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 Post subject: inspirtional cars
PostPosted:Sun May 31, 2009 6:06 pm 
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Here's a pic of Black Magic,as owned by Terry Gibbs (RIP) which later became Madness . This car was very influential to me in my early days of owning an American car. At the time I owned a '69 Firebird & after seeing this car I just had to have a tunnel ram fitted to my car. I bought a 'ram but sold the car prior to fitting it, but I did fit a 'ram to my big block '55 Chevy. This car was also instrumental in me fitting noisy Pete Jackson gear drives to my cars. I heard it coming well before I saw it & it had a lasting impression on me. What cars made a lasting impression or influenced you?? Cheers....Nige

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 Post subject: Re: inspirtional cars
PostPosted:Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:21 am 
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Car Details:1983 Chevy G20 305 4bbl 700R4 - A-Team Van sucker!
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Here's a pic of Madness as owned by Terry Gibbs (RIP). This car was very influential to me in my early days of owning an American car. At the time I owned a '69 Firebird & after seeing this car I just had to have a tunnel ram fitted to my car. I bought a 'ram but sold the car prior to fitting it, but I did fit a 'ram to my big block '55 Chevy. This car was also instrumental in me fitting noisy Pete Jackson gear drives to my cars. I heard it coming well before I saw it & it had a lasting impression on me. What cars made a lasting impression or influenced you?? Cheers....Nige

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Living on the Isle of Man there was never much on the street to take inspiration from. It was more the TV shows that did it for me, hence my leaning to TV/Movie cars. But there was a guy over here when I was in my teens who ran a burger bar called route 66 and he drove an old Stepside pickup and he had some big old 70's ragtop too, a big Olds or something, it really did something to me seeing those big lumps of iron over here.

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 Post subject: Re: inspirtional cars
PostPosted:Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:37 pm 
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Living on the Isle of Man there was never much on the street to take inspiration from. It was more the TV shows that did it for me, hence my leaning to TV/Movie cars. But there was a guy over here when I was in my teens who ran a burger bar called route 66 and he drove an old Stepside pickup and he had some big old 70's ragtop too, a big Olds or something, it really did something to me seeing those big lumps of iron over here.[/quote]

At least you didin't get swayed by the likes of Fozzy Bears Studebaker :lol: :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: inspirtional cars
PostPosted:Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:49 pm 
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I'm off to B&Q for some rattle cans.......

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 Post subject: Re: inspirtional cars
PostPosted:Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:25 pm 
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Car Details:just sold 68 Big Block Dodge Charger, prior to this had a 71 Camaro Z28 In Light blue metallic with black stripes, prior to that I owned the '72 Petty Roadrunner featured in lClassic American (painted by Nige from this forum no less!)

Now own a Sweet Candy Red 69 Chevelle, plans to make it go round corners lol
cars like Dave Colbecks Street Fighter back when I was a kid di it for me - massive torque twisters sticking out of the back of an earlly black tunner rammed camaro - whats not too like!


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 Post subject: Re: inspirtional cars
PostPosted:Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:37 pm 
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cars like Dave Colbecks Street Fighter back when I was a kid di it for me - massive torque twisters sticking out of the back of an earlly black tunner rammed camaro - whats not too like!
And to think that that car got scrapped!!!

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