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Agenda I'm doing Thunderhill in December. jg Read it. Some changes: 8/26 – 28 – VIR – Tim, Per 9/4 - 7 - SVRA ...	59	3 days, 19 hours ago by JG Pasterjak
Under-appreciated classics There's also a review in last month's Hemmings Sports & exotic cars, a profile of ... Nah, the motor is a really interesting design, but wholly unrelated to any other motor. ... Thanks, Trevor. That's more than I found. Thanks also to, Tim. I will be finding ...	59	4 days, 13 hours ago by mattmacklind
Are you a part fixer or replacer? 1. Check the electrical contacts 2. remove and look for easy fix 3. disassemble, clean, ... I wish there was a IMTA like the BMTA. Italian car replacement parts can suck ... Extreme fixer here!! While I have discovered that several items are cheaper for others to ...	19	1 week, 1 day ago by Jack
THE FIRST ANNUAL RYAN HANDY MEMORIAL ONE LAP OF VIR Hit the inbox today: THE FIRST ANNUAL RYAN HANDY MEMORIAL ONE LAP OF VIR Benefiting ...	1	1 week, 4 days ago by Tim Baxter
Did you buy a classic new? Not me, but my Uncle bought some awesome cars...... 1957-ish Oldsmobile with manual trans - ... Me personally? No, since I didn't turn 16 until 1986... and the closest my family ... I was too old to buy any classic at a dealer, but I do recall ...	8	2 weeks, 1 day ago by pete240z
What would you like to see in the Classic Motorsports store? HAHA. I am a douche bag. I missed that one. ;) something like this one? How about a nice vintage style jacket like this Martini Racing jacket with the pocket ...	12	2 weeks, 1 day ago by Rev.Bubba
Did someone in the Classic Motorsports family buy a Fiat? I don't want to give anybody any ideas but I hope my 500 will be ... One of my buddies and challenge pro driver had a 360 and a 360 van, ... ""I love fast cars and underpowered cars and this car is the epitome of underpowered." ...	53	2 weeks, 1 day ago by Rev.Bubba
Tires yes or no Yeah, I was also surprised to see so many people rolling on old rubber. When ... Yeah, I admit my classics are sitting on old tires. My 63 Midget still has ... Yeah the GT6 runs on a set of KUMHO ECSTA Supra 712 195/50/15. And I ...	6	2 weeks, 5 days ago by David S. Wallens
Readers rides contest I come back from vacation, and find that this contest has been going on. And ... Yes, we subscribe to CMS which is why I commented they way I did.. I'm ... Um, Rapunzell, it is: >The Fabulous 50 We Poll Our Readers for Their Picks of ...	23	2 weeks, 5 days ago by Coupefan
Japanese classics One of my early cars was a 78 Toyota Corona. Like a Japanese Volvo 144 ... I would love a Cosmo. 3-Rotor twin turbo. Makes plenty of power and torque (torque/rotary... I think it's more of a perception of early japanese cars that they were disposable. ...	13	3 weeks ago by rconlon
Watches Ive been lusting after a black Bell & Ross chronograpg watch I keep seeing in ... Yeah, I could see all the extra numbers being a little distracting. As for me, ... I really like this Motochron piece styled to look like the speedo of an old ...	62	3 weeks, 1 day ago by Lennyseleven
Group 44 TR7 V8 pics anyone Anyone out there put a 4-71 blower on a 3.8 pontiac? I think it was ... A couple of good vids of a TR8 Gr44 rep, Turbo power Hope the link's ... Where do you live? There are tons of Rover engines available used in Canada from ...	50	3 weeks, 2 days ago by TR8or
Yes or No I call for a recount heheheh Too many Chad's. A. Close poll! You can click "view all polls" to see the results. New one up ... I didn't vote because "better" is too vague. Better at what? I've owned a few ...	12	3 weeks, 5 days ago by André Rousseau
Project Suggestions... It looks like I'm getting to experience the joys of LBC ownership for the next ... Corvairs are seriously worth a look. Excellent parts availablilty, and truly excellent handling on the ... Where you are is important. I think Southern Ontario from your comments. Andy's Spiders is ...	25	3 weeks, 5 days ago by L8BRAKER
Lane Auto Museum - Z Cars A couple things about Lane: 1. Know your camera and how to work the angles ... It sounds like a date then, you get some official looking badges and I will ... They haven't even invited us! No help here. David	29	1 month ago by pete240z
FINALLY! A classic of my own Now all you need is a 2.5L with Webers. Thats what my GT-6 had in ... I am jealous. I would love a Spit, GT6 or a TR-250. Strangely enough those ... That's awesome. Congrats!	10	1 month, 1 week ago by Leo Basile
My first classic-what will it be? JoeTR3... finding a clean, rust-free Capri isn't easy. I had a '73 4 cylinder back ... Thanks David someone links to craigslist and bam there goes 15 minutes. http://daytona.craigslist.org/car/762449595.html	21	1 month, 1 week ago by TR3only
