Gentle reader,
We left off with my VW Golf R racer. Next up is the 2013 Ford Focus ST. A highly desirable car. Yet, most of the car magazines that have compared the Focus ST and Fiesta ST, choose the latter as more fun to drive. Here goes, the next fifteen:
Nice, Martini based livery in this one.
Next is the first SUV created to be a performance vehicle. The legendary GMC Typhoon. They took the 4.3 liter V6 made by removing two cylinders from the 350 (5.7 liter) V8 engine. Then, they turbocharged it. GMC also sold their S15 pickup as the Cyclone. Same mechanicals as this one.
I had originally painted this to look like a US Border Patrol vehicle. Then changed it to this Burger King sponsored livery.
Here is my 2010 Camaro SS race car. A couple of buddies have real ones. I like them, but they and the Challenger are just too big!
A product and it's ilk that I'll never buy: RedBull. A lot of Forza painters use this theme as the company IS into sponsoring real race teams.
Next, a huge beast that I sold once I was done with it: Audi's Q7 equipped with the V12 TDI diesel engine.
Below, see a JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) 2010 Honda Civic coupe modified by Mugen.
Net up (down?) is another car that never came to America, but is promised to soon. The Ford Focus RS.
Pretty cool cracked paint scheme. The upcoming RS will be all-wheel-drive, unlike this earlier version.
Below, another GM turbo car. The legendary 1987 Buick Regal GNX. This V6 car with only 200 or so horsepower, which weighed the same as a larger Buick model with a 455 cubic inch V8 and almost 500 horsepower had almost IDENTICAL performance! That's what tubos do.
Next is the Nissan GT-R Skyline. One of many to not be imported to the USA. The first and slowest of the A class of cars/racers.
Next a truly fun and funny car. The all-American Ford Country Squire station wagon. Remember how some cars can't be fully painted? This one, as you can see is one. Can't remove that wood trim!
Some cars, when one chooses Forza brand front spoilers, they paint the headlights. I don't know why. The car was red when new. Thus the red light covers. I posted a video of me racing this beast and rolling it several times.
The first MG MGB that I bought and modified to A class. The second one is still F class if I recall correctly.
Another British sports car legend: The Austin-Healey 3000. This one a Mark III. Far from stock.
The last three for this chapter starts with one of my (and many others) favorite cars and I've driven one in real life. The Datsun 510. Using 2/3rds of the 240Z's six cylinder engine. Made to challenge the BMW 2002 on the street and race circuits. True story, my dad needed a small commuter car to travel between Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C. We had a used 1973 510 on the used car lot at work. Gold with a four speed trans. He bought it and I loved borrowing it and zooming along Riverside Drive!
Painted if period-correct BRE paint scheme. Sigh, what fun it would be........
Time for another true story. I was looking for something fun to replace the Audi TT. We'd gone to a dealer to check out a Volvo V40 wagon. It was not much. I'd seen an Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce on their web site for $2995. It was gold with brown leather interior and had a padded roll bar. I tried to get in it and found NO leg room for my 36" inseam legs. Got out to see if the seat would go back more. Nope. I sighed and looked around and saw another sporty car: The 1991 Capri XR2 that I ended up buying and STILL have. I sold the Alfa for them on ebay.
Another car I've always liked and would love to have a real one. I think I did an engine swap on this one to make it so fast.
Another period-correct Sunoco paint scheme. See the covered headlights again? On the Datsun 510 too.
That's it for this chapter. We are solidly into the A class which has a lot of fast and fun cars. Thanks for looking!
Scott
