Salami

    Salami Karting

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    #1 Salami, Dec 17, 2020
    I know it’s OT, if it’s not allowed then delete but I always find it interesting when people get together around a car like we have here, to know what else they like in their wheeled lives? So, if you don’t mind revealing I’d be curious.
     
  2. Ferrari55whoa

    Ferrari55whoa F1 Rookie
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  3. Fennicus

    Fennicus Formula Junior

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    #3 Fennicus, Dec 18, 2020
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    Hi,

    although a 250 GT/E was on top of the list for my first car back in 1995/96 I ended up with a 1966 Series 1 E-type 4.2L 2+2, and it’s been all Jaguars since then. But very shortly after I found the 1972 Euro spec V12 manual E-type roadster in Germany and got it home I started looking for V12 manual F-cars and found the 456 GT. That was almost six years ago and I am very happy with my choise. :D

    Cheers!

    Ps. Also in 2012 I was very close to buying a 365GTC/4, but someone else was faster. But I am sure I am getting more miles or kms on the 456 however than I would with a C4, so not complaining at all.
    (1950 MKV DHC 4-sp, 1972 E V12 OTS Manual 4-sp, 1975 XJ6C Manual 4-sp +O/D, 2004 XJR, 1995 456 GT 6-sp)
     
  4. Salami

    Salami Karting

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    #4 Salami, Dec 18, 2020
    Nice! I was looking at an XJ6C just recently and the fellow selling it has an xj12c manual that I was drooling over.
     
  5. LVP488

    LVP488 F1 Veteran

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    #5 LVP488, Dec 18, 2020
    There are pictures of my other toys in various threads...
    Ferrari 488 GTB
    Caterham 7 275 RoadSport
    Citroen DSuper
    Ducati Monster 1100 evo
    (daily driver is a rather anonymous, low key Citroen C4 cactus ;) )
     
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  6. Fennicus

    Fennicus Formula Junior

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    #6 Fennicus, Dec 18, 2020
    Hi,

    Thanks. A V12 XJC would need to be a modification as the factory only did the four race cars (Broadspeed) with three pedals and a manual gearbox. There are some nice mods, I have seen a few, but it can also be problematic. Our six is a factory 4-sp +O/D which you can always tell from the DN suffix in the chassis number.

    Lots of V12 E-types were manual and a few hundred V12 XJ-S’s so the parts exist. We can continue this in the ”British” area on fchat if you like.

    Back on Ferraris, the 2+2’s starting from the 250 GT/E also used a similar English Laycock de Normanville overdrive until it was replaced by a 5-sp.

    Cheers!
     
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  7. Salami

    Salami Karting

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    #7 Salami, Dec 18, 2020
    Yeah I think he put the manual on it but it was original v12 car. He is a jag man and has several. I want the xjc but it was a little rougher than I wanted to take on. But it did have a SBC swap which is interesting. I’m a manual only kind of guy tho so it’s hard to get excited about anything with a slush box
     
  8. Salami

    Salami Karting

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    #8 Salami, Dec 18, 2020
    Post pics guys cmon! Also, I know this is a thread in other places but I don’t read the other forums here and don’t have interest in the rear engine cars that much at this time so for me this sub forum is its own entity and the people who love these front engine ferraris are unique in their own ways so to me it’s relevant in regards to these toys.
     
  9. ///Mink

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    #9 ///Mink, Dec 18, 2020
    I have a problem. Other than the 550,

    1970 Boss 302 Mustang
    1972 240Z
    1972 BMW 2002
    1962 Coupe DeVille
    1962 TR-4
    1966 VW Westfalia camper
    2003 Porsche C2 cabrio
    2014 BMW 335I
    2019 Mini Clubman S (manual!)
    1959 VW ragtop Beetle
    1995 F250

    A registration renewal comes about once a month.
     
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  10. Ferrari55whoa

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    #10 Ferrari55whoa, Dec 18, 2020
    From where I'm sitting, your only problem is the same as mine.....parking!
     
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  11. colombo2cam

    colombo2cam Formula Junior

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    #11 colombo2cam, Dec 18, 2020
    you need one of these

     
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  12. Ferrari55whoa

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    #12 Ferrari55whoa, Dec 18, 2020
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    I mentioned it’s rare to have my toys in one place....I find this one fun....when I recently needed tires for my ‘69 early bronco, Costco wouldn’t do it (their book didn't have torque settings going that far back so they would mount/balance the tire/rim but I had to put it on the truck myself, so I put it on jackstands in the parking lot and rolled each wheel in!

