^ First car I drove was an Austin Cambridge. Sadly stock but since the shocks were all but completely worn out, probably for the best. Most fun was that it had a crank you could start it with “just in case”. Which was pretty often declared to be the case. With 4 guys in it groovin’ to some rock, the whole car danced, thanks to those shocks. Once had a cop tell us to cut that out.
I once knew a guy who loved to do off-the-wall stuff with cars. Once he took an old junker, removed most of the body(not the frame) and the gas tank, used a stand-up metal milk container as the gas tank, and off we went! Got pulled over by a cop, who spent a few minutes looking her over, then admitted he couldn’t think of anything he could charge us with, but still told us not to drive it any more!
For you oldtimers (I resemble that remark), that was how the Alpine Tiger was born. A car that had the distinction of killing 10 percent of its owners, usually within two weeks of taking delivery. Redefined the concept of “over-steer.”
margueritem over 11 years ago
Hmm-mmm…
rmacprivate over 11 years ago
And it can be done. Saw a video of yellow Mini Cooper driving on the road with a blown Hemi in it.
DaveBNM over 11 years ago
When I was a kid, a guy dropped a 4-speed 289 mustang engine & transmission in an Austin-Healey bug eyed Sprite.
Larry Miller Premium Member over 11 years ago
^ First car I drove was an Austin Cambridge. Sadly stock but since the shocks were all but completely worn out, probably for the best. Most fun was that it had a crank you could start it with “just in case”. Which was pretty often declared to be the case. With 4 guys in it groovin’ to some rock, the whole car danced, thanks to those shocks. Once had a cop tell us to cut that out.
ChessPirate over 11 years ago
I once knew a guy who loved to do off-the-wall stuff with cars. Once he took an old junker, removed most of the body(not the frame) and the gas tank, used a stand-up metal milk container as the gas tank, and off we went! Got pulled over by a cop, who spent a few minutes looking her over, then admitted he couldn’t think of anything he could charge us with, but still told us not to drive it any more!
katzenbooks45 over 11 years ago
I saw a Mazda Miata in Yulle, FL that had two – count ’em, two – V-8 engines in it. I think you had to drive it from the car behind the Miata.
Fenshaw over 11 years ago
For you oldtimers (I resemble that remark), that was how the Alpine Tiger was born. A car that had the distinction of killing 10 percent of its owners, usually within two weeks of taking delivery. Redefined the concept of “over-steer.”
Imagine 10 months ago
A crowbar should do it…