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 Apr 21 2009, 12:46 PM
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 VTEC yo!  Group: Members Posts: 2,503 Joined: 3-March 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 2,309 Car: 2007 Honda S2000  |
  QUOTE The 250 GTO was designed to compete in GT racing. It was based on the 250 GT SWB. Chief engineer Giotto Bizzarrini installed the 3.0 L V12 engine from the 250 Testa Rossa into the chassis from the 250 GT SWB and worked with designer Sergio Scaglietti to develop the body. After Bizzarrini and most other Ferrari engineers were fired in a dispute with Enzo Ferrari, development was handed over to new engineer Mauro Forghieri, who worked with Scaglietti to continue development of the body, including wind tunnel and track testing. Unlike most Ferraris, it was not designed by a specific individual or design house. From Wikipedia The rest of the car was typical of early-1960s Ferrari technology: hand-welded tube frame, A-arm front suspension, live-axle rear end, disc brakes, and Borrani wire wheels. The five-speed gearbox was new to Ferrari GT racing cars; the metal gate that defined the shift pattern would become a tradition that is still maintained in current models. The interior was extremely basic, to the point where a speedometer was not installed in the instrument panel. Many of its switches came from the Fiat 500, and it was said that as the car was rushed into production, the original cloth seats were made from workers' overalls. Lets face it, this car is cooler than cool. I call BS if this doesn't make Sub Zero. |
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Apr 21 2009, 12:53 PM
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 Banned Group: Members Posts: 11,268 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 1,208 Car: N/A |
Yeah, honestly, I bet Razor is going to call this tacky, too.
Cool. |
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Apr 21 2009, 01:01 PM
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Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 1,584 Joined: 13-February 05 From: Germany Member No.: 1,485 Car: Caterham Seven |
Not voting for cool is worse than not voting for cool for the Lancia Stratos. Anyone who doesn't vote for cool should be punished with lifelong driving of a Renault Espace.
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Apr 21 2009, 01:02 PM
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 Posting God Group: Moderators Posts: 11,366 Joined: 30-January 05 From: Dubai Member No.: 1,451 |
Another car that practically defines frozen.
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Apr 21 2009, 01:04 PM
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 **Snuggles** Group: Moderators Posts: 14,251 Joined: 13-November 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 166 Car: 2006 Subaru WRX STI |
Those gills on the side and look how the exhaust is not tucked right up the body panels. Just plain tacky.
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Apr 21 2009, 01:06 PM
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 ^_^ Group: Members Posts: 2,233 Joined: 3-May 05 From: Canada Member No.: 1,656 |
haha you guys are so childish
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Apr 21 2009, 01:13 PM
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Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 1,584 Joined: 13-February 05 From: Germany Member No.: 1,485 Car: Caterham Seven |
QUOTE(dukenukem @ Apr 21 2009, 11:04 PM)  Those gills on the side and look how the exhaust is not tucked right up the body panels. Just plain tacky. [Scrapping Duke's Impreza and stapling him to the driver's seat of a surrender monkey's shitbox...!] |
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Apr 21 2009, 01:25 PM
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**Snuggles** Group: Moderators Posts: 14,251 Joined: 13-November 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 166 Car: 2006 Subaru WRX STI |
QUOTE(Uwe @ Apr 21 2009, 04:13 PM) [Scrapping Duke's Impreza and stapling him to the driver's seat of a surrender monkey's shitbox...!] I forgot to add a couple of smileys to get my point across .. let me do it here ..   Btw .. i have already voted and its 7 - 0 - 0 at the time of me typing this message. 
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Apr 21 2009, 01:30 PM
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Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 1,584 Joined: 13-February 05 From: Germany Member No.: 1,485 Car: Caterham Seven |
QUOTE(dukenukem @ Apr 21 2009, 11:25 PM) I forgot to add a couple of smileys to get my point across .. let me do it here .. Btw .. i have already voted and its 7 - 0 - 0 at the time of me typing this message. I realized you could only have voted for cool. But that was too much of an invitation.
