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I think I've got the Muscle Car thing.
1st you get an old boat that is great for going down the highway, (well maybe not great) then you strap in a honking big V8, remember when designing and American Car you 1st start with a V8, add the cup holder and then move out from there. Getting distracted here, back to the enlightenment. So now you have the big V8, lots of wonderful noises, then you add chrome, lots of it if possible more the better particularly the wheel, its essential they are as tacky as possible (sorry shiny) , no point making a half hearted attempt, sounds good, looks great, (well depending on your taste of course) Now its time to drive it. Holly crap this thing is quick, holly sh.t it doesn't stop..... and my god is that corner....., call the national guard, still, I could always park it at the show and shine, boy it does sound good.
Maybe I don't get the Muscle Car thing probably for the same reason that most north Americans don't get the Caterham; in the end my conclusion (misguided as it may be) is north Americans buy cars by the pound, so the big boat is obviously much better value for money than the stupid little Caterham.
1st you get an old boat that is great for going down the highway, (well maybe not great) then you strap in a honking big V8, remember when designing and American Car you 1st start with a V8, add the cup holder and then move out from there. Getting distracted here, back to the enlightenment. So now you have the big V8, lots of wonderful noises, then you add chrome, lots of it if possible more the better particularly the wheel, its essential they are as tacky as possible (sorry shiny) , no point making a half hearted attempt, sounds good, looks great, (well depending on your taste of course) Now its time to drive it. Holly crap this thing is quick, holly sh.t it doesn't stop..... and my god is that corner....., call the national guard, still, I could always park it at the show and shine, boy it does sound good.
Maybe I don't get the Muscle Car thing probably for the same reason that most north Americans don't get the Caterham; in the end my conclusion (misguided as it may be) is north Americans buy cars by the pound, so the big boat is obviously much better value for money than the stupid little Caterham.
Sounds like you had a bad day on the road.
Modern Muscle cars do quite well, especially for what they are. I was quite surprised, recently. A friend's Rousch Mustang does an amazing job up hairpins - as long as you're super carefull on the gas pedal, lol... My ex's old '70s cougar with a 351 C and squelch heads, re-worked Carter, mild cam, headers, MSD ignition... etc could lift the front driver's wheel of the ground on the first three shifts - but it was sketchy as hell to drive - even in a straight line. :-D
Older classic Hot-Rods are certainly more art than drive, in many cases.
I did surprisingly have a teenage girl on the sidewalk tell me the caterham was, "the most awesome car, ever". So some people from the land of the muscle car and the SUV like them on first sight.
I live in the mountains, with a lot of "North Shore 4X4 Club" machines. I had to get a battery jump from a ford truck with what must have been a 14 inch lift kit. The 10 ft cables would barely make it to my car. I swear I could drive the caterham under it. I wish I got a picture of that - but I had just broken 2 bones in my foot 5 minutes earlier, so wasn't thinking too clearly.
Trying to push-start a caterham when you're already on crutches, especially when it drops away into a slight incline within a few feet, is not a good idea. :-/
Modern Muscle cars do quite well, especially for what they are. I was quite surprised, recently. A friend's Rousch Mustang does an amazing job up hairpins - as long as you're super carefull on the gas pedal, lol... My ex's old '70s cougar with a 351 C and squelch heads, re-worked Carter, mild cam, headers, MSD ignition... etc could lift the front driver's wheel of the ground on the first three shifts - but it was sketchy as hell to drive - even in a straight line. :-D
Older classic Hot-Rods are certainly more art than drive, in many cases.
I did surprisingly have a teenage girl on the sidewalk tell me the caterham was, "the most awesome car, ever". So some people from the land of the muscle car and the SUV like them on first sight.
I live in the mountains, with a lot of "North Shore 4X4 Club" machines. I had to get a battery jump from a ford truck with what must have been a 14 inch lift kit. The 10 ft cables would barely make it to my car. I swear I could drive the caterham under it. I wish I got a picture of that - but I had just broken 2 bones in my foot 5 minutes earlier, so wasn't thinking too clearly.
Trying to push-start a caterham when you're already on crutches, especially when it drops away into a slight incline within a few feet, is not a good idea. :-/
I agree with Ewenm, I have a 1965 Mustang Fastback with the 289 v8 plus a Caterham and love them both in their own ways. The Mustang has been modified by Holman Moody to handle for road rally and track and so is a fun drive, just a very different style of drive to a Seven. Depending on the mood I have the perfect car for the occasion.
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