Cool Pic Thread - Vehicles

Veedubbayou · 06-10-2025, 08:50 AM

This is my ‘55 Beetle, I did the restoration myself about 20 years ago. The 2110 cc engine give a lot more excitement than how it left the factory.

NSXR · 06-10-2025, 09:01 AM

• 03/2000 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec
• 98,946 kms
• No accident history VX report clear
• 450-500ps specification
• KR4- Sonic Silver

sygazelle · 06-10-2025, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Veedubbayou

This is my ‘55 Beetle, I did the restoration myself about 20 years ago. The 2110 cc engine give a lot more excitement than how it left the factory.

Welcome and thanks for sharing your stunning '55 VW with us. Questions:

When you restored, did you upgrade the transmission to syncromesh
Did you convert electrical system from 6 to 12 volt?

Veedubbayou · 06-10-2025, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

Welcome and thanks for sharing your stunning '55 VW with us. Questions:

When you restored, did you upgrade the transmission to syncromesh
Did you convert electrical system from 6 to 12 volt?

Thank you and yes to both, the transaxle has full syncro gears, it is a replacement unit called a Transform Pro Street Freeway Flyer. Has higher ratio 4th gear to lower RPM at highway speed. It is also already clearanced for the 12 v flywheel. Everything was changed to 12 volts except the semaphores (which is painfully expensive, just can’t leave them up for extended periods). I don’t think a 6 volt starter would crank this engine. 2110 cc, 9:1 compression ratio, 90.5 bore x 82 stroke.

Lady Jane · 06-10-2025, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Veedubbayou

Everything was changed to 12 volts except the semaphores .

What is that? The only semaphore I know is in programming.

Buug959 · 06-10-2025, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

What is that? The only semaphore I know is in programming.

They're flip out indicators instead of signal lights.

vreihen16 · 06-10-2025, 04:06 PM

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What is that? The only semaphore I know is in programming.

...and railroads:

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Lady Jane · 06-10-2025, 04:14 PM

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They're flip out indicators instead of signal lights.

Well, I'm going to bed tonight less stupid.

Lady Jane · 06-10-2025, 05:54 PM

https://alfajankovits.weebly.com/are...ca-spider.html

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iminhell1 · 06-10-2025, 09:27 PM

I really liked this one

sygazelle · 06-10-2025, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Buug959

They're flip out indicators instead of signal lights.

I had a '61 so I wasn't familiar with the flip out indicators either. How cool is that!

sygazelle · 06-10-2025, 10:14 PM

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I really liked this one

That '60 Chevy is giving a lesson in torque.

vreihen16 · 06-10-2025, 11:02 PM

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I really liked this one
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The person in the yellow T-shirt is in one of the most dangerous spots in all of motorsports, standing in the fragmentation path if a launching car has a flywheel or clutch explode from the shock stress.....

3.0L · 06-11-2025, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Veedubbayou

This is my ‘55 Beetle, I did the restoration myself about 20 years ago. The 2110 cc engine give a lot more excitement than how it left the factory.

Very, very nice! 👍

I almost bought a split-window VW from a fellow soldier while I was
based in Germany, 1968. It had mechanical semiphore turn signals,
if I recall correctly. Then I got orders for Vietnam, so had to cancel
the purchase.

Pauly Wauly · 06-11-2025, 06:54 PM

Ferrari F355 GTS.

dumptruck · 06-11-2025, 07:12 PM

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Ferrari F355 GTS.

Effing love this car

sygazelle · 06-11-2025, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Veedubbayou

This is my ‘55 Beetle, I did the restoration myself about 20 years ago. The 2110 cc engine give a lot more excitement than how it left the factory.

I just went back and looked at your photos again. I've always thought the VW bug was a cool design, but looking at the lines closely through your photos, I've got a whole new appreciation for just how beautiful this car is put together design-wise. I'm no expert at describing things, but all of the lines of this car come together so nicely, including those beautiful little taillights. While the newer bugs, '62 on, had bigger, safer, and more functional taillights, the little taillights flowed with the overall design of the car so nicely. With your amazing paint job, this car is a work of art to my absolutely biased eyes.

Llarry · 06-12-2025, 01:25 AM

1936 Talbot-Lago T120 Sport Cabriolet with bodywork by Figoni and
3-liter six power.

Lady Jane · 06-12-2025, 03:06 PM

An interesting story: https://spykercars.com/heritage

2005 Spyker. One of 121 C8 Spyders produced, features a 400 horsepower, 4.2-liter Audi-sourced V8 engine.

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NSXR · 06-13-2025, 07:24 AM

1987 Lamborghini Jalpa. Don't see many of these around.

SFMark · 06-13-2025, 09:11 AM

Love it!

3798j · 06-13-2025, 09:43 AM

This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 24hrs of LeMans. 55 entrants, only 14 would still be running after 24 hours. Here's a photo of the 4 Spitfires entered by Standard Triumph...Two (cars 60 & 54) finished 1st and 2nd in class GT 1.15.

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