Our online stores The number panel on Ben's 510 is old? I didn't know that as it's from ... In newest build of Firefox, got a weird crop for the right side of the ... David, as I understand it, any remaining '07 shirts are being sent out as freebies ...	30	1 month, 1 week ago by David S. Wallens
Stand the test of time? ""ayup, this is a 30-40-50 year old car." TR6, because it has parts from a ... The controls and the ergonomics of such. It's like comparing a spaceship on a campy ... I think its time for	25	1 month, 1 week ago by JoeTR6
Eagle's Nest Hill Climb Yeah, it's still on. I wanted so bad to go. Time just won't permit me ... Thanks, Tim. The wife suggested that we go for our anniversary. Great gal. Dave G. ... Yes. It's in the events section. Still on last I heard, and our own Scott ...	4	1 month, 1 week ago by Jensenman
Project car updates Mmmkay. I'll whip something up... Tom, since nobody else seems to have much, lets go ahead and do something on ... I didn't know if we should wait on the Turbo-me-otter; I can't wait to gush ...	5	1 month, 1 week ago by Tom Heath
Car club national meets - what does yours do? I think by the time one realizes they may be in a rut, the rut ... One of my marque clubs is having a lively debate about what should and should ...	2	1 month, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
Holy cow, it's already Friday Scratch that its 35 degrees in the garage and I have an itching to play ... Well James went down for his nap. I should get out and do some work ... I hope to get to the airfield both days, so my son and I can ...	6	1 month, 1 week ago by Jack
saab blues well good news on the old saab front. the girl who hit my wife in ... Used parts FTW. Almost every body shop out there will just write an estimate with ... First thing.. demagnetize your wife. Second, get another estimate and/or figure out how much of ...	4	1 month, 1 week ago by docsaab
Need help with new car reviews I think at last count we had 20-30 manufacturers. I'd need to count them up ... Do we have enough cars to group them by manufacturer? I do like the related ... Probably easiest (by far) to group by year. I think we should reconsider the list ...	30	1 month, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
Photo in latest issue Awesome, Thanks! Let me see what I can do. The photographer is with the army "somewhere in ... Hello, Baxter?	4	1 month, 2 weeks ago by MGAMGB
Insanely low prices on back issues Yes, buy some back issues! Call this an inventory reduction sale. Our back issue blowout is back by popular demand. Get 5 issues (our choice) for ...	2	1 month, 2 weeks ago by David S. Wallens
Classic Motorsports patches and jackets Right now all of the jackets in stock have U.S. flags. Sorry about that. (I ... Nice stuff! I might as well get that Issue #105 while I'm at it too! Are the jackets the steve mcqueen ones? Any way to ah sub the US flag ...	8	1 month, 2 weeks ago by David S. Wallens
MG-2008-Pictures My '72 B was that same aqua color. I constantly got questions about whether it ... Nice! I really like that red AC Coupe' That post made me go "duh . . I have some pics too" and here ...	6	1 month, 2 weeks ago by Jensenman
Porsche 914 project, anyone? I "think" that these have been vetted by the 914world.com community, but I will double ... This would be a good time to mention, if you're interested in the 914 project ... Someone just sent me this e-mail, but right now we don't need any new projects: ...	3	2 months ago by KaptKaos
my new Saab 96 Very cool. I looked at and test drive a '73 95 a couple of years ... well it was an adventure for sure. I got to KC and tried to call ... Did you make it home OK? GBtheSAABnut	20	2 months ago by Ian F
What is this car? The wheels on it are from a late '70's, early '80's Corvette, so given the ... My guess? It's a special, built by someone who knew their way around aluminum fabrication, ... Any ideas? We don't have a clue.... http://bringatrailer.com/2008/06/24/bringatrailer-whatzit-22/	3	2 months ago by racerdave600
Fuel ecomony/classic/cool rides How about a Vespa? Classy looks and easy on gas. Plus it doesn't take up ... I have several old cars that do pretty well on gas . best one is ... Although it may get you yelled at, it seems that if you drop an LSX ...	41	2 months, 1 week ago by David S. Wallens
Anyone with a Windows machine I have Windows XP version 2002. Internet Explorer version 7.0. Medium (default) screen resolution. Still ... Anyone at all... please take a look at the Classic home page. Susan has seen ...	2	2 months, 2 weeks ago by Susan Johnson
MGB GT vs TR7 The MGB GT is a much nicer car, and a very usable classic. The quintessential ... I think the TR7 is way underrated. It is certainly a much more modern car ... A TR8 coupe would be my pick - rare to find in a coupe and ...	17	2 months, 2 weeks ago by wspohn
