Which classic makes the best sound?

[Rum Runner]

Race cars as well.
Big Can Am McLaren M8 for me , with 800hp chevy,
Or maybe an ERA

>> Edited by Rum Runner on Tuesday 18th April 22:05

[Roman]

Lola T70 - Chevy V8 again...

[tvrgaas]

Rum Runner said:

Race cars as well. Big Can Am McLaren M8 for me , with 800hp chevy, Or maybe an ERA

Can am's were a good rumble, the ERA I'd have thought was beaten in the scream steaks by the V16 BRM or a Supercharger on a twenties Mercedes SSK.

[anonymous-user]

too many to choose from? A BDA through the welsh forest, a DFV.....anywhere!, the Ferrari 246 Tasman, the 20+ litre Bentley Napier, a Bugatti T35....

[Alpineandy]

pablo said:

too many to choose from? A BDA through the welsh forest, a DFV.....anywhere!, the Ferrari 246 Tasman, the 20+ litre Bentley Napier, a Bugatti T35....

Agreed..... plus Matra V12

[Balmoral Green]

Stags sound great, especially autos.

[plasticpig]

I have always liked the sound of the AC Cobra.

[Whitechimp500]

Balmoral Green said:

Stags sound great, especially autos.

Seconded ,I have an auto with a Stainless steel Exhaust,Triumph somehow got the Burble thing just right , a Classic .

[aeropilot]

pablo said:

too many to choose from? A BDA through the welsh forest

Oh yes indeed.......

And a Stratos and 6R4 as well.

A 426 Hemi....and a hopped-up Flathead Ford.

A 3.4 Jag six in a D-Type.

The Flat 12 of a 917 and the last of the Ferrari F1 V12's.

[Rum Runner]

Oh I forgot a special one Gp4 Capri with 3.5 Cozzy GAA V6, sweet as they come

[tog]

The air-cooled V8 in a Tatra... but I'm biased

[yellowvette]

Can't beat the sound of a small block chevy through chambered exhausts. I'm often told my Vette sounds awesome. Of course I have to ask people to speak up

[Balmoral Green]

yellowvette, saw a car near identical to yours in Belper, Derbyshire a week or so ago. You must have a twin.

[aeropilot]

yellowvette said:

Can't beat the sound of a small block chevy through chambered exhausts.

Yes you can, a big block L72 Chevy powered Stingray with factory side exhausts.....

[Balmoral Green]

tog said:

The air-cooled V8 in a Tatra... but I'm biased

Good call, took a few PHers to a Tatra meet at the Crich Tramway museum last year, great sound.

Would love to buy Derrick Moores car.

A few anorak types in Lada Rivas and Estelles there too though

[tog]

Balmoral Green said:

tog said: The air-cooled V8 in a Tatra... but I'm biased Good call, took a few PHers to a Tatra meet at the Crich Tramway museum last year, great sound. Would love to buy Derrick Moores car. A few anorak types in Lada Rivas and Estelles there too though

I heard it was a good day out at Crich, though I couldn't make it myself. Derrick's car has been sold I think, and will be leaving the UK. Quite fancied it myself TBH.



Mine's still for sale though ; )

[yellowvette]

Balmoral Green said:

yellowvette, saw a car near identical to yours in Belper, Derbyshire a week or so ago. You must have a twin.

Ah, but the Devil is in the detail BG. Mine is quite modded as I'm not a factory original type of enthusiast. Mine is actually Ford Signal yellow - much brighter than any of Chevys offerings. I've also colour coded the gauges and interior parts, and done a lot of chevy orange detailing in the engine bay. There are more pics through "my cars" in my profile which show these bits.
Yellow is a more popular colour for them nowadays though, and there are one or two out there that would look near identical to mine on the road, and TT2's are the most popular aftermarket wheel too.

[tr3a]

Bugatti T35C at full chat - makes your spine tingle every time it screeches past...

[ian2144]

A 5 pot quattro in full cry.....music to my ears.

Ian.........

[prof beard]

Don't know about best (or classic!), but for strange have a look/listen at/to:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=265513&f=113&h=0