Import or Muscle?

[pete's montreux]

RBP, how about the De Tomaso Pantera? Beautiful Italian design with a Ford V8.



The exhaust is really wild. Twin-dual exhaust with a really mean sound. It had a 351 Cleveland in it.

[Hermit]

Hey Hermit, have you heard about the Mr. Norm's Challenger's? 900 Hp? I'll take it!

Wow. I don't think I could ever shell out that much $ on after market work. I would definitely not do much on the interior/exterior. For sure a set of rims (black on black is my ideal look for the car) Then down the line probably headers and pipe work.



but the rims would be something like

[RainierBeachPoet]

RBP, how about the De Tomaso Pantera? Beautiful Italian design with a Ford V8.



The exhaust is really wild. Twin-dual exhaust with a really mean sound. It had a 351 Cleveland in it.

after they worked out the initial glitches, this was an awesome car

but i never rode inside one-- the tiger i have and i use one word to describe the experience of power: demonic


my old roommate races them and can run a 9 sec quarter mile (he has special racing gears/timing)

[pete's montreux]

I've never been in one, nor have I ever seen one in real life before. Weird considering the hundreds of car shows I've been to. My dad said he used to have a friend that had a '73. My dad had a '78 Trans Am at the time and said the Pantera used to walk him all the time.

[UConnCeltics]

I love the Mustang in "Gone in Sixty Seconds". 69 Shelby GT 500.

[phoenix18]

I love the Mustang in "Gone in Sixty Seconds". 69 Shelby GT 500.

Oh, elanor. That was a beautiful car. I would choose imports.

[pete's montreux]

I love the Nissan 300ZX. I would drop a small block Chevy in there if I had one.

[~primetime~]

here is an old ISH thread on this:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=126721

some of the pics are missing now I see...but still the same subject.


(not saying this subject shouldn't be done again btw, just thought others might want to see the old one)

[Juges8932]

Muscle. I can't help but thing of gay ass ricers when I think of imports, and God damn, I loathe those cars.

[phoenix18]

Muscle. I can't help but thing of gay ass ricers when I think of imports, and God damn, I loathe those cars.

Well what do you mean by ricers?? You can rice anything.

[Showtime]

I like the 280z (have a couple to work on, just need the $ and the time). I also am a fan of the 3000GT. But I choose muscle all the way:













^ that 1300 HP chevy has a sticker on it that says: "Injection is nice, but I'd rather be blown".

[pete's montreux]

I remember seeing a twin turbo'd mid 90's Corvette with a plaque on the dash that read: "Seatbelts after 220 MPH is suggested, but not mandatory."

[phoenix18]

I remember seeing a twin turbo'd mid 90's Corvette with a plaque on the dash that read: "Seatbelts after 220 MPH is suggested, but not mandatory."

That would be an awesome ride. I would jizz in my pants, no lie.

[highwhey]

300ZX's are nice, however I love the 240SX, GIGANTIC engine bay...you can drop in an I-4/I-6 or a V6/V8.

I like muscle but I also like imports...

70-73 Dodge Challenger
67' Fastback Mustang

as well as

89-93/95-98 240SX(coupe and hatch)
93-98 Supra TT
98+ R34
98+ S15 Silvia

I hate when people think all import fans are ricers...ricers are the people that grab an import, go to autozone and purchase stickers, horrible body kits, horrible mufflers and put them on their cars.

Favorite Imports:


240SX Coupe^


Silvia S15^


R34 GTR^


2240SX Hatch with S15 conversion ^

[Butters]

Muscle

But nothing after 1990.

There is more to being a ricer than how your car looks.

If you weave threw traffic,you are a ricer.
If you rev up your engine at every stoplight hopeing for attention,you are a ricer
If you lose a race,and then come back with many excuses on why you lost,and say that you would have won,you are a ricer.
If you think doing burnouts or donuts is a sign of driving skill,you are probably a ricer.
If you lie about what has been done to your car,you are a ricer This one pisses me off the most.
And more....
You can drive nova and be the biggest ricer in the world.