What are the dumbest/most annoying things people ask or say about your car?

[Bandit]

I'm talking about at car shows, the burger joint, etc. Comments and questions that people make about your car that grate on your nerves.
I realize most of these folks are well-meaning peeps who just don't know, but it's obnoxious sometimes anyway. And then there are those who exist only to annoy others.

Classic example of all time: "That thing got a hemi?" Legitimate question, perhaps, but grossly misdirected if the asker is referring to, say, a '69 GTO.

With my TA it's always the same:
"Is that the 6.6 liter?"
"You should get a 455 in there." (Pontiac purists)
"How fast does it go?"
"Why don't you put a rock crusher tranny in it?"
"That thing got a hemi?" :machine: :geek:
"Nice Camaro!" (OK I can forgive that 'cause maros are cool too.)

etc...ok pet peeves please...

[eville]

Nice Mustang. WTF? Just say nice car if you don't know for sure.

[68sixspeed]

My all time favorite- a teenager from the import crowd wondering why I didn't put a honda 4 cylinder motor in it! yeah, give up 500hp, sure...

[GBodyGMachine]

Being in Detroit and owning a G-Body I get. Man, throw some 20's on that B!tch.

J

[Damn True]

Car is not even close to done and yet people ask, "How come you aren't restoring it to stock? Aren't you killing the value?"

[RobM]

when will it be finished?


I tell them.... It will be done when its done!

[ProTouring442]

When I had my '61 Impala I used to get "that a '57 Chevy?" a lot.

Or, my favorite;

"I used to have one just like it... Only mine was blue... and a 4-door... Pontiac... brings me back though."

Then there is always "they don't make 'em like they used to, all that metal, they were so much safer"

On my ol' man's '56 we got "sure were luck to find a heater box (evaporator box) that fits around the hood hinge like that"

Oh, and once, about my dad's '56 BelAir we got "why would you build a '56... that's the ugliest car Chevy ever built"

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[novanutcase]

when will it be finished?


I tell them.... It will be done when its done!

Get it on the nova all the time!:hand: :rotfl:

On my '61 T-Bird:

"Hey, Ya wanna sell it?"(Do you see a For Sale sign on it??!!?)

"I used to have a '67 just like that but in blue!"('67 T-Bird and '61 T-Bird have completely different body styles!)

John

[zbugger]

For my car it's "When's it gonna run?"

My answer is "About a month after you give me the money to rebuild the motor".

[paul67]

:lol:

[GBodyGMachine]

For my car it's "When's it gonna run?"

My answer is "About a month after you give me the money to rebuild the motor".

AMEN

[Jim Nilsen]

The newest one of late was

" What difference does it make what kind of gauges your car has "

[BobB66SS]

I've been asked "so what do you think it's worth?" and "how much have you spent on it?", both while my wife was standing right next to me.

The younger kids ask "hey, does it have NOS?" (pronounced 'nahs').

[Samckitt]

The most annoying thing I have heard is that the Monte SS came from the factory with a 350 in it.

[ssdeuce]

How much do you want for it? They get: Bill Gates don't have enough money to buy this car.

[aonghus]

Yeah, I get the 'you could've bought a new car!'

As my pops says, create a need and find you'll find the means. I'm 21, I already have two cars. (had three 'til I got rid of the '69 Mustang Coupe)

[chicane67]

One of the best zingers was when Shane was selling his GN a few months back. He was constantly asked how much he wanted for his....... "Monte".

My fav's.

Nice 68 !!
or...
Nice 69 !!
(...And the looks of stupidity on their faces when I tell them its a 67)

Or one of the best ever... When a cop argued with me, for like 20 minutes, that my car had to have catalytic converter's on it because my "car came with them from the factory and that I was in violation because I removed them".
(...Ok, its a 67 and 50 state exempt. So, I asked him if they drug test for the kind of work that he does. (How do you tell a cop he should just shoot himself and get it over with ?? ))

Or how about when you show up to the local Autocross, sponsered by the Porsche club, and you are in the staging lanes when one of the knobs asks: "So what's it run in the quarter mile ??"
(...Gee, I dont know. It depends on how many cones are in the way (And then lay the smackdown and run like 8 seconds faster than the local Porsche GOD thru the cones))

:headbang:

[rickk]

i have the same car at home.
rick k

[HEMIDAYTONA]

had a guy that walked in my shop wantin his car finished, been in a another shop for a yr and all they have done is put in lower patches in a 70 442 and stripped the paint off with a grinder 36 grit and charged him over 14k. well i went with him to get the car and the owner of the hot rod shop was talkin to another guy bout intakes to go on the car he was havin done at that shop which was a 72 camaro. the next thing that i heard was i have a aftermarket intake off of the ford mustang that will bolt on and i guess the bad part of it all was he bought it and paid him cash for it rite in front of me. So i couldnt refuse to ask how much labor would cost to have it installed. and now to the dummest question...the owner of the shop finally ask me how i like driving my FORD. needless to say i was driving a chevelle that even has the emblem that says chevelle by chevrolet on the decklid and we was standing rite next to it when he ask..

[novanutcase]

:lol:

Here's your sign!!!!!!

John

[ssdeuce]

Or how about when you show up to the local Autocross, sponsered by the Porsche club, and you are in the staging lanes when one of the knobs asks: "So what's it run in the quarter mile ??"
(...Gee, I dont know. It depends on how many cones are in the way (And then lay the smackdown and run like 8 seconds faster than the local Porsche GOD thru the cones))

:headbang:

That's sweet man!

[LateNight72]

"Are you done, Yet?" :machine: :box:

[MonzaRacer]

Well with driving a Monza I was given several:
Why did you put a 305 in it?(355 in it)
Why didnt you leavt he V-6/4cyl init?
So arent you afraid of Pintos blowing up if rearended!?!
What a piece of *****!! (the guy was driving an early 80s Gbody so wrinkled I couldnt identify it, the taillights werethat repair tape and he only had 2 head lights. It ran so bad that I mock gaged as he reved it up.
My Monza had 275/60/15s on back, a 355/TCI th350 and true dual to the rear axle and 3.42 gears. I built it with a swingarm suspension similar to what Ro did in the April 01 CC with the Chevette/Caddy project.
The car hooked so good if I hammered it on the concrete at my part time job at AutoZone it would clean the concrete like an eraser (lighter patches) it NEVERspin a tire breaking loose.
The rear on this car would go up about 3 inches as it planted the tires and MOVE. A smaller cam with decent smaller port heads, oldschool Scorpion intake and 600 AFB made it VERY crisp and one fella even found me on the bypass around the town I worked in and tried to pick me at the light ,it was mid night and my buddy behind me ws a DNR. While the idiot was humping his throttle my buddy snuck up and told me to put the guy on the trailer he was gonna get him for street racing (the guy was notorious for picking street fights at the wrong time ,like kids near road, high traffic.
So I racked my exhaust (this light has always been very long) and gave him a thumbs up and asked how much. He holds up a hundred and I give him thumbs up. I just left it in drive and left him sitting.
He told me, after getting a big ticket he slunk around town till he found me and gave me my cash, that all he saw was my car lift the back and dissapear.
Then cals my car a Vega!

[Co4416]

The two most common comments for mine are "Nice Mustang" and "That thing got a Hemi?". The Hemi one is annoying but the Mustang one slightly aggravates me. Nothing against the Ford crowd, and I like and respect Stangs, but c'mon, theres a huge bow tie on the back and it says Camaro on the front and sides.

[FunkyNova66]

One of the most annoying questions to me is "why didn't you put bucket seats in your Chevy II"? :nopity:

I'm like...https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/06/IWillCrackYourAss-1.gif... this is a post car/sedan and I wanted to keep certain aspects original...like the steering wheel and bench seat.

Not everyone wants a damn hardtop SS.

Who would want to change this?:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/06/MyrtleBeachRuntotheSun103-1.jpg

To put bucket seats in a post car is like putting a bench seat in a damn corvette.

/rant off.

[negcreep]

I am tired of getting asked "how much you got in it"? or "how much did your paint job cost" It is just one thing I am not really crazy about talking with total strangers about. Anyone who knows what it takes to put a high end car together can relate to the amount of money, time, and dedication it takes to see the project come together. Blood sweat and tears right

[FunkyNova66]

^^Yes...this pisses me off too.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

The MOST annoying comment directed at my car (or at any pro-touring enthusiast for that matter) is:


"You're never going to make that car handle and stop (well)."






We shall see...

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

mine has been:


"Arent you alittle young to be driving that?"

"Are you gonna put the ralley wheels on it?"

"Dude, Sick Mustang..."

[muthstryker]

mine has been:


"Arent you alittle young to be driving that?"

"Are you gonna put the ralley wheels on it?"

"Dude, Sick Mustang..."

hahaha,


i have gotten "once that thing is finished your going to kill your self, you cant handle that power"

or

"dude 15k for body work is a waste of money get something that runs and drives dont waste it on a stupid car."


youll never get it done, you wont ever have enough money to finish that.

^^ my fav one

[68Formula]

The two most common comments for mine are "Nice Mustang" and "That thing got a Hemi?". The Hemi one is annoying but the Mustang one slightly aggravates me. Nothing against the Ford crowd, and I like and respect Stangs, but c'mon, theres a huge bow tie on the back and it says Camaro on the front and sides.

