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Ok, I'll drop my . 02 into this one...
There are three types of performance car owners regardless of brand.
1) The go-fast enthusiast. Likes to race in autox or on the 1/4 and knows what he's doing (or is learning) and basically puts his money where his mouth is.
2) The collector. Buys the car as a commodity to sell at a later date as an investment. Never drives it and it lives in a climate controlled garage for the entire time he owns it unless he takes it to a show. There is a sub-cat in this one and that's the show car collector, but I don't even like to talk about some of them. (I've seen beautiful cars that had a stripped short block (no pistons or rods) and no fluids because it might leak and lose them points in a show.
#ad
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3) The rich kid/poser. Has money and a big ego. He buys what he thinks is the fastest car out there and dumps money on whatever the latest 'go fast' gimmick of the week is that he read about in one of the car mags. He likes to challenge 'inferior' cars to race so he can feel better about himself and won't race anything that he thinks might have a chance against his car.
Type three is the person the title of this thread is talking about. I've run into these people many times and they are in almost every brand of vehicle out there.
There are several cars that get grouped into the 'type 3' category, 'vettes, F-bodies, and 5. 0 Mustangs are the most common because they are fast and available.
I have lots of experience with the type 3s because I have a '65 Mustang 289 coupe and get all kinds of challenges from F-bodies and 5. 0s whenever I drive it. I just ignore them and let them go find someone else to play with.
I remember a story a friend told me about a Camero Z-28 owner who challenged his dad to a race while he was driving his grandma's '69 Mopar wagon.
One day dad drives my friend to grandma's house in his new IROC Camero and tells him to drive the Camero home because he's going to drive the wagon. My friend is floored because dad never let him drive the Camero. When Dad showed him the car he understood why. Dad decided that grandma was going to hurt herself driving the car since she was 80 years old and talked her into giving it to him. Anyway, we're talking about a 'bread and butter' white '69 midsize wagon (I think it was a Sattelite, but I'm not sure since I'm not knowledgeable about the Mopar names, but it looked similar to a Roadrunner) with dog dish hubcaps and whitewalls... typical grandma fare except for the powerplant. It seems grandma liked power and ordered her wagon new with a 440 4bbl, a 4 on the floor and a 4. 11 rearend with a locker.
So dad is driving the wagon and my friend is following with the IROC. They stop at a traffic light and this early '80s Camero pulls up beside dad with a young kid driving with two girls in the car with him and he starts acting like he wants to race the wagon. Dad gives him the 'go' signal and when the light turns green, romps it and just leaves him standing there barking all four gears. It took my friend 4 blocks to catch up to him and when he did, the Camero owner was sitting low in the seat with the two girls laughing at him...
#ad
BTW, dad got pulled over two years later while towing his race car to a track in the Smokies of NC with the wagon. He was doing 75 in a 55. The cop said, "You know, I wouldn't have pulled you over for doing 75 because everyone else was too, but you were going 75 UPHILL with a TRAILER. What do you have in this thing?" They talked for 15 minutes about the car and racing before the cop let him go with a warning...
Sorry for the long post, I just love that story.
Later,
Joe
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Joe Hinson, 93 D-350
Stock, 3in straight pipe - For now
There are three types of performance car owners regardless of brand.
1) The go-fast enthusiast. Likes to race in autox or on the 1/4 and knows what he's doing (or is learning) and basically puts his money where his mouth is.
2) The collector. Buys the car as a commodity to sell at a later date as an investment. Never drives it and it lives in a climate controlled garage for the entire time he owns it unless he takes it to a show. There is a sub-cat in this one and that's the show car collector, but I don't even like to talk about some of them. (I've seen beautiful cars that had a stripped short block (no pistons or rods) and no fluids because it might leak and lose them points in a show.
#ad)
3) The rich kid/poser. Has money and a big ego. He buys what he thinks is the fastest car out there and dumps money on whatever the latest 'go fast' gimmick of the week is that he read about in one of the car mags. He likes to challenge 'inferior' cars to race so he can feel better about himself and won't race anything that he thinks might have a chance against his car.
