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And now for something completely different...
Look at the toy I got to ride in the other day. Pretty quick little unit. And I mean little !
Ben P.S. - Don't worry -- I'm not going to the "other side". :) http://members.cox.net/btsai4b/PICT1.JPG http://members.cox.net/btsai4b/PICT2.JPG http://members.cox.net/btsai4b/PICT3.JPG |
Those 550 Spyders are a hoot. Think of it as a German Cobra. Great in an autocross.
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That is one CLEAN ride!
Ernie |
Vellly nice Dr Jones...
I admit they are one of my favorite convertables too.. except that I would want the Subaru flat 4 motor with turbo.. (300 + hp) That would be one heck of a road race machine !
The version you have is sweet.. immaculate looking too ! |
the interior is so boat like!
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Who makes that?!?!
blake |
Good discussion group over at http://www.spyderclub.com/
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If I recall correctly, it is one of Chuck Beck's. Go to the Spyder Club forum -- you'll find out more than I can tell you about these things.
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very cool little car
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I saw one at a car show here in Richmond last year. The guy had shoehorned a Porche 911 motor into his. Very nice.
I hate to say it but a turbo vw powered Beck Spyder romped all over the Cobras in the Auto cross/Slalom in my Run and Gun 92 (93?) tape. Nice cars but I gotta have the Big Block sound! :LOL: JB |
Auto cross generally favors "smaller" cars. In that respect a BB Cobra is NOT a small car. In my Excalibur on a given track or day I could beat a Vette and LOOSE to a Datsun 240Z!
I'm thinking these Spyders would be an awesome Autocross car! Ernie |
It's........ Monty Python's Flying Circus....
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this should flashback everyone to their youth.
Cheers, Bill Cook :D |
Ben,
Nice seats and great shifter. How were the seats for support? |
The seats were okay. The seats in Mikiec's FFR are much more comfortable and at least as supportive. (Mike has the Tri-States seats.)
The 550 is so small that you're really shoulder to shoulder -- kind of crowded. And I'm a narrow framed guy -- 6' 1", 170 lbs and only wear about a 40L coat, if that gives you any idea. I can see how they would really do well in autocross. Small. Light. Mid-engined. I have a tape of Run'n Gun '93, and Chuck Beck easily set fasted time on the slalom course. (Of course on the drag strip, the Cobras ruled...). Ben |
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