Wow, thanks! I'm used to being told "nice Camaro" when I'm in my Firebird, but now (2 years later) I finally have an explaination why the one guy thought I put Pontiac badges on a Ford.

[Scatpack]

The "When's that thing going to be ready?" question is really annoying. It'll be done when it's done. Even then, it'll be done when manufacturers quit designing trick parts to make it handle better/go faster/stop better/etc. With my Charger, I get the "I got shotgun when its done." Do they mean everytime I drive it, eventually. I mean I know they're just trying to support me, but it's just so constant. I also have a 65 Pontiac and I have been told to put hydraulics in it so many times I've lost count. Rediculous!

That's really funny about the camaro/firebird/mustang comments. They look so distinct, especially with badging to tell at the very least Ford from Chevy.

Nas??? too funny.

Honda 4 cylinder??? Only if it's got a fart can

[rockdogz]

Nice Mustang. WTF? Just say nice car if you don't know for sure.
Had that several times... also, "How much horsepower does it make" or even worse, "What size motor you got?" Not so bad except for the valve covers say 502 :idea:

[LowBuckX]

"Dude 18s are for ghetto rides. 15s are for performance driving" I asked back "Then why do vettes come with 18 and bigger wheels" No answer given back.


"hey man nice camaro" Or "I had a Chevelle just like that."

"Who built your car" "Do you have NAWZ yet? It aint S$#T with out NAWZ"

[ullose2]

"You wanna sell it?"
"There is no way you can make a big Chevelle handle well"
"How much do you have in it."

All of these dont really bother me, but "Is that your dads car?" really strikes a chord.

[TA219]

I think the worst thing someone has said to me is "too bad you put all of that money in to it and wont get it back on resale"

1. I am not building it for re-sale
2. Have you priced a nice pro-touring car lately
3. Dont say that to somone who is sinking his time/money in to something and then de-value it

[Steve68]

Neighbor kid always asks, "you put naws in it"

and then theres the college/HS kids with there bone stock stangs that try to race, which is real funny,

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

too bad you wont get your money back on resale?

pro touring has been the best thing for cars originally with a 6 in it.. IF you planned to sell it.

anyways..

the "is that your dads car" makes me laugh!

[6'9"Witha69]

People want to buy mine everywhere I go. People would get mad when I wouldn't sell because it was "going to waste with those new fangled rims and aftermarket junk". "It was faster from the factory".

Times I wished I had mace handy!

[Jims78elky]

I got a laugh at this one one time!

Question,

"Hey nice El Camino!"

(Me)"Thanks man..its been a very fun car."

Question,

"What year is it..?"

(me) "Its a 78"

Question,

"So what engine ya running in it?"

(me) " It has a fuel Injected stroked 383"

the reply,

"Thats weird that you would use a Dodge engine in that"

(me) "Uh..well if you say so"


lol...:idea:

-Jim

[formula]

oooohhh make the hydraulics go! make it bounce! make it bounce!!! Does it bounce? Why won't it bounce?!?!?! MAKE IT BOUNCE!!:machine:

Nice mustang, nice camaro, nice trans am, nice formula 1.

I had a (insert year, normally 65-85) just like that, except with the 512 small block caddy motor. Red with white interior, had cragar mags on it.

(Why do they always have cragar mags? Did cragar really sell that many sets of mag wheels?)

There ain't no way that's a '78. The '78's had one headlight/different grilles/shakers on the hood/a bird on the hood/foglights.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A BIRD ON THE HOOD? PUT A BIRD ON THE HOOD! MAKE IT BOUNCE! BIRD ON THE HOOD!!!!!!

There's no way that's a 350.
There's no way that came with a 350.
There's no way that came with a saginaw.
There's no way that came with a manual transmission.
There's no way that came with red interior.
There's no way that came without a bird on it. PUT A BIRD ON THE HOOD!!
That's a pontiac motor--you can tell by the intake.
That's a 305-- you can tell by the harmonic balancer.
That's not a 5-speed-- you can tell by the casing
There's no way you got a 5-speed in that car.
That's such a redneck car.
I'd outrun that with my stock fox body/ stock iron duke third gen/ stock civic/ moped.
Do you not have mufflers?
What do you mean your car doesn't have leaf springs? It's that old?
That's not a coilover.
That's not a fourlink.
Airbags are just for show.
Airbags make your car ride like s*it.
I bet it handles about like my navigator.
I bet it handles about like my caddy.
Tell your daddy nice car!
Paint it black.
Put black interior in it.
Put tan interior in it.
Put a cowl hood on it.
Put a ford 9" in it.
Put a locker in it.
Why would you put all of those tubes everywhere?
MAAAAAKKKEEEE IIIIITTTTT BBBOOOUUUUNNNCCEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Put a bird on it.

And, my personal favorite.... I'LL GIVE YOU 3 GRAND FOR IT RIGHT NOW.

I hate people.

[68Formula]

Formula: Yes, Crager did sell that many mags. I'd say half the dang highschool had them. Let me guess... you are less than 35 years old?

Sweet ride, btw. Do you have a video of it bouncing?:naughty:

[formula]

I will kill you.

Hah yeah I'm just a little baby....20 years old, can't even legally drink yet.

[Hidro]

Guy at store: Hey nice vette...my dad had one. Thats back when they had metal bodies huh? (lol its a 70)

Guy at parts store: Is that chevelle GM? (68 chevelle)

Nice Camaro you have there! (umm its a pontiac lol)

:evil:

[jasonsnova]

haha oh i gotta chime in on this one.....as the person looks under the rear of the car and asks" hey man does ur car have nitrous?" reply..."yes but your looking at the fuel line and fuel pump!" lol! and that all so i used to have a .....

[Scott Parkhurst]

"Why would you waste all that time and effort fixing up a station wagon?"

Grrrrrrrr.......

(see wagon pics below)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11929667@N00/sets/72057594110671642/

[muthstryker]

forumla make it bounce! maaake it booouunce!

[6'9"Witha69]

I got a laugh at this one one time!

Question,

"Hey nice El Camino!"

(Me)"Thanks man..its been a very fun car."

Question,

"What year is it..?"

(me) "Its a 78"

Question,

"So what engine ya running in it?"

(me) " It has a fuel Injected stroked 383"

the reply,

"Thats weird that you would use a Dodge engine in that"

(me) "Uh..well if you say so"


lol...:idea:

-JimI get stuff like that too:

What engine you have in it?
a 383.
Isn't that a Dodge/Mopar engine?
No, it is a 350 with a 400 crank.
Why would you do that? You know, a 327 would be MUCH better!

[muthstryker]

i like when people tell me that v8s and ruining this earth and all sorts of animals are dying, and i should only drive a eco car

[kmcanally]

Guy walked up to me at a show and said he had some advice for me on the one thing missing from my car. What was that I asked? He said I needed chrome hood hinges?? When I told him that the hinges and everything else under the hood was chrome on the previous build and that I was past my "chrome stage" he looked at me like I was smoking crack!

[jknight16]

Of the gems already listed, my favorites and most often heard "when's it gonna be done?" or "how much you got in it?" I just love those two.

But the absolute worst...From a co-worker "So when are you going to let ME drive it?"

HAHA, yeah right! I'm not sure if it's the smoked transmission or the dents in every panel of your grand cherokee that will keep me from ever considering letting you drive it!!

[rockdogz]

oooohhh make the hydraulics go! make it bounce! make it bounce!!! Does it bounce? Why won't it bounce?!?!?! MAKE IT BOUNCE!!:machine:

MAAAAAKKKEEEE IIIIITTTTT BBBOOOUUUUNNNCCEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Put a bird on it.

And, my personal favorite.... I'LL GIVE YOU 3 GRAND FOR IT RIGHT NOW.

I hate people.

LOL, man my side is hurting... I think you should put a bird on it!!

When they tell you that just say, "Here's your bird" and give 'em the bird!

[GeoffP]

I thought the comment I heard at the Year One Experience: "Too bad it's not a real Z/28" about my friend's REAL 69 Z/28 was pretty funny. Amazing what people think they know about cars, open mouth, insert foot...

[Orngcrush69]

I have a second vote for the "I used to have one just like it!...but it was green, with a 350, and it was a 73 Malibu"

[sporter]

"Nice Camaro"
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Or, if they're under 35 or so..."what's the 455 mean?"

[zbugger]

LOL, man my side is hurting... I think you should put a bird on it!!

When they tell you that just say, "Here's your bird" and give 'em the bird!

lol... Yeah, just lay your hand on the hood giving them the bird and ask "How's that?".

[go-fish]

Kind of ironic, I jokingly made a suggestion the other day for a guy to look at The Turbonator in the Power Adders section when he asked for recommendations for a supercharger.
Tonight I was telling a guy about my VW TDI and he suggested I get a Tornado. I told him the turbo that is on it does just fine, he said "Well, it helps for fuel atomization." I told him it's direct injected.
Not giving up, he said "Well, if you get a two liter bottle and fill it half way with water you can see it spin like a tornado."
OK?

[LowBuckX]

"You need to chrome it out man" Got that one at a show one time. I asked him If he wanted to polish it for me everyday. This was back when it was my everyday car.

[ProTouring442]

You know, all these people who confuse a Camaro with a Mustang, a Firebird with a Camaro... It's all pretty funny. Odd thing is, I have an '89 ASC/McLaren. It started out as a Mustang, but the made it a 2-seater, raked the windshield another 20*, and put the ASC/McLaren name on it, with no Ford or Mustang emblems. Yet, instead of "Nice Mustang," I get "What the hell is it?"

