J Mini Cooper was a great car but top 5 of all time? I thought I was pushing it to get the Aston in there and I must tell you about the time I borrowed a AM DB6 for the day, Its sort of like Chrissys story but three times over. First I was propositioned whilst pumping up the tire (V attractive woman asked me out!) I was married at the time, And sitting at the lights I had several 20 something female joggers stopping to look at me and the car whilst I was sitting there! and they kept flirting after they saw me (late 30's computer geek)
Neven ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeremy Coulter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:52 PM Subject: RE: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm > Well...Everyone is missing the seriously obvious..... Mini Cooper S ! > lets face it, it out lasted everyone of the cars below in > production....it won Bathurst, its got class, a certain amount of chick > pulling power (speaking from experience), can kick arse when the engine > is tweaked, easy to drive, sticks to the road.....you can still buy > brand new parts for them, cheap to run....except when you put bigger > needles in the twin carbs ;-) and generally, a good car...AND kept nice, > they still fetch a damn good price ! > A guy at my work has a cooper in bits in his garage, was offered $10k no > questions asked and thecar was not even seen by the prespective > buyer.....unfortunitly mine is just a Mini GT, but one day I will get a > cooper :-D > > Oh and one factory extra...if you get the right kind of mini, it will > give it self an oil change every few months...hehehe > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nev MacEwan > Sent: Monday, 19 April 2004 10:31 > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List > Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm > > > First I'll deal to this lot > > > > Ford Sierra Cosworth > Has the design style of a Jelly Mold > > > Ford Falcon GTHO Series > Prob can be classed with a zillion foul american V8 muscle cars > > > Ford GT40 > A prototype, ever sat it one? switchgear from a cortina, seats (if you > can call them that), you might as well compare it to a Porsche 917 as a > road car > > > Lancia Delta Integrale S4 (Group B spec) > Hot hatch on serious steriods, if you were to choose a significant > Lancia then a Stratos > > > Ferrari 256GT (although on no track pedigree to speak of) > It a gorgeous Ferrari what more can I say > >> Gotta add the AC Cobra > Yeah it would get in my top 10 > >> and a personal choice'd be a 69ish Stingray. > Wait until you drive one, a penis on wheels but harder to handle > >> The gull-wing Mercedes (also at Southwoods) is also a fave. > Or its couson the 300SLR (which gets in my top 5) > >> And mebbe an e-type Jag. > Certainly Pulled the birds > >> so I'll add the '74 Hillman Hunter Estate. > Can't argue it worked for you > > > Nevens top 5 cars of all time (note these are all sports cars) > > 1/ Cisitalia 202, 1947, Paint it yellow and squint and you'll see where > the monaro came from 3/ Mercedes 300SLR, read Dennis Jenkinsons account > of Stirling Moss and him winning the 1955 Mille Miglia, where they > averaged...yes averaged 123mph on the last leg on italian public roads > and survived hitting a hump back bridge at 140mph and lauching the car > into the air. 4/ Ferrari 250 GTO 1962-63. If this car doesn't move you > you have no soul 5/ Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, Brutal, Scary and very > british (despite being hammered by italians and the engine was designed > by a Pole) 5/ Porsche 911 Turbo 1976. The most affordable of the bunch > and it was a toss up with the 356, but how many 180Mph cars can you let > your granny drive > > IMHO > > Neven > > _______________________________________________ > Offtopic mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > > _______________________________________________ > Offtopic mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > > > _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
