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More. 

The two GT4 RSs were owned by a husband and wife. 

I admit that am a huge fan of wagons and I'm at odds with the buying public, but I refuse to believe that GM couldn't sell 10k of these Buick wagons per year if they figured out how to stuff an LS in there and beef up the handling. 

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56 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Went to the SCCA Runoffs at RoadAmerica yesterday and took a bunch of pictures. Some are probably better for the other "modern" thread, but I think it's stupid that we have two car threads and I'm not going to bother splitting them up. 

 

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The blue on that Skylark is awesome.

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On 10/4/2025 at 4:31 AM, Anastasis said:

More pics. 
 

bench seat is really cool on these imo. Is it a true GT?

Sorry man….. was in the middle of a brisket /burnt ends for game Sat…..saturday game buried me in the ice chest…. more info to follow.

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15 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

More. 

The two GT4 RSs were owned by a husband and wife. 

I admit that am a huge fan of wagons and I'm at odds with the buying public, but I refuse to believe that GM couldn't sell 10k of these Buick wagons per year if they figured out how to stuff an LS in there and beef up the handling. 

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I too like wagons. Hell, I learned to tie my shoes way in the back of an Ambassador Wagon while Dad drove us through Tennessee on our way to Georgia. 

But seriously, I too like that Buick Regal wagon. I think they could have put the 3.6 into it and made it really special rather than just sticking with the 2.0L turbo.

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Just now, Jkwellborn said:

Always get a kick out of seeing an MR2. A buddy of mine loved those things. Had a couple.

When I was in hs all I remember were chicks driving mr2s. And they were all hot. You just knew if you saw an mr2 it was a hot girl driving it. 

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3 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

Always get a kick out of seeing an MR2. A buddy of mine loved those things. Had a couple.

First college roommate had one with the floor rusted out.  You could see the pavement.  Shocks were gone too.  He was a courier and drove the wheels off of that thing.  It was a blast to drive, a legal go cart.

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On 10/5/2025 at 5:12 PM, Anastasis said:

Whomever the guy rolling that 911 on bee caves rd this morning with the MINT license plate is winning. A brilliant car. 

It really is. It's usually at Top Notch every 4th Thursday. 

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On 10/4/2025 at 4:31 AM, Anastasis said:

More pics. 
 

bench seat is really cool on these imo. Is it a true GT?

ugghhh. sorry was smoking a brisket& burnt ends then…. Saturday was a shitfest..     Totally forgot about this…i’ll snap some unpretty interior pics soon …. going on BAT soon but I have a few weeks outta town  from now til Nov 15th

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On 10/5/2025 at 4:31 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Last batch.

 

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That Lotus did not age well.  Very few did.  This is a cool pic at least.

 

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Saw this posted elsewhere - dude spotted a supercar on the road in California…..

Looking it up, it is a 1,500 hp hybrid Regera, with a 0-250-0 mph speed run attained in as low as 28.81 seconds. 😳 This model is a few years out of production and has been supplanted by newer, faster and more expensive Koenigsegg’s. But depending on trim and colors, a Regera still commands between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 for a used one. 

https://luxurypulse.com/sales/show/5537-koenigsegg-regera

That is $$ from another planet! Just for fun I did a Ca DMV license and registration fee calculation for buying a $4 million dollar car. Ca DMV would charge a buyer $350,000 in tax and purchase fees, and then tack on an additional $26,800 PER YEAR to register it.

I’ll pass!

 

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Can’t recall who well upthread recommended the headlight alarm from LMC, but damned if we didn’t spend half the day trying to get it to properly function. Must have watched a dozen YouTube videos and even dove into LLMs to cross reference approaches, but none of it mattered.

Assume the culprit is the new fuse box on this truck, but I simply can’t find a way to get the alarm to shut up when I turn the lights off :(

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9 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Can’t recall who well upthread recommended the headlight alarm from LMC, but damned if we didn’t spend half the day trying to get it to properly function. Must have watched a dozen YouTube videos and even dove into LLMs to cross reference approaches, but none