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Apr 21 2009, 01:34 PM
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VTEC yo! Group: Members Posts: 2,503 Joined: 3-March 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 2,309 Car: 2007 Honda S2000 |
Honestly, this isn't my favorite of the 250 line. I like the 250 SWB Competitzione a lot, and the 250 Testarossa is fucking cool too. But this is the epitome of a truly great classic Ferrari, a freaking icon.
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Apr 21 2009, 03:41 PM
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 IT SLIDES! Group: Moderators Posts: 6,345 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Maine Member No.: 3,670 Car: Volkswagen R32 Mk V |
QUOTE(Phix @ Apr 21 2009, 04:53 PM) Yeah, honestly, I bet Razor is going to call this tacky, too. Cool. This one isn't built of fucking plastic, shithead. Cool. |
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Apr 21 2009, 05:22 PM
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Banned Group: Members Posts: 11,268 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 1,208 Car: N/A |
Built of plastic? We're not talking about your precious R32 here; we're talking about the 250 GTO. Please stay on topic.
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Apr 21 2009, 06:28 PM
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IT SLIDES! Group: Moderators Posts: 6,345 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Maine Member No.: 3,670 Car: Volkswagen R32 Mk V |
QUOTE(Phix @ Apr 21 2009, 09:22 PM) Built of plastic? We're not talking about your precious R32 here; we're talking about the 250 GTO. Please stay on topic. No, I was talking about the SV. Plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaastic. |
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Apr 21 2009, 07:32 PM
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**Snuggles** Group: Moderators Posts: 14,251 Joined: 13-November 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 166 Car: 2006 Subaru WRX STI |
QUOTE(Razor @ Apr 21 2009, 09:28 PM) No, I was talking about the SV. Plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaastic. What plastic are you talking about? |
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Apr 21 2009, 07:39 PM
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IT SLIDES! Group: Moderators Posts: 6,345 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Maine Member No.: 3,670 Car: Volkswagen R32 Mk V |
QUOTE(dukenukem @ Apr 21 2009, 11:32 PM) What plastic are you talking about? Everything on it that looks like it came from a Fisher-Price playset, CF or not. |
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Apr 21 2009, 07:48 PM
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**Snuggles** Group: Moderators Posts: 14,251 Joined: 13-November 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 166 Car: 2006 Subaru WRX STI |
QUOTE(Razor @ Apr 21 2009, 10:39 PM) Everything on it that looks like it came from a Fisher-Price playset, CF or not. So you are basing all of this stuff because you dont like the paint job? Someone fucking photoshop the car with black paint and lets see how it looks. |
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Apr 21 2009, 08:11 PM
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IT SLIDES! Group: Moderators Posts: 6,345 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Maine Member No.: 3,670 Car: Volkswagen R32 Mk V |
QUOTE(dukenukem @ Apr 21 2009, 11:48 PM) So you are basing all of this stuff because you dont like the paint job? Someone fucking photoshop the car with black paint and lets see how it looks. You know, that might save it... just maybe. Anyone gonna try that? |
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Apr 21 2009, 09:22 PM
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Race Driver Group: Members Posts: 2,510 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 1,037 |
I will come to your house and personally kill you if you don't vote cool.
Bare hands. While you sleep. Seriously. |
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Apr 21 2009, 09:27 PM
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 Grease Monkey Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 3-September 07 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Member No.: 4,021 Car: 2001 VW Golf |
amazingly cool car
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Apr 21 2009, 11:29 PM
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 Latent racecar driver Group: Members Posts: 1,337 Joined: 31-January 05 From: So-Cal Member No.: 1,455 Car: 2006 Slobalt, '65 Karmann Ghia |
I'm going to go against the grain on this. Great car? Hell yeah. Good design? Yes. Do I think it's cool? No.
Whenever I see cars of this design; longer hoods with a set back cabin such as the Jag E-Type and the C4 Corvette I think of the type of people who are exemplified by Peter Griffen in the Family Guy episode where he becomes insecure about his penis size and buys the sports car which has a phallic shape to it. And I cant help but see the same thing in all cars with similar designs. The cool wall isn't about how much we like a car, or how good it is. It is instead about the image about the driver. I see this and I think of Peter Griffin worried about his penis size which makes it uncool. |
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