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Old 04-06-14, 11:40 PM
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Build the car please.
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Build the car please.
thought he was driving it? oh man do I like that functional rear spoiler.

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those 7 double spoke wheels look nice.
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If that baby gets built... I will replace my FR-S (probably keep it and turn it into a great project car)
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If that baby gets built... I will replace my FR-S (probably keep it and turn it into a great project car)
I'm ready to replace my '15 WRX limited for one of these bad boys in next 2 years. In stick shift of course.
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Respected by car enthusiasts everywhere. Love his Tatra T87. Read somewhere Rommel also had one.
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Jay takes you for a ride in the greatest steam car ever built, once owned by Howard Hughes who took it up to 132.5 mph in 1925!
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Wow that Steam Car is bad***!!
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Old 04-15-14, 09:39 AM
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Wow that Steam Car is bad***!!
It is bad and it should be, that was the hyper car of it's days. Jay mention in the video that in the 1920s, a normal car cost $250, this car cost $20,000! So roughly 100 times the cost. The same as today's hyper cars, a Veyron SS is 100 times the cost of a Corolla.
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Originally Posted by BNR34
It is bad and it should be, that was the hyper car of it's days. Jay mention in the video that in the 1920s, a normal car cost $250, this car cost $20,000! So roughly 100 times the cost. The same as today's hyper cars, a Veyron SS is 100 times the cost of a Corolla.
Just look at its design. It commands authority while hustling down the road. As you point out cost wise it was an ultimate expression of automobiles and driving
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Just look at its design. It commands authority while hustling down the road. As you point out cost wise it was an ultimate expression of automobiles and driving
This thing pushes 1000 lb-ft quietly and smoothly while the gas cars in the 20s barely run! The technology gap back then was much bigger.

Today's Veyron only got the same 1000 lb-ft!
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Take a ride way back in time - Jay shows off his collection of historic Doble memorabilia.
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This SharkWerks 2011 Porsche 997 GT3 RS proves how these Bay Area garagistas push their Porsches to the next level. Could it be the most outrageous GT3 in the States?
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Take a ride with Jay in an English-bred behemoth that's all class: the 27-liter ATG Bentley GJ 400.
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Wow that Bentley is gorgeous. Amazing workmanship and nice modern touches. Sounds so good when you step on it
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