Weaders Wides Nice. I feel a batch of Lucas Prince of MYSQL jokes coming on... I know. I'm hoping to get that sorted out today.	4	2 months, 2 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Hey Tim, what happened? Failed. Not happy 'bout it at all. Where'd the site go this weekend?	2	2 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Month end report A bit late, but the newest one is up on JD in PDF and IWork ... Latest month-end report is on Jungle Disk in XLS an iWork formats. Short version: April ... Latest month-end report is up: http://motorsportmarketing.projectpath.com/projects/912367/files Short version? March was pretty good to us.	4	2 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Barn finds still exist!! I think one of the sedans need to be prepped for racing as an early ... In that yard there is a TR7, Austin Princess, Vauxhall PA Cresta, Vauxhall Victor, 1959 ... I see that Green TR7 behind it but that A40 is much better. Speaking of ...	36	2 months, 3 weeks ago by Rev.Bubba
New Car Reviews We now have SIX posted. Please add your thoughts if you have any experience with ... Also, from the Dorks a couple of suggestions for the specs box: - price (as ... After a shaky start, we're cranking out the new car reviews now. We published the ...	3	2 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Slow Yup, there was a transformer explosion -- man, it's cool saying that -- at the ... Fire? When will you guys learn, never store fuel by your over-clocked CPU :) A. I'm working on the speed thing. I think the server fire is one factor this ...	7	2 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Sprockets forum I've got multiple requests for a "Sprockets" forum. Any objections?	1	3 months ago by Tim Baxter
How to spot a classic car (humor me again please - thx) MacDubois wrote: Lucas electrics and that wonderful redish, grayish, bluish, greenish wiring that seems to ... What about round headlights? Whitworth hardware? Bakelite? Friction dampers? How about if it's styling has ... I've got a couple... Girling brake calipers, Lucas electrics and that wonderful redish, grayish, bluish, ...	37	3 months ago by RealMiniDriver
North Carolina Ran When Parked. Tim Nines? Actually, we have the full-res versions you uploaded to "ran when parked" If you have high-rez versions, send them my way.	12	3 months ago by bluevr6
Editorial Style Guide Addresses: Spell Drive, Street, Lane, Trail, Place and Road. Abbreviate Boulevard as Blvd. and abbreviate ...	1	3 months ago by Tim Baxter
Public FTP site is down Looks like ftp.grassrootsmotorsports now works like it always did. We might be able to set up ftp.grassrootsmotorsports the same way we did archive. Let ... Is there any way to get it back to the old login site? Many freelancers ...	5	3 months, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
Memorable Roadside Fixes Fall, 1969. I'm on a field trip with three other geology students, looking for mineral ... Tybee Island, GA, the day after St Patrick's Day in Savannah. Hung over as hell, ... Cruising Palisades Parkway in a 1952 Chevy deLuxe. Mid 70's, so the car wasn't even ...	22	3 months, 1 week ago by jgp1843
Is the GRM site down? gweeb, go that person's profile. There's a link to their posts. The system attempts to ... Tim, what if you want to look for posts by a member - I used ... Nah, that was a temporary thing while we juggled domains.	9	3 months, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
Kudos From boofighter: if you could send along a work of thanks and encouragement to the ...	1	3 months, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
Hey Baxter; 'sup with cookies on GRM? Okey doke. Hey, get some sleep; I bet this move has kept you hoppin'. Two options: 1. Wipe out all the cookies from classicmotorsports.net 2. Wait til the server ... My logon at home and work don't work on grm.classicmotorsports.net, I keep getting 'must enable ...	3	3 months, 1 week ago by Jensenman
Minor change to project cars I've added an "in progress" choice to the publication status. Select this one if you've ...	1	3 months, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
Beta testing Switch to new site has begun... I'm now directing everyone over to the new site ... Yea, that's his MO. He's a young curmudgeon. Thanks JG. I think we're looking pretty solid. Dave Hardy hates it, and that sucks, ...	7	3 months, 1 week ago by Tim Baxter
tops and engines An MGB built from 1974 1/2 through 1980 can be easily set to mostly pre-smog ... I woudn't bother with the late rubber nose MGBs - gutted ill-handling shadows of former ... Tim that was exactly the info I was wanting. Nick thank you. I will not ...	6	3 months, 1 week ago by Shinsen774