    Here are a few other good ones.

    That Red/White/Blue Honda Nighthawk-S was always a dream bike growing up, still have it, bought it in 1993.

    Action shot of my vintage baja racer Meyers Manx, took me 3 years to build it (I had a lot of help). That photo is us "airing it out" for the first time on day one of the 2018 NORRA Baja Mexican 1k (I go every year with my early bronco buddies who run a race team....I've navigated and crewed but only raced my Manx the one year.

    Custom coach Ford Centurion tow rig and family hauler 1992 7.3L Diesel turbo 4x4

    Those two 1975 Chevy Laguna S-3's....I sold the red one and kept the Popular Hot Rodding Magazine "Project Talladega" car (DART 427 SBC). I had the red one as it was a cannonball run movie tribute car and I just hadn't set it up for a cross country run yet. Had to have the black one with all the performance upgrades.

    That Mazda Miata is the first new car I ever bought, used as a daily and then started racing it in 2005 did the Cannonball Run One Lap of American and then went turbo and raced at circuits around the midwest and west coast (been parked for awhile).

    That's most of my toys. VERY patient wife.....this is our 24th year and I'm very grateful.
     

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  13. Davidspop

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    #13 Davidspop, Dec 18, 2020
    We all have a common characteristic... the understanding Wife!! Been together for 33 years....have had over 50 vehicles pass through our garages over that time.. what we have right now.... sharing their names as well... I don't know why but I am....

    1968 Ford XL Convertible - Aunt Bea - big block 428, bucket seats console vert
    1969 Mustang Mach I - Henry - we bought in 1994 from original owner out of California
    1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - JJ Falcon - awesome rig... runs great... crappy mpg :)
    1995 Ferrari 456GT - Sofia - newest stablemate.... fun car!
    2006 Dodge Viper Roadster - Pete - super fun to drive... not as comfortable as some of our others! Owned it for about 10 years
    2014 BMW M6 GC - The Boss - awesome daily driver... quick, fast, comfortable
    2019 Audi Q5 - Kelly - Good utilitarian vehicle... a keeper
    1977 Harley-Davidson FLH-1200 - Bullseye - first Harley I ever bought
    2003 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra - Bo - 100th anniversary edition.. originally owned by Geoff Bodine NASCAR driver
    2006 V-Rod VRSCR - Kracken - Bought new... modified greatly..... unrecognizable as a Street Rod
    2013 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra - Margie - very comfy scooter... great for long rides with my very understanding Wife!

    Did I say how lucky I am to have an understanding wife?
     
  14. ralfabco

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    #14 ralfabco, Dec 18, 2020
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  15. Salami

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    #15 Salami, Dec 18, 2020
    One of my main jobs is installing chandeliers in rich peoples houses. One client had just finished a mansion on the cliffs in Malibu. It was a nice older house that they bought for 12 million $ and then scraped the house. It was about 50m$ budget so you get the kinda place. But it only had a one car garage! I thought man, that’s weird and pretty demure, but as I was noticing a small gap that went around the entire floor perimeter in the garage, the electrician saw me and waved me over to a control panel. He said what you do is choose the car you want, and up it comes from the floor! Yes, a car dispenser. I didn’t even ask how many it can hold, I was so blown away by the mere concept I couldn’t handle it!
     
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  16. Salami

    Salami Karting

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    #16 Salami, Dec 18, 2020
    I need a name for my latest addition, 1941 dodge weapons carrier truck. I’ve had a few named cars, I let them name themselves but not sure on this one.
     
  17. Salami

    Salami Karting

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    #17 Salami, Dec 18, 2020
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    boxes:
    95 456gt (queen)
    05 Jeep Liberty diesel (Daily)
    85 hmmwv slant back 4dr, Cummins swapped (Project)
    41 dodge wc 1/2t, Cummins swapped (Big dirty)
    99 Mercedes SLK (old queen)

    Bikes:
    73 Honda XL175 scrambler
    12 husky 478 snowbike
    80 BMW r65 Scrambler
    18 KTM 300xc



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    #19 marce, Dec 18, 2020
    view from my desk.
    plus
    • harley fat bob
    • mercedes ml 350
    • toyota landcruiser 4.5lt twin turbo diesel(so much torque)
    • plus a beach car

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    #20 tazandjan, Dec 18, 2020
    Fly-fishing vehicle: Mercedes GLE 450 with the nice little switch that increases ground clearance.
     