Type three is the person the title of this thread is talking about. I've run into these people many times and they are in almost every brand of vehicle out there.
There are several cars that get grouped into the 'type 3' category, 'vettes, F-bodies, and 5. 0 Mustangs are the most common because they are fast and available.
I have lots of experience with the type 3s because I have a '65 Mustang 289 coupe and get all kinds of challenges from F-bodies and 5. 0s whenever I drive it. I just ignore them and let them go find someone else to play with.
I remember a story a friend told me about a Camero Z-28 owner who challenged his dad to a race while he was driving his grandma's '69 Mopar wagon.
One day dad drives my friend to grandma's house in his new IROC Camero and tells him to drive the Camero home because he's going to drive the wagon. My friend is floored because dad never let him drive the Camero. When Dad showed him the car he understood why. Dad decided that grandma was going to hurt herself driving the car since she was 80 years old and talked her into giving it to him. Anyway, we're talking about a 'bread and butter' white '69 midsize wagon (I think it was a Sattelite, but I'm not sure since I'm not knowledgeable about the Mopar names, but it looked similar to a Roadrunner) with dog dish hubcaps and whitewalls... typical grandma fare except for the powerplant. It seems grandma liked power and ordered her wagon new with a 440 4bbl, a 4 on the floor and a 4. 11 rearend with a locker.
So dad is driving the wagon and my friend is following with the IROC. They stop at a traffic light and this early '80s Camero pulls up beside dad with a young kid driving with two girls in the car with him and he starts acting like he wants to race the wagon. Dad gives him the 'go' signal and when the light turns green, romps it and just leaves him standing there barking all four gears. It took my friend 4 blocks to catch up to him and when he did, the Camero owner was sitting low in the seat with the two girls laughing at him...
#adBTW, dad got pulled over two years later while towing his race car to a track in the Smokies of NC with the wagon. He was doing 75 in a 55. The cop said, "You know, I wouldn't have pulled you over for doing 75 because everyone else was too, but you were going 75 UPHILL with a TRAILER. What do you have in this thing?" They talked for 15 minutes about the car and racing before the cop let him go with a warning...
Sorry for the long post, I just love that story.
Later,
Joe
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Joe Hinson, 93 D-350
Stock, 3in straight pipe - For now
Now that is a good story.
-Cliff
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2001 ETH-DEE, Diablo Power Puck, Bosch 275's, Practical Solutions Boost Module and Elbow, LFT Silencer Ring Eliminator, K&N, Straight Piped http://www.mudrunner.sites.cc
-Cliff
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2001 ETH-DEE, Diablo Power Puck, Bosch 275's, Practical Solutions Boost Module and Elbow, LFT Silencer Ring Eliminator, K&N, Straight Piped http://www.mudrunner.sites.cc
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My Dad loves to tell the story about when he and two other work buddies were on their way back to work after lunch in the Olds Vista Cruiser (the one I now own). A guy in a '74 Vette pulls up to the light and wants to race. Well, long story short, the Vette punches it, and my Dad does likewise. The "Rocket" Olds was waiting at the next light. Three surprised looks... from the Vette guy and the two guys in the family wagon. I realize that after around '72 or so, GM really fell away from the musclecar horsepower era, and the Vette might have only had a mild 350, but it's still a good story.
I am looking forward to restoring "the wagon"... lots of memories of family trips... and dreams of future trips to come with my kids.
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Shane Oler
'01 2500 4X4 QC, ETH/DEE, Dark Garnet/Camel, ISSPRO Pyro (pre-turbo)and Boost Pillar mount, PE EZ, Cobra CB w/ Dual 4' Firestik II's, 4" DD exhaust, K&N, BIG-O 255/85R16 AT's, Custom stereo (nothing stock), Genuine Steel* Grill gaurd and nerf bars, 20K Reese 5er hitch
Other: '70 Olds Vista Cruiser 455 (future resto project)
30' Sandpiper 5er Super Slide bunkhouse(about 10k lbs. )
I am looking forward to restoring "the wagon"... lots of memories of family trips... and dreams of future trips to come with my kids.
