The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #77977   Message #2288675
Posted By: Richard Bridge
14-Mar-08 - 07:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Your favorite car ever....
Subject: RE: BS: Your favorite car ever....
Hmm, since this is back again - of the cars I owned, maybe the C series Fiat 124 sport coupe. A lovely crisp twin-cam crackle and good for over 120. On an "N" plate so that made her 1975 I think. A much less twitchy drive than the 124 Special T that I transplanted a 1608 coupe engine into.

Or maybe one of my current 3 7 series Volvos. I have a twin-cam (1990), a turbo (1988) and a V6 (1986). All estates. Huge by UK standards. All good for over 120 and the twin-cam is the one I have had closest to flat out and she was doing 130 and still gaining slowly on a dark wet night, I could see the bend coming up and I know that that bend is not good at over 100 in the wet, so my nerve gave out.

Some cold dry morning we will see...

No cameras on that stretch of road.

Yet.

Later this year I will take her to the redblock guru to have a turbo added and then she will be a bit special. Maybe as much as 300 rwhp. To get some idea search for volvo turbo on youtube. She might be nearly that fast.