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| TriggerHappyJim | Oct 29 2006, 08:02 PM Post #251 |
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Ramblin' on my mind
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I guess I just hate the sight of an un-countered argument. But you are right. I doubt I'll post what I was thinking, but it was fun writing it down.
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| mookie427 | Oct 30 2006, 01:15 AM Post #252 |
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I like this guys lack of style
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THJ - Retro-rides is one of the most banger-unfriendly website forums around, you wouldn't have seen what happened on Ovalchat when some of their members accused a banger driver of stealing one of their members cars, complete and utter chaos
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| Swifty | Oct 30 2006, 02:05 AM Post #253 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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A lesson I've learned over the years. Sometimes all you need to do is type out the reply, step away from the computer for awhile, come back, read it, and click the back button without posting. I've done that many times over the past few years online, and you know what, it's not often I still feel like hitting 'submit post' after re-reading it. I do, however, agree with your other point- I too hate to see a biased point uncountered. Of course, I highly doubt anyone's going to change their opinions on banger racing (or any subject) because of a reply on a message board. People are weird like that.
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| Swifty | Oct 31 2006, 05:09 AM Post #254 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I've stripped more than fifty cars in the last two days. Most of which are going to be hitting the banger track. All of them are ones I've had for awhile, but that had stubborn paint I couldn't get off with acetone. Well, Jeff Fleetwood recommended a better stripper, and this stuff works like crazy. Messy, gooey, and it burns like crazy if you spill it on yourself, but it's very effective. Some very interesting rides will be hitting the track soon- representing the USA, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Japan, and Australia.
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| Daniel H | Oct 31 2006, 11:34 AM Post #255 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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Work in progress: Ford Transit minibus Grumpy and co. Studebaker Ambulance Hunter/Raal 6005 Mercedes 190e the Glads Undecided: A load of Volvos 2 Ford Transits 2 Ford Sierras Honda Accord And loads more which I can't remember |
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| mookie427 | Oct 31 2006, 11:51 AM Post #256 |
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I like this guys lack of style
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Don't forget me and THJ are sending you quite a few
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| Daniel H | Oct 31 2006, 05:39 PM Post #257 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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Well Cookie103 off Ovalchat has replied about the stolen Practical Classics Granada on Retro Rides:
He is the owner of the famous Six Bolt banger magazine Austin Maxi, which was sadly writtten off in a crash a while back , it will eventually be raced
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| Swifty | Nov 1 2006, 05:13 AM Post #258 |
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I haven't forgotten that. I was just counting what I've got stripped and stripping as we speak.I added a few more cars to the stripper tonight. And still have a bunch to finish cleaning off. I've spent a good three or four hours each of the past three nights working on this. This weekend will be spent painting lots and lots of car bodies (if the weather is good), to build up a nice supply of cars to last through the winter months. I still have no Rover SD1s, so I'm looking forward to getting the ones you guys are sending. |
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| mookie427 | Nov 2 2006, 05:09 PM Post #259 |
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Swifty - you might be able to identify this - check out photo 19 Cool yank? |
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| Swifty | Nov 3 2006, 12:51 AM Post #260 |
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Actually, I believe that's an Opel Manta. There's a Camaro in picture 20, though. |
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| Daniel H | Nov 3 2006, 02:55 AM Post #261 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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That person who was moaning about the classic banger racers on Retro Rides is obsessed with those Opel Mantas!!! Perhaps we should send him that picture!!
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| Daniel H | Nov 3 2006, 03:00 AM Post #262 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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Here is Retro Rides opinion on model bangers:
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| mookie427 | Nov 3 2006, 10:34 AM Post #263 |
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Thats it! That's the final straw! Which thread was this in? |
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| Daniel H | Nov 3 2006, 11:22 AM Post #264 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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The person who posted it said he was only joking
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| mookie427 | Nov 3 2006, 01:22 PM Post #265 |
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Still cross
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| Swifty | Nov 4 2006, 12:43 AM Post #266 |
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I normally don't encourage this sort of behavior, but I do have a mischievous streak... If you really want to get their goats, recreate that exact scene using Vanguards. |
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| Daniel H | Nov 4 2006, 04:12 AM Post #267 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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How cool are these banger models-Look at the streched Mercedes hearse!! http://sports-memorabilia.search.ebay.co.u...ssZnicebutdim13 |
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| Daniel H | Nov 4 2006, 04:16 AM Post #268 |
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Never Underestimate Guitar Cat
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More Retro Rides banger bashing:
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| Swifty | Nov 4 2006, 04:31 AM Post #269 |
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Wow! I wish he was selling all the 1/64 beaters in one lot... That would be tempting. |
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| Swifty | Nov 4 2006, 04:34 AM Post #270 |
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Well, I decided to redo a bunch of my older cars. The following are being stripped: Pugs Crashmaro LeCarcass Crash Test Dummies Rubberneckers 2FaCe Ghetto Long Gang Revvers Rolls Over Shattered Dreams Crazy 8s Damn Yankees Chicken! Car Killer Generic Lee Panty Raiders Xploder Squarebird - dropped from line, redo car as Lucky "91 Lucky" '91 Thunderbird- replaced entirely- see above. "Squarebird" is retired as a team name as it is specific to that body style Thunderbird only, hence a lousy team name. |
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| mookie427 | Nov 4 2006, 09:39 AM Post #271 |
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Look what I found today at a small model shop
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| Daniel H | Nov 4 2006, 12:34 PM Post #272 |
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I get my Cararamas from the local pound shop, they once had about 200 Ford Corsairs and mk1 Capris, they sold very quickly!!
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| mookie427 | Nov 4 2006, 01:51 PM Post #273 |
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I don't know what to class the Mini as, it's not really a van seeing as it's got a fully open back, I prefer to class it as an estate or even a hearse
The same shop had a Vanguards Morris Marina reduced to £5, but I couldn't buy it owing to the money situation |
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| Daniel H | Nov 4 2006, 05:37 PM Post #274 |
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I think it would go in the micro bangers (Ford Fiestas, Nissan Micras, Metros, Vauxhall Novas etc) |
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| mookie427 | Nov 4 2006, 05:44 PM Post #275 |
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Yeah. It's a really cool little model, I was thinking of doing one as a Devils car and I don't know about the other |
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