Car Spotting

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by morninggents

Looks like it's got some (a lot!) rear toe-in too.

May be it's four wheel steering!

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

May be it's four wheel steering!

All the difference between Ackermann suspension setting and épure de Jeantaud explained here in proper language and good wording…

[joeb]

Legend

[Gerard C]

Oh yes, its not so often you can get the sea-sick while driving. Vague driving! And a very lazy three speed gearbox. In this respect the Aerostar was the proper Ford answer! Did you have the first gen Multipla on your roads?

[fieldodreams79]

Thought this went through but didn't
1984 F150 4 cy w/ 4 speed F250 tranny

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by joeb

Legend

People carrier or motorhome?

[E.B]

Its a Dustbuster!

[Gerard C]

Nah, dustbin!

For the natives, out of curiosity: when you buy parts, are the threads, bolts and nuts in imperial? The import cars have all the gear as intended or changed?

Talking about spotting , see one of these on a regular basis https://www.erclassics.fr/lancia-flaminia-1962-l4211/ She's light purple, coupé usine, pristine and really you can't miss it in our streets.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by morninggents

Looks like it's got some (a lot!) rear toe-in too.

Perhaps done to even out the tyre wear. The camber will kill the inner treads whereas the toe will do the same to the outer.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

For the natives, out of curiosity: when you buy parts, are the threads, bolts and nuts in imperial? The import cars have all the gear as intended or changed?

I stand to be corrected by those with more experience - VivaGT is still involved in the trade - but I believe that most if not all parts in the UK for recent and current cars are supplied with metric fittings, with the most common seemingly 10mm, with mechanics/fitters always losing their 10mm sockets, which appears to be a joke in the trade!

Obviously won't apply to historics, although replacement parts and engines may have gone to metric.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by joeb

Legend

The amount glass in that windshield....

[joeb]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Thought this went through but didn't
1984 F150 4 cy w/ 4 speed F250 tranny

The blue hubs are a nice addition!

[Gerard C]

Thanks Mike. I didn't notice any change in historics and find that the imperial thread is more appropriate. Thing is, here, its quite a hassle to source ay proper fitment in good quality material.
As to the Lumina/ Trans sport is seem to remember one could be seen at Dland or maybe Epcot.

[broadrun96]

Ye olde Thunderturd, and yes she was an auto box. Surprised I don't see more but can't think of a single one of that generation I've seen lately

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by joeb

Legend

YES! The pride of Doraville, Georgia.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Ye olde Thunderturd, and yes she was an auto box. Surprised I don't see more but can't think of a single one of that generation I've seen lately

I remember renting one at Miami when it was introduced on the market. Very good cornering abilities and a lot of features making life easier. Ford policy was to use rental companies to promote the new models. Not the same song in EU, we must be happy when cars of rental have four wheels…

[joeb]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Ye olde Thunderturd, and yes she was an auto box. Surprised I don't see more but can't think of a single one of that generation I've seen lately

You just don't see them at all. That appears to be newer than the one my neighbor is trying to sell.

[joeb]

I didn't appreciate these when new, but damn that is a fantastic car.

[Gerard C]

How do you name it please?

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

How do you name it please?

Ithink it is a mid 90's Chev Impala SS.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by E.B

Ithink it is a mid 90's Chev Impala SS.

Indeed, and has a sweet chrome quad exhaust and sounds great!

[broadrun96]

But the wheels are painfully wrong and not sure what door is replacement but the reflection says something wrong

[E.B]

Originally Posted by joeb

Indeed, and has a sweet chrome quad exhaust and sounds great!

Very happy to be corrected on this but I think this model Impala SS was the last RWD V8 Chev 4 door to be rear wheel drive..... until the LS powered Holden inspired Chev Impala SS of c 2014 came along.

Thats just one of those silly 'facts' that has stuck in my head, but I cant say for sure its true... relying on a getting less reliable memory as years advancey

[Gerard C]

Thanks for the clarification and picture re the Impala SS, quite an interesting story about this particular model.

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by E.B

Very happy to be corrected on this but I think this model Impala SS was the last RWD V8 Chev 4 door to be rear wheel drive..... until the LS powered Holden inspired Chev Impala SS of c 2014 came along.

Thats just one of those silly 'facts' that has stuck in my head, but I cant say for sure its true... relying on a getting less reliable memory as years advancey

That's correct. The 98 Impala was FWD. Although it was the MotorTrend car of the year, it was a hateful, boring, POS. My mom had the Olds 88 version and it only needed a head gasket every 20,000 miles.

Also the VF Commodore was just called the SS here. There was another "car" called the Impala in the lineup at that time.