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« Reply #30 on: November 13, 2008, 09:32:44 am »

not so much a 'blast off' but it was a 10.10

Trailers don't count... Cheesy
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« Reply #31 on: November 13, 2008, 10:18:22 am »

Me again at DDD#6.(Photo by Andi/DFL.)

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« Reply #32 on: November 13, 2008, 11:05:13 am »

Me at SCC 08 (pic taken by Sal-e)
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« Reply #33 on: November 13, 2008, 11:31:05 am »

Here's a few of my fairweather pumpgas street car.







Here's an old photo Andrew took in 2005 when I was warming up my tires

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« Reply #34 on: November 13, 2008, 11:34:11 am »

not so much a 'blast off' but it was a 10.10

Trailers don't count... Cheesy

Ive good mind to take you out in it to prove its streetabilty! lol


the trailer is a lot slower! lol



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« Reply #35 on: November 13, 2008, 13:21:01 pm »

Here's a few of my fairweather pumpgas street car.







Here's an old photo Andrew took in 2005 when I was warming up my tires



Now thats some cool photos  Cool
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« Reply #36 on: November 13, 2008, 15:13:05 pm »

Arnt VW's just Fantastic!
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« Reply #37 on: November 13, 2008, 17:51:10 pm »

Arnt VW's just Fantastic!

Yep! Some Fiats are Ok too...



















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« Reply #38 on: November 13, 2008, 18:12:17 pm »

Here's a couple Grin
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« Reply #39 on: November 13, 2008, 18:45:19 pm »

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO  Huh
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« Reply #40 on: November 13, 2008, 18:52:59 pm »

Oh dear get the pop corn guys this is going to be a long one.

What is a street car. Grin
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« Reply #41 on: November 13, 2008, 19:17:44 pm »

Oh dear get the pop corn guys this is going to be a long one.

What is a street car. Grin

And what is a street... ?  Tongue Roll Eyes
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« Reply #42 on: November 13, 2008, 19:32:44 pm »

what is a car? Roll Eyes
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« Reply #43 on: November 13, 2008, 19:45:11 pm »

This one here


This 67 i got from the US the guy i got it from built a 2109cc motor for it drove from California to Colorado a number of times. I use it for two year as my daily driver. It was also driven to Das Drag Day and race all weekend then back home to the UK. Then i sold it to Frank this year he took the motor out and freshen it up. This year he drove from the UK to Euro Bug In race it all weekend then drove it to Berlin then Back to the UK.

So if you ask me it a steet car. Grin
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« Reply #44 on: November 13, 2008, 19:45:37 pm »

great thread!

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« Reply #45 on: November 13, 2008, 19:48:44 pm »

what's not street about them? only thing i can see that vary from street trim is the lack of decklids?
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« Reply #46 on: November 13, 2008, 19:52:36 pm »

AAaah, I guess this topic has been beaten to dead on every possible car&bike forum: what is a street car/bike.  Roll Eyes

But I have to agree, even though e.g. the Outlaw cars are great, I don't really think they can be considered street cars. They are proper racecars to me, cars purely built for racing. Ever lighter, ever faster. I have to admit I don't know if they drive them apart from the 1/4 mile (and maybe from and to the track). But I bet mostly none of them ever participated in a ralleye.

Cars like Jelle's (LowFastBus), now that is a streetcar, with the wear and tear to show for it. Runs at club do's all year long and it gets raced every once in a while with mid 13ns  to show for it. Nicolas fasty is a streetcar, has been at the bugtour and has been on the track. Lee's Buggy, definately a street car, or do we consider his trip to SCC as from and to the track  Grin

And even though watching the outlaws and similar racing is marvellous, seeing the Messiah launch his 67 daily driver in Bitburg trying to get the best of his 1600, resulting in a 17.35 is almost as exiting or at least interesting  Wink Too bad street cars often don't come trailered  Roll Eyes Biturg is a long way from home  Undecided

Below is Nicolas Messiaen, launching (lounging  Grin). It is the one furthest away on all fours.
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« Reply #47 on: November 13, 2008, 20:10:02 pm »




No air yet Sad Grin
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« Reply #48 on: November 13, 2008, 20:18:44 pm »

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO  Huh

Pick one and tell me why it isn't a street car, in your opinion ofcourse.

