Dream Car! PICTURES!!!

[day_trippr]

What does one do on your island with one of those?

 

[bracconiere]

Looking at those fine vehicles, new, fast, comfy, even possibly under warranty, figured I'd share one of my dream trucks, one that I own.

Not sure of the dream is a good or bad, but not the worst. Got these on auction about 10 years ago... traded one, still have the other.

Not the semi, ,,,them junkers on the back. M-1031 "contact maintenance trucks" Notice the bashed out windshield in one truck, both had bent driveshafts from being moved with big forklift.

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These were up for auction up at a base in northern Maine. Below is motor with governor for the generator. View attachment 754770


Powered by the "thrifty" 6.2 diesel which develops a horse power of specified 145 & 3,600 RPM, in the heavier duty J code motor. No worries though, with it's 4.65/1 gearing, well it can move from slow to medium pretty fast..

Detroit Locker differential in rear and a 14 bolt GM corporate, Dana 60 w posi in front...when your stuck, your really stuck...

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The engine power is sent though the ever reliable GM TH 400 transmission into the NP-205 transfer case.View attachment 754772

The PTO drives this 12.5 KW brushless Lima Mac Marathon alternator, on the right is front of a two stage air compressor.View attachment 754773
Alternator powers this board. Is configured for 3 phase, but is a 12 lead generator, so can be set to
make 120/240 residential split phase.

Anyway, hopefully this is amusing to someone. It is supposed to snow tonight, so am counting on not having run crew tomorrow. Probably this should be my last beer this evening, but it is so darn good...

well if you're ever in a hurry at least you don't need to worry about the cops seeing you!

 

[rkhanso]

Just one dream car? No way. I have lots of dreams.
But at the top of the list - Ferrari 250 GTO.

 

[Dland]

What does one do on your island with one of those?

It's a rolling shop/tool box, with shelving & compartments behind most of the doors. Also has a big vice on tailgate & brackets for gas welding tanks, capability to power most electric welders, produce compressed air at 175 PSI.

Is also an investment, as intact examples are getting rare. This one has less than 12K miles on it at 37 years old. Also it was involved in a bit of history, albeit perhaps a somewhat dubious one.

 

[sibelman]

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Once upon a time this was my car. Saab 900 spg, it had about 400k miles on it when I sold it back to its 2nd owner and he still has the car. I bought it from him when he had some life things going on, owned it for a few years and back to him. Now I have a project 1986 saab 900 spg in the garage to eventually take its place, as I've wanted another one since the second I sold it.

 

[camonick]

This is the car I had as a senior in high school. I really wish I had kept it. ‘66 Fastback

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

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1969?? love it.

 

[Broothru]

I agree there are probably some people who would not understand what this graphic on the cars display was telling them.
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I'll never forget the first time I experienced "Ludicrous Mode", accelerating onto the I-405 at Santa Ana John Wayne airport. The nearest thing I ever felt like that before was catapult launches off an aircraft carrier. Zero to 140 KIAS in 250 feet is faster, but afterburners help.