This looks like fun

transamz9 wrote:
You old geezers that was around when dirt was invented don't get it. LOL! It's not about how fast it will go but how fast you can get to the legal speed without spinning your tires and getting an improper take off ticket!:E

I drive like a gramps 99% of the time and even slower in my Vette but every now and then when that little kid pulls up beside me and revs his box of bumble bees I have to get my kicks every now and again. It's fun in the Vette but you know deep down inside that they knew they were going to get smoked but to do it in a grocery getting family packin' SUV or a big ole heavy diesel truck????? PRICELESS!:B

I do it in a 4500lb Cadillac with wheelcovers and opera lights. :)

45Ricochet wrote:
Somehow I need to figure out how to copy some old, I mean really old photos from the 60-70's with the 68 Chevelle sporting the 427 CI RAT. I bet that thing didn't weight 4k lbs :w My oldest son now has it, but I digress I suppose. Carrol Shelby was a customer of mine back in the late 60's early 70's. I was his paper boy and I can tell you he was a really nice man, good tipper too. He always took me out to his garage when I was collecting to see his new and latest Mustang or as he stated my " Newest Shelby" . He later engineered the Dodge Viper.
We lost him last year, but he lived a nice full life with many accomplishments.
And if you have to ask me what a "paper boy" is..... your about the same age of my grandsons.

I would guess around 3600 pounds with the bigblock unless you had it stripped out for racing. Cool paperboy story!

Not in Germany but here you go LINK

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and the BMW X5M and the Porsche Cayenne GTS who do you think won?

1st BMW X5 M $103,095 555 HP 0-60 4.74sec*
2nd Jeep SRT8 $68,000 470 HP 0-60 4.97sec*
3rd Porsche GTS $94,070 420 HP 0-60 5.97sec*

* should be noted that Jeep supplied the vehicles and the both the BMW and Porsche were 2013 models not 2014. with that said for the price difference I would say the Jeep is the winner.

Don

bmanning wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
Somehow I need to figure out how to copy some old, I mean really old photos from the 60-70's with the 68 Chevelle sporting the 427 CI RAT. I bet that thing didn't weight 4k lbs :w My oldest son now has it, but I digress I suppose. Carrol Shelby was a customer of mine back in the late 60's early 70's. I was his paper boy and I can tell you he was a really nice man, good tipper too. He always took me out to his garage when I was collecting to see his new and latest Mustang or as he stated my " Newest Shelby" . He later engineered the Dodge Viper.
We lost him last year, but he lived a nice full life with many accomplishments.
And if you have to ask me what a "paper boy" is..... your about the same age of my grandsons.

What a neat experience & memory to have! A former colleague of mine was such a Shelby fan that he named his daughter Shelby. You've lived an interesting life if a total stranger names his first-born after you.

Obviously there are many of us here who feel that being a performance car & tow vehicle enthusiast isn't mutually exclusive! Anything with a motor that results in movement captures my interest (and I hope I don't grow up anytime soon).

Well said.

Look it up on "you tube" in Germany on their race track and watch how fast it is!

45Ricochet wrote:
Somehow I need to figure out how to copy some old, I mean really old photos from the 60-70's with the 68 Chevelle sporting the 427 CI RAT. I bet that thing didn't weight 4k lbs :w My oldest son now has it, but I digress I suppose. Carrol Shelby was a customer of mine back in the late 60's early 70's. I was his paper boy and I can tell you he was a really nice man, good tipper too. He always took me out to his garage when I was collecting to see his new and latest Mustang or as he stated my " Newest Shelby" . He later engineered the Dodge Viper.
We lost him last year, but he lived a nice full life with many accomplishments.
And if you have to ask me what a "paper boy" is..... your about the same age of my grandsons.

What a neat experience & memory to have! A former colleague of mine was such a Shelby fan that he named his daughter Shelby. You've lived an interesting life if a total stranger names his first-born after you.

Obviously there are many of us here who feel that being a performance car & tow vehicle enthusiast isn't mutually exclusive! Anything with a motor that results in movement captures my interest (and I hope I don't grow up anytime soon).

Somehow I need to figure out how to copy some old, I mean really old photos from the 60-70's with the 68 Chevelle sporting the 427 CI RAT. I bet that thing didn't weight 4k lbs :w My oldest son now has it, but I digress I suppose. Carrol Shelby was a customer of mine back in the late 60's early 70's. I was his paper boy and I can tell you he was a really nice man, good tipper too. He always took me out to his garage when I was collecting to see his new and latest Mustang or as he stated my " Newest Shelby" . He later engineered the Dodge Viper.
We lost him last year, but he lived a nice full life with many accomplishments.
And if you have to ask me what a "paper boy" is..... your about the same age of my grandsons.

45Ricochet wrote:

catfishmontana wrote:
That's not just a jeep, but one fast machine. My Shelby has launch control that is user adjustable from 2500 to 4000 RPM. Mash the gas pedal to the floor and it only revs to whatever you have it set at.....then dump the clutch. You folks must spend too much time dragging boxes on wheels down the highway. LOL

LOL
You need a line lock Cat!
LINK

My 500 c.i. Dart with a 727 auto will have one for sure!

You old geezers that was around when dirt was invented don't get it. LOL! It's not about how fast it will go but how fast you can get to the legal speed without spinning your tires and getting an improper take off ticket!:E

I drive like a gramps 99% of the time and even slower in my Vette but every now and then when that little kid pulls up beside me and revs his box of bumble bees I have to get my kicks every now and again. It's fun in the Vette but you know deep down inside that they knew they were going to get smoked but to do it in a grocery getting family packin' SUV or a big ole heavy diesel truck????? PRICELESS!:B

I'm just gonna say this much... I had a work car for a week that was a Dodge Charger with the Hemi engine. That puppy was FAST!!! It was a lot of fun to drive, mainly because I didn't have to pay for the gas! I don't think I would own a $70K Jeep, but I bet it would be fine to drive every once in a while!!!