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  21. niftyfivefifty

    niftyfivefifty Formula Junior

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    #21 niftyfivefifty, Dec 19, 2020
    I am very boring compared to many here:
    1999 Mercedes C43 w/E55 engine swap (almost as much fun as my 550, but it is also higher maintenance)
    2013 Chevrolet Express Explorer SE 9-passenger van (fits my family of 6 and the grandparents for fun family outings).
    2012 Toyota Sequoia Platinum (wife’s DD)
    2020 RAM 1500 Laramie HEMI w/Etorque (my work truck)

    Like many of you, I am blessed with a wife who is supportive of my hobby/addiction. Luckily she grew up in a car family and loves them too; she drove a mint V8 ‘62 Buick Special to high school, and her father has a collection of cool but obscure 1940s-1970s classics (his currect daily driver is a 1976 F100 Sportside 4x4 with a 302, and a 4 on the floor).
     
  22. niftyfivefifty

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    #22 niftyfivefifty, Dec 19, 2020
    I LOVE your Bronco and Centurion Eric!
     
  23. Fennicus

    Fennicus Formula Junior

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    #23 Fennicus, Dec 19, 2020
    Hi,

    Sure, or by now most of us would be divorced. My wife doesn’t care about cars, but has impeccable taste, thus the first choise back in 1996 was a S1 E-type. :)

    I only had motorbikes before cars, so fitting all our stuff into an E when we did continental trips accross Europe was easy, I never had any side bags, just a backpack and a tank bag plus tent and mattress + towel rolled up on the rear of the bike.

    A couple of weeks ago we drove the manual XJ6C through Sweden and Denmark to Germany to the garage I have there for one car.

    One of my limitations is I have always lived in the very center of Helsinki, so garage space has always been a problem.

    Cheers!

    Ps. No XJ’s were sold in North America with manual gearboxes, but in Europe they were a (rare) option. Manual 4-sp + O/D from 1969-1979 and a Getrag 5-sp 1979-1997. The bellhousing for the XK engine is easier to find than for the 5.3L V12 or the 3.6/4.0 AJ6/AJ16. Personally I never use adaptor plates or any spacers.


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    Ps. Sorry about the sideways pics, darn iPhone, I am sure I had rotated those the right way!
     
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    Fennicus Formula Junior

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    #24 Fennicus, Dec 19, 2020
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    Oh, almost forgot this one, just finished a complete engine rebuild a few weeks ago, engine is from 1948, car 1950. No powersteering, no powerbrakes (but very large drums, 3.6kN at all wheels) no radio ever, 3 1/2 Litre, 110mm stroke. My favorite ride when there is no hurry! ;)

    cheers!


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    Ps. The Healey is not mine, but a friend’s (actually my cousin’s son’s) but I like it too, triple 2” SU’s, manual +O/D.
     
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  25. F456M

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    #25 F456M, Dec 19, 2020
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    In addition to the 550 Maranello, I have a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 5,3 V8 (the only one I have seen down in South of France, at least with Norwegian plates!). It has 425.000 kms. and still going strong. Here it is protected from salt and might survive a few more years. At home I have my XK8 convertible which I bought in Sacramento and drove to Miami and had it there for about four years before sending it over. I also have a 1987 Maserati Biturbo 2,5 injection Spyder on the way from the US pretty soon. Now looking for a Fiat 130 Coupe and possibly some more old cars.. This year I bought a 1978 Peugeot 504 Ti for my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. I found it in Finland! It is the same type of car, year model and even color as what we had when I was a small kid. Rust free and a survivor with newly rebuild engine. Actually a very nice car to drive with independant suspention and disc brakes, and it seems quite robust too. It has a German Kügelfisher mechanical injection and 110 hp.!! I am amazed by the gas milage. At 90 kph. it use about 7 liters per 100 kms.! In 1978.. As a matter of fact, it is also designed by Pininfarina. You can see the same «bent angle» on the trunk as the Fiat 130 Coupe has on the hood. It was some kind of a design trademark back then by Pininfarina... So always lots of thing so maintain...

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