OT Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov unveils 'electric supercar'

[THE HCP]

Dad just retired about 2 years ago and this has been his project.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dad just retired about 2 years ago and this has been his project.

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Whew! Very nice!

 

[Lanny]

I'm looking forward to the self driving electric motorhome. Rent one, climb in the bed, wake up in Las Vegas!

What? Are you nuts? Reno is closer.

 

[Lanny]

Dad just retired about 2 years ago and this has been his project.

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One of my favorite cars except I always liked the sedan.

 

[Lanny]

Always thought that the 1969-70 Cougar XR7 was one of the best looking cars ever.

Yeah, I knew a lady with a '69 Cougar. However, my favorite was the '63 Impala. Even better was the SS.

 

[Lanny]

My dad worked as a mechanic at a couple dealerships for many years until opening his own shop and would always buy cars on the side to fix and make some extra money. During the late 60's we had at two different times a Triumph TR3. I would definitely like to have those now. My Cougar that I had back in high school is valued at around $100k now. Definitely would like that one back.

I really liked the TR3 and the TR4.

 

[Lanny]

...fwiw, you'l never guess what I traded in to acquire my AMX...yup, a white 1967 GTO convertible with a 389 and 3 deuces from the factory...what a dumbass, I don't even wanna know what that goat is worth today.
...after the AMX, I became a Triumph aficionado. (TR6s)(1969, 1972, 1976)...exhilarating cars to drive, especially with the top down.

GTOs were the best. I always favored the '68.
Your GTO today would be worth it's weight in gold.

 

[stampedehero]

They broke down every thousand miles.

More like every mile. hahahaha. It was like an apple cart with a license plate. The first Hyandai's had similar characteristics.

 

[stampedehero]

NOT ELECTRIC. But an ELECTRIFING ride.

 

[yankeesince59]

View attachment 22067 View attachment 22068 View attachment 22069 NOT ELECTRIC. But an ELECTRIFING ride.

...is that yours?

 

[stampedehero]

...is that yours?

No Unfortunately not mine. I just borrowed it for a while when I worked at the auction.

 

[stampedehero]

I'm looking forward to the self driving electric motorhome. Rent one, climb in the bed, wake up in Las Vegas!

Would you get fined for sleep walking?

 

[jlprk]

Does anyone know whether I could find my old cars? If I'm lucky they're rusting in junkyards. I have VINs.

Before I die, I'd like to travel the country to visit my relatives' graves, and my former homes, workplaces, and cars. And hire a private detective to find my old friends. And write my biography. (I'd do that, not him.)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This is the electric "car" from my childhood, so anything is an improvement:

 

[CupWizier]

Always thought that the 1969-70 Cougar XR7 was one of the best looking cars ever.

my mom had several Cougars including a 69, 71 and then I bought her triple black 1972 convertible that I only kept for a short time as it was difficult to put a sound system in it, lol.

 

[yankeesince59]

my mom had several Cougars including a 69, 71 and then I bought her triple black 1972 convertible that I only kept for a short time as it was difficult to put a sound system in it, lol.

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...when I had my convertible TR6s I wasted a lot of money trying to make the sound system better...but the acoustics of convertibles was terrible back then and no matter how I tried, it still sounded like a cheap transistor radio with a freight train in the background.

 

[Lanny]

More like every mile. hahahaha. It was like an apple cart with a license plate. The first Hyandai's had similar characteristics.

Hundais or Kias?

 

[andalusian]

Hundais or Kias?

Same company nowadays. Of course, you look at how they are today and you have to tip your hat to them - they make some excellent reliable cars now (and rumors are that some of them, like the Stinger, are also lots of fun to drive).

 

[stampedehero]

Hundais or Kias?

For my job in 1985 I had a Nissan Sentra with a stick. It was ok. The company decided to lease this Hyundai which was really bad. Kia,'s I believe came after. I understand that Hyundai owns Kia. It,s remarkable how the Koreans have put quality into their products. You and I are from the last Century so we know how cars once were easy to repair and better in the superficial damage department too.

 

[stampedehero]

nstall /

...when I had my convertible TR6s I wasted a lot of money trying to make the sound system better...but the acoustics of convertibles was terrible back then and no matter how I tried, it still sounded like a cheap transistor radio with a freight train in the background.

When I had the FIAT ,I was the first in my neighborhood to install boom boxes. Two 10 inch guitar speakers in hand built cabinets. I blew out my tape deck because of the wrong impedance and no pre amp.
No matter how loud you played the Allman Brothers, you still had a shit ball car to show.

 

[stampedehero]

my mom had several Cougars including a 69, 71 and then I bought her triple black 1972 convertible that I only kept for a short time as it was difficult to put a sound system in it, lol.

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Did you have problems with the motors in the hide away headlights? Back in those days I drove a 64 Olds Dynamic 88. That car could crash into guard rails and you could drive off as I experienced on my prom night at 4:30 in the morning.

 

[andalusian]

Many years ago we went to Cyprus and the rental car was an old Hyundai Excel (remember these?) and went all over the island - instead of going through the coastal road we decided to go through the Trodos (mountains) because that's where the Cyprus WRC races are and I wanted to drive them - took about 8 hours on gravel roads in the middle of nowhere to get to Paphos. Decided to go to visit the Andromeda statue at the edge of the island - about 2 hours from the nearest city (Paphos) - and after spending a lovely morning there - came back to the car and the clutch cable (yes, they used to rent manual cars in Cyprus) broke. We found a payphone and got through to the rental company. About 4 hours later they came and picked us up with a replacement car (you guessed it, another Hyundai Excel). I am just thankful the clutch cable broke at a remote place that had a payphone. I might still be roaming the interior of Cyprus herding sheep now if it broke in the Trodos.

 

[Lanny]

Same company nowadays. Of course, you look at how they are today and you have to tip your hat to them - they make some excellent reliable cars now (and rumors are that some of them, like the Stinger, are also lots of fun to drive).

My wife is Korean so I know that full well. It's just that the Kia came out first and the Hundai which came out later was a bit upscale from the Kia.

We actually looked at buying a Kia back in the late 80s but it didn't come with power steering back then and my wife is small and needed power steering so instead I bought her a new Volvo 760.

We were driving home from an annual medical physical exam when some jerk broadsided us and totaled the car. I believe it was the solid construction and unique safety features that saved my life, since we were hit in the driver's door and I was driving. My wife had to go to the emergency room but I was fine.

 

[yankeesince59]

nstall /
When I had the FIAT ,I was the first in my neighborhood to install boom boxes. Two 10 inch guitar speakers in hand built cabinets. I blew out my tape deck because of the wrong impedance and no pre amp.
No matter how loud you played the Allman Brothers, you still had a shit ball car to show.

...lol, I actually tried to use a small pair of Peavy monitors in my TRs...the distortion only got louder.