Wierd!

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif


Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[BonzoHansen]

… "So what's it run in the quarter mile ??"
(...Gee, I dont know. It depends on how many cones are in the way )Classic. That’s right along with ‘how many lumps you want?”
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Why didn’t you get the split bumper? (please note the 77 vintage…)

When you going to finish it? (pick ‘em, it applies for either car). Sometimes followed by “you should just get a 4th gen” :smack:

When I had my Crossfire EFI Trans Am, I modified the air cleaner, basically removing the large outer part and creating 2 small round air cleaners. “What the hell is that?” was one of my favorite comments. Also, when I built that car I got the new Banks system, and 3” cat backs were new & generally unheard of. I had to get a length of pipe to replace the cat and I had to go to a truck & school bus repair place to get it – no one had 3” pipe at their shops yet. The parts guy asked me “you’re gonna put this in whaaaaaat???”. That made me smile.

There seems to be 2 types of people that make most of the comments listed: The car show PITA loud mouth and the ‘regular guy’ who honestly doesn’t know. I prefer the latter in all cases….

[69Nova]

Or how about when you show up to the local Autocross, sponsered by the Porsche club, and you are in the staging lanes when one of the knobs asks: "So what's it run in the quarter mile ??"
(...Gee, I dont know. It depends on how many cones are in the way (And then lay the smackdown and run like 8 seconds faster than the local Porsche GOD thru the cones))

Sick!!

At the autocross I always get guys laughing and making stupid remarks like that. Also got a few moonshine running remarks.

[wantahertzdonut]

"What year is that?" Is if having a reference makes a difference. I know they're just curious and trying to start conversation but it gets old. I'm going to start saying it's a 2009 early-production model.

"My (insert older male relative) had one of those back in the day, but it was Grabber Blue" Now I can see there were once a lot of Grabber Blue 1970 Mach 1's running around, but it's funny that all these "former owners" keep finding me. I usually ask what happened to it, I'm 9/10 for getting a great answer.

[mdprovee]

Is that thing STILL in your garage, are you ever going to finish it?

Yes.....yes I am.....someday.

[Piet]

Make it bounce
...... funny

[Jims78elky]

Classic. That’s right along with ‘how many lumps you want?”
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Why didn’t you get the split bumper? (please note the 77 vintage…)

When you going to finish it? (pick ‘em, it applies for either car). Sometimes followed by “you should just get a 4th gen” :smack:

When I had my Crossfire EFI Trans Am, I modified the air cleaner, basically removing the large outer part and creating 2 small round air cleaners. “What the hell is that?” was one of my favorite comments. Also, when I built that car I got the new Banks system, and 3” cat backs were new & generally unheard of. I had to get a length of pipe to replace the cat and I had to go to a truck & school bus repair place to get it – no one had 3” pipe at their shops yet. The parts guy asked me “you’re gonna put this in whaaaaaat???”. That made me smile.

There seems to be 2 types of people that make most of the comments listed: The car show PITA loud mouth and the ‘regular guy’ who honestly doesn’t know. I prefer the latter in all cases….


Oh 3 or 4 Eeeehhhhhh!

lol..the best!


-Jim

[BonzoHansen]

Oh 3 or 4 Eeeehhhhhh!

lol..the best!


-JimTea gives me a headache....

[Jims78elky]

Tea gives me a headache....

Coffee!!

Eeeehhhhh!

lol..:lmao: Your killing me dude!

Those old warner toon's were the best!


-Jim

[Dwfastcam]

Classic! Did you put the 3/4 race cam in it?
F@$*N morons

[Steve Firebird]

Has anyone seen the bullsh!t bingo site for car guys. I use to have a book mark to it on my old computer. It has a bingo card set up with all BS comments you hear and every time you click the refresh it changes the card. I printed up a bunch of card and took them to a car show. My friends and I had blast. I think it was a pontiac site but I can't find it. I was bringing my car home from the body shop yesterday and two kids asked if they could "have" my car. I made me think of the web site. I heard a few holy ***** and look at that comments yesterday too which was cool after 4 years of fighting with the car.

[Steve Firebird]

I found it. I has some pontiac only stuff in it but I am sure evryone here can relate. funny thing is some if the comments are true for cars on this site but most of the guys making the statements at the show are full of BS when they say it. enjoy
http://fiedlerh.home.att.net/BSbingo.htm

[yzfrider2]

"why do you spend so much money on that old thing"<----wife

[CamaroAJ]

i had a guy argue with me because i had "SS 350" gas cap and grill emblems and according to him the 350 didn't come out untill 1969 and my 67' was a fake. i proved him wrong in front of alot of people and he got in his truck and left.

[a62belair]

What is 'Patina', don't you want to fix the rust? Are those recap snow tires?, Do they still make them? Is that a blanket on your seats? Is that a 409? "Is it for sale?" It's a 6 cylinder? What's a 3-on-the-tree? etc...

[audioman]

How much do you have in it. Like I really know?
Then they want to buy it for the same amount.

[vanzuuk1]

"Does it have a motor?"


No I pushed it here

[johnsma22]

This may have already been stated, but people ask me quite often if my T/A has a big block or a small block. Umm... no it has a Pontiac block! To which they say, right.. a big block. To which I say, no, it has a Pontiac block!

[Smock67]

I get "So when is your Camaro going to be done?" To which i reply, "It's a Firebird and it will be done never because a car is never done." No reply after that just a confused look.

Oh and
"What engine do you have in it?" Them
"A 350." Me
"Why do you have a Chevy engine in a Pontiac?" Them
"Chevy isn't the only one that made 350's" Me
"Oh ok :screwy: " Them

I guess because I'm 18 I don't know anything about cars. This is especially prevalent when my friends tell there car enthusiast dad's.

[jeffandre]

Why do you have a straight 6?
Because I like the impressive torque...like I would put a straight 6 in the car, it came with it!!! Now lend me 15k and I'll get the LS7 in there, happy now?!?!

You can't fit those wheels on that car (after I drove up to the shop with them on the car).

Dude, you need a big block in that thing.
No, just the torque and horsepower of one without the added weight.

And I'll second the "when will your car be finished, it's taking you forever."
I have only had the car 22 years, and if I ever say it's finished, that means I lost interest, direction, drive, etc.

[Project69]

Quote the 40 year-old construction workers i run into at the gas-station...

"You aint got a big block? Man I had 3 of them things growing up it aint s.h.i.t. unless its got a big block"

And i look at them get in there 3500 Chevy van with ladders on the roof.

...or the middle aged men asking about my wheels...

"Why would you put corvette wheels on a camaro? You just killed the value of it"

[monza]

Drive a Corvair.... the list is long and endless, damn most of you think the same....


"Underpowered and unsafe. I had a chance to ride in one and it was more horrifying than all the rides at Disneyland."

"They were all death traps. If you got rear-ended, they burst into flames. If you got into a sideways slide, the tires blew off the rims and they rolled over."

"Ugly, underpowered, not safe, not safe, not safe. A very bad imitation of the VW Bug. I hardly ever see one, not even at old car shows, probably due to a corrosion problem."

The above was in todays paper some where. After spending some time on this site I'll improve my 68' some more but it already is a rock solid cornering car. Power well ya it's a build V6.... still a blast to drive.

[ProTouring442]

We used to have a '60 Impala, and people would always tell us how there uncle/mom/brothers' girfriend's cousin/etc had a '59 that would go airborn at 60mph with those big wings.

Funny, they broke the speed record at Daytona that year!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[68Punishergto]

when ever i drive around any where with my car some one always says to me "hey you know your car looks like that one from that new movie THE PUNISHER" i say yea. then they say "so you got all those steal plates that come down too?" no. "oh...........you got a 350 chevy in that thing?" no its a pontiac 400 "oh"

this happened friday night: some guy pulls in the local 7-11 with his HOTT:bsjerk: girlfriend in his f-150 H.D. and said "is this your car?" yea "it looks nice man' you gonna fix this thing up?" yea some day when get enough money "cool man.......this thig got a big block or a small block?" its a pontiac 400 "oh big block cool" no its a small block :pat: "oh..........me and my brother are workin on a 69 firebird!" yea what kinda motor you got in it? " its a small block" 400? "no its a small block!" oh 350? "no a small block." oh ok :hmm: then he walks in side get a red bull come back out says " see ya dude nice car" i turned to my friends and was like wow!!!:hammer:

[Zeventy1Z]

Everytime i stop at a gas station, some one will come up and ask "Nice car, what year is that? a 67, 68?" or i will get, "I used to have a car just like that, mine was an 85" WTF?! sometimes, i even get asked "Where did you get your fenders flared at?" i tell'em .... at the factory, along with all the other camaros.... lol

[class67]

What more can you possibly do to it? Stupid question!

[Damn True]

My wife asks a question that is pretty legit. "Why do you still call it a Camaro? By the time you are done the only original parts will be the sheetmetal."

[TonyL]

I get comments on my nice "camaro" all the time. cracks me up. you guys think you have it bad. You should see the looks I get when I pop the "trunk" to check the oil at a gas station.

