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IXNAYXJ said:Good guess!
Too bad it's wrong.I think you're right about the TT I-6 only being in the coupe.
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Very good!
Badass car, especially when you consider how old it is. Would you like yours in green, green, or green?
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Badass car, especially when you consider how old it is. Would you like yours in green, green, or green?
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IXNAYXJ said:Very good!
Badass car, especially when you consider how old it is. Would you like yours in green, green, or green?
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If you're colorblind you'd never know! Imperial Green might as well be black.
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Yeah, it's tough to see it pictures, especially.91 Jeep Project said:
The Mercedes/Porsche 500E also came to mind. Another awesome bahn-burner from the '90 pairing a sports car company with a boring sedan. It's even more of a "sleeper" 'cause it looks sooo stock, but also not as quick as the Omega/Carlton.
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'Nother good one, it's amazing what a new set of wheels can do for car. Though it gets some more points being that they made about 9,500 more of those and they made it to the US...............:guitar:
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I'll take a '94 E500, k, thanks. For the unaware, its the same car, just renamed in '94 when it was revamped..........
www.AutoTrader.com/ATCarID/AT-C028398
www.AutoTrader.com/ATCarID/AT-C028398
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Yeah, I've never seen an Omega over here. It probably wouldn't be too hard, but certainly not easy.91 Jeep Project said:
The Brits pulled a cool stunt at Goodwood this year that the term "sleeper" was designed for. They took a Ford Transit work van and swapped a Jaguar XJ200 running gear and motor into it, but left it looking totally stock, except for wheels. They even had a ladder rack on top, complete with ladders, McDonalds wrappers in the cab and cigerette butts.
The organizers didn't even know until the last second!
Here's a video.
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IXNAYXJ said:
That's awesome. I also like the music that Ferrari was making as it went by in the video. I had to back it up and listen to it a couple times
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Beej
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That's hilarious! I think I might be too embarrassed to drive around in that though...IXNAYXJ said:
manuelxj
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im looking in to makeing a 4door here soon once my xj isbuilt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyhEv3kMMl0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyhEv3kMMl0
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You're telling me! That's a '62-ish Ferrari 250 GTO you're referring to. I honestly believe that is the best sounding car ever produced. I was even thinking about starting a thread about it, well exhaust notes in general.Megawatt said:That's awesome. I also like the music that Ferrari was making as it went by in the video. I had to back it up and listen to it a couple times
I was at the 2004 Monterey Historics and they had something like 34 out of 39 GTOs ever built. Incidentally, they're worth between $4,000,000 and $8,000,000, maybe even $10,000,000 for the 4.0 liter model. Start saving now...I know I have.
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Michaelarchangelo
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Do you think anyone would notice this one?
motorcityxj
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Chero-King said:
I wasnt busting yer balls, hope it didnt seem like that. i was never in a supercharged bonneville (just NA ones) but a few others like the park ave and the olds 88 lss kicked ass for what they were at the time. I would prefer a 5 speed sho or spirit rt over them(if i was choosing sleeper sedan domestics), but some buddies had them in highschool or their fathers did. Fun times, they definately had a throttle response which made them feel faster than they were. But like i said the buick 3.8 is a sweet engine. I would prefer it in a grand national, really tricked out and putting out somewhere like 575 hp or so. :cheers:
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Michaelarchangelo said:Do you think anyone would notice this one?
Ford RS200. Viciously quick little machine, and really cleaned up in rallying in the '80s. For my money, though, I'd take one of these:
Citroen ZX Rallye Raid. Awesome cars; I remember watching them clean up on (IIRC) the Spanish and Moroccan rallyes in the '90s. Either one hardly qualifies as a sleeper, though
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casm said:Awesome cars; I remember watching them clean up on (IIRC) the Spanish and Moroccan rallyes in the '90s. Either one hardly qualifies as a sleeper, though
Ya but how many people actually know what they are in the US?
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IXNAYXJ said:
I got a book of like the 100 greatest cars or something like that for Christmas a few years back. I think it was co-written by Jay Leno. But I was looking through it one time, and I came upon the Ferrari 250 GTO, and I absolutely fell in love with that thing. They started it off by saying it was probably one of the nicest and best looking cars ever. When I get home this weekend I'll look at it again, but it is an absolutely amazing car. I can't imagine what I would do if I had one.
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ghettocruiser
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Thirdgen firebird and camaros arent usually regarded as being that fast. And usually get picked as an easy target. Sure they are "sports cars"... but to 1980s standards. Slow for todays standards.
For instance...
And this is what Im packing to prove otherwise....
Ive surprised more than a few guys with fast cars on the highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THMSMZjQrIw
Justin
For instance...
And this is what Im packing to prove otherwise....
Ive surprised more than a few guys with fast cars on the highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THMSMZjQrIw
Justin
JBweld
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Nice LS swap!
98XJSport
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Theres also the pontiac grand prix GTP, supercharged 3.8 looks exactly like a normal grand prix other than the obvious badging. Not sure of the power numbers though.