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bugnut68
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Now that my '83 Audi Coupe GT is done for, I'm driving this daily again. (I drove it every day for years at one time)
It has no heater or side curtains, and the top isn't that great (it was stored in the front when I took this picture).  |
Beautiful car... and would it be a reasonable assumption that one of the most annoying things anyone can probably say is "nice kit car?"  Very nice machine! |
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Thanatos
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| 34FraserNash wrote: |
Now that my '83 Audi Coupe GT is done for, I'm driving this daily again. (I drove it every day for years at one time)
It has no heater or side curtains, and the top isn't that great (it was stored in the front when I took this picture). |
Beautiful car... and would it be a reasonable assumption that one of the most annoying things anyone can probably say is "nice kit car?" Very nice machine! |
Thanks.  I was the original builder and am the only owner.
I actually don't mind people saying "nice kit car". The comments about it being a homemade death trap (it's about as reliable as my Audi was and is as safe as a Jeep or a sports car) or a bug being sacrificed to build it (the donor bug was an undrivable insurance total with a smashed top).
There are actually a few people who think it's authentic, until they hear it start up or drive by. |
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Sketchy_1
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2000 Dodge Dakota R/T 275hp
2007 Toyota RAV4 272hp
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my65rhd
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject: Daily Driver |
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Daily Driver 1965 Notch
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volk263
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| 2002 Ford E350 Super Duty cargo van 5.4L Triton V8 3.55 DANA 60 AXLE 4R100 Trans 179,880 miles love it. |
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Euro 67
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Joined: February 24, 2007
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Location: Between Florida and Cali
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67 bug, 1776, somwhere in the neighborhood of 110-120 hp
somewhere around 13.5-21 MPG depending on where my foot is.
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hondakow0507
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Paul Windisch
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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31579214&id=1044081163&ref=fbx_album
1998 Cadillac Seville SLS, 128,000 miles.
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Daily Driver |
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Daily Driver 1965 Notch
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I guess it doesn't rain much down there.
Looks to be in sweet condition
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HankScorpio
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2006 Mini Cooper S
Funny thing I found a number of people looking at mini's were former VW air-cooled bug owners. Lots of comments like the most fun since my old bug... |
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Russ Wolfe
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Not many Mini's here in the midwest. Not many ACVW's either.
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aircooledmark
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2004 Dodge Durango AWD HEMI Limited. 140,000 trouble-free miles.
22" wheels, lowered 3", flowmaster exhaust... Enough options inside to keep the kids entertained.
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vwtrey
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infantibus
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I don't want to call it a 4 door bronco. what is this fords offical name. I like te removable hardtop and have only seen 1 oter running around on the street.
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Thanatos
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I don't want to call it a 4 door bronco. what is this fords offical name. I like te removable hardtop and have only seen 1 oter running around on the street. |
It's called a Centurion, it was a coachbuilt vehicle from the late 80s/early 90s. Ford did not build it. |
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infantibus
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I don't want to call it a 4 door bronco. what is this fords offical name. I like te removable hardtop and have only seen 1 oter running around on the street. |
It's called a Centurion, it was a coachbuilt vehicle from the late 80s/early 90s. Ford did not build it. |
Great to know thanks. That explains why i have only seen a few all over the country.
My dd is a 97 ford tauras. 3.0 u 105k on the clock. Motor is dry but trans bangs. Lucas oil makes one hell of a product lol.   
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bugnut68
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| 34FraserNash wrote: |
Now that my '83 Audi Coupe GT is done for, I'm driving this daily again. (I drove it every day for years at one time)
It has no heater or side curtains, and the top isn't that great (it was stored in the front when I took this picture). |
Beautiful car... and would it be a reasonable assumption that one of the most annoying things anyone can probably say is "nice kit car?" Very nice machine! |
Thanks. I was the original builder and am the only owner.
I actually don't mind people saying "nice kit car". The comments about it being a homemade death trap (it's about as reliable as my Audi was and is as safe as a Jeep or a sports car) or a bug being sacrificed to build it (the donor bug was an undrivable insurance total with a smashed top).
There are actually a few people who think it's authentic, until they hear it start up or drive by. |
On initial glance at the photo itself, a cursory glance, at least, I thought it was the real deal, hence my previous comment about people saying 'nice kit car.' I was fooled! Lol.
Doesnt' change my opinion, though, very good looking ride. Can't say I see too many of those running around. I used to live in Eugene, BTW, now living in south central Oregon. |
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maximan1
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Thanatos
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| 34FraserNash wrote: |
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Now that my '83 Audi Coupe GT is done for, I'm driving this daily again. (I drove it every day for years at one time)
It has no heater or side curtains, and the top isn't that great (it was stored in the front when I took this picture). |
Beautiful car... and would it be a reasonable assumption that one of the most annoying things anyone can probably say is "nice kit car?" Very nice machine! |
Thanks. I was the original builder and am the only owner.
I actually don't mind people saying "nice kit car". The comments about it being a homemade death trap (it's about as reliable as my Audi was and is as safe as a Jeep or a sports car) or a bug being sacrificed to build it (the donor bug was an undrivable insurance total with a smashed top).
There are actually a few people who think it's authentic, until they hear it start up or drive by. |
On initial glance at the photo itself, a cursory glance, at least, I thought it was the real deal, hence my previous comment about people saying 'nice kit car.' I was fooled! Lol.
Doesnt' change my opinion, though, very good looking ride. Can't say I see too many of those running around. I used to live in Eugene, BTW, now living in south central Oregon. |
Thanks... pretty much every authentic Fraser Nash is in a museum or is an unrestorable basketcase nowadays.
I'm planning on putting MGTD bumpers on it to replace the tube bumpers, and will eventually put authentic British-style wire wheels and a 17" Moto-Lita four-spoke wood steering wheel on it. There are no others in Eugene AFAIK, and I had a second parts car that I salvaged the engine cover, bonnet, door, teak dash with Lucas switches and Classic Instruments gauges, grille shell with Fraser Nash badge, top irons, seat and beam from since everything else was junk.
It's a lot of fun to drive, and I have put 2,000 more miles on it since the Audi went to the junkyard. |
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b00st3d-vr6
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| all vw's in my household. ole lady has an 02 jetta 1.8t. i daily my 01 gti vr6 turbo. dyno @ 425hp. and i drive my slammed 75 beetle 2 or more days a week. and i work 45min from home : 0 |
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