"THE MOTOR IS IN THE *BACK*????!"

lol

[Dr.Olds]

I've been asked why I didn't find a Grand National with a 4 speed in it.....:barf: That was probably the worst with the Buick. As far as my Cutlass goes, "hey nice Chevelle!!" is always up there. It's black with a blue bench seat and I had a highschool kid ask if I got the seats done 'custom'. I just stared at him for a minute....hahaha.

[twosaturns]

a friend of mine built a '85 GTI that was in a few VW tuner mags- stripped to shell, all new everything, lots of custom bodywork, supercharged corrado G60 motor- VW parts guy drops off a delviery od stuff, says, 'hey, why don't you put a VR6 in it?'
I don't know if many of you can relate to all that VW stuff, but we just kind of looked at each other in amazement.
but, I think the WORST question I EVER got in my car was...
WHY?
I also love when someone feels the need to tell me about this guy that they knew who made a carb that got 90 mpg, but the oil companies bought him out.

[John S]

I get varied comments, the one that stung the most happened about 10 years ago. I stopped at a 7-11 on my way home one night (still lived in CA) when this carload of teenage hotties pulls in, a couple of them get out and head into 7-11 then another gets out and as she is heading into the 7-11 she stops and says
* WOW, thats a really nice car, but you're too old to be driving it! OUCH!!!
*I get the How much have you got in it a lot,
*At a cruise the other night I was sitting behind the car when two guys start checking it as they walk around the back of the car one looks to the other and points at the sump and supply line and says, look, he;s got NOS on it.
*Then I get a lot of has it got naws??
*Most of the GN guys come over and try to tear it apart (that gets really old)
and finally...
Whenever talk turns to cars at a family gathering I always get,
* you should sell those silly cars (1972 international Scout II, 94 Custom Silverado, and the Monte SS) and buy a nice new Lexus or BMW. (SIGH) They just don't understand.

On the flip side though, since I have put the car back on the road this summer and started heading to some of the shows and cruises I have received some really positive comments such as;
* Your Monte looks awesome! it's really nice to seen one fixed up that way (PT) instead of all butchered up!
* That looks really nice, a lot better then GN's
* You put in a six speed? Thats great!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

a friend of mine built a '85 GTI \


the worst is when they say "nice jetta"..

um.. its a Golf.

or.. what a CUTE car..:hand:

[70TWO NOVA]

-"Nice Chevelle"
or
-"I used to have a Chevelle just like that when I was younger"
or
-"Is that your Dad's car?"
or my favorite;
-"whats wrong with your car?" (mind you it has a fairly loud gear drive)
ITS A NOVA!!!!

[Slow Ride]

The one I hate the most is "nice station wagon"

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/09/DSCN0383-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/09/b5-1.jpg

[whytry]

I always seem to get-

Nice Camaro, is that a 69?

Or I have overheard a couple people at a local show before I popped the hood with - Listen to that gear drive......

[ProTouring442]

I always seem to get-

Nice Camaro, is that a 69?

Funny, I am trying to teach my wife to a '67, '68, '69 Camaro/Firebird. She's getting pretty good at it, though she still goofs on the '67, '68 deal. She's also been working on the mid-year 'Vette identification.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[LowBuckX]

http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70162 read post number 7... He has called my car a donk a few times. He just happened to call a few cars in this thread about Pro-touring Novas Donks.

[69Pony]

Nice Camaro - WTF dude do you not see the running Pony or the blue oval? To a Mustang guy that is the ultimate insult....

What year is it? Uh - look at the tag duffus....

http://www.1969stang.com/gallery/COZ-69Mach1/111_1149?full=1

or is that a real Shaker hood? No the hole in the hood is an optical illusion.

Or the best yet - I had one just like it but 4-door..... Yeah those 4 door Mustangs were something....

[6'9"Witha69]

Or the best yet - I had one just like it but 4-door..... Yeah those 4 door Mustangs were something....My first car was a '66 Coupe. My neighbor (grandfathers age) tried to say he had a 4 door mustang. My grandpa told him he was full of it. He insisted there was a 4 door Mustang. Too funny.

[yellowrallys]

Is that a "numbers matching car?".....Yep

[Melman109]

I have a neighbor that tells all of his friends that I am building a 65 Camaro..... I told him I would be working on a rare concept car if I had a 65 Camaro. It's a 68!

[slenning]

At the Good guys show in KC last week end I had a guy ask what engine I had.
I said "LS7".
He looked at his buddy and said "I knew that it looked bigger than the LS2 in my Trailblazer":pat:

[Benoit23]

Almost everyone ask me "Is that a Ford?" about my '55 Chevy Series 1 Pickup.

& about my Mustang I get "Why do you want to put air ride on it?" & when I tell them I want to put 18" wheels on it I get, "Why would you want to put Donks (or Dubs or Bling Bing) on it?"

[Andrew McBride]

"Don't you need a mullet to drive one those" :hmm:

[Chebaa442]

got a 1971 442, and my favorite is...

What Size Motor you got in there?

a 455

Huh, don't you mean a 442?

nope its an olds 455

No way man, they didn't make a 455, there was a 442 and a 454.

Nope, Four hundred and Fifty Five Cubic Inches. 454 was a chevy.

Your wrong man, my uncle had one and it was real, with a 442.

Ok, It's not like I own one or anything.

[gchandler]

i like when people tell me that v8s and ruining this earth and all sorts of animals are dying, and i should only drive a eco car

When I get that one I respond that "I am doing my duty as a citizen of the planet to use up all the fossil fuel that I can so that my children and grandchildren don't have to live in a world with fossil fuels."

That really messes with people.

[BonzoHansen]

Is that a "numbers matching car?".....Yep
Yeah, the numbers on my credit card. LOL


The other day I got "too bad it isn't a split bumper".. Ugh.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/09/th_IMG_1424-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/My77Z28/IMG_1424.jpg)

[Magntik]

I get the "nice Camaro" so often I'm thinking of putting the Firebird emblems back on it.

I started to stop answering when people said that but, got way too many...."don't be an a**hole about it, I said your Camaro was nice"


"only a Pontiac 350, you should put a big block 400 in it"

And just yesterday from a fellow "car guy"...." you put lowering springs in it, why? It's not a ghetto cruiser and you're not Black!"

I had to walk away from him!!!

[twosaturns]

got a 1971 442, and my favorite is...

What Size Motor you got in there?

a 455

Huh, don't you mean a 442?

nope its an olds 455

No way man, they didn't make a 455, there was a 442 and a 454.

Nope, Four hundred and Fifty Five Cubic Inches. 454 was a chevy.

Your wrong man, my uncle had one and it was real, with a 442.

Ok, It's not like I own one or anything.
another one of those guys that knows everything.
my brother sold the 327 out of his nova way back, some kids picked it up to go in a Camaro. the 'smart' guy among them calls back complaining, says 'it's not a 327'.
yes it is, why do you say that?
'bacause 327s were orange, and this ones blue!'

true story, just some stuff you can't make up...

[wick]

Years ago I had a '72 Grand Prix SJ. I pull in to the local cruise and this guy says "nice '69"! I told him thanks but it was a '72 but he wouldn't quit. I finally agreed and walked away.

And the age old remark about "big block" Pontiac or never run a 455 because of the thin cylinder walls....huh? I have never built anything less than 455 and never had a problem and never will.

[Melman109]

Have you ever seen a 66 camaro?

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wan/418258104.html

[NOT A TA]

"Why does the plate say NO TA TA?"
It doesn't it says NOT A TA short for not a Trans Am.
"Well it looks a lot like a Trans Am for a Camaro"
It's not a Camaro it's a Firebird.
"I thought you said it wasn't a Trans Am?"
It's not, just looks like one.
"So is it a big block car?"
Pontiac engine
"pop the hood dude!"
no, I only open it for GOOD reasons

"Is it #'s matching?"
Ya, the #'s on the hood and trunk match the #'s on the doors.

[Posi12Bolt]

with my 2003 Silverado SS... its "that gotta 454 in it right?"

[High Plains Mopars]

Nice Camaro...no, its a Challenger.

Nice Nova...no, its an Aspen.

I used to have one just like it, only it was the 440 hemi with a 6 pak...uhh, yeah, right.

[68Formula]

Ooohhh, a 440 Sixpack Hemi, now that would have been nice!

[Tony_SS]

Whoa does that thing have hydraulics? :pat:

Nice paint, how much did it cost? :pat:

It that an SS? I had an SS. :pat:

[jknight16]

I think I'm going to put a sign on mine that reads:

"NO... your Dad/cousin/brother/uncle/step-dad/best-friend/gym teacher/mailman or life-partner did not have one just like it"

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Z06:

"That's not a real Z06". Yeah, you're absolutely right--it's the only non-Z06 Fixed Roof Coupe produced in '02; I added the Z06 badges so people would think I'm cool.

'01 SS:

[Conversation with ignorant ricer]:

"So, what do you think my SS runs bone stock?"

"Ehh...maybe mid-14s"

"Hahaha...wanna run 'em for $500?"

"No".

"Well, it may be fast in a straight line, but that car can't handle very well"

"Okay" :rolleyes:

68 Camaro:

"That thing's never getting done".

