"JimH" wrote in message
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"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote:

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Later,

Tom

Ouch. I took the new (to us) Boxster to work today. Top down. 76
degrees
for a high.

My condolences.

Jack



http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...510976,00.html

Nice!


Thanks. The writer mentions a lack of power on the base model... I don't
know, I've never driven one. We bought the "S" model, and with its extra
gear and more displacement and HP, it sure seems plenty fast to me! Not
that I'd exceed the posted limit... :-)

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:14:46 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote:

~~ mutter ~~ snow ~~ mutter ~~ commies ~~

Ouch. I took the new (to us) Boxster to work today. Top down. 76 degrees
for a high.

My condolences.

Not necessary. In fact, it is I who should be offering condolences.

After all, you have to feel sad for those who can't purchase real
cars. :)

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Not necessary. In fact, it is I who should be offering condolences.

After all, you have to feel sad for those who can't purchase real
cars. :)

Later,

Tom

Hey, watch it! I would have bought a "real car", but I couldn't find a '69
Mercury Marauder. ;-)

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:02:46 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Not necessary. In fact, it is I who should be offering condolences.

After all, you have to feel sad for those who can't purchase real
cars. :)

Later,

Tom

Hey, watch it! I would have bought a "real car", but I couldn't find a '69
Mercury Marauder. ;-)

They were nice. Back in the day, I was fortunate to have two - '70
440 GTX and a '70 Corvette. I sold the GTX a couple of years ago
because I wasn't using it and a collector had been after me for years
to sell it - the offer kept going up and eventually, I just gave in.

My Corvette is all original and only has 16K on it. It's the one car
that I couldn't part with - I sold all my other restorations (a '70
Duster, '54 Crown Vic, '50 International L-110 pickup, and four
International tractors) almost as soon as I finished them. :)

The 'Vette - that's my baby. Bought it when I came back after my
second tour and kept it ever since.

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:02:46 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:



They were nice. Back in the day, I was fortunate to have two - '70
440 GTX and a '70 Corvette. I sold the GTX a couple of years ago
because I wasn't using it and a collector had been after me for years
to sell it - the offer kept going up and eventually, I just gave in.

My Corvette is all original and only has 16K on it. It's the one car
that I couldn't part with - I sold all my other restorations (a '70
Duster, '54 Crown Vic, '50 International L-110 pickup, and four
International tractors) almost as soon as I finished them. :)

The 'Vette - that's my baby. Bought it when I came back after my
second tour and kept it ever since.

Later,

Tom


A couple of years ago a boating aquaintance was restoring a late sixties
Corvette and was running short of fund for the project. We were talking one
day and I ended up buying one of his collectables - a '66 Pontiac Catalina
2+2. I didn't realize what it was until several months later when a car nut
friend stopped by and freaked out. It had the rare, 8 lug wheels, a 421
c.i. racing engine with three, two barrel carbs set up with progressive
linkage. The tansmission was a factory installed Hurst "stonecrusher" 4
speed and the rear end was geared so high that at 60 miles per hour, the
engine was turning around 3000 rpm. Under full throttle, it would break
loose and leave rubber in all gears except 4th.

I had it for a little over a year, then sold it to make room in the garage.
I should have kept it, as it turns out these are relatively rare cars.

Eisboch

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:14:46 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote:

~~ mutter ~~ snow ~~ mutter ~~ commies ~~

Later,

Tom

Ouch. I took the new (to us) Boxster to work today. Top down. 76 degrees
for a high.

My condolences.

Jack


I had thought about a Boxter until I saw and drove the new Mustang GT. It was
love at first sight.

If I'd waited a year, the Boxter may have gotten the nod. Nice cars. You got any
pics up yet?

I just know you're hoping to see mine, so here you go:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jherring1/my_photos

--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:29:32 -0500, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:14:46 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote:

~~ mutter ~~ snow ~~ mutter ~~ commies ~~

Ouch. I took the new (to us) Boxster to work today. Top down. 76 degrees
for a high.

My condolences.

I had thought about a Boxter until I saw and drove the new Mustang GT. It was
love at first sight.

If I'd waited a year, the Boxter may have gotten the nod. Nice cars. You got any
pics up yet?

I just know you're hoping to see mine, so here you go:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jherring1/my_photos

I know retro is all the rage, but there is something about the 05
Mustang that just takes it one step too far.

Don't get me wrong - it's a nice car and it has a certain panache, but
it just looks wrong - like a cross between a '65 Mustang Fastback and
a '69 Opel.

Then again, what do I know - I own a '70 Corvette - the most beautiful
car on the face of the planet. :)

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

I know retro is all the rage, but there is something about the 05
Mustang that just takes it one step too far.

Don't get me wrong - it's a nice car and it has a certain panache, but
it just looks wrong - like a cross between a '65 Mustang Fastback and
a '69 Opel.

Then again, what do I know - I own a '70 Corvette - the most beautiful
car on the face of the planet. :)

Later,

Tom

I dunno... Ford hit a solid home-run with this one. The look, performance,
and price are all just right. They'll sell every one they can make.
Quickly.

A 70 vette? Cool! My old muscle car is a '70 Torino GT. At least one of
us has taste. grin

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:59:19 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .

I know retro is all the rage, but there is something about the 05
Mustang that just takes it one step too far.

Don't get me wrong - it's a nice car and it has a certain panache, but
it just looks wrong - like a cross between a '65 Mustang Fastback and
a '69 Opel.

Then again, what do I know - I own a '70 Corvette - the most beautiful
car on the face of the planet. :)

Later,

Tom

I dunno... Ford hit a solid home-run with this one. The look, performance,
and price are all just right. They'll sell every one they can make.
Quickly.

A 70 vette? Cool! My old muscle car is a '70 Torino GT. At least one of
us has taste. grin

I almost bought one of those back in the day.

Real close.

Later,

Tom

"John H" wrote in message
...
I had thought about a Boxter until I saw and drove the new Mustang GT. It
was
love at first sight.

If I'd waited a year, the Boxter may have gotten the nod. Nice cars. You
got any
pics up yet?

I just know you're hoping to see mine, so here you go:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jherring1/my_photos

--
John H

Yep... I'd seen the first pic you posted a while back. Nice car, we
considered it as well. Whatever we got HAD to have a soft top, so I never
got around to driving the Mustang, as they aren't out yet.

I haven't taken a single picture yet. But I will!