Miscellany: The cars of X-Marks

**Piper** · 3rd June 12, 03:51 PM

Here's my regular ride, being returned by my senior most grandson. The layer of mud was much more impressive in person than the picture shows. For one thing, you can't see the mud in the interior in the photo. I eventually had to curtail his off road adventures when his enthusiasm surpassed his skill level while he was trying to extricate a friend's Jeep from a mud hole, and I would up with a $1500 transmission rebuild bill. He's still allowed to use the Jeep, but has to stay on the macadam, or very low key off roading.

**linedrive** · 6th June 12, 09:19 AM

My daily driver. I did have a 58 t-bird when I lived out west, and then a 55 chevy... but this won out (for the time being)

**Old Hippie** · 27th July 12, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by linedrive

My daily driver. I did have a 58 t-bird when I lived out west, and then a 55 chevy... but this won out (for the time being)

I hope your licence plate says "BLKBRD" -- it is a Red 'Wing, after all...

**B R Gordon** · 31st May 12, 07:40 PM

My 1988, 911, Porsche Carrera

**Spartan Tartan** · 31st May 12, 08:46 PM

I am SUPER bummed. i can't figure out how to post a picture!! Grrrrr... I thougt we were supposed ti be able to upload directly from our computers or smart phones now. Sometimes, I hate technology..

**Mike in Dayton** · 31st May 12, 09:08 PM

This is my new toy car. A 2012 Mini Cooper Coupe S. The license plate reads "KILT GUY". I picked the car up from the dealer wearing this kilt. I hope they did not noticed the Cadillac kilt pin! All the other cars I have owned were GM products. I still have the 2003 GMC Safari van that the Mini Cooper replaces as the daily driver. Keeping the van for when I need that capacity. The van is becoming the project vehicle as at 140,000 miles a few items need fixed. Overall however it has held up very well.

**madmacs** · 1st June 12, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by CameronCat

Hi all,

It's not uncommon here to read a post about somebody attending a car show or working on a car, kilted or otherwise. Some members have car pics for avatars, too. It's plain there are motorheads and hobbyists around here, so I thought I'd raise the topic.

Post a pic or two of your project, vintage, antique, racing or special interest car(s). I'm not into motorcycles but they're welcome too, under the same rules.

Here's mine; whats in your garage?

That's "Susannah" (red) and "Tigger" improving the look of our front yard. We've had the Mini since 2000 but just got the MGA Mk II in March. Neither is a show car but both are reliable drivers and in good-to-very good condition. Both could be in daily use if they had to be.

The A needs some small things fixed but nothing essential. Surprisingly, at 6' 3", I fit better in the Mini than in the A, (but some of that will be cured with a smaller diameter steering wheel.)

Drive on!

JT

Just ship the mini to me when you get bored with it...

My first car was a 75 mini 1000 being 6'2" and using it as a daily driver, I can confirm that mr issigonis did a prettty good job of making it a 4 adult car...

Current daily driver is a 2001 Mitsubishi eclipse spyder that I picked up 15 months ago with only 7200 miles on the clock, previously owned by a little old lady who only drove it on sunny days... No really... Currently has just over 30k on the clock though...

Sadly as am engineer I should remember that water is to all intents and purposes an incompressable fluid... Especially when it gets sucked into the engine of this which it replaced...

**Tobus** · 1st June 12, 04:41 AM

She's not much to look at, but this is my '65 Chevy truck that one day I intend to restore to original. I have a small horse trailer from the same time period that I want to restore as well, and make them a matching set.

**Nick the DSM** · 1st June 12, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Tobus

She's not much to look at, but this is my '65 Chevy truck that one day I intend to restore to original. I have a small horse trailer from the same time period that I want to restore as well, and make them a matching set.

I kinda like it how it is. Can you drive it like that?

**Gunny5711** · 27th July 12, 04:52 PM

That is a fine looking Texas truck. I had one a year older in red untill last year. I loved that truck.

Originally Posted by Tobus

She's not much to look at, but this is my '65 Chevy truck that one day I intend to restore to original. I have a small horse trailer from the same time period that I want to restore as well, and make them a matching set.