"LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
10/10/2020 at 14:55 • Filed to: None
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"LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
10/10/2020 at 14:55 • Filed to: None | 2
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Maybe we don’t have flying cars or Mr. Fusion reactors, and the ICE is fast becoming the automotive equivalent of 3-day old leftovers or that guy who farts in elevators , but car lovers may have reason to rejoice. Modular electric chassis design could allow for boutique manufacturers to thrive again:
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Can I have a ‘67 AC Cobra or maybe a 1930’s Bugatti on an EV platform? Please?
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/10/2020 at 15:08 |
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It will be interesting to see how quickly we will see 3D printing for carbon bodywork etc.. If they can dream it up they can just print you the car within some kind of parameters so it fits with everything.
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/10/2020 at 15:44 |
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I'll take a replica LMP.
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LastFirstMI is my name
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/10/2020 at 15:46 |
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I’m ready for Star Trek replicators- but instead of ordering hot tea I want a Ferrari 330 and a Defender, no milk or sugar.
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/10/2020 at 15:53 |
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I’ve been ready for that since TNG came out, yeah some crazy stuff could be a lot easier, Leno has had some unobtanium parts made but it’s still not cheap.
PowderHound
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/10/2020 at 17:51 |
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Would there be an issue with crash testing on those?
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/10/2020 at 18:06 |
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The problem is how do they get them to pass current safety requirements.
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> LastFirstMI is my name
10/10/2020 at 18:24 |
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I love the theory that asks “why bother having bathrooms on The Enterprise? Can’t they just use the transporter to evacuate your bowels onto the Klingon home world as a prank?”
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> PowderHound
10/10/2020 at 20:25 |
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Well they might be a kit car, if you buy the electric skateboard and then someone else makes kits. Or you could put a classic body on one, like a truck cab and bed. There are a lot of possibilities, but maybe it wouldn’t be considered a manufacturer that needs crash tests.
kanadanmajava1
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/10/2020 at 20:26 |
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A Bugatti from 30' s seems to be quite incompatible with that kind of skateboard chas sis. These thing s are very narrow and nearly everything resides between the frame rails. The driver’s legs are positioned only slightly above the frame rails ’ lowest edge .
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LastFirstMI is my name
> kanadanmajava1
10/10/2020 at 20:57 |
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Well if we’re basically blank-page designing something, I suspect the proportions could be altered to fit the chassis. Futurists don’t let little things like practicality and the laws of physics deter them, right?
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LastFirstMI is my name
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
10/10/2020 at 21:36 |
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I guess that’s one positive of the coming anarchy after the election
No regulations! Import anything (or anyone) you want! Freedom! I’m not sure it even matters who wins.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/11/2020 at 07:14 |
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I still have a FIAT 126p and a Piaggio Ape TM on my list to import... :P
Taylor Martin
> LastFirstMI is my name
10/11/2020 at 14:36 |
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That’s awesome, but it also sounds expensive. And while I’d love to have my very own EV Volkswagen Squareback, the pessimist in me thinks this may not happen for a while...
Would be delighted to be proven wrong though, I’d love to see more user designed, unique cars on the roads.