[Tom Welch]

So, I pulled my 67 Firebird to the shop I manage a few weeks ago to get it on a lift to check a few things while I'm building it. I have already installed the brakes, 13" c4 rotors and 4th gen f-body calipers in front. A 9 inch differential from a 65 T-bird with Linclon Towncar discs and 82 Monte Carlo front calipers on the back. 17 inch KMC 68 wheels, 17x8 and 17x9. MAN you should have seen the 'techs' I have staring at the car with open mouthed confusion as to how in the world I made all that NEW CRAP fit on that OLD car. I tell them about this site and that they could get a lot of neat and useful info here, it goes in one ear and out the other. The only guy that really understood what I was doing is the oldest guy in the shop, he's 61. now I'm confused. And more determined than ever to finish the car and show the bozos out there what Pro-Touring is. Oh yeah, I will be running a big block 428 Pontiac engine. with a 3/4 cam and pop up pistons, a torker and a 850 dominator double pumper, and dual points! HEI is junk! I know, I know 428's are Ford engines. But I want it to be a Pontiac motor so dont rain on my parade. Oh, one more thing 17x9 wheels wont fit a first gen car, NO WAY! Even though they fit mine.

[TonyHuntimer]

I usually just get girls saying, "Nice car. Is it a Mustang?

The other usual comment is the dumb guy at the gas station. "I used to have one JUST LIKE IT, but it was a 71." Like I'm sure he had a 71 Camaro with '68 sheetmetal, white paint with teal stripes, a big block and 17" Corvette wheels. Have a great day!

Tony Huntimer
http://www.goodies-speedshop.com/

[go-fish]

My wife drives a TDI Vee-Dub and tells me everytime she gets diesel some guy comes running, trying to enlighten her that she's at the wrong pump. Nobody ever tries to "help" me out, what gives? I guess it would be funnier if a guy put diesel in a gasser.
I like to make stupid comments to the tuner boys. There is a guy at work that has a Mitsu Galant with a wing and purple stickers (Greddy, Ralli-art, Sparco, etc). This morning I asked him if wanted some of my "real" stickers.
He said he didn't want Jegs and Summit stickers.
I asked him if he wanted some Willwood stickers, he said yeah, he'd bought stuff from them before. Keep in mind he has stoc calipers painted purple.
I said, "You ever hear of Pro-Charger?" He actually asked if that was better than the Tornado.
We call him Fast and the Furious, Mississippi Drift.

[JEFFTATE]

Yeah, I always get.....

-"What year is it.... a '67 ? I used to have one just like it. "
(If they had one just like it , then they would know that it was a '69.)

or " You ought to put Corvette rallys on it. That'll set it off."

or " My dad has one just like that in our barn , except it's not as rusty as yours " .

or " How much do you want for it ? "
( It's not for sale , I say )
To which they say " Oh come on , everythings for sale for the right price ". I say , " Ok , How much will you offer then ? "
They say " Well , it's your car , you need to name the price."

[6'9"Witha69]

"How do you fit in that thing?"

or

"You fit in that thing?!?!"

either of those 2 followed by by the typical "My neighbors cat's friend's owner's cousin used to have one, he was only 6'2" and didn't fit."

[BADNBLK]

"Look son/daughter... its the car from that Knightrider show!" I rarely say anything to them unless engaged in direct conversation about it... Feel kinda bad punking a MOM/DAD in front of their kids!

[kstompaint]

When seeing the air tank in the trunk...
"Is that nitrous?"
Yea, that's why there are 2 compressors mounted beside it.

[nekkidhillbilly]

what kinda car is that chevelle

whats a 401 a bored over 396

you should drop a 400 small block in that

a buick why didnt you get something like a chevy or ford

are those cars fast

and my fav my whatever 4cy /small block etc will smoke it

i roll a skylark gs by the way

[CRead01]

I park in the same place with my car pretty much every day and I always get people comin to the house wanting to buy one of them and saying

"well you should sell it. It hasn't moved in years."

even though I have brought them to tons of shows and drove woodward for the past 5 years and detroit is 90 miles away.

And I hate when people want to buy one of my cars and come up pointing out every little imperfection trying to get me down on the price. There is no way I would sell either one of them anyway. It's not like there's a for sale sign on either one.

Some people just get on my nerves.

[elite-dental-tech]

I hate when I hear...
I used to have a ____, It was the fastest thing on the street! NOTHING could touch it!!!


With all those "used to have cars" I wonder which one REALLY was the fastest...

[zz3elcamino]

I always hear, man that is a nice car.....Too bad it is an El Camino :bsjerk:

[elite-dental-tech]

Another is...
Does it got nos???

My reply is "You mean Nitrous?" And they look at me like I'm speaking Spanish. Then I have to explain that N.O.S. is an abbreviation like G.M.C, you dont call it gmmck do you? Of course not its G M C, or N O S .

[elite-dental-tech]

Or how about the teenage "EXPERT" that is with his girlfriend, you know the one who can find all the flaws in your hard work, or tells his friends Chevrolet never made a 383, or 66 Novas never came with a 454. Then moves on to the next one only to rip on it too. Then when he leaves gets into his rusted out Honda with a huge potato peeler bolted to his trunk and a coffee can for an exhaust tip, borrows money for gas and heads off to his parents trailer home.

[Damn True]

Another is...
Does it got nos???

My reply is "You mean Nitrous?" And they look at me like I'm speaking Spanish. Then I have to explain that N.O.S. is an abbreviation like G.M.C, you dont call it gmmck do you? Of course not its G M C, or N O S .

Actually, it isn't even and abbreviation. It's a brand name. If we were to create an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide it would be N.O. or perhaps more accurately NO2.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

..owned.






jk.

[elite-dental-tech]

Actually, it isn't even and abbreviation. It's a brand name. If we were to create an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide it would be N.O. or perhaps more accurately NO2.
Yes it is a brand name, but also an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide Systems, as GMC is for General Motors Corp.

[6'9"Witha69]

Yes it is a brand name, but also an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide Systems, as GMC is for General Motors Corp.Not an Abbreviation, an Acronym. There is a difference.

[CHRIS67]

I had a friend ask if I could take his teenage daughter and her friend for a ride in my "cool" car. The one girl phones a friend and tells him that she's in a 67 Camaro. I hear the friend ask "what's in it". She replys, "the two of us and the driver, duh."

I say nothing.

[6'9"Witha69]

I had a friend ask if I could take his teenage daughter and her friend for a ride in my "cool" car. The one girl phones a friend and tells him that she's in a 67 Camaro. I hear the friend ask "what's in it". She replys, "the two of us and the driver, duh."

I say nothing.:lmao: I almost fell out of my chair!

[Vinz68]

Last week I got,( i didn't know you could get 4 wheel disc brakes in 1968 on a camaro) Guess he didn't notice 18" blue wheels

[twosaturns]

Actually, it isn't even and abbreviation. It's a brand name. If we were to create an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide it would be N.O. or perhaps more accurately NO2.
actually, it's N2O (how do you lowercase the '2' like that?):geek:

[oestek]

The ones I get are from people who actually know something about 1962 Fords, but cannot process a modified car... after telling some dope I had an EFI 351 and an electronic 4 speed auto in the car, he mumbles to his buddy that I'm fulla crap and don't know what I'm talking about.

"Never put a 351 in back in '62, and they all had carburetors... "

10 minutes later at the gas station down the street, here's our local "expert" back, scratching his head at the engine in my '62.

"What are all those wires for?" he says.

"That's a carburetor," I said.

[oestek]

Another fun one I get with the '62...

"What year is it?"

"2007 for another couple months" I say...

[Beige]

Actually, it isn't even and abbreviation. It's a brand name. If we were to create an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide it would be N.O. or perhaps more accurately NO2.

NOS is an acronym for Nitrous Oxide Systems. You normally pronounce acronyms as the words they spell. Acronyms that don't make words are spelled out. CD-ROM is an example of both at once.

The NOS brand is also a household name. Household names are nicknames or brand names that supercede the actual name of the product due to it's popularity.
People say Kool Aid instead of powdered drink mix.
People say Jello instead of geletin.

Making "Does it got nos???" still incorrect, but the usage of NOS is correct.

On another note.
GMC is an acronym for Grabowski Motor Company
GM is an acronym for General Motors

[[email protected]]

"What are the dumbest/most annoying things people ask or say about your car?"

Nice car, is it your boyfriend's?

[nitrorocket]

Where is the distributer, how fast is it, whats the fastest you've ever gone, what is the top speed.

I love to tell them the calculated speed in 6th... 330 mph.

[Rick Piras]

Twice I've had guys offer to trade me their wife/girlfriend for the car WHILE their SO was in the car with them. So now I'm sitting at a traffic light while those two idiots argue with each other, thinking "how did I get involved in THIS mess?"
The other one was an old guy at a gas station start asking me if I knew what SS stood for, since in WWII it was one of the elite parts of Germany's army. I try to explain to the guy that Chevy only intended it as a "Super Sport" and there was no political overtones. After he insisted, I just gave up on the conversation....

[adynes]

I love the term "3/4 race cam"

Definition?:
- Vintage Displacement-on-Demand mod?
- 0.75" Lift?
- 3/4 the way down the page in the catalog?
- Only lasts 3/4 of the race?
- I have no idea whats in my engine << Ding Ding Ding...Winner!

I do respect the term as old school tech, it is just outdated. Crane still sells a cam marketed as 3/4 race!
Energizer 3/4 Race Hydraulic Flat Tappet Camshaft & Lifter Kit
Lift: .500''/.500''
Duration: 302°/302°
RPM Range: 3400-7000
PN: 270-100112

I'm gonna listen for more of these terms at the Goodguy's show in Joliet tomorrow!

