[s-cars] 20k civics & Audis

[Kirby Smith]

"If  a kid wants to be into Corvairs...."

Hey!  I resemble that.  But my mods are all for go, except maybe the
rollbar.

kirby


Robert Pastore wrote:
>
> Hey:
>
> When I was 17, I had a few friends transform into Tony Marino after seeing
> Saturday Night Fever.   Their dad's big white Caddy with a red interior was
> a hot ride then. Needed platform shoes to go with the jumpsuit.  I wasn't
> going there.
>
> Sophomore year in College, kids would dye their hair purple and wear Spandex
> pants to hit the clubs.  A car didn't even matter. I wasn't going there
> either. (Well, maybe once, but I was really, really, drunk
> and.....ooooppppppps, that's another list!)
>
> Molesting cars has been a pastime for as long as there have been cars!
> Have you looked at any old Treser pictures lately? Scary. I recently went to
> a car show where there was a *Latin Gentleman* who had covered his entire
> Fiat 500 in Leather.  He was very proud.
>
> If  a kid wants to be into Corvairs or Hot Rods (isn't that what you call a
> 25 year-old molested car), old muscle cars, or the Import Scene, that's ok
> with me, I can sorta relate to cars & trying to be unique-- & I'll take any
> of these before purple hair, white jumpsuits, or platform shoes.
>
> BTW, the site I found "Saltino's" 4KQ on is fun.
>
> http://www.molestedcars.com/
>
> Bob (1995 s6........wondering if he should install the s6+ bumpers and
> factory rear deck wing or not)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Levitt [mailto:lee at wheelman.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 3:38 PM
> To: Peter; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] 20k civics & Audis
>
> Peter writes:
>
> > Lee,
> >
> > I don't know if you went to the NE club gathering at Ira in danvers, but
> > there was an A4 / S4 with a wing very similar to that.  ...Ugh!  It wasn't
> > quite as big /high but it didn't look right to yours truly.
>
> Naw, I didn't get a chance to go. I think I registered, but had family
> things going on...
>
> > There were cars there that must have had 15 to 20K in
> > modifications.  I took a few pics but have no web page to post at right
> now.
>
> Why is it that tasteful mods are usually not obvious, and actually add to
> the capability of the car, while tasteless mods are obvious, and usually
> take away capability?
>
> Lee
>
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