Steve McQueen's 1970 Porsche 911S available for purchase

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

lol true man (although it's way better than it used to be), it's all about feeling, and frankly nothing makes me feel better than driving an Italian car like this. IMHO German cars have no soul, they're cold machines, but then again, each to their own I say


When it comes to cars I personally stick to what I feel right, not what they say on a magazine or a TV show: heck, I bought a 1965 Ford Mustang 5 years ago, it doesn't drive very well, it's not super fast, but man, what a noise, what a fantastic look.. to me cars are about emotions, not just performance!

Well, German cars have soul but nothing like Italian cars I agree. I actually have a lot of time for Alfas...when I was a teen my mother owned three in succession and a family friend of ours is a lifelong Alfa fan, so I do understand what they're all about. I was just tweaking your nose a little.

I would love a '65 Mustang! To me, there is very little to beat the sound of an American V8, either small block or big block. I just love 'em. I once tried restoring a '68 Camaro, but I lost the energy, time, money and patience to see it through.

One day, money permitting, I'd love to try and restore another muscle car. But we'll see.

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by TomcatViP

Regarding movies :
- Bullit
- Vanishing Point and
- Gone in 60 sec (original)
what your favorite ?

Hard to say...I haven't really seen too many car movies. Blasphemy I know, but I never did see either Bullit or Vanishing Point. (Actually, I think I'll get these from Amazon tomorrow.)

I liked Duel, but that wasn't really a car movie. I enjoyed the first Fast and the Furious, but that got old very quickly with stupid sequels. Biker Boyz was complete rubbish.
Christine wasn't a car movie either (great movie though) so...I'm actually quite stumped!

[r0bc]

I think best car movies ever made are Grand Prix and Le mans

[TomcatViP]

Yeah the fast and furious as gone strange with retarded scenario and Il2ish physics. But still I hve seen each one of the episode.

Christine was great too. It had for long haunted my teenage dreams (the Plymouth not the girl )

But my choice of title was more in concordance of the 60's although they are still among the greatest movies I hve seen

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by r0bc

I think best car movies ever made are Grand Prix and Le mans

What about Knight Rider..

[r0bc]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

What about Knight Rider..

LOL

I recently got both Blu Rays of Grand Prix and Le Mans.....never gets old,just love those movies....can't wait to see Senna

[baronWastelan]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Lol, points of view man, you should try mine first, the stock car needs some tweaking with suspensions and remapping, and diesel engines might not sound exciting (mine actually does, the overrun is fantastic!), but have SO much torque and are way more reliable than petrol engines.. 0-60 in 5.8 and top speed in excess of 140mph. As for your beloved Top Gear, they destroyed a 911 some years ago..

To me a car is not just about performance, the looks (or "head-turning factor" as my friend says) are more important, but if I wanted a performing car I'd rather buy me a Nissan GT-R or an Ariel Atom, which both kick the rear end of ANY Porsche for less than half the price.. uh, and honestly, Porsche's look is appalling, nothing more than a "beefed up Beetle"

Unlike Alfa Romeo, Porsche is a (pretentious) brand statement, which doesn't seem to excel neither in looks or performance (or better, performance/price balance). At least Alfas look cool

One thing is for sure though: if Porsche had the Alfa Romeo designers, or Alfa Romeo had the Porsche engineers, we wouldn't need to walk anymore..

I would love to see your pretty Italian kettle keeping up with my old "beefed up Beetle" for a day of flat out driving on the track. The clouds of steam and smoke from your radiator and brakes after a couple hours would be most entertaining

[BadAim]

LOL! Let's try to be respectful guys, and remember we're talking about another man's religion here.

I remember fitting keys to a Lamborghini that Mike Tyson owned, Everything inside the cockpit was broken! I mean it was a disaster. I guess it just wasn't up to a brute like that. While I love to look at Italian cars, I just hate working on them. I think we should make a deal and let the Italians concentrate on food and wine (and the French for that matter) and let the Germans and us Yanks concentrate on the rolling stock.

Of course I'm a little prejudiced.

[Icebear]

Steve McQueen ? State of the art, made in Germany 2011.....





Six-cylinder boxer engine, 3,4l cubic capacity with 350 HP....

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by BadAim

I remember fitting keys to a Lamborghini that Mike Tyson owned.

Did you get to meet him?