I'll start, spot the one with a 1776 that is just off 11's and drove to Bug-In and back. Your go.
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« Reply #49 on: November 13, 2008, 20:26:25 pm »

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO  Huh

Pick one and tell me why it isn't a street car, in your opinion ofcourse.

I'll start, spot the one with a 1776 that is just off 11's and drove to Bug-In and back. Your go.

Bernies. Seen many street miles? Tongue
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« Reply #50 on: November 13, 2008, 20:28:03 pm »

come on guys, I started this thread to enjoy entertaining shots of cars goin' for the sky.... not to bicker over what's a street car or not.

No need for that crap here...  Smiley
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« Reply #51 on: November 13, 2008, 20:29:34 pm »

I have a sneaky suspicion we are going to have a game of 'what's a street car and what's not a street car tennis' here. The trouble is, it often comes down to the country in which a person resides. In the US for @*&ks sake they seem to get away with slicks on the street Shocked. Now call me old fashioned, but dem's purely race tyres and have no place on regular roads.

Here in the UK the laws are relatively lenient regarding what you can and can't do with a car. All-out modification doesn't seem to affect our mot tests. YET!. Our Euro buddies however, have far stricter licensing laws and cannot get away with half as much as we do, therefore their idea of a street car will be lot different to ours...

Like Marting says: "roll out the popcorn" coz this could be one long thread with no definitive answer Huh

And anyway, Jim's thread is all about cool pix so here's one for ya...

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« Reply #52 on: November 13, 2008, 20:30:17 pm »

Bernies. Seen many street miles? Tongue

I was actually going to post a picture of Phils car at that time by itself just in case some knob one mentioned the car in the background but I didn't think anyone would.
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« Reply #53 on: November 13, 2008, 20:31:58 pm »

Bernies. Seen many street miles? Tongue

I was actually going to post a picture of Phils car at that time by itself just in case some knob one mentioned the car in the background but I didn't think anyone would.

 Grin complex? Tongue

Great shots and cars all of them.
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« Reply #54 on: November 13, 2008, 20:42:22 pm »

Isnt this ment to be "street" vw's cause not many of the above look like daily/ sunny day street cars IMO  Huh

Pick one and tell me why it isn't a street car, in your opinion ofcourse.

I'll start, spot the one with a 1776 that is just off 11's and drove to Bug-In and back. Your go.

Ok my go Wink



Dont this is very street car may have a MOT but couldnt really see you going to pick the kids up from school in it can you?



Dont think wheelie bars are for road use do you?



I know for a fact this was traliered

Bernies was on there some where tell me how many street miles on that??

I wasnt try to be a smart was jst intrested in more STREET cars than RACE cars with a MOT or driven to a track and back thats all

Isnt a person allowed to ask a question thought that was what this is all about?

Had my rant now  Cool



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« Reply #55 on: November 13, 2008, 21:11:02 pm »

Wow! Wotton with the wheels up Cool
Never thought I would see the day 'driving Miss Daisy' nailed a wheelie Grin

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« Reply #56 on: November 13, 2008, 21:25:39 pm »

Better not tell Paul Bate his car's not a street car, either... Cool
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« Reply #57 on: November 13, 2008, 21:35:21 pm »

Sadly I can’t lay claim to this being a street car as I have never picked anyone up from school in it and I know for a fact that it has been on a trailer, several times in fact. More than that though; at one point there were some sissy sticks in the garage it’s kept in.



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« Reply #58 on: November 13, 2008, 21:36:14 pm »

Sorry, wrong picture.  Roll Eyes

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« Reply #59 on: November 13, 2008, 22:10:16 pm »

Its simple. A street car sees more STREET time than TRACK time. Grin Hope to get some pics of my car blasting off soon.
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