The Car or Thing that gets you Inspired Thread

Carroll Shelby, a huge inspiration to me as a once young aspiring car designer. Loved his mix of tasteful ageless design, and brutal power-trains.

Loved the Cobra since I saw Cannonball Run about age 4, still love his interpretation of the AC Cobra.
http://www.autoweek.com/galleryimage...9.jpg&MaxW=630

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...05/19356-1.jpg

It's no wonder the 427 is replicated so often.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...rizontal-1.jpg

Was a dapper fellow as he got older...
http://stwot.motortrend.com/files/20...09-623x389.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...y1280x96-1.jpg

and the moviestar that he signed off on a limited number of to make them legitimate Shelbys

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...orGT5003-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Buller_Scott

never ripped on "oxer's'' honda intentionally, however i have come to see that this... low.... car... r7ped by swirl marks etc - apparently that's a no-go zone, as in... careful, dont tempt fate, or something? cars look mediocre but as long as they're low then i'd better back the fork off?

now, dado, you need to understand that as much as you're heavily emotionally invested in the apparent fact that this guy is god, fact remains that the car's tyres and trim didnt have so much as a smidge of touch-up... the car looked shieght. that is fact. oops... soorry... it was low... apparently telling the truth is a no-go, daddo?

i've been a few places that will reward complacency and utter fear - this, is not one of them. DO NOT, daddo, presume to make me fear some guy who's been washing his car with sandpaper.... no.... lol....

and yes. the guy who kept on drilling the point into me (and the dudes i was hanging with) skull was precisely that - but i cannot fault him as opposed to actually spending actual money on DCShoeCo stuff (such as snowboard boots and outerwear), he just had a....... flat brimmed hat.... so respect to him for his $25 investment....

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Mate i dunno how came to that reply from my post?

I tried to be friendly and have a larf with you and your stupid comments but if you want to be a smart ass then so be it.

I don't think that guy is a god and I'm not emotionally invested or what ever crap flows from you big head down your arms and on to your key board. Not that i said anything the indicate that i thought he was a god or that i even liked his car.

You fail to understand anything about the car.
You think its all sweet to call it as you see it and believe people will reward you for it but you are blind and you don't see ***** so when you talk its all ***** and you just look like an idiot who doesn't understand anything.

The main thing you don't understand is that he doesn't think his car is anything to be applauded, in fact he thinks its wierd that people do and just sort of ignores the 12yr olds that do, but does get annoyed when people like you start to talk **** about something they have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA ABOUT.

Why you think i like POS cars is beyond me. Check my mk1....

I never said (directly or indirectly) you should should fear anything, although people like me do reply to you, at the end of they day you haven't done *****, you haven build ****, you haven't contributed **** and all you seem to do is talk rubbish based on your personal opinion which is all the knowledge you really have as you have CLEARLY displayed. I understand you like you handling and you clean cars...so why don't you build a clean car that handles well and learn to drive it? Then you words will have a bit of weight when you say negative stuff about cars that are not clean or don't handle well.

There is never a reason to fear someone because of how they wash their car, or what sand paper or tire shine they use. There is however a reason to fear someone when you talk **** about them and make rubbish assumptions, then their easily aggravated friends who know you and your car read it and laugh at first, then tell him, then he reads it and doesn't share the same humor, he gets annoyed and slightly upset, then you post more rubbish, and he gets more annoyed, then his friends get annoyed, then you come to a meet with 2 friends and there are 20 people who are annoyed at you. I'm not saying that anyone will waist their time with you, I'm just saying that its something i would fear over sandpaper.

I have no idea where you where going with the talk about clothing and the wonky azn guy.......

The correct spelling is Dado.



I just love this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mH86...2B9F9C7FB450D7

Let's not turn this into boostcruising guys.
The forum is first and foremost a vw owners forum, not a car modification/build thread site.

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Originally Posted by team_v

Let's not turn this into boostcruising guys.
The forum is first and foremost a vw owners forum, not a car modification/build thread site.

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Sorry mate.
Just annoyed that he thinks its okay to talk crap.
"now, dado, you need to understand that as much as you're heavily emotionally invested in the apparent fact that this guy is god"
that part really got me and even after agreeing with Jrad and saying he understands he continues without understanding.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...be8c2cab-1.jpg

Is that the new Toyota Aurion COTF for the NZ V8 Supercars?

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Is that the new Toyota Aurion COTF for the NZ V8 Supercars?

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Passat CC DTM mock up i believe?

Been a bit sick today so iv been spending some time on ClubGTI. Really like that they spend more time driving their cars then caring about how hetick they are:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...8217cca3-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...781db397-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...7ebc34fa-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...17cb6bdd-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...a1f99cb6-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...63721fd9-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...18abaaca-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...481e413d-1.jpg

This inspires me to rebuild an engine.

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...20893984_n.jpg

How i wish we got snow up here so i could try out the AWD

http://ns223506.ovh.net/rozne/5a0bb4...er-1699343.jpg