It's topless season again

[Jason Roehl]

Strange how we move on from things to things in life. Rather than cruzing around in a vehicle like that. I'd rather spend a nice day in the shop with the door open.

Does this mean I'm getting old?

Perhaps you're just not fully aware of the specifications behind the Veyron?

8.0L, W-16 engine (yes, that's a dubya, not a typo) 987 bhp, 406km/h top speed.

Yeah, I'd drive that thing in a heartbeat--even if it meant I had to spend a night in the graybar hotel afterwards!

[Tom Winship]

My Topless Entry

Here is my JD 4105 with less than 4 hours on the meter and 4WD too
I might be an "old redneck", is that possible?
And.....don't you be eyeballin my tractor barn boys and girls.
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+1 Keith. Mine is 5 years old and has 68 hours on it. Never spent a nite under the stars.

[Mitchell Andrus]

Yeah, I'd drive that thing in a heartbeat--even if it meant I had to spend a night in the graybar hotel afterwards!

I'd be in traction.

Building the W-16:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34xIzTj8fQ
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[Dennis Peacock]

Here's my topless way to go.
This is also my daily commuter to/from work. < $25 a month on gas.

[Dave Ogren]

Mitchell,

I saw in another post that you had bought a home in NC about 1/2 hour south of Asheville and I wondered where. Mills River is just down the street from me. Our wood turners club meets on the 3rd. Sat. of the month about 15 miles from Mills River.

If you are interested in cars I can help you out there also.

Feel free to contact me and I will be happy to show you around. My number is (828) 275-3283

Hope your move is a pleasant one.

Good Luck,

Dave

[Mitchell Andrus]

Mills River absorbed Horse Shoe a little while before we closed. The zip code changed and was a PITA for a while. We're just off 64 on Tole Allison Rd. Nice area. Once the dust clears we'll do a Creeker's visit, bring your suit, 5 person hot tub. Had Rob Payne over in Oct(?)

I've been down 5 times getting the shop set up and painting a few rooms. Hendersonville is really home base. Nice restaurants, Mike's on Main is cool. The new lunch counter is marble... it was installed in 1915.
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[Ray Bell]

I'd be in traction.

Building the W-16:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34xIzTj8fQ
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Look at the crank shaft on that. That looks like one beautifully made complicated, engine.

[Keith Outten]

+1 Keith. Mine is 5 years old and has 68 hours on it. Never spent a nite under the stars.

Tom,

Your not getting enough seat time
I gave my Kubota BX with loader to Aaron when I got the new Deere. We have been working this weekend building custom mounts for a new mower deck for the Kubota, all I have to do is cut and weld the back brackets this morning to finish. I guess this means that Aaron now has two convertibles, he also owns a Toyota Spyder.

When I was young I owned a MG Midget and then a MGB, both were great cars for a young single guy
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[Bob Borzelleri]

These are my current topless mounts.

[Paul Atkins]

Here's mine. Project #2,457, but gets me around.

[Horton Brasses]

Look at the crank shaft on that. That looks like one beautifully made complicated, engine.

Every part in the engine and the entire car is custom more or less. From what they said on Top Gear-VW sells the Bugatti for over $1 million and still loses money. Really just a design and engineering exercise carried to the fullest. An ode to inefficiency, fossil fuels, and lack of shareholder activism maybe. Probably the last thing that will ever be built like it, for better or worse.

[Keith Outten]

Here is my choice - no longer made. 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP.

Glenn,

A couple of weeks ago I was able to purchase a 2007 Solstice convertible with 19,700 miles on it..........great little roadster
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[Rod Torgeson]

Here is my topless rig. Nice thing about it is I can go topless year around as you can see.

Rod<---in Appleton, WA

[Art Mulder]

Mazda Miata may just offer the more fun for the $ than anything with wheels and a motor.

I had a ride in a Miata once... being 6'3" I can report that the Miata is a totally undrivable for someone my height. I'll stick with my bike, I guess...

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[Dan Hintz]

Here's my current ride (in Black Cherry w/Wine interior and Bordeaux top):


Attached is my first topless ride at a photoshoot about two years ago (an S2000 with a molded-in bodykit and custom candy paint)...