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Yikes! Someone stole my Shelby and camouflaged it with black stripes. :cuss:

Very detailed specs for the new C8. https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/08/27/leaked-mid-engine-c8-corvette-specs?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Daily_News_Thursday_August_29

Bob, You made my day! What a surprise when I saw my former Caterham SV in the 3rd picture. I miss that car more than any of the 369 other cars I've owned over the last 59 years. I hope ONABLAT is doing well with it's new owner.

Is the car staying in the area?

On the first day, he sadly packed his belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On the second day, he had the movers come and collect his things. On the third day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining-room table, by candle-light; he put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water. When he'd finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain rods. He then cleaned up the kitchen and left. On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend, and at first all was bliss. Then, slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked! People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later - even though they'd cut their price in half - they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house. Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place. Then the ex called the woman and asked how things were going. She told him the saga of the rotting house. He listened politely and said that he missed his old home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in exchange for having the house. Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, she agreed on a price that was only 1/10 nth of what the house had been worth ... but only if he would sign the papers that very day. He agreed, and within two hours her lawyers delivered the completed paperwork. A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home ...... and to spite the ex-husband, they even took the curtain rods!

Thanks Croc. I sent the original owner a picture and a link to the flood car. IIRC he lost three cars in that flood.

Best looking GT I've seen. Congrats and Happy Birthday.

Then a negative rating for the seller is in order.

I think you should document this in the questions section of the BaT ad for the car. I'm guessing the seller had a better offer or thought he could have got more for his car in another venue.

Two little old ladies, Connie and Evelyn were sitting on a park bench outside the local town hall where a flower show was in progress. The short one, Connie, leaned over and said, "Life is so boring. We never have any fun anymore. For £10 I'd take my clothes off and streak through that stupid boring flower show!" "You're on!" cried Evelyn holding up a £10 note. So Connie slowly fumbled her way out of her clothes. She grabbed a dried flower from a nearby display and held it between her teeth. Then, completely naked, she streaked (as fast as an old lady can) through the front door of the flower show. Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, followed by loud applause and shrill whistling. Finally, the smiling Connie came through the exit door surrounded by a cheering, clapping crowd. "What happened? " asked Evelyn. "I won £1000 as first prize for 'Best Dried Arrangement!"

I used to think that this one was a big difference before I saw the one in the first post.

I agree with the opinions of Jon stated above. He can be hard to reach because he frequently travels on business. That's his shop in the pictures, I've been there many times. If that green car is an SV widebody I would be tempted to bid on it if I weren't saving up to trade in my 2017 Shelby GT350 on the 2020 GT500 that was recently revealed.

With that low of a treadwear rating why are the traction and temp ratings so low? I have to wonder what the ratings are for the rear tires.

Its a device to let you see traffic lights when the car has a large external sun shade like the one on the Chevy in the previous picture. This one looks like a series of small curved mirrors rather than a clear prism.

We visited that dealer during the Grizzly Bear Blat in 2013. The owner, David Peck has since passed away. He was a gracious host and gave me an adrenaline producing ride in his supercharged 400+ HP Hyabusa powered Seven. At one time he held the speed record for driving in reverse in that car, 145 mph IIRC. He was a manufacturer as he mostly sold complete cars powered by motorcycle engines. I don't know what has become of the dealership since then nor anything about the 1984 Seven.

Somebody got a great deal!

Link? I couldn't find it on eBay.

Thanks Mike, I'll do that.

After I sold the Caterham, V8 Miata and the other Miata I decided no more projects. With a bad back, shoulders, arthritic feet and hand tremors I was done with major projects. Frankly, I was getting bored and lots of time on my hands so I started looking for something to work on that didn't involve the heavy work, building engines, changing clutches and that sort of projects. I spotted a stalled project on BaT last week and won the auction. A quick 800 mile round trip to Durango, CO and the new car was in the shop. The heavy lifting has been done, its up to me to get it finished and through the kit car registration process. Its the race chassis and the drive train is from a '99 Miata. 180k miles on the engine but it starts and runs well and doesn't make any funny noises. There is a turbo in its future once it is road legal and otherwise finished. All the body work and fenders came with it. I have driven a couple of Exorcets but they didn't have the roll cage. Looking at the pictures on BaT I figured the roll cage would make it easier to get in and out. Wrong, it is so difficult that once it is finished I will likely sell it.

Mike, Do those rear calipers have provisions for an emergency brake?

The major C & C in my area has been moved 4 times, once because it out grew the coffee shop's parking and the other three times due to bad actors. The current one is in the parking lot of a mega church and there is a large local police presence to damp down the testosterone. 300 - 400 cars attend the monthly event and I have not observed any burn outs, fights or other bad behavior. There is a fair amount of engine revving but there are no residential areas close by so it is tolerated. It seems like most everyone wants to hear my flat plane crankshaft Mustang at high revs with the exhaust opened up. I give a demonstration a couple of times during the event, keeping the revs to 5k. I haven't had any complaints so far.

A blonde lady motorist was about two hours from San Diego, when she was flagged down by a man whose truck had broken down. The man walked up to the car and asked: "Are you going to San Diego?" "Sure," answered the blonde, "Do you need a lift?" "Not for me. I'll be spending the next three hours fixing my truck. My problem is, I've got two chimpanzees in the back that have to be taken to the San Diego Zoo. They're a bit stressed already so I don't want to keep them on the road all day. Could you possibly take them to the zoo for me? I'll give you $100 for your trouble." "I'd be happy to," said the blonde. So the two chimpanzees were ushered into the back seat of the blonde's car and carefully strapped into their seat belts, and off they went. Five hours later, the truck driver was driving through the heart of San Diego, when suddenly he was horrified! There was the blonde, walking down the street holding hands with the two chimps, much to the amusement of a big crowd. With a screech of brakes, he pulled off the road and ran over to the blonde. "What are you doing here?" he demanded, "I gave you $100 to take these chimpanzees to the zoo!" "Yes, I know you did," said the blonde. "But we had money left over, so now we're going to Sea World."

And why is Mike frowning on such a beautiful day while out driving the Storker???