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Offline stargazer68

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8180 on: July 28, 2014, 12:08:29 am »
Quote from: Scarecrow on July 14, 2014, 01:03:24 pm
Saw an early 1980s VW Rabbit Pickup truck turning onto Industrial Avenue from Riverside Drive.  Wow, when was the last time you saw one of those...?

It looked a look like this, flat black paint and all:


These were sold in N.A. with a non-turbo diesel.  Pretty slow.  There are still a couple of them in Calgary.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8181 on: July 28, 2014, 12:30:33 am »
Quote from: Scaerio on July 27, 2014, 11:36:50 pm
The Iraqi Taxis were never delivered because the Iran-Iraq war broke out...
I knew there was some little thing...
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8182 on: July 28, 2014, 02:36:06 am »
Quote from: me_2 on June 28, 2014, 06:59:31 am
black Fiat X-1/9

light blue early/mid 80's Chevy Malibu 2 door coupé, the square one. Maybe it was this one (image is a courtesy of Wiki http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2781_Chevrolet_Malibu_Coupe_(Orange_Julep).jpg )


Would love to get my hands on one.....I love that bodystyle.....LSX swap, 6 spd manual and a Schwartz performance frame....yes please.

http://www.schwartzperformance.com/1978-1988-g-body-monte-carlo-chassis/
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8183 on: July 28, 2014, 08:11:21 pm »
Quote from: stargazer68 on July 28, 2014, 12:30:33 am
Quote from: Scaerio on July 27, 2014, 11:36:50 pm
The Iraqi Taxis were never delivered because the Iran-Iraq war broke out...
I knew there was some little thing...

About half of the 25,000 made were delivered, the rest were rejected.   There was apparently a update/fix for the clutch eventually done in Iraq that made shifting much better.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8184 on: July 28, 2014, 08:22:54 pm »
Quote from: blur911 on July 28, 2014, 08:11:21 pm
Quote from: stargazer68 on July 28, 2014, 12:30:33 am
Quote from: Scaerio on July 27, 2014, 11:36:50 pm
The Iraqi Taxis were never delivered because the Iran-Iraq war broke out...
I knew there was some little thing...

About half of the 25,000 made were delivered, the rest were rejected.   There was apparently a update/fix for the clutch eventually done in Iraq that made shifting much better.

It seems that we are both right, maybe...  ;)

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/automotive-history-snapshot-1981-chevrolet-malibu-iraqi-taxi/
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8185 on: July 28, 2014, 11:06:57 pm »
Quote from: stodge on July 28, 2014, 09:28:13 pm
I followed a Tesla during my commute this morning, the only one I've seen in ottawa. Nice looking motor but it looks really wide. Strangely wide.

I have seen a white one here - is that the one you saw?
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8186 on: July 29, 2014, 11:28:19 am »
I saw an absolutely pristine Volvo P1800 today.  What a beautiful car! 
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8187 on: July 29, 2014, 08:54:49 pm »
Quote from: SKYMTL on July 29, 2014, 11:28:19 am
I saw an absolutely pristine Volvo P1800 today.  What a beautiful car!

I passed a pristine one on the highway back in the spring and took my time doing it while I ogled every inch.  It was red and looked to be in showroom condition.  :drool:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8188 on: July 31, 2014, 09:12:31 pm »
New Flyer's electric bus.



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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8189 on: August 02, 2014, 10:34:34 am »
A mauve Impala SS 2 door from the '60s sometime in G this AM.   One forgets that car exhaust used to smell!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8190 on: August 02, 2014, 10:41:17 am »
Yesterday I saw two cars on the opposite side of the spectrum.

A yellow Lotus Evora... Very cool looking car.

I also saw a late-eighties MB S-Class in a metallic baby blue. It was in MINT condition.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8191 on: August 02, 2014, 11:25:04 am »
Quote from: Winklovic on July 31, 2014, 09:12:31 pm
New Flyer's electric bus.



With powerful enough inductive chargers at every stop these could be made to run non-stop I suppose. What kind of batteries and what capacity does this one use?
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8192 on: August 02, 2014, 11:41:11 am »
Jaguar E-type
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8193 on: August 02, 2014, 11:44:23 am »
Quote from: tpl on August 02, 2014, 10:34:34 am
A mauve Impala SS 2 door from the '60s sometime in G this AM.   One forgets that car exhaust used to smell!
I can even smell the difference with the 2000 BMW
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8194 on: August 02, 2014, 11:55:09 am »
Quote from: EV Dan on August 02, 2014, 11:25:04 am

With powerful enough inductive chargers at every stop these could be made to run non-stop I suppose. What kind of batteries and what capacity does this one use?

Some info in this story. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-to-test-electric-buses-in-14-227345001.html
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Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8195 on: August 03, 2014, 01:40:40 pm »
Grocery run in a new 4S.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8196 on: August 03, 2014, 02:50:47 pm »
Spotted while car shopping this morning.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8197 on: August 03, 2014, 04:43:50 pm »
Quote from: Winklovic on August 03, 2014, 02:50:47 pm
Spotted while car shopping this morning.



Cool!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8198 on: August 03, 2014, 07:05:45 pm »
Quote from: Winklovic on August 03, 2014, 02:50:47 pm
Spotted while car shopping this morning.



Can't quite read the driver and navigator's names on the side, can you read them from the original?
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8199 on: August 04, 2014, 01:16:57 am »
Quote from: blur911 on August 03, 2014, 07:05:45 pm
Quote from: Winklovic on August 03, 2014, 02:50:47 pm
Spotted while car shopping this morning.



Can't quite read the driver and navigator's names on the side, can you read them from the original?

Howie Felterbusch and Dick Guzinya.   :rofl2:
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