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Quote from: coho on April 04, 2018, 10:23:25 PMvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginWhy does it bother me so that those are all four bolt wheels?!?
I'm thinking it's a dude who had two tandem axle trailers, both junkers, and he decided to screw with people, make this, and park this by the road.
The GLCOAT (other names are under consideration) had been the work of a now-deceased Illinois man, who supposedly spent nearly $100,000 on its creation. While the pictures from the auction suggested a crazy-quilt of parts mashed together, Speedycop found an awe-inspiring amount of handiwork throughout the car, from the kitted-out Mazda rotaries that could churn 450 hp to exhaust tips made from square, heavy-gauge steel tubing:It's absurdly over-engineered, and in the best possible ways. I'm guessing the builder was an aircraft engineer, in addition to being a talented master fabricator, as many of the bolts are drilled and wired to prevent movement...The bare gullwing steel door frames are so heavy, I doubt most people could open them while seated in the car! I'll have to rig up a strut system to assist in entry/egress. The giant hood probably weighs over 300 pounds by itself, and the trunk isn't much lighter. The fiberglass is thick enough to walk on!
One of us! One of us!
Quote from: kneescrubber on April 18, 2018, 02:14:20 PMvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginNow I can see it, if only I could read it
Quote from: Mossyrocks on April 18, 2018, 05:39:31 PMQuote from: kneescrubber on April 18, 2018, 02:14:20 PMvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginNow I can see it, if only I could read it Yeah. I was at work so couldn't resize it.
I didn't resize it. Make the opening "img width=800" and the image will resize on the webpage.
Quote from: Mossyrocks on April 19, 2018, 05:14:04 PMI didn't resize it. Make the opening "img width=800" and the image will resize on the webpage.Bless you, sir
Does anyone know what it is?
Most of us do not realize the level of knowledge and expertise the Ancients achieved. The Dark Ages truly were.My favorite example are the bronze Riace Warrior castings from the 5th BC; hard to find this detail in newer works.visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login
My favorite example of that sort of thinking are constructions like Stonehenge or the pyramids of Giza. "No way could humans have built that! It had to be aliens!"People are crafty MFers and could figure stuff out way back when, just as now.
Quote from: Skee on April 21, 2018, 08:14:42 AMMost of us do not realize the level of knowledge and expertise the Ancients achieved. The Dark Ages truly were.My favorite example are the bronze Riace Warrior castings from the 5th BC; hard to find this detail in newer works.Amazing... I wish I could get a chance to see them in person.
Most of us do not realize the level of knowledge and expertise the Ancients achieved. The Dark Ages truly were.My favorite example are the bronze Riace Warrior castings from the 5th BC; hard to find this detail in newer works.Amazing... I wish I could get a chance to see them in person.
Quote from: Virginian on April 21, 2018, 09:51:11 AMQuote from: Skee on April 21, 2018, 08:14:42 AMMost of us do not realize the level of knowledge and expertise the Ancients achieved. The Dark Ages truly were.My favorite example are the bronze Riace Warrior castings from the 5th BC; hard to find this detail in newer works.Amazing... I wish I could get a chance to see them in person.I am looking forward to meeting you in person. I know we crossed paths somewhere in the past; like ESTn 2007, but looking forward to making a new acquaintance.
Quote from: Skee on April 21, 2018, 04:08:44 PMQuote from: Virginian on April 21, 2018, 09:51:11 AMQuote from: Skee on April 21, 2018, 08:14:42 AMMost of us do not realize the level of knowledge and expertise the Ancients achieved. The Dark Ages truly were.My favorite example are the bronze Riace Warrior castings from the 5th BC; hard to find this detail in newer works.Amazing... I wish I could get a chance to see them in person.I am looking forward to meeting you in person. I know we crossed paths somewhere in the past; like ESTn 2007, but looking forward to making a new acquaintance.
Quote from: Virginian on April 21, 2018, 06:04:00 PMQuote from: Skee on April 21, 2018, 04:08:44 PMQuote from: Virginian on April 21, 2018, 09:51:11 AMQuote from: Skee on April 21, 2018, 08:14:42 AMMost of us do not realize the level of knowledge and expertise the Ancients achieved. The Dark Ages truly were.My favorite example are the bronze Riace Warrior castings from the 5th BC; hard to find this detail in newer works.Amazing... I wish I could get a chance to see them in person.I am looking forward to meeting you in person. I know we crossed paths somewhere in the past; like ESTn 2007, but looking forward to making a new acquaintance. And we all would need a picture documenting said event. <nods>
From today's ride:
visitors can't see pics , please register or loginDXi7NUhWAAA136W by James Lloyd-Williams, on Flickr
