Hotrods Ratrods

[downsouth 8,416]

Got an old school mate that lives in the next road to me,he had a hotrod.

It was in that famous hotrod magazine and he used to take it to events.

It was an old escort with a monster engine.

Had them wheely bars fitted to stop it flipping.

Never been into cars myself.

Apart from the stock car racing,

That was fun.

Im more of a speedway fan even though ive never riden a bike in my life.

What speedway team do you follow mate.

[Lenmcharristar 10,400]

Sin city motors makes some crackers especially the diesel versions, but I can't help loving the escort cosworth or the nissan skylines

[gnasher16 31,602]

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

 

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

[gnasher16 31,602]

 

Got an old school mate that lives in the next road to me,he had a hotrod.

It was in that famous hotrod magazine and he used to take it to events.

It was an old escort with a monster engine.

Had them wheely bars fitted to stop it flipping.

Never been into cars myself.

Apart from the stock car racing,

That was fun.

Im more of a speedway fan even though ive never riden a bike in my life.

What speedway team do you follow mate.

 

Am i right in thinking theres a team called the Hammers over Thurrock way?.....got to be the best surely ?

[TUFFTY 1,484]

 

Got an old school mate that lives in the next road to me,he had a hotrod.

It was in that famous hotrod magazine and he used to take it to events.

It was an old escort with a monster engine.

Had them wheely bars fitted to stop it flipping.

Never been into cars myself.

Apart from the stock car racing,

That was fun.

Im more of a speedway fan even though ive never riden a bike in my life.

What speedway team do you follow mate.

It used to be Hackney mate.

Used to go with me dad and uncle as a kid. Hanging on the side rails on the bends.

I don't follow any particular team.

Just like to watch it on the box now.

[tillylamp 1,959]

 

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

 

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

 

i'm impressed gnasher, you described the old v8's so well,funnily enough, my mates got an old 50's or 60's chevy v8 and its exactly as you say, lazy, it sounds like it skips a beat on tick over....lol what v8 do you drive now mate? when i left there to come here,there was a guy working on an older mg, he put a range rover 4.3 (i think it was) v8 in it but i never did get to see the finished out come,but its probably safe to say it sounded and performed like a brute...lol he was going to race it, iv'e got the modern v8 2012 dodge ram 1500 sport 5.7 hemi which is pretty quick off the mark, around 400bhp, which isn't bad as it weighs two and a half ton lol

[downsouth 8,416]

 

 

Got an old school mate that lives in the next road to me,he had a hotrod.

It was in that famous hotrod magazine and he used to take it to events.

It was an old escort with a monster engine.

Had them wheely bars fitted to stop it flipping.

Never been into cars myself.

Apart from the stock car racing,

That was fun.

Im more of a speedway fan even though ive never riden a bike in my life.

What speedway team do you follow mate.

It used to be Hackney mate.

Used to go with me dad and uncle as a kid. Hanging on the side rails on the bends.

I don't follow any particular team.

Just like to watch it on the box now.

My old man and his mate used to take me to watch The Eastbourne Eagles every Sunday when I was a kid.My sisters godfather used to race for them as well as racing for Denmark.My old man stopped going in the early 90s when his best mate died so I took him down there for a surprise on his 6th a couple of years back .The place hadn't change one little bit in 25yrs but it's got me right back into following it.Im going to go and watch the GP this year.

[TUFFTY 1,484]

 

 

 

Got an old school mate that lives in the next road to me,he had a hotrod.

It was in that famous hotrod magazine and he used to take it to events.

It was an old escort with a monster engine.

Had them wheely bars fitted to stop it flipping.

Never been into cars myself.

Apart from the stock car racing,

That was fun.

Im more of a speedway fan even though ive never riden a bike in my life.

What speedway team do you follow mate.

It used to be Hackney mate.

Used to go with me dad and uncle as a kid. Hanging on the side rails on the bends.

I don't follow any particular team.

Just like to watch it on the box now.

My old man and his mate used to take me to watch The Eastbourne Eagles every Sunday when I was a kid.My sisters godfather used to race for them as well as racing for Denmark.My old man stopped going in the early 90s when his best mate died so I took him down there for a surprise on his 6th a couple of years back .The place hadn't change one little bit in 25yrs but it's got me right back into following it.Im going to go and watch the GP this year.

I've got a couple of Hackney speedway programmes somewhere.

Not sure what year they are,78 me thinks.

Had an uncle that worked the track at Hackney.

But all that went years ago.

Went to rye house a few times.