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Shane Oler
'01 2500 4X4 QC, ETH/DEE, Dark Garnet/Camel, ISSPRO Pyro (pre-turbo)and Boost Pillar mount, PE EZ, Cobra CB w/ Dual 4' Firestik II's, 4" DD exhaust, K&N, BIG-O 255/85R16 AT's, Custom stereo (nothing stock), Genuine Steel* Grill gaurd and nerf bars, 20K Reese 5er hitch
Other: '70 Olds Vista Cruiser 455 (future resto project)
30' Sandpiper 5er Super Slide bunkhouse(about 10k lbs. )
"One day dad drives my friend to grandma's house in his new IROC Camero and tells him to drive the Camero home because he's going to drive the wagon. My friend is floored because dad never let him drive the Camero. "
"CAMERO"?
What the HE!! is a "CAMERO" - I've never heard of, or seen one! Is that some new foreign truck?
NOW, I *DO* have a '98 *CAMARO* SS...
Along with my '91 Dorge,
My '70 Cardilak
My '93 masba 323...
And I just LOVE the Cummanz engines in these trucks...
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http://community. webshots.com/user/davison71 Early '91 250, 727 AT, 307 rear... Banks Stinger exhaust, intercooler... US Gear OD... Tweaked pump, upgraded radiator... MORE than a match for every new PS Ford encountered so far...
"Dura" WHAT? NOW I know where all those recycled beer cans go...
[This message has been edited by Gary - KJ6Q (edited 04-26-2001). ]
"CAMERO"?
What the HE!! is a "CAMERO" - I've never heard of, or seen one! Is that some new foreign truck?
NOW, I *DO* have a '98 *CAMARO* SS...
Along with my '91 Dorge,
My '70 Cardilak
My '93 masba 323...
And I just LOVE the Cummanz engines in these trucks...
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http://community. webshots.com/user/davison71 Early '91 250, 727 AT, 307 rear... Banks Stinger exhaust, intercooler... US Gear OD... Tweaked pump, upgraded radiator... MORE than a match for every new PS Ford encountered so far...
"Dura" WHAT? NOW I know where all those recycled beer cans go...
[This message has been edited by Gary - KJ6Q (edited 04-26-2001). ]
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I was thinking the same thing, Gary. . hehe. .
I had a 1970 1/2 Camaro Z-28 in high-school.
It was a beater when I got it but I fixed it
up and had a pretty nice car for the 12 years
I owned it. Cranberry red with black interior
and black stripes, 350 LT-1 with 780 cfm
Holley (stock carb!#ad
) GM Bowtie heads, etc.
It was a 4 speed car with 12 bolt 3. 73 posi
rear. Later on I bought a new 1993 Camaro
Z-28 when they first came out. It was black
with the 6 speed and "new" LT1 (no hyphen).
I never raced the two against each other but
I did own both for a period of time. Life was
good back then! (1982-1994, the timeframe I
had a Camaro!)
Check out this pic I took in '93:70 & 93 Z28s
Yup, spelling it Camero is like spelling
Cummins "Cummings"... heheheheh...
#ad
-Chris
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'01 3500 QC 4x4 SLT, Dk. Garnet Red, tan interior.
Cummins ETC, 5-speed, 3. 54 anti-spin; Line-X
Auto Meter boost and pyro
gauges on A-pillar; Valentine One radar detector
May the Boost be With You!
[This message has been edited by Chris N5CWM (edited 04-27-2001). ]
I had a 1970 1/2 Camaro Z-28 in high-school.
It was a beater when I got it but I fixed it
up and had a pretty nice car for the 12 years
I owned it. Cranberry red with black interior
and black stripes, 350 LT-1 with 780 cfm
Holley (stock carb!
#ad) GM Bowtie heads, etc.
It was a 4 speed car with 12 bolt 3. 73 posi
rear. Later on I bought a new 1993 Camaro
Z-28 when they first came out. It was black
with the 6 speed and "new" LT1 (no hyphen).
