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. by fintail
Nov 09, 2008 (2:32 pm)
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Today I saw the low grille 280SE cabrio I see driving in my area now and then. It was out in the rain again...I wonder if the owner even knows what it is. It's not kept as clean as one would expect for something of that age and value.
 
Maybe I should do this to my fintail
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXd4liZ6Io8
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Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 09, 2008 (4:33 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 09, 2008 2:32 pm)

Why not? There's gotta be something out there he can beat. I wonder what he did to that engine to have it swallow that big gulp of fuel. Two Webers should be more than enough for a small 6 cylinder car.
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Re: Ebay time [Mr_Shiftright] by boomchek
Nov 10, 2008 (10:18 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 08, 2008 10:06 pm)

We are going to do that very thing with a '34 Lagonda in boxes.
 
Sounds like fun!!
 
One of these days I'll get myself a simple beater to restore for fun....
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Re: Ebay time [boomchek] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 10, 2008 (10:22 am)
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 10:18 am)

yeah you don't want to tackle a car with wood in the cowl and body tub that's for sure. I'm sure this will be a 5+ year project.
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'84 Accord hatchback in white. by kyfdx HOST
Nov 10, 2008 (10:29 am)
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Looks just like it did when the owner retired from school teaching, about 1985..
 
Okay, I'm guessing on the last part.. but, it was an extremely well-preserved example...
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Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail
Nov 10, 2008 (10:29 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 09, 2008 4:33 pm)

Fintails fared very well in period competition, no reason why one couldn't now.
 
That thing sure sounds insane compared to my clattery old engine. Must have some kind of massive exhaust modification too. I can't even begin to comprehend those carbs...never seen anything like that before.
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Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [kyfdx] by fintail
Nov 10, 2008 (10:30 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Nov 10, 2008 10:29 am)

That's funny...when I was in school, I did some work for a professor, who drove a well preserved Accord hatch of that generation. He retired not long after.
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Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 10, 2008 (10:50 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 10:29 am)

I can't imagine what you'd even race a fintail in---some vintage sedan class I guess, or maybe vintage rallyes--that would be a good use for them, as ruggedness counts even more than speed.
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Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [fintail] by boomchek
Nov 10, 2008 (10:54 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 10:30 am)

Principal Skinner also drove an Accord hatchback, brown color. Ahh, here it is:
 

 
Now thinking about it, my high school PE teacher had an 85 Accord hatchback too.
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Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail
Nov 10, 2008 (10:57 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 10:50 am)

Fintails placed 1-2-3 at Monte Carlo in 1960 and won countless other events, and the 300SE models were beasts in period sedan racing...so something could be done.

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