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We are back but in a new format! This week in our first ever video podcast, we discuss electric cars and the future of the hobby. We also talk about the Daimler SP250, an oddity that we have long been interested in! Be sure to listen in and if you have any ideas for topics or things you’d love for us to discuss, please let us know in the comments. Oh and be sure to stick around after the end of the episode to enjoy our blooper reel!
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I will be sure to check these out on YouTube! And as far as electric cars, if I want one I’ll buy an R/C car. No interest really. And good luck in 10-15 years when this country doesn’t produce enough electricity and we have brownouts/blackouts.
Skorzeny, I think I’ll stick with my 12-valve 5.9L Cummins.
You had me at SP250! Like the video format, hope to see more
NEVER I MEAN NEVER BUY A GROUND DOWN SANDED FIBER GLASS BODY.Its like a scratch and rub Ebola on it.
Sorry I have been repairing corvettes for 30 years fiberglass is easy to work with you can clean and repair , gelcoat the body
you must be a amateur.
I’d love to have an EV but, like most, it is the ‘range anxiety’ that keeps me from getting one. Honestly though, it would work fine for 95% of the driving that I do which is local trips around the area. For my 1-2 annual cross country trips, I would use my gas car.
Great Podcast guys! I agree with you 100% on the electrics. Me personally, I have gas and diesel flowing through my veins, so I don’t ever see myself owning one. As far as GM’s electric “commitment”, I don’t see it happening, at least any time soon, but I do see the availability of larger engines going away and not coming back like the Mercedes V12’s.
from what I was told, The Colorado Grand is Pre 1960 racing and touring cars with history. I live in Grand Juction, Co. and the Grand goes thru here every other year. I have gone to see it every year I could. . Check with them first to make sure they will allow you to enter. Also I was told they get hundreds of applications to enter, and they pick the 80 to 100 cars that they allow. also the newer cars like the red Colbra. belongs to Ed Obrian, one of the ones that started the Grand and is on the bord. so bewer cars belong to the board members. Ken P
Here’s an excerpt from the Colorado Grand website:
Which cars are considered eligible to apply?
1960 or older sports and sports racing cars. Later exceptions are cars that began production before 1960 but continued relatively unchanged in later years. Examples would be 1963 Mercedes 300 SL’s, 1962 Porsche 356B, 1961 Ferrari SWB.
I recently bought a 1980 Comutacar, so I guess I am ahead of the curve.
Have seen a few come across this site, found 1 locally.
I think it will be a lot of fun.
It will be a Sunday driver, go for ice cream.
Probably not the most practical unit, but no one is going to pull up beside me in another one.
Glad to hear that your looking at electric cars. I remember when people were saying “cars would never replace the horse” . May I suggest you include some hydrogen electric. Evolution always wins out.
What? “I remember when people were saying “cars would never replace the horse”” That would make you like 120+ years old??
Thanks guys. You asked for comments, here’s a few:
I liked the “Top x” discussions. Maybe do that for the last month, or even the last week. Summarize some of the comments and your observations about the comments. I love data, make sure you note the number of comments and hits.
How about a discussion on what you see when a “common” car comes up. It seems to me that a “common” car generates as much, or more, involvement than a nice muscle car. I have a theory on that which I won’t mention right now. And/or, what do you observe when a “common” car comes up which is an economy car and/or a car with some “baggage,” let’s say a Vega or Mustang II….
I’m more likely to watch if the sessions aren’t too long, less temptation to start rambling.
That example suggests a project car I sold in the Phoenix sanded down. It had sat too long, a “run-when-parked” sort of car. I was the third owner. There is an extra dent in the grill surround (the grill’s V was dented). The reason it was parked was because the “safety” catch for the bonnet/hood is pop riveted to the fiberglass—that is what happened to the windshield and frame. The pre-Jaguar series flexes a lot. I strongly suggest period correct straps if you proceed with this project. I loved the car. People kept asking if I made it.
for those who love hotrods and ev’s google chevrolet e-10. your welcome. here’s a link for those interested in reading something about it: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/11/gm-shocks-sema-with-battery-electric-chevrolet-e-10-concept/