I never raced the two against each other but
I did own both for a period of time. Life was
good back then! (1982-1994, the timeframe I
had a Camaro!)
Check out this pic I took in '93:70 & 93 Z28s
Yup, spelling it Camero is like spelling
Cummins "Cummings"... heheheheh...
#ad-Chris
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'01 3500 QC 4x4 SLT, Dk. Garnet Red, tan interior.
Cummins ETC, 5-speed, 3. 54 anti-spin; Line-X
Auto Meter boost and pyro
gauges on A-pillar; Valentine One radar detector
May the Boost be With You!
[This message has been edited by Chris N5CWM (edited 04-27-2001). ]
You guys have got to see the Viper owners. I saw a group of about 20 at the AutoFair at Charlotte Motor Speedway (I refuse to call it Lowes Motor Speedway) These guys are so uptight about people walking around their Vipers that when they fart, it sounds like an E-String on a Violin.
Except for one guy that showed up late in a Venom 600 and embarrassed the Hell outa the rest of the Viper owners. This cool dude was one good ole country boy because he even let some people sit in it and I got to talk to him a little, a real down to earth guy. You shoulda seen the crowd flock around it when he pulled up in that baby. I didn't see even one of the others come to look at it. Boy were the other Viper owners A$$holes.
Except for one guy that showed up late in a Venom 600 and embarrassed the Hell outa the rest of the Viper owners. This cool dude was one good ole country boy because he even let some people sit in it and I got to talk to him a little, a real down to earth guy. You shoulda seen the crowd flock around it when he pulled up in that baby. I didn't see even one of the others come to look at it. Boy were the other Viper owners A$$holes.
Nice looking Cam*A*ros (emphasis added for benefit of the spelling impaired... ) Chris - especially the red one. I seem to have a weakness for red cars - my '98 CamAro is red too, as was my '85 vette - and my '91 Dodge is red/white... #ad
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http://community. webshots.com/user/davison71 Early '91 250, 727 AT, 307 rear... Banks Stinger exhaust, intercooler... US Gear OD... Tweaked pump, upgraded radiator... MORE than a match for every new PS Ford encountered so far...
"Dura" WHAT? NOW I know where all those recycled beer cans go...
#ad------------------
http://community. webshots.com/user/davison71 Early '91 250, 727 AT, 307 rear... Banks Stinger exhaust, intercooler... US Gear OD... Tweaked pump, upgraded radiator... MORE than a match for every new PS Ford encountered so far...
"Dura" WHAT? NOW I know where all those recycled beer cans go...
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bmw owners are first on my list as annoying drivers. Than teeney bobbers in little hondas.
It's not the car that makes these people jerks, it just gives them an excuse in their tiny little minds to behave that way.
I've got a 95 M3(it is an inline six, after all) and I don't undergo a personality transformation when I drive it.
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'01 2500 QC LB 2WD 6sp HO SLT+ leather 3. 54 ltd slp BLACK trailer tow and the all important cab lights. (for hauling motorcycles)
95 Freightliner FLD132 70" Condo 470 Detroit 13spd 3. 36 (to pay for motorcycles)
89 H-D FXRS, 99 Triumph 955i, 86 Suzuki GSXR750 ltd, 00 Aprillia SL1000
98 Yamaha YZF-R1(race), 95 Kawasaki ZX7(race)
94 27' Prowler TT (for some comfort at the racetrack)
I've got a 95 M3(it is an inline six, after all) and I don't undergo a personality transformation when I drive it.
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'01 2500 QC LB 2WD 6sp HO SLT+ leather 3. 54 ltd slp BLACK trailer tow and the all important cab lights. (for hauling motorcycles)
95 Freightliner FLD132 70" Condo 470 Detroit 13spd 3. 36 (to pay for motorcycles)
89 H-D FXRS, 99 Triumph 955i, 86 Suzuki GSXR750 ltd, 00 Aprillia SL1000
98 Yamaha YZF-R1(race), 95 Kawasaki ZX7(race)
94 27' Prowler TT (for some comfort at the racetrack)
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