JT; RE:" Kool Kars "
Read a road-test of the new Audi quatro TT coupe the other day. Very unique-looking; very "squat" and powerful, four-wheel-drive sports coupe; turbocharged - 1800cc transverse-mounted DOHC, 20-valve, 4-cylinder with over 200 BHP; 6-speed gearbox (!) Should be imported to TheStates next year, around $35K USD. Have you seen one of these, Jurgen ?
MadameGonzo likes the "Boxster", but she likes the 220hp, 700kg replica of the classic James Dean Porsche 550 "Spyder" even more. Wicked things! Vicious over-steer; tendency to overheat in traffic (Banzai California 2-liter VW engines) - like highly tuned motorcycles with four wheels. They cost about $25K USD; have no heater or top.
Popular in TheStates and U.K. are AC Cobra replicas (about $45K USD). Typically over-powered American iron, in the tradition of the Allard J2X. Some of these replicas are exquisite, with aluminium bodies and original blueprint-detail accuracy. Most are fiberglas bodies hung over ladder-steel frames; perhaps a Jag XKE rear end or, coil-over shocks. Stiff, but not likely to beat a little Lotus in the tight stuff. They rumble with that lumpy-cam, thump-thump 7-litre V-8 power; hunts for 'Vettes and turbo-Porsches down in Southern Cal on Saturday nights.
MadameGonzo really does want a Mercedes 190SL circa ~61 or so; heard her mention it to a friend near Munich the other day.
-Steve |
