What Car Story Should Everyone Know?

"MtrRider Just Wants Doritos" (MtrRider) 01/07/2014 at 14:05 • Filed to: None

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Lets say you could take one shot to tell a car story to the masses- say, a Superbowl kind of audience. A lot of people that know nothing about cars. What do you think everyone (or at least most people) should know that's car related?

GhostZ > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:08

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Mid Night Club

ptak appreciates old racecars > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:08

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I think everyone who owns a Renault Twingo should know that it's a bullshit copy of a 1980s Polish FSM prototype.

I'd post the whole story but I should really be doing my homework.

BoumboQC > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:08

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How I had a 260 000 kilometers hyundai that was still running. Incredible heh ?

William Byrd > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:14

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I assume by the lead image you had something like this in mind. Personally the story of the GT40 and how Henry beat Enzo would be pretty awesome.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > ptak appreciates old racecars 01/07/2014 at 14:14

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Links please!

Sn210 > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:14

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Like story stories?
Gt40 1-2-3 finish
How Lamborghini began
How The Shelby cobra began
The McLaren F1 story
The Delorean story

Stuff like that?

505Turbeaux > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:18

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Bio of Henry Ford, hands down. What an interesting story there

Gamecat235 > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:20

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interrogator-chaplain > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:20

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I make a point of educating everyone I know on the history of how Lamborghini was founded.

I don't have a lot of friends...

RacecaR > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:20

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This one.

Jagvar > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:20

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A story for the ages.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:27

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Group B. All of it. try telling people about how fucknuts those vehicles were and they'll think you were lying. I had some brotruck driver at a bar try telling me that a dune jumping truck would be way faster than "any of those flimsy imports". A quick youtube video later "....that's fake, right? People actually drove those that fast? On those roads?" The more simplistic of minds tend to find it difficult to comprehend the levels of insanity reached during this era. The more intelligent seem almost afraid that we basically strapped people inside 600+ hp missiles and sent them careening through forests and on the sides of mountains with a twisty path barely big enough for a car at more normal speeds and then asked them to do it as fast as possible.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:33

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They should know that the Lada Samara/VAZ 2108 was partially developed by Porsche.. well, the engine was..

In all seriousness though, I think more people should know how ABS works and WHY ABS (along with seatbelts) is probably some of the most important inventions in the car industry.

Mercedes Streeter > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:34

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Well, since I'm Jalopnik's white knight for smart, I think everyone should know the story of how it came to be. It was all about a man and his dream, a future with tiny city cars that don't emit a single particle of pollution...

The other auto story I'd definitely mention is the story of Preston Tucker. Inspirational is definitely an understatement.

$kaycog > William Byrd 01/07/2014 at 14:54

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That book is absolutely fantastic!!

$kaycog > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 14:57

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What Sn210 said.........especially GT40's 1-2-3 finish.

ptak appreciates old racecars > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 01/07/2014 at 15:24

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All I could find that was in English... lots of stuff in Polish that you can plunk into Google Translate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSM_Beski…

Bad Idea Hat > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 17:10

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The story of the various American failures in F1/Sportscar racing, and how they paralleled the future of problems with the American motor industry.

TwoFortified > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/07/2014 at 18:49

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First off, I agree with pretty much everyone here. All fantastic stories (My favorite probably going to the GT-40), but, you guys probably already know that my jam is Group A racing, and, more specifically, the absolute dominance of the Group by the Nissan Skyline.

R32...Hnnnnnnnggg

Echo51 > ptak appreciates old racecars 01/08/2014 at 13:47

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Looks like a fiat uno aswell if you ask me?

CPT Speedbump > GhostZ 01/08/2014 at 19:11

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Where would be the best spot to find out more about it? I know a fair bit but always love the Japanese car scene :)

GhostZ > CPT Speedbump 01/08/2014 at 19:14

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Jalopnik Comments.

Seriously, I scoured the internet, but there's a guy around here (TokyoBayAquaLine) who actually does some Wangan driving himself and knows the stories pretty well, definitely knows his stuff better than 90% of the rumor on the internet.

CPT Speedbump > GhostZ 01/08/2014 at 19:15

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Nice :D btw, nice username :)

ihm96 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 01/08/2014 at 23:17

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Where do I learn more about these because Ive heard about them and seen the Sport Quattro, but don't really know very much about this era

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > ihm96 01/08/2014 at 23:21

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Google "Group B rallying"