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06/24/2005 08:11:35 PM · #1 |
Scared ya, huh? What did ya think I meant?! :P
Ahhh, the adrenaline of pegging a speedometer whil trying to take a pick of it...
Trip to Eastern WA in 2002
Also a trip to Eastern WA
in 2001 in a rented Cadillac
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06/24/2005 08:17:22 PM · #2 |
| Wow, 128 mph and only 2125 rpm's? That Caddy has some juevos! |
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06/24/2005 08:19:41 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Wow, 128 mph and only 2125 rpm's? That Caddy has some juevos! |
No no, that's the clock, it's 1:28pm.
-edit: time of death, 1:30pm
Message edited by author 2005-06-24 20:20:04.
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06/24/2005 08:20:23 PM · #4 |
The first car needs a battery and seems to be running a bit on the cool side ;)
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06/24/2005 08:22:14 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
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No no, that's the clock, it's 1:28pm.
-edit: time of death, 1:30pm [/quote]
lol, the stereo was still playing Stairway to Heaven when they found him... |
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06/24/2005 08:38:26 PM · #6 |
Posted just for those of us who were expecting one of these in this post :-)
Message edited by author 2005-06-24 20:44:20. |
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06/25/2005 12:42:30 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by deapee:
The first car needs a battery and seems to be running a bit on the cool side ;) |
It's a 93 Ford Ranger. THe battery guage sticks - you have to pound on the dash real hard to unstick it and then when you turn the key off, it springs to the left and sticks there again.
I dunno what's up with the temperature guage - it never get's hotter than that.
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06/25/2005 12:46:29 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Wow, 128 mph and only 2125 rpm's? That Caddy has some juevos! |
Well, this was going down a pretty steep, straight hill in long canyon and I likely let off on the gas when I snapped the pic.
What, nobody else takes pics of their speedometer? I knew I should've gone with the speedo shots! Thanks, Puzzled, for posting that and DOUBLE-thanks for not posting one being worn. :P
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06/25/2005 02:16:07 AM · #9 |
Aww, 'cause I have one, I couldn't resist.
'72 Plymouth Scamp
Message edited by author 2005-06-25 02:16:27. |
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06/25/2005 03:07:24 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by C_Steve_G:
Aww, 'cause I have one, I couldn't resist.
'72 Plymouth Scamp |
Thanks for that, Steve. My sister had a 71 Dodge Dart - I think it was the same car as a scamp. |
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06/25/2005 04:34:37 AM · #11 |
Taken some years ago with a Fujifilm 1700mx. Car was a Jaguar XJS 3.6. And for any law enforcement official watching, this was not taken at about 11pm on the M25 in Essex England whilst racing a Porsche Boxster.
And yes, you could actually see the fuel gauge moving slightly as this beast burnt more fuel than a space-shuttle..
Message edited by author 2005-06-25 04:37:27. |
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06/25/2005 07:00:45 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by puzzled:
Posted just for those of us who were expecting one of these in this post :-) |
Yep, that's what I expected - someone went to a Speedo fashion parade and was gloating...
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06/25/2005 09:55:56 AM · #13 |
My speedo pics.
Message edited by author 2005-06-25 09:56:58. |
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07/07/2005 01:48:32 AM · #14 |
I read this thread a while ago and wanted to post this shot:
Not as exciting as pegging the speedo (like a Camry could even hit 140) but fun to plan for.
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07/07/2005 02:16:21 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by kpriest:
I dunno what's up with the temperature guage - it never get's hotter than that. |
Those Rangers (and most pickups) have a REALLY heavy-duty cooling system, so they never work up a sweat unless they are hauling a serious load. I drive my neighbor's allt he time, have noticed the same thing.
Robt.
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07/12/2005 08:26:19 AM · #16 |
Achieved this today late in the afternoon, so the light wasn't very good. |
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07/12/2005 08:28:18 AM · #17 |
lol
Originally posted by puzzled:
Posted just for those of us who were expecting one of these in this post :-) |
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07/12/2005 09:56:32 AM · #18 |
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Message edited by author 2005-07-12 15:49:06. |
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07/12/2005 10:07:27 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:
My speedo pics.
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These shots rock!
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07/12/2005 08:16:01 PM · #20 |
Not related to Speedos per se, but I don't want to start another thread:
My current stats for  Another Dragonfly
06/30/2005 6.893 8 / 371 98% 33 333 3 |
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07/12/2005 08:21:45 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Pug-H:
Originally posted by puzzled:
Posted just for those of us who were expecting one of these in this post :-) |
Yep, that's what I expected - someone went to a Speedo fashion parade and was gloating... |
Darn! Had me going and I'm sure a few more of us gals! That speedo is OK but I'd rather see something in them, attached to some awesome abs!
:-) Cheryl |
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07/12/2005 08:34:03 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
(like a Camry could even hit 140) but fun to plan for. |
Maybe not 140, but 115 on the long, level, flat Interstate 8 in Arizona.
(Not that I would EVER do that to my 260,000 mile 1986 Camry or would have any knowledge of anyone ever doing that...) |
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07/12/2005 08:38:48 PM · #23 |
everybody's done it...
saturn SL1 `97
generally a slow car
Message edited by author 2005-07-12 20:40:09.
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07/12/2005 08:43:50 PM · #24 |
It's not so much that people are driving at those speed (albeit, perhaps for a short burst) but that you were operating the vehicle with one hand and zero eyes!
It's not so much that we have a photo of a true "Speedo" that bother me, but rather that it was apparently full of "person" that seems to have otherwise been edited out.
It's not so much that I'm posting in the forums, but that I'm actually participating in this thread....
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07/12/2005 08:48:59 PM · #25 |
just sitting in the shade
Message edited by author 2006-09-30 00:43:31. |
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