Oh yes, the pig trail...took my daughter thru that when I was teachin her to drive....took 20 years off my life...she did good, but it still scared the CRAP outta me! --- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, they wouldn't turn and they wouldn't stop and > the suspension on all the muscle cars from the > factory made them handle like pigs and that's the > best name we could come up with. I could take one > on a winding twisting road like the "pig trail" in > Arkansas in a 40hp VW while getting 30 mpg to their > 4mpg. The horrendous construction quality, the > dismal handling. along with super poor fuel mileage > of the American cars of the 50s. 60s and 70s is what > got me into European cars in the first place, > primarily VWs and Porsches. A friend of mine in his > 65 vette on a trip down the Arkansas pig trail in > the late 60s could not keep up with me in my Manx > with a bone stock 40 hp. And his wife got car sick > with him trying to keep up. > wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote: Well, I don't think anybody > would trade for something they were prohibited from > selling, but heck a 70 Cuda would be ragin'. Back A > Ruda??? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 5:33 pm > Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's > question and the maiden voyage) > > I wouldn't trade any one of my busses for a any > Chrysler product ever made if I had to keep it, > drive it and maintain it and was prohibited from > selling it. Cuda's were such a joke among the > sports car people when they came out that we called > them Back-A-Rudas. > > Will <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I > would trade all my dubs for a 70 HEMI CUDA. > > > > > --------------------------------- > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:44 PM > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's > question and the maiden voyage) > > I can see why they are rare. They probably never > sold more than 3 of those things brand new. Kind of > like all of the late 60s early 70 MOPAR muscle cars. > They are rare because they couldn't sell em when > they were new because they were a piece of crud, no > one wanted them so they didn't make many of them. > > Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://wwwdropgates.com/classifieds/bice2.jpg > > http://www.dropgates.com/classifieds/bice3.jpg > > In some respects they are rarer than Hursts. > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: singlecabboy > >Sent: Feb 29, 2008 1:24 PM > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's > question and the maiden voyage) > > > >Do you have a picture of a bICE bUMPER ,i HAVER > NEVER > >HEARD OF THAT BRAND ? > >--- Will Wood wrote: > > > >> > >> That is a Hurst or Bice bumper thank you very > much. > >> > >> Roo Bar indeed. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> >From: singlecabboy > >> >Sent: Feb 29, 2008 1:05 PM > >> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot > vw's > >> question and the maiden voyage) > >> > > >> >Add a roo bar on the front and with the added > extra > >> >stuff hanging down ,you have to be even more > >> >careful--- sammie smith > >> > >> >wrote: > >> > > >> >> And to watch closely when you are loading and > >> >> unloading off of a trailer! > >> >> > >> >> Denis Dodson wrote: > >> .hmmessage P > >> >> { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; > >> >> PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: > >> 0px > >> >> } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; > >> FONT-FAMILY: > >> >> Tahoma } Have you ever driven a lowered > >> bus > >> >> before? You will learn soon to take it slow > and > >> to > >> >> hit gutters and driveway ends at an angle. > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: Brian Denning > >> >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:36 PM > >> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot > >> vw's > >> >> question and the maiden voyage) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> i can't recall...more or less i just wanted to > >> give > >> >> a crappy excuse to having a crappy car. and i > >> >> thought calling you out would be funny...like > i > >> >> said, only joking...oh and i agre with what > you > >> said > >> >> too. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------- > >> >> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:34:11 -0800 > >> >> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot > vw's > >> >> question and the maiden voyage) > >> >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> > >> >> Did I say that? I think what I really said was > >> that > >> >> I agreed with RK Smith in that rust buckets > >> should > >> >> not be featured in Hot VWs. > >> >> > >> >> Brian Denning wrote: > >> > >> >> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} > >> > >> >> .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage > >> >> {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} sammie, > >> i'm > >> >> only joking when i say this but in hot vw's > you > >> said > >> >> you didn't understand why people take rough > vw's > >> >> slam them and put a mtor in them and drive. > >> >> > >> >> here is the reason why: > >> >> > >> > >>http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/P1010163.jpg > >> >> > >> >> because when they lower there bus and have a > >> >> somewhat steep driveway they forget about the > >> >> driveway and slam into the incline causing > damage > >> on > >> >> there freshley welded in front end. > >> >> > >> >> bus ran great, throttle spring broke while i > was > >> in > >> >> the second venturi so i had to kill it real > quick > >> >> becasue the throttle was stuck wide open. > >> replaced > >> >> the return spring and it drove farily well, > had > >> some > >> >> brake issues, i need to adjust and rebleed > them > >> >> again. and then i slammed into the > driveway...got > >> >> wedged on it and had to rev the motor really > high > >> >> and pop the clutch to get enough umph to get > it > >> off > >> >> the driveway...backed up and angled it in just > >> fine. > >> >> > >> >> THE BUS IS ALIVE ONCE AGAIN!!!!! sunday i will > >> >> probalby get out and test it a bit more. > >> >> > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? 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