My dad had one of these...
But he didn't race it like these...
Vacation France 1971... :D
That 2CV is cool... I really like his driving... Very relaxed... :D
But the gearing is a bit of a downer IMHO...
My dad had one of these...
But he didn't race it like these...
Vacation France 1971... :D
Wow, what a fun looking car to drive! Like a mini but a little bit longer.
Is that you and your sister?
Annie is something special.
I've never seen a vehicle so poorly suited for drag racing used so often and with so many predictable results of ending in a turtle pose.
schwim wrote:
Wow, what a fun looking car to drive! Like a mini but a little bit longer.
Bears sort of a resemblance...
But the Simca had a rear engine and rear wheel drive. Made it quite different.
IMHO it has more in common with a Bug... Note the jack support at 0:25... :lol:
Aspect ratio of the vid is a bit odd...
schwim wrote:
Is that you and your sister?
That's Carolle - my French girlfriend! :D
The British had the Mini, the French the Simca 1000, the Italian the Fiat 500 and the Germans the NSU Prinz...
What a fantastic car. I think I loved the one in the first video the most. It seemed the most simple. That last video surprised me in a lot of ways:
1) I've played so many racing games I knew when to lean for the corners.
2) I love the colors and stripes of the Gulf livery. It's the only livery I know the name of because it's the only one I care about enough to remember. I'd paint all my vehicles that color if I could :)
3) That guy in the yellow right in front of our driver was all over the place!
4) No Beetles. Perhaps a rule or is it just too pedestrian of a choice that nobody is interested to run one?
schwim wrote:
- No Beetles. Perhaps a rule or is it just too pedestrian of a choice that nobody is interested to run one?
It's due to the racing series' regulations I guess.
Kampf der Zwerge - Historischer Motorsport bis 1300cc
Battle of the dwarfs - historic motorsports up to 1300cc
http://www.kampf-der-zwerge.com
Abarth-Coppa-Mille, British-Car-Tropy, NSU-TT-Trophy, 1300 Histo-Cup
The heavy Bug with its flat four doesn't stand a chance against these small lightweight vehicles I'm afraid...
Well... Without displacement restrictions it's a different story of course.
How odd is it that we're discussing the Beetle's "heavy weight" :)
I loved watching that vid. It's like my version of ASMR. It's like when I used to join MTB races. I knew I was going to come in last before the race started but I was totally cool with it. I was just happy to see it all happen around me :)
PS: I did visit JustKampers.com while watching the video :)
Leave it to this car to make you feel guilty about the opulence and excess of your VW:
I love it!
My neighbor had a "Kleinschnittger". The thing was even parked in our garage for a while...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinschnittger
Funny guys in this vid:
Pull start:
No reverse:
Drive past (the first one isn't a Kleinschnittger but a Gogmobil TL):
I watch these a lot. This time, he makes a Herbie with a V8:
there are a few channels dedicated to restoring hot wheels (baremetalHW and WheelsNThangs are the 2 standouts). i get board and watch at work sometimes.
i actually have one of the bugs he's restoring in that video. only mines like a greenish blue and all original.
Well, now I feel terribly guilty:
This was the point at which American car companies realized they made inferior products. Their game plan was to simply guilt the public into buying it:
schwim wrote:
This was the point at which American car companies realized they made inferior products. Their game plan was to simply guilt the public into buying it
That "The Bug and the Beetle" vid was posted on TheSamba lately and although quite interesting (and new to me) I didn't dare to post it here... :D
You may already know this feature:
Ever wondered about drummers whining and complaining about their drums and hardware?
Well... Just tidy up and clean out your shed and go for it!
i can't stand techno music, but it's cool cause he's banging on random stuff
Watching this video, I realized my dog sounds like a turbo wastegate when she dreams in her sleep.
Remember kids, crime doesn't pay!
:lol:
and its apparently still a thing! :shock:
