by "4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
Published 03/29/2017 at 04:59
by "4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
Published 03/29/2017 at 04:59
Tags: Europpomeet
STARS: 24
Here is the unwatermarked glory of my broken and dented diesel family wagon on the Nürburgring
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
03/29/2017 at 05:18, STARS: 4
Glorious, especially with that tape. Because racecar. Next time add tabe crossing the headlights as well!
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
03/29/2017 at 05:27, STARS: 4
Tape all of the things! How far is too far??
"Leon711" (leon711)
03/29/2017 at 05:55, STARS: 1
Beautiful!
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
03/29/2017 at 06:15, STARS: 0
Looks glorious! :D
"Clemsie McKenzie" (thestirringcolumn)
03/29/2017 at 06:23, STARS: 0
Rolling coal like a mad genius!
"vondon302" (vondon302)
03/29/2017 at 06:44, STARS: 1
It could only get more oppo if it was brown. Awesome frame that sucker.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
03/29/2017 at 06:45, STARS: 1
There is no TOO FAR when it comes to TAPE!
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
03/29/2017 at 07:40, STARS: 4
Mad for sure! A genius, no. God it was fun though. Your Clio was going like there was a possessed bacon-filled Frenchman driving it.
"Clemsie McKenzie" (thestirringcolumn)
03/29/2017 at 07:44, STARS: 1
Haha that’s not too far from the truth it has to be said :D
"XJDano" (xjdano)
03/29/2017 at 08:42, STARS: 0
I know this.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/29/2017 at 09:11, STARS: 0
I’ve discussed the idea with TFritch, but at some point in the next decade we want to take giant elderly American barges through most of the NATO capitals on into the east and all the way to Moscow. The Cold War Cruise . What I’ve just looked at is how close the route is to Nurburg...
Granted, we’d have to rig seatbelts for that detour to make use of the ring, but picture this...
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
03/29/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0
Would that work, considering the turning circle? It would suck if you’d need a 3 point turn just to get around the bends.
But on a more serious note, that cruise does sound awesome. A lot to prepare for though, it would be far easier and far cheaper to just get something slightly less unconventional. Less awesome too, sure, but still.
You can get old yankbarges in Europe by the way. It’s obviously easier to get something like a Citroën DS, but landbarges are available. One very short search later:
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1150075572
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1150892428
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1150877188
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1149978435
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1150697234
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1036271128
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m1036269594
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/29/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 0
Those are some very nice Yankbarges indeed. The Oldsmobile 88 particularly. The thought, however, is that even with shipping out and shipping back, the favorable price of a Yankbarge in its own ecosystem and ability to proof it for such a long drive by long drives in the US has some advantages over a sight-unseen purchase.
As a bonus, one or two of the barges might be sold for mad amounts of cash in Moscow. Hilariously, there’s a Lincoln brochure for ‘59 that was produced in Russian for an expo:
As to the turning circle, it’s 13.7m between curbs. I’ve seen a Galaxie (12.5m) banging around Brands Hatch. An asset of the most absurdly-sized American cars of the period was design for more
relative
agility than you’d expect by pushing extra length into the long rear overhang and trying to keep the wheelbase limited. It’s a *mere* 86cm longer wheelbase than 4muddyfeet’s Skoda.
"Svend" (svend)
03/29/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 0
I hope you get the bumper and tailgate sorted soon fella.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
03/30/2017 at 06:40, STARS: 1
I think I like the car more with a bit of damage on it...
Oh by the way, I had no idea you had your own Amsterdam Red Light District clothing(?) line
"Svend" (svend)
03/30/2017 at 06:59, STARS: 1
That line didn’t sell well. The clips kept getting stuck in chest hair.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
03/30/2017 at 08:01, STARS: 0
More product development next time eh?
"Svend" (svend)
03/30/2017 at 08:30, STARS: 1
The consensus was more fabric, less/no clips, no zippers ((ouch)) and that shoulder pads were so eighties.
It came down to something along the lines of y-fronts or for more coverage, boxers.
But they had already been invented.
So we went to the boardroom.