[bucks69]

my 69 camaro is in such a sad state that with recyclable materials sellikg so hi we now hear how now we could make selling for scrap...i tell them if is only inline behind their transportation

[Damn True]

I love the term "3/4 race cam"

Definition?:
- Vintage Displacement-on-Demand mod?
- 0.75" Lift?
- 3/4 the way down the page in the catalog?
- Only lasts 3/4 of the race?
- I have no idea whats in my engine << Ding Ding Ding...Winner!

I do respect the term as old school tech, it is just outdated. Crane still sells a cam marketed as 3/4 race!
Energizer 3/4 Race Hydraulic Flat Tappet Camshaft & Lifter Kit
Lift: .500''/.500''
Duration: 302°/302°
RPM Range: 3400-7000
PN: 270-100112

I'm gonna listen for more of these terms at the Goodguy's show in Joliet tomorrow!

Thats right up there with "Stage I, II, or III" mods.

[BonzoHansen]

"What are the dumbest/most annoying things people ask or say about your car?"

Nice car, is it your boyfriend's?To me, that indicates how young you look. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/09/g026-1.gif


Now isn't that better then them saying it's your husband's car, or worse, your kid's car? :cool:

[Project69]

To me, that indicates how young you look. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/09/g026-1.gif


Now isn't that better then them saying it's your husband's car, or worse, your kid's car? :cool:

I Get "Nice car is that your dads?"

[thedugan]

Well my neighbor called it a "mustang"...

[vanzuuk1]

True, you reminded me of when guys with sportbikes would say that...."its fast, its got a stage...uh...nine...jet kit..."


Dude ..its a JET KIT, calm down.

[BonzoHansen]

Well my neighbor called it a "mustang"...
Borrow his snowblower and never return it....

[Kenova]

Borrow his snowblower and never return it....

:scared: That's just plain mean!

Ken

[Project69]

Borrow his snowblower and never return it....

They dont have snow blowers for me to "borrow" over here lol

[toxicz28]

I fixed it up for you.


What's a snow blower?

[chopshopcustoms]

I'm talking about at car shows, the burger joint, etc. Comments and questions that people make about your car that grate on your nerves. MY own hot rod si a 56 Chevy Belair with a vanity license plate (with 56 in it) and I STILL get asked - Is this a 57? then people ALWAYS proceed to tell me that they had one 'like it' in college. high school etc... Yeah- Im sure their car had a 454 BB ...LOL

[chopshopcustoms]

forgot the pic

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[moreHP]

When they ask "is that a big block" And you tell them no and they just kinda mutter "too bad":squint:

[killermalibu]

People seem to always call my car everything but a malibu.
"Nice Monte!"
"Thats a regal right?"
Very annoying!

[Z- man]

thing that ticks me off is when some of the "oldtimers" call my 78 Malibu a metric Chevelle or the rice stooges that still call nitrous nitro or naws.

[SIK02SS]

"does that have a 350 in it???"

no, i just have SS 350 emblems on the grill, gas cap, and horn...

"can i see under the hood!!?"

ughh...its nothing special, just a 350.

[Jims78elky]

I had a good laugh at my local gas station last night.

Anyone else ever had this happen to them about your exhaust?

The elky has a dual 3" exhaust system with new Spintech mufflers.

(way better sound than the old flowmasters I had on before)

So..

I pulled in my elky as usual,and there was a older couple there
that was finishing filling up there car.The old guy just stopped
looked up at me and said with a shocking amazed looking face.

"Sounds like you have some bad exhaust problems there"

"Not really sir..I just installed brand new mufflers" I said back.

He looked slightly pissed at me..and his wife grabbed her pen.


He actually took down my license plate number when I was in
the station getting a couple of items.I should be arrested soon.

lol..:here!:


Oh well..could be worse I guess.


:lmao:

-Jim

[twosaturns]

I love my dad, he's a great guy, but he doesn't share my affection for modifying things. back in the day, while working on my '70 nova (that my parent's had bought new) he asked me why I couldn't just leave it the way it was originally.


it was a 230/powerglide setup, 4 wheel non-power drum, F78 bias ply tires, no front sway bar coupe. had power steering, though...

now, tell me, why didn't I leave it the way it came?

(between my brother and I, that poor car whent through a few different engines, a 4 speed conversion, a few paint jobs, wheel flares and a 3 piece spoiler(!) air shocks, 14" keystones, etc. it was only after I got it that it got the front discs, addco sway bar, gatorbacks (it was the early '90s) and I got rid of the flares and spoiler).

[a62belair]

"Does that have a Hurst 4-barrel and a Holley shifter?" "No, but it does have rack-your pinions' steering."

[bingham72]

I always get, "Is that a Stingray? My so and so had an '84 Stingray" or "My so and so had an '83 corvette". NO they didn't.

I've gotten this from a transmission expert while trying to get a clutch replaced.
"That thing doesn't have the original transmission."
Oh really?
"Yeah, the original vette trannys had a 10 spline input shaft. "
"Except for the ones with the 26 spline?"
"No those were later"
"ok, so why do the numbers match then?"
or...
"Is that a 5 speed?"
"No, they didn't make 5 speeds in 1972 Corvettes."
"Yeah they did, my so and so had one..."

"Who restored that car?"
me
"Really?"
Yes, really.

or....

"Aren't you worried about fuel consumption?"
no

or my favorite

"Did that have much rust on it?"
"Yeah fiberglass rusts really easily"

[onebad2]

"is that prowler orange?" hundreds of times...lol

"does it run?"

Or you always get the..

" I had a car just like this, same color and everything!"

[Mr.Squeelerz]

"All it needs is a paint job" how do you know? is it your car?

"i heard corvairs blow up when they get hit in the front"

"how fast does it go?"

I was at a swap meet...( i love pinstriping and do a little myself ).....and this guy comes up and asks me about my von dutch t-shirt. "what's Von Dutch?" The guy was challenging me because he thought i was some kind of poser idiot wearing a designer shirt. When I told him he walked away disgusted that he couldn't chew me out during his personal crusade against society.

I shoulda punched the guy.

[vanzuuk1]

My boss said the same thing once "that car needs a muffler"

"it has one"

"well I do not like it"

"good"

[protour_chevelle]

when rice burners ask me whats in it, I just point at the 350 badge and say "its a 350 with headers"

[Morgan]

#1 "Why it has a MOPAR engine in it?"
#2 "Is this the car they built on TV?"

No, seriously - at the Syracuse Nationals my car was infront of the Year One trailer, along with the red '69 that they actually did build on TV yet people still asked. Oh, yeah - they also asked if it was the F-bomb. Needless to say people never cease to amaze me.

[shmoov69]

The wagon >
When you going to paint it??
That will be real nice when you finish it!
They never made Nomad 4 doors
The stopped making Nomads in 57
Why don't you put a 409 in it? (has a 348 in it now) Me> Why? Can you tell the difference?
The Camaro>
Nice Mustang
Is that Hugger Orange?
Ohhh, it's got a blower! Oh, wait, it's got 2 of them!!
My favorite.....It'll never work with a carburator!

[Tucks69]

Everybody thinks that since you are driving a car in primer "is it for sale". And my favorite is what color are you going to paint it. I tell them "it's painted now" (primer).

My dad has a 55 sedan delivery. "Nice Nomad" pisses him off. He also has a 55 150 "Nice Bel-Air"
"Why did you take the chrome off"


Mike

[Tiger]

hi all,
here in Europe its a little bit different (especially here in Italy were there are really few american cars).
to get an idea: back in the days when I actually drove my Chevelle (3-4years ago) I was at a redlight just next to a guy in a new SL 55 AMG, a couple of guys just walked passed by the SL and all excited starting taking pictures of my car, needless to say that the SL guy was a BIT disappointed.

I usually get:
how many km/L (MPG)?
when will it be finished?
how many HP?
how much do you have in it? (the answer is always "around 1000", then they ask 1000 what? and I just start smiling)
isnt that a bad investment or wouldnt it be better to invest in something else (I always ask how their stock investments went lately :o)

[Tiger]

just subscribed to the thread, this is funny

[dusterbd13]

i allways get
nice nova! or nice dart!
well, its neither. its a plymouth duster.
and "is that a 318?" yup. if thats what you wanna believe.
my worst was when someone told me that the car was going to waste being driven by a kid.
also get "why didnt you go with a big block" a lot.

Michael

[West Texas Z]

"is it fast?" I tell just tell them "race me and find out" lol

[Bigblue73]

Why did you put a 5 speed in it? - 'Cause 4 just isn't quite enough.
Why not put a HEMI in it?
or the best.....
Is this your car or your Dads?

[MrQuick]

"...you take $3500 for it?"

[LowBuckX]

NEw one I got with the new 406.. It has a small rumpity idle.

"Man you need a tune up bad" I told him it was a rare 5 cylinder and thats how its supposed to sound..... lol

[T_Raven]

my 67 firebird is smashed in the back and in HS the OHC 6 backfired alot. kid said "nice car, alls it needs is a paint job" yeah...paint will fix that tail panel and the backfiring won't it, and who cares about the interior and all that other stuff.

Back when i drove it around with a 400 in it, it was probably worth about $3k. people would ask..."how much you want for it?" i'd say, $10,000. they'd say "it's not worth that much!!!!" well obviously it's not for sale but for $10k you can have it.