You got that speedway smell, but the atmosphere wasn't the same.

Edited March 16, 2016 by TUFFTY

[gnasher16 31,602]

 

 

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

 

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

 

i'm impressed gnasher, you described the old v8's so well,funnily enough, my mates got an old 50's or 60's chevy v8 and its exactly as you say, lazy, it sounds like it skips a beat on tick over....lol what v8 do you drive now mate? when i left there to come here,there was a guy working on an older mg, he put a range rover 4.3 (i think it was) v8 in it but i never did get to see the finished out come,but its probably safe to say it sounded and performed like a brute...lol he was going to race it, iv'e got the modern v8 2012 dodge ram 1500 sport 5.7 hemi which is pretty quick off the mark, around 400bhp, which isn't bad as it weighs two and a half ton lol

 

Dodge Ram thats them massive great big things i think id whack into everything driving one of them......i like the power of them a fella i know has one of the big v10 8 litre jobs i cant get the A - Team out of my mind whenever i see it mine is an Italian job with the F136 v8 i think its about 470 bhp at 4.7 litre ive driven a lot of fast cars over the years and they all have their good and bad points what i like about this one is the balance of the performance its more electronic power than the sheer brute force mechanical power of your Dodge....its all singing all dancing 4 mode gearbox,paddle shifters etc etc theres buttons i dont even know what they do but its certainly not blisteringly fast more of a gentlemans boy racer type thing i suppose !........i just love cars mate ive got a few others here you would probably like if your ever round the London/Essex borders you,ll have to stop by its always good chatting with folk with common interests

[tillylamp 1,959]

 

 

 

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

 

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

 

i'm impressed gnasher, you described the old v8's so well,funnily enough, my mates got an old 50's or 60's chevy v8 and its exactly as you say, lazy, it sounds like it skips a beat on tick over....lol what v8 do you drive now mate? when i left there to come here,there was a guy working on an older mg, he put a range rover 4.3 (i think it was) v8 in it but i never did get to see the finished out come,but its probably safe to say it sounded and performed like a brute...lol he was going to race it, iv'e got the modern v8 2012 dodge ram 1500 sport 5.7 hemi which is pretty quick off the mark, around 400bhp, which isn't bad as it weighs two and a half ton lol

 

Dodge Ram thats them massive great big things i think id whack into everything driving one of them......i like the power of them a fella i know has one of the big v10 8 litre jobs i cant get the A - Team out of my mind whenever i see it mine is an Italian job with the F136 v8 i think its about 470 bhp at 4.7 litre ive driven a lot of fast cars over the years and they all have their good and bad points what i like about this one is the balance of the performance its more electronic power than the sheer brute force mechanical power of your Dodge....its all singing all dancing 4 mode gearbox,paddle shifters etc etc theres buttons i dont even know what they do but its certainly not blisteringly fast more of a gentlemans boy racer type thing i suppose !........i just love cars mate ive got a few others here you would probably like if your ever round the London/Essex borders you,ll have to stop by its always good chatting with folk with common interests

 

sounds like an impressive luxury car you have there gnash, with all that Italian flare and its big engine......nice....lol.....i like your style.....lol......does it come with an Italian woman in the passenger seat.. a guy here i know has one of them big v10 8.3 litre dodges, its the SRT-10 model with the dodge viper engine, he is pretty loaded with money and loves his toys,its got the windows blacked out,and been lowered a bit more, it does look pretty smart, standard they are 500 bhp,and standard 0-60 is 5.4sec, ford also did a pretty nifty truck also, it was the F-150 SVT Lightning, although it was only 380bhp it was supercharged and was a bit quicker than the dodge, standard 0-60 5.2sec, but not top end speed, but in all, these times are pretty impressive as they are just a pickup trucks, iv'e always just loved big cars, fast cars, big engines,hot rods, fast motorbikes, any thing with a decent engine, big bhp, and good looks really, i would be interested in seeing the others you have there mate, i'm intrigued now.....lol....so if i was to get back home and i had to go up your neck of the woods i would defiantly give you a shout for a cuppa and a peek at your other toys,

[South hams hunter 8,996]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

i'm impressed gnasher, you described the old v8's so well,funnily enough, my mates got an old 50's or 60's chevy v8 and its exactly as you say, lazy, it sounds like it skips a beat on tick over....lol what v8 do you drive now mate? when i left there to come here,there was a guy working on an older mg, he put a range rover 4.3 (i think it was) v8 in it but i never did get to see the finished out come,but its probably safe to say it sounded and performed like a brute...lol he was going to race it, iv'e got the modern v8 2012 dodge ram 1500 sport 5.7 hemi which is pretty quick off the mark, around 400bhp, which isn't bad as it weighs two and a half ton lol

https://m.youtube.com/results?q=v8%20humbre%20septre&sm=3

 

thats what my father in law has in his septre

[gnasher16 31,602]