GRM server full Update. I just got an email from Steve at toolbox. By FAR the big offender ... David got an error tonight when he was trying to upload some pix to the ...	2	3 months, 2 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Project car updates I'll take it. I have been giving the CRX some attention, so the Mini hasn't gotten any. I ... Once again, I'm dry on Classic project car updates. If anyone has anything, please post ...	3	3 months, 2 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
What's your favorite Japanese classic? The wail from that SM600 was really something. racerdave, thanks a lot for the Supra pics. I've never seen those before and I'm ... honda s600 http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/HondaSM600_shell.shtml jay leno is one lucky sob	67	3 months, 2 weeks ago by wjones
Mitty post mortem Overall, I thought it was the smoothest one on our end. I think a larger ... On the club front, I think we need to do a better job on selling ... I realize I'm horribly biased, but I think the turbo install generated some traffic. The ...	5	3 months, 2 weeks ago by David Wallens
Moss Supercharger Giveaway Winner Had I won this, I would have bought a Spridget. So, thanks, I guess, for ... Crap! My 2500M really wanted that SC! Now it's blaming me because I never win ... We have a winner: http://classicmotorsports.net/contest/supercharger/ And a big THANKS to all who entered!	3	3 months, 2 weeks ago by Dwight Varnes
Ethanol It's been awhile since I tore into an SU, but as I recall it wasn't ... Tim, I have SUs on a 65 Volvo Amazon, and an Autolite on a 71 ... What kind of car? I was always told (but don't have verification) that ethanol and ...	5	3 months, 2 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
More "ran when parked" finds... Anglias...cool. I have two in a junkyard by me also. The Ranchero may be worth ... No.... it really is a one at a time thing (albeit pretty simple). Let me ... It only allows me to add one at a time. Is there an easy way ...	5	3 months, 2 weeks ago by Dwight Varnes
Bret's EFI Skunk Works hits a few speed bumps! Yes & no - the Moss system looks at several sensors (like the manifold vacuum) ... My understanding of the Moss system is that it's a basic fuel-only system, in which ... Moving isn’t really an option at this point as I just bought a house & ...	12	3 months, 3 weeks ago by Bret
Stores you like Me too... but we can't do paypal. Or, at least at this point, the desire ... Good point-I've bought things I'd never have purchased otherwise because the vendor accepted paypal. I find that once I'm signed in, I can make purchases on eBay using PayPal ...	5	3 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Reader Surveys Some of the text is doing funky things. I can still read it, but some ... Our Reader Survey is now online, so here's your big chance to give us your ...	2	3 months, 3 weeks ago by Dwight Varnes
Reader Rides Nick, currently there's just the one, although you can link to more on a website ... Nice addition, I also like the reader rides section. I've looked through all of them ... Seems I'm in with some very very nice company. Not a lot of comments, but ...	31	3 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Looking for next project, suggestions? I've owned maybe a dozen X1/9's throughout the years, and they're easily one of my ... X 1/9........:omg::nice: Of course, I am a bit biased but I would suggest an X1/9 as well. ...	30	3 months, 3 weeks ago by racerdave600
Let's start testing GRM Subscription help will work when the domain is in place. There's a few other pages ... Looks good. My notes: - 404 error on sub help link. - security certificate error ... If you haven't already -- or even if you have -- please poke around the ...	21	3 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Economy source for "IMSA" flares! Did you ever pick up a set for a test-fit? Cool! $210.00 and a better reputation as well! They also have bolt/rivet on for Datsun ... Sorry, check out the site here: http://www.classicdatsun.com/	11	3 months, 3 weeks ago by problemaddict
GRM down It's a database issue... I've sent Steve an email.	1	3 months, 3 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
Want to sell stuff at the Mitty? Hey tim, great meeting you while waiting in line for a gyro. I had a ... Yes, bring it! can I fit an MGB in there? sjd	4	3 months, 3 weeks ago by steved033
Online Photo Album? Flickr. All the cool kids are using it. Try photobucket: http://photobucket.com/ Dave I want to create an online photo album to show the progress on my TVR ...	3	3 months, 4 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
The one that got away.... Wow! That car looks great! :omg: I wish I could stumble across deals like that ... On the other hand, late last year, I bought this really nice, low-mileage, garage kept ... Ones that got away... a few... Back in '90, I was working and had a ...	24	3 months, 4 weeks ago by Ian F