Then there was the kid who asked if I still had the white mustang.

About my 79 ta, people constantly say....."Bandit trans am...awesome" no....it's not a Bandit!! it's a 10th ann. not all 2nd gen firebirds are "bandits"!!! Same thing with my black gta..."just like nightrider" NO!!!!! Not all 3rd gens are "nightrider"!!!!!!

[Young Gun]

"Is it done yet?"

[amx2334]

"How come you didn't put the back seat in?"

[6'9"Witha69]

"If back seats could talk, huh kid"

Having owned classics since I could drive I heard that one a lot!

[Damn True]

"How come you aren't keeping it stock?"

[stage2ROUSH]

When we were showing our minitruck { yeah I know }it has {yes I still have the truck in my garage}a diamond tilt bed,I always got the " hey !you use that like a dump truck??? my reply was " yea sure thats why its got material on the floor,sides,and roof so the dirt stays clean"

[TheRealDSTRYR]

Is that

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif


the General Lee?:dunno:



:machine:

[T_Raven]

I forgot to mention how much I love the statements about how modifying it "kills" the value. Right.......because everyone wants and will pay top dollar for, a white 67 firebird with OHC6 and 3 on the tree with the single barrel carb, no ac, no radio, manual steering and brakes. but of course, I don't plan to sell it anyway so who cares what it's worth.

[OLDFLM]

It's a 71 Formula Firebird...

[Vegas69]

Tons of ridiculous comments, in the last few weeks:

Is it for sale? I'll give you 30k right now.:bsjerk:
Man you took great care of that car. Looks great for a 69.
Wow them SS's are hard to find.
and the one I get the most....how much you have in it?

[Rocko71]

Me and a friend were at a car wash this summer. He was spraying off his truck (Red 04 2500 chevy, lifted about 8") Some guy walks up and says- "Nice truck! How'd you get it so red?" My friend just looked at him and kept spraying.

[69stang]

With my 1st mustang:
Nice 302 Boss (302 2V car)

My current mustang:
nice big block (351C 4V)

All my 69 mustangs:
your headlight is out on the other side
does that have a camaro grille?
nice mach (never owned one)

I had a 68 once with a boss 302 in it, factory stock (somehow I doubt it)

[sniper]

"Wow, you have chip foose wheels"

Yep, chinese one piece crap. WOOOOHOOOO!

[thumper777]

Ugh, I don't even correct people anymore...I find it much more amusing to just roll with them and let them keep digging the ditch. The ones I hate anymore are the one-uppers...everything they got is better or faster. Anymore I just get up and leave...let the wife deal with em.

[trans-am nut]

Hello I have a 78 Trans-AM.

My interaction at an Autozone

Me: Hey man I need a battery for a '78 Trans-AM

Autozone Worker: What engine?

Me: Pontiac 400, the vin code for the engine is Z

Autozone worker: Trans-Am? IS THAT A STATION WAGGON OR A TAXI?

Another is

Are you going to paint it black?
Are you going to put the bird decal on it?
Why didn't you paint your 350 orange?
And the most annoying is Nice Camaro.

[thedugan]

Nice Mustang!

and its a Camaro...

Should have shot the guy

[68Formula]

I think to the non-car people all Ponycars look alike.

[ALLstrokedOUT]

Hello I have a 78 Trans-AM.

My interaction at an Autozone

Me: Hey man I need a battery for a '78 Trans-AM

Autozone Worker: What engine?

Me: Pontiac 400, the vin code for the engine is Z

Autozone worker: Trans-Am? IS THAT A STATION WAGGON OR A TAXI?


You must go to the same Autozone we do...
Walked in, said we needed a part (it was a simple part) for our 63 corvette, the lady at the desk looks at the monitor and eventually says "...Corvette...is that Chevrolet?" we walked out; we never intentionally go to that store anymore.
With flat black you always get "what colors it gunna be?" the next annoying question is usually "how fast does that thing go?"-usually the speed limit.
Finally, One of my moms friends at a car show said "nice Mustang" to the cars owner, problem is it wasnt a Mustang, or a Camaro, it was a Ferrari (she saw the horse emblem...)

[68camaro396]

What did you name your project?

Project names = STUPID!!!!!

[Denvervet]

How long you been working on that ...2years?
Is that on the 5 year plan?

When are you going to finish that thing?:bsjerk: That thing? KMA !

Reply for the " I really don't know jack sh*t about how cars work but know lots of words like glass-packs to make it sound like I do" crowd: You tried any of those new chrome exhaust bearings yet? And hear them tell you they have.:smoke:

You ought to put a turbo on it or at least NOS. :idea: I think your Taurus needs it a little more than my engine does...unless of course you want to buy a few extra sets of tires for me.

[86Cutlass383SR]

I was calling an "Automotive Glass Specialist" company once for a replacement windshield for my 69 Camaro I had at the time.

"I need a windshield for a 69 Camaro"
"Okay, ( slight hesitation)... is that a 2 door or a 4 door...?"
"Uhuh...thanks anyway...by the way, they never made a 4 door Camaro"

Specialist...yeah right. Musta been an ultra-rare option I'd never heard about.

Doug

[dylanCamaro582]

Why does ther front end of your car lend like that?

Cause the passenger side front air bag/ struct is shot.

Do a big smokey burn out!

I've already gotten one ticket for that, and i can damn close to geting another one for it too.No.

But it looks cool, but pissed my off because i constanly feel like that i going to rip off a pan of smack the crap out of the front crossmember. I can even fit my fist under the front rocker panel when it acts up.

[wicked68]

" is that one of those eleanor cars" ?
my response....ummmm no its not an eleanor car - its much more - it runs in the 10;s / doesnt over heat and has a real 427/482 FE in it. then I pop the hood and they say - yeah that aint no eleanor

[tumper93]

The biggest thing I hate, and most guys with camaros hate is....Is that a cam(e)ro! And they are dead serious.....even my uncle and grand father call it this and they were around when it was NEW!! The other is "that is a nice car, but you owt to see such and suches ______, now that is a nice car" The guys around here with nicer older cars always know someone with something nicer and the bad part is that these cars are just painted on the outside with spray bomb under the hood and thick undercoating on the bottom. The ones done right like mine are always "less quality" than those. I hate car shows :machine:

[maldo]

The younger kids ask "hey, does it have NOS?" (pronounced 'nahs').


rrrrr i hate that stupid hollywood movies :machine:

[Jim Nilsen]

I don't want to be stupid or annoying.

Can I have the keys and take it for a ride?:idea:

I like BOLD, how about you ?:lmao:

[Bishop73]

"Bet that thing gets great gas mileage".................Does it look like a damn Prius?????

[Denvervet]

How much gas does that use.?.....As much as I put in it!

[MrAngry]

Had one guy ask about the Charger...

Him: "Hey, is that a 440 HEMI?"
Me: "Nope, it's a straight-6 with one barrel"
Him: "Oh... ok cool..."

Amazing...

[ITLBTU]

The one that get's me is... What year is that Camaro?" "A '69 " I reply.. They... "I used to have a '69 too, but it was blue..." or whatever color they immagined it to be. How can they not know what year my '69 Camaro is if they used to have one?? Camaro

[68Formula]

Had one guy ask about the Charger...

Him: "Hey, is that a 440 HEMI?"
Me: "Nope, it's a straight-6 with one barrel"
Him: "Oh... ok cool..."

Amazing...


You should tell him it's a Hemi straight six. Then if he's smart enough to argue one didn't exist, tell him to look up the Aussie Chrylser inline 6s. That will send them into convusions.

[v8ian]

My favorate was at a All ford show at our local drag strip, Under the Hood checking plugs, --
Wow thats a quick car you got there, sounds hard as well, whats the engine??? 1.1turbo, running LOTS of boost, Wow, and wanders off, Half an hour later In in a line for a coffee, and the same lad walks past with all of his pals, telling them thats the fella with the Turbo Cortina,


Well heres a pic of my engine-- ill let you decide what i did next
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/12/Picture004-1.jpg

[Throttle]

I have had a guy look straight at my car and ask if it was a split bumper???

[Throttle]

I have a new one.. A guy walked into the shop the other day and ask me if we did that rollcage. I was sitting there asking myself, I dont think we have a car in here that has a rollcage. I walk around the corner and he is looking a 1951 Ford Woody Wagon that we cut the floors and rockers out of and he was looking at teh bracing we but in the door jambs and across to the other bars..

[minendrews68]

I guess my worst (on my first Camaro) as I drove up to a weekend car show " Man, thats awesome, is it yours?"
No stupid, I found someone I didn't know and he just let me drive it around for him...The funniest think that ever happened was my first Camaro was black, with a butterfly woman airbrushed onto the hood, (very, very nice job done by a friend). After a couple of years I painted the car again but retained the butterfly woman into the gold paint. A guy walks up and says " Man, thats one really cool car, but you should have seen the black Camaro that was here about a month ago" He described my black car down to the butterfly woman. I told him this was the same car but that I had painted it gold metallic. He argued with me until I finally said I had to go that they were not the same car....Here's your sign.

[Roadbuster]

Is that

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif


the General Lee?:dunno:



:machine:

Yeah I got that one too!

Jon

[camaroguy]

"whatcha got in there, a 350?"

