"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak)
06/11/2014 at 11:09 • Filed to: None
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"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak)
06/11/2014 at 11:09 • Filed to: None | 7
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24-liter engine, 502 HP @ 2200 rpm, 1184 goddamn lbs/ft of torque. That's not a typo.
Pre-war cars are the best.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 11:18 |
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This is why: Napier Lion Aircraft Engine
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 11:21 |
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John Cobb is the best.
Racescort666
> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 11:30 |
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A yes. A time when men were men and auto racing was sketchy as hell. And the men who drove these beasts had balls of steel carried in a wheelbarrow by children.
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ptak appreciates old racecars
> Racescort666
06/11/2014 at 11:36 |
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Hah, yeah. What do you mean by "men were men", though? (not pissed just genuinely curious)
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Racescort666
> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 11:42 |
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It was just an "overly manly man" joke.
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> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 12:27 |
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Actually though, I need to start learning my pre-war cars, that thing is more beautiful than anything made today.
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ptak appreciates old racecars
> 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
06/11/2014 at 13:18 |
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Right!? Pre-war cars are just so extremely intriguing to me. They're retro sci-fi incarnate, they're all so classy and still manage to be more badass than modern cars.
Axial
> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 13:23 |
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Gotta make room for the left and right cylinder banks!
Imirrelephant
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
06/11/2014 at 13:29 |
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Dat W12 tho... Dayum!
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> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 15:22 |
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It takes the old "old supercar vs new supercar" debate to a whole new level. I just never read anything about, just saw pictures like these, but now I realize I should really get into them more....
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ptak appreciates old racecars
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06/11/2014 at 15:30 |
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They made some amazing, amazing machines back then, and not necessarily weak dainty ones. If you're interested in such stuff I suggest two cars: the Mefistofele Fiat and "The Beast of Turin".
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> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 16:02 |
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28L straight six
Chain driven
Goddamn
Also the Fiat setting a 146 record in 19 fucking 24.... I love it.
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> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 16:04 |
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Also, The Brutus is so sick, recommended on Youtube after watching a vid on the Fiat. I remember that was on here or the FP a while ago. But seeing those controls outside the car and the way the start it, it's like nothing else.
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ptak appreciates old racecars
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06/11/2014 at 16:11 |
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28 liters... of twin goddamn airship engine. On a wooden goddamn chassis. With no seatbelts or safety engineering
The Naipier-Railton here set 167 MPH, and that was only 8 years later.
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> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 16:33 |
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This is one hell of a phase I'm going through lol.
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ptak appreciates old racecars
> 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
06/11/2014 at 21:04 |
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Pre-War Cars are never a phase. Pre-War Cars will take you for their own. join usss
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> ptak appreciates old racecars
06/11/2014 at 21:26 |
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I hope it's not phase, but the want is too intense!