[BBB333]

“Imagine changing Plugs and Rotors
On That Piece!”

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I never changed the rotors but I did change the plugs several times on my fathers V-12 XKE and once on his Miura....we didn’t keep that car long — it was waaaay too fast!

[Big Red Badger]

I’ve had several VW Bugs but alas..
My wheels go to the Shop now.

Even adjusted the Valves on Bugs
Which was Fun in it’s time.
.
These Million dollar rigs and Rich
Owners are Amazing with a well
Payed Crew and many Percs.
.
I’d like to take this around
The Indy Track once.

[Paal Gulli]

"I never changed the rotors but I did change the plugs several times on my fathers V-12 XKE and once on his Miura....we didn’t keep that car long — it was waaaay too fast!"

Miura.

Most beautiful production car ever made.

Next question?

Seriously, I just saw an online article about how now that they've taken the teeth out of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy law, we should get back to building beautiful cars. And they called a number of so-called 'beautiful' cars by name (Talbot Lago, etc) ... but NO Miura.

Which completely discredited the article.

[Paal Gulli]

One of the cars they mentioned as “beautiful” was the Mercedes 300SL gull wing. Which I don’t think was a particularly attractive car ... unless you opened the doors. And who drives around with the doors open?

And it wasn’t a very good car, either. Gull wing doors are problematic to park. The SL’s door sill was almost as wide as the seats. The inboard rear brakes overheated and the car was marginal on stability.

But it’s famous because it would do 160 mph and it’s got funky doors.

In fact, the thing had a 12-qt oil tank, and you were supposed to adjust the oil level to suit the speed and range you intended driving.

“Honey, I have to go to the grocery. Would you take five quarts of oil out of the car for me?”