 

https://m.youtube.com/results?q=v8%20humbre%20septre&sm=3

 

thats what my father in law has in his septre

 

Thats a good little project he,s done there i love seeing old motors livened up like that it sounds like he,s put a Rover v8 in it have you got any idea what gearbox he matched it up to ?.....im no mechanic but as youngsters we put a rover v8 in a mark 1 Escort i remember the biggest problem we had was the gearbox ended up with a sd1 if i remember right that was back in the days when anyone could pick up a spanner and mess about with an engine nowadays i dont even bother lifting the bonnet i wouldnt have a clue what im looking at any more.

[gnasher16 31,602]

 

 

 

 

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

 

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

 

i'm impressed gnasher, you described the old v8's so well,funnily enough, my mates got an old 50's or 60's chevy v8 and its exactly as you say, lazy, it sounds like it skips a beat on tick over....lol what v8 do you drive now mate? when i left there to come here,there was a guy working on an older mg, he put a range rover 4.3 (i think it was) v8 in it but i never did get to see the finished out come,but its probably safe to say it sounded and performed like a brute...lol he was going to race it, iv'e got the modern v8 2012 dodge ram 1500 sport 5.7 hemi which is pretty quick off the mark, around 400bhp, which isn't bad as it weighs two and a half ton lol

 

Dodge Ram thats them massive great big things i think id whack into everything driving one of them......i like the power of them a fella i know has one of the big v10 8 litre jobs i cant get the A - Team out of my mind whenever i see it mine is an Italian job with the F136 v8 i think its about 470 bhp at 4.7 litre ive driven a lot of fast cars over the years and they all have their good and bad points what i like about this one is the balance of the performance its more electronic power than the sheer brute force mechanical power of your Dodge....its all singing all dancing 4 mode gearbox,paddle shifters etc etc theres buttons i dont even know what they do but its certainly not blisteringly fast more of a gentlemans boy racer type thing i suppose !........i just love cars mate ive got a few others here you would probably like if your ever round the London/Essex borders you,ll have to stop by its always good chatting with folk with common interests

 

sounds like an impressive luxury car you have there gnash, with all that Italian flare and its big engine......nice....lol.....i like your style.....lol......does it come with an Italian woman in the passenger seat.. a guy here i know has one of them big v10 8.3 litre dodges, its the SRT-10 model with the dodge viper engine, he is pretty loaded with money and loves his toys,its got the windows blacked out,and been lowered a bit more, it does look pretty smart, standard they are 500 bhp,and standard 0-60 is 5.4sec, ford also did a pretty nifty truck also, it was the F-150 SVT Lightning, although it was only 380bhp it was supercharged and was a bit quicker than the dodge, standard 0-60 5.2sec, but not top end speed, but in all, these times are pretty impressive as they are just a pickup trucks, iv'e always just loved big cars, fast cars, big engines,hot rods, fast motorbikes, any thing with a decent engine, big bhp, and good looks really, i would be interested in seeing the others you have there mate, i'm intrigued now.....lol....so if i was to get back home and i had to go up your neck of the woods i would defiantly give you a shout for a cuppa and a peek at your other toys,

 

My son imports Japanese cars Skylines/Imprezzas etc he had a Supra they took up to about 800 bhp he ended up in the 200 mph club with it you get sent out a number plate and certificate etc bit of a gimmick really but its some machine he took it down the strip at Santa Pod it went over the line a fraction under 10 seconds at about 155 mph it scares the shit out of me i wont even get in it anymore i love speed but im not going to die for it ......i love Italian cars they have a class and quality about them i think....not the muggy Ferraris and Lambos im too big and clumsy to fit in them....and no you can keep the women as well come to think about it !