surveys Cool: The survey app gives a nifty graphical representation of the answers: http://classicmotorsports.net/survey/answers/08-cms-reader-survey/ Note: that's ... And MOST of the GRM one: http://classicmotorsports.net/survey/08-grm-reader-survey/ The only way I can think of to ... Classic survey: http://classicmotorsports.net/survey/08-cms-reader-survey/	8	4 months ago by Tim Baxter
Tips on project cars and new car reviews When you post a project car update or new car review, please keep in mind ...	1	4 months ago by Tim Baxter
Digital Meeting 4/28/08 I got the meeting info. The up selling and cross selling info is helpful! I ... A good question that's floating around the office: do we wear Grassroots Motorsports apparel because ... Here's the traveling schedule: Gary - 407.766-4673 (Pathfinder towing small trailer), Greg - 703.200-3764 & ...	14	4 months ago by Rhonda Heath
Drove project Tiger for the first time I am still dialing in the brakes. I worked yesterday afternoon on bedding in the ... Getting back to my previous question, how did the brakes feel with that dual master ... No rush, I have a 2 yr subscription now :) :twisted:	8	4 months ago by Tim Suddard
Posted Pictures One big difference (off the top of my head).. When you upload a picture to ... I think it's the forum software. On my browsers (Firefox on Mac at home and ... Bret, your filesize wasn't bad at all, I think the 850 pixels wide may have ...	12	4 months ago by Tim Baxter
lotus europa or trimuph gt6 It probably would have been a good Ran When Parked, along with the 72 next ... Doc that one's a good candidate for Reader Rides (or Ran When Parked:nice:) :grin:	27	4 months ago by Dr. Hess
GRM site look and feel Can a link to the staff blogs go in the lower-right space under "community." Where are the staff blogs? Oh yeah, what about a link to Classic Motorsports?	5	4 months ago by David Wallens
Online articles and blog entries Budget Ferrari works for me. The Italian guys have been pretty buzzed about the site ... Tim, Susan and I have been discussing this topic this morning. I vote for the ... Online articles and blog entries are no longer intermingled in the new site admin. This ...	3	4 months ago by Tim Baxter
CLASSIC Motorsports. Right? And they use metal keys. :grin: Now there's one point I will add to the official definition of a classic car: ... I figured it out. I finally have the answer. A classic car does not have ...	56	4 months ago by KaptKaos
Unsafe At Any Speed I, too, have a 1966 copy, bought new by my dad back then. It was ... I hope you bought the book. I've been told the mention of the Corvair in ... Also won't start a debate, but.... the last 8 years have been pretty miserable.	12	4 months ago by gjz30075
hardtops vs. convertibles Owning a MGB Roadster and a Porsche 928 (the essential GT) - I must say ... Quote by Gary: "The factory steel hardtop for my Spitrod isn't restored yet, but when ... The top on the TR3 has only been up for real rain and once on ...	31	4 months, 1 week ago by Bret
Keys (please humor my Car Magazine writer fantasies - thx!) hehehe In the catacombs of the black castle, if you took the bridge into one of ... Way simpler than those. You could easily cut a duplicate in shop class. And yeah, ...	7	4 months, 1 week ago by KaptKaos
With Summer ahead be safe on the roads Not sure what burning Fords have to do with Classics, but the infallible Toyota isn't ... I get it Tim. You are very witty/funny. :grin: Oh I don't disagree, I was just chuckling at the idea of them burning up ...	6	4 months, 1 week ago by Dwight Varnes
i will take the honor P.S. Are you looking for a stock RX-7 for the article, or a modified vehicle? I will also put in a good word for Alex (aka Direct Freak). Extremely knowledgable ... i have noticed a few more rotorheads on the boards here lately... thanks for the ...	19	4 months, 1 week ago by pjr300
60 MGA Coupe 13 yr resto drives Sweet! I love the MGA's FH coupes. Great job!:cool: Nice barge pictures! We have a couple of free ferries near here that hold one ... Here is a link to the show pictures there is a cool one of an ...	9	4 months, 1 week ago by Bret
Offensive It's the Internets, and the complainer shouldn't be on it if they're that easy to ... Got a complaint about this line in Wreckerboy's sig: Great Quotes In History, Mayor Of ...	2	4 months, 1 week ago by Tim Suddard
Volvo P1800 as DD? I've always liked the looks of the P1800's, though I know nothing of the real ... I saw one on SPEEDTV today on a show about Targa Newfoundland 2007. It came ... I wouldn't recommend a P1800 as a daily driver. I had a '68 as a ...	7

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