bozoerrebbe commented on US Mahindra Trucks Delayed While Manufacturer Conducts Road Tests

"@Van Sarockin: At highway speeds 351 miles is 5-6 hours."

bozoerrebbe commented on 1971 Volvo 142S

""sporty coupe"? The real sporty 140 in 1971 was the 142E, which had the fuel injected, higher compression engine from the 1800ES, bigger brakes, stiffer suspension and an upgraded black leather interior."

bozoerrebbe commented on What Defines A Bad Driver?

"@MidwestChopper: I always thought that was a basic skill."

bozoerrebbe commented on Madmen Will Put Any Number Of Weber Carbs On Any Engine You Want

"One advantage, I suppose, of carburettors over fuel injection is that you don't need to know how to program an ECU to build a running engine. OTOH, there's something to be said about the high specific output of modern direct injected electronically controlled engines."

bozoerrebbe commented on Madmen Will Put Any Number Of Weber Carbs On Any Engine You Want

"Nothing looks as impressive under the hood as multiple sidedraft or downdraft Webers with velocity stacks. BRM Lotus Twin Cam Slightly more stock Twin Cam in a S3 Elan"

bozoerrebbe commented on Carroll Shelby's First Race Car Up For Auction At Barrett-Jackson

"@wonderbrad: You make a good point, but with collectibles provenance is always a factor in value."

bozoerrebbe commented on 1985 Cadillac Cimarron

"Cadavalier?"

bozoerrebbe commented on Trevor "Apollo" Creed To Retire As Chrysler Design Chief, Gilles Promoted

"BTW, the Avenger isn't terrible, as was said above."

bozoerrebbe commented on Trevor "Apollo" Creed To Retire As Chrysler Design Chief, Gilles Promoted

"It was Creed who decided to build both the Jeep Patriot and Compass variations of the Caliber platform."

bozoerrebbe commented on What's The Most Attractive-Looking Car Currently On Sale?

"There are a lot of very nice looking cars but it's hard not to keep coming back to the current Aston Martins."

bozoerrebbe commented on What's The Most Attractive-Looking Car Currently On Sale?

"@Mr.Fresco: At the NAIAS when they introduced the Enclave, one of the Maserati guys volunteered to me that he thought the Enclave was the best looking new car at the show."

bozoerrebbe commented on Three Photographers, Three Cars: Welcome To Syracuse!

"The 1800ES had a higher compression, fuel injected version of the 2 liter four in the more mundane 140 models."

bozoerrebbe commented on Jaguar Motorcycle Eliminates Electrical Problems

"@SeanKHotay: A while back at one of the Dream Cruises there was a guy with a 1960 Mercury and a relatively late model Honda 750 bike with bodywork that duplicated the car's look, including half a quad headlamp setup and rear fins."

bozoerrebbe commented on The Bits And Pieces That Make A Classic Hot Rod

"Ben, If you want to see some of the Woodward cars going faster than the cruisin' crawl, now's a good time to head down to near 10 Mile Rd., where you veer to the right by the Zoo so you can turn onto the I-696 service drive."

bozoerrebbe commented on What Would Smokey Do? 24 Hours of LeMons Cheating Tips From Judge Murilee!

"What seems to make the most sense and bang for the buck would be a Fox body Mustang with a V8."

bozoerrebbe commented on What Would Smokey Do? 24 Hours of LeMons Cheating Tips From Judge Murilee!

"BTW, I found a great book on the Lotus Twin Cam by Miles Wilkins on Google Books. [books.google.com]"

bozoerrebbe commented on What Would Smokey Do? 24 Hours of LeMons Cheating Tips From Judge Murilee!

"Now, if I can only figure out how to disguise a BDA to look like a single OHC Ford four."