[BGD 6,437]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im not a fan of the big yank tanks myself but i must admit i do love the sound of a big lazy v8 an old boy who lives a few miles from me collects them he,s doing a rat rod project at the moment a 1930,s Ford Model A its in a thousand pieces at the moment but every time i pass by he gives me the old " look worse before it looks better " statement ......i drove a big Pontiac Firebird thing around for a few weeks as a youngster ended up taking out a telephone box the back end just slid out was lucky i didnt kill anyone....it was a left hooker and worthless by the time id finished with it but some piece of machinery......i like a bit more of a refined motor these days but i never get tired of hearing that deep aggressive rumbling of a Mustang or Chevy.

yeah mate there not everyone's cup of tea, but you described it perfectly about that deep aggressive rumble for me, the guy near you doing a rat rod should end up looking pretty impressive you will hear it before you see it.....lol they have custom shows here in the local pub car park, and you wonna see the time, effort and money that goes into them, its outstanding what they end up looking like, and when it comes time for them to leave and they start, starting there engines, its like a massive rumbling under your feet, that v8 heavenly sound.

 

Absolutely.....i drive a v8 today but its nothing like the old Ford or Rover v8,s of years ago i remember on tickover they always felt like they was going to stall like i say they was big lazy engines that you had to virtually stamp the pedal through the floor to get it to move they had a loose feeling about them whereas my one now is tight and responsive yet ten times faster technology stands still for nobody but its still great sometimes to get back to basics and that concentrated fear/fun feeling you used to get from those big nasty sounding engines is a great driving experience in my opinion.

 

i'm impressed gnasher, you described the old v8's so well,funnily enough, my mates got an old 50's or 60's chevy v8 and its exactly as you say, lazy, it sounds like it skips a beat on tick over....lol what v8 do you drive now mate? when i left there to come here,there was a guy working on an older mg, he put a range rover 4.3 (i think it was) v8 in it but i never did get to see the finished out come,but its probably safe to say it sounded and performed like a brute...lol he was going to race it, iv'e got the modern v8 2012 dodge ram 1500 sport 5.7 hemi which is pretty quick off the mark, around 400bhp, which isn't bad as it weighs two and a half ton lol

 

Dodge Ram thats them massive great big things i think id whack into everything driving one of them......i like the power of them a fella i know has one of the big v10 8 litre jobs i cant get the A - Team out of my mind whenever i see it mine is an Italian job with the F136 v8 i think its about 470 bhp at 4.7 litre ive driven a lot of fast cars over the years and they all have their good and bad points what i like about this one is the balance of the performance its more electronic power than the sheer brute force mechanical power of your Dodge....its all singing all dancing 4 mode gearbox,paddle shifters etc etc theres buttons i dont even know what they do but its certainly not blisteringly fast more of a gentlemans boy racer type thing i suppose !........i just love cars mate ive got a few others here you would probably like if your ever round the London/Essex borders you,ll have to stop by its always good chatting with folk with common interests

 

sounds like an impressive luxury car you have there gnash, with all that Italian flare and its big engine......nice....lol.....i like your style.....lol......does it come with an Italian woman in the passenger seat.. a guy here i know has one of them big v10 8.3 litre dodges, its the SRT-10 model with the dodge viper engine, he is pretty loaded with money and loves his toys,its got the windows blacked out,and been lowered a bit more, it does look pretty smart, standard they are 500 bhp,and standard 0-60 is 5.4sec, ford also did a pretty nifty truck also, it was the F-150 SVT Lightning, although it was only 380bhp it was supercharged and was a bit quicker than the dodge, standard 0-60 5.2sec, but not top end speed, but in all, these times are pretty impressive as they are just a pickup trucks, iv'e always just loved big cars, fast cars, big engines,hot rods, fast motorbikes, any thing with a decent engine, big bhp, and good looks really, i would be interested in seeing the others you have there mate, i'm intrigued now.....lol....so if i was to get back home and i had to go up your neck of the woods i would defiantly give you a shout for a cuppa and a peek at your other toys,

 

My son imports Japanese cars Skylines/Imprezzas etc he had a Supra they took up to about 800 bhp he ended up in the 200 mph club with it you get sent out a number plate and certificate etc bit of a gimmick really but its some machine he took it down the strip at Santa Pod it went over the line a fraction under 10 seconds at about 155 mph it scares the shit out of me i wont even get in it anymore i love speed but im not going to die for it ......i love Italian cars they have a class and quality about them i think....not the muggy Ferraris and Lambos im too big and clumsy to fit in them....and no you can keep the women as well come to think about it !

 

 

One of my mates sons is into all those tuned up Jap imports, he's got some scary fast Skyline GT-R think it's 900bhp. All I know is riding in it is like taking a dose of most powerful laxative in the world definitely not for me these days.

[Astanley 11,680]

I have no interest at all in cars or anything mechanical ,I only started reading this thread to see what a ratrod was ,but listening to enthusiasts is infectious ,I have found myself googli g cars mentioned on here .good reading chaps .