[camaroguy]

"nice 68 camaro", its a 67, "no its a 68, 68's have the wing window"

[icebird84]

here is one translate from liter to gallon and km to miles

it mush need 13 gallon to drive 62 miles

[wicked68]

a really hot 25 year old girl flashes her boobs at the red light and asks - can I have a ride. come on like I am going to give you a ride just for showing me the goods?


:D

how annoying

[MuscleRodz]

"Is it done yet?"

[Ratty 46]

After telling "them" it'll sporting a intercooled turbo'd SBC with a 5 speed, coil overs on all 4 corners, a FAB9 rear + the interior will be all aluminum & rivits and the paint is DONE ...... they ask ..... so what color are you going to paint it???

I paid xtra for the patina .....

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/11/Picture1303-1.jpg

Ratty 46

[shmoov69]

a really hot 25 year old girl flashes her boobs at the red light and asks - can I have a ride. come on like I am going to give you a ride just for showing me the goods?


:D

how annoying

Yeah......must suck to have to go thru that! LOL!:nopity:

[dadto2jays]

Annoying comments & questions:

"I had one just like it"
"is it fast?"
"How come you did not put a Big block?"
"How Much?"

[ponchopwr70]

Hey I would have given her a ride why not. Back to the topic I had a guy ask me why I fixed up my lemans at a cruise night, told him because I liked it and had time into it. He tells me I shouldn't have, its not worth as much as a gto (no s#!@) and he used to have a gto. I said cool good for you what you drive now. His response nothing now then I saw him leave in a cavalier.

[wicked68]

Hey I would have given her a ride why not.


I might have as well (but probably not - happily married) if it really happened :D but it makes a great story - lol

[dcozzi]

I was at the grocery store and a guy wanted to know how I grafted a Camaro rear (quarters, trunk section and tail panel) on to a Mustang. The car is a 1970 Camaro.
He would not let it go and kept insisting it was a Mustang. What do I know, right?

[Wrecked Em]

When driving one of the Buick Grand Nationals some will usually say "Nice Monte Carlo".:machine:

[Tom Welch]

Ford started on the 427 motor and after a while chevy took it over. Oh, really?, yeah. I cant remember what else this numbnut had to say about cars, but he did say that the harley he rode had a special paint on it that wasnt available at the time of purchase so he paid an extra 1000.00 for a blue tank and fenders, go figure. This on the cheapest harley model available.

[78trans]

i hate it when people say ''how fast does it go''. i will say back'' it will go the speed limit''. lol

[Y-TRY]

Where's the intercooler?

[killer69]

i want to build my car just like the one you did, can you send me all the pictures you have? hummmm NO!! how about you go buy a book on imagination and start there!

[got6spd?]

I am tired of getting asked "how much you got in it"? or "how much did your paint job cost" It is just one thing I am not really crazy about talking with total strangers about. Anyone who knows what it takes to put a high end car together can relate to the amount of money, time, and dedication it takes to see the project come together. Blood sweat and tears right

ditto, oh and the mustang one too. I really don't see any similarities :machine:

[Shiro666]

Flatbed driver taking my car to storage:
"Just one of those projects that will never get done, but you can't get rid of, Huh."

Me: Absoloutely.

Asphalt Guy:
"Do you have the origonal Rallye's? Worth a lot more that way"

Random guy who decides that if a car is sitting outside a garage it is okay to bother said owner on his own property:
"Is it for Sale?"

Me:
"If it was for sale, it would be parked where people could easily see it, and it would have a FOR SALE sign on it."

Guy:
"C'mon how much"

Me:
"The price of a new ZO6 Corvette, plus Forgeline Wheels, plus a year of insurance and a custom Z06 Sweat suit in maroon with my name on it. So perhaps 90,000."

Guy:
"That isn't worth that much"

Me:
"To me it is."

I try not to be d-bag, but some people are a pain in the drain.

[shmoov69]

When driving one of the Buick Grand Nationals some will usually say "Nice Monte Carlo".:machine:
LOL! Or, why so much, it's just a Regal?? Or, it can't be fast, it's just a v6!

[TheRealDSTRYR]

This is funny, Pontiac does not have big/small block engines. Are the pistons just domed pistons or quench dome pistons? Is that 3/4 cam the one with 12 lobes or is there a mystery spec sheet for it? :hmm:

I will be running a big block 428 Pontiac engine. with a 3/4 cam and pop up pistons, a torker and a 850 dominator double pumper, and dual points! HEI is junk!


Ten times, at least I've had this:
:idea:Hey, what engine does that thing GOT?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/01/dd76-1.jpg

There is a clue here somewhere...LOL

[Vegas69]

"Is it done yet?"
Yep!!!!

[ksmith9416]

Even better. I am at a big Mustang show, drooling all over the blown SOHC 427 I followed in. I'm all over the engine, admiring the craftsmanship, owner walks up, says "Bet you don't know what that is." I replied "Nope, just been wanting one since I saw one on an engine stand 20 years ago. By the way, your oil cooler is leaking. D/H." bad enough I have to put with the stupid questions, but when I see something I appreciate and the owner assumes I know nothing because I am under 50, it kinda ticks me off.

[fantasygoat]

The ratio of people who know to people who don't know jack is about 1 to 100, so you can't blame him for assuming.

When I had my flat black '66 Galaxie the most common question was "so when are you going to paint it?", which I would answer with "I don't see any bare metal, do you?"

I got WAY MORE of the "I used to have one" when I had the '70 Fury convertible. "Only instead of silver it was blue and it had 4 doors."

Ugh.

[jerrys85iroc]

My favorite has always been when i was reading an ad (i know its not a dumb question or comment but its annoying) for a corvette...it would read "...runs good, good body no rust..." are you serious??? Some people...:machine:

[jerrys85iroc]

And just yesterday from a fellow "car guy"...." you put lowering springs in it, why? It's not a ghetto cruiser and you're not Black!"


I get that when i talk about what i want to do to my trans-am or talking about another car...some people just dont get it

[T_Raven]

Jerry just reminded me of something. When people are trying to sell an F body and say "with the corvette motor"......first of all, it's an ENGINE not a motor.....though I'm sure a lot of you guys say motor so don't flame me, it's just annoying to me. But what I'm getting at is that it's not a corvette engine. It's a Camaro engine or Firebird engine, they usually weren't even identical to the Corvette. It just annoys the crap out of me.

[68Formula]

Jerry just reminded me of something. When people are trying to sell an F body and say "with the corvette motor"......first of all, it's an ENGINE not a motor.....though I'm sure a lot of you guys say motor so don't flame me, it's just annoying to me. But what I'm getting at is that it's not a corvette engine. It's a Camaro engine or Firebird engine, they usually weren't even identical to the Corvette. It just annoys the crap out of me.

The Covette... that's the car made by Chevrolet, a division of General Engines, not the Ford Engine Company or Bavarian Engine Works, right? :poke:

[T_Raven]

The Covette... that's the car made by Chevrolet, a division of General Engines, not the Ford Engine Company or Bavarian Engine Works, right? :poke:

I see your point lol. But it's just industry standard that an engine is an engine and motors are electric. I guess the word "motor" annoys me because every hill billy who thinks he knows about cars calls it a motor. When people say engine they sound like they actually know what they are talking about.

I was talking mostly about when I see 3rd and 4th gen Trans Ams being advertised as having a "corvette engine" just because the corvette had the 350tpi or the Lt1 or the LS1 a year or two earlier. The cam specs and power ratings usually weren't even the same. And even if they were it just sounds stupid to try to sell a car with the original engine by saying "corvette engine".

[T_Raven]

The other thing that annoys me is when people don't know the difference between a relay and a solenoid. And again I'm talking about when it's someone who thinks they are an expert.

[claytonisbob]

I think they (parts vendors) sell the Ford starter relays as a "Solenoid".

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1750&N=700+115&autoview=sku

I know its not, but that’s just the way people push them.... IDK why.

And as far as motor/engine, I think anyone should reference the thing that resides under the hood as an Engine. Motor seems a bit dated as far as its use toward a combustion engine, but it’s not incorrect. I guess you can compare it to people who call a TV remote a "clicker" or "channel changer".

[stmeljes]

Light that thing up....after 3000 in tires and wheels...get a job punk:machine:

[TheRealDSTRYR]

get a job punk:machine::bsjerk:

Maybe a sign on each door that says you won't light 'em up because you spent too much on wheels and tires would be more appropriate than running down some young fellar for wanting to see a good show from a MUSCLE CAR. just a thought. Car looks awesome, btw.:twothumbs

[SicMonte]

Everyone thinks my car is a Grand National. One guy even asked what year camaro it was....HUH?????

[Morgan]

I have spent 2 Power Tours in my Syclone listening to drunk idiots tell me to "lite 'em up" as I pull into the hotel parking lot. I simply tell them that I can't and they laugh at how stupid my S10 with ground effects is. Then I look for them at stoplights...

[The Stickman]

"Why would you waste all that time and effort fixing up a station wagon?"

Grrrrrrrr.......

(see wagon pics below)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11929667@N00/sets/72057594110671642/


Why do I KNOW I am going to get these comments this year.

The other one I do get is "Is that a Herse"
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/12/100_0745-1.jpg
How many Hreses do you know with big red wheels. Next person that says that might end up being the body in the back. But I have also told my family that if I die I want to be taken to the cemetary in it.

[turboregal]

Guy telling his young son as he looked under the hood of T-type , the turbo became a blower and my alcohol injection is now nitrous, learn something new about my car everyday!