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Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Larry Pieniazek

(...) When you say "help" what do you mean exactly? Is TLC already involved or is your group being asked to organise it? If the latter, who is supplying the bricks? A full size car takes a LOT of bricks and a lot of time to build, just based on (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Tim Courtney

"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G83xyo.L3u@lugnet.com... (...) A woman from a PR firm working for Shell privately approached 4 people from IL. I was one of them. Those working on the car need to work through her, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Greg Howell

Well, hmm, it appears that the kitten has escaped the sack. C'est la Vie. When I talked to the rep. she said she needed some volunteers to help in the construction. I would assume that many of the major components are complete it is only a matter of (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Tim Courtney

(...) *shrug* (...) Sounds like a really fun project. (...) :) (...) Boston's great! I'm going downtown again on Sat for some stuff, maybe popping up to Brikwars at Shaun's afterword. We'll see. I'm actually located about 40 mins north of there. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Yea, verily. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the first preprod at the auto show, and the production version is, if anything, even uglier. I'd say it was the worst (looking) vehicle the General has ever foisted on the public, but there (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Jonathan Wilson

(...) Now ya talking. If I could own any car in the world it would be a red holden comodore SS UTE (like the one I attempted to build out of technic) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Larry Pieniazek

(...) I'm still amazed at some of the Aussie utes I saw... the one I think was most amazing was a Falcon with a tray bed (instead of the streamlined kind) and tandem rear axles. But ya, a Commy SS is a gofast car and it handles well too. My favorite (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Dave Low

(...) Lar talking up Commies (sp;?) ...wow Do USians know about utes vs pick-up trucks? --DaveL (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Mark Sandlin

(...) Unfortunately, like the Titanic, they plowed ahead and produced the thing even after they received poor public reaction at the NAIAS last year. (...) There were some pretty heinous ones back in the 70's, thought this one looks like a cross (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Tom Stangl

(...) NO, there isn't such a thing ;-) My car is pushing 300hp to the wheels (almost double stock), and I'm nowhere NEAR hitting my final target on power. I would think most Aussies would be into power too - lots of wide open roads to drive on. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —John D. Forinash

(...) Some friends of mine were having a discussion on this, and I think we decided that Space Shuttle engines were almost enough power. :) On the other hand, I can't afford to keep tires on something like that. Heck, I can't keep in tires on the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —James Powell

(...) Heck, I'd even vote for enough power being one of the main engines off my ship. At 25 000 hp, and about 6000 lbs, I am _sure_ your car would go faster than you would want it to. Except past a gas station. Those beasts are fuel pigs. At full (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Jeff Stembel

(...) My father says the ugliest car he has ever seen was the Marlin, made sometime between 1965 and 1968, by the same people who made the Gremlin (American Motors?). Neither of us have been able to find any pictures of it, though... Jeff "I'm (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Larry Pieniazek

(...) I've seen the Marlin. (remember, I was born in DEEtroit, still have some motor oil in my veins, and at one point I had 8 cars within my control (although not pinkslip to all of them)... I've cut way back and only have 4 now) It's but-ugh!-ly. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Nicholas Allan

"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G845or.Cq0@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Ford Scorpio, now there was a car that Ford got so impressively wrong that they just gave up with big saloons in Europe badged as Fords after (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.uk)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Hmm... I could be wrong but I don't think that the Catera and the Commie are the same car. The Commie is a big rear drive saloon, the Catera is more midsized, I think. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Nicholas Allan

"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G85C7E.78@lugnet.com... (...) America? (...) a (...) Omega, (...) Opel (...) are (...) They are all the same car, have a look at these photos: Compare these two photos; this one is (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Nicholas Allan

Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari —Larry Pieniazek

(...) They have made it<the GM 2800 platform> wider and longer, and stronger. <to make the Commodore> So no, I don't agree with you. The Catera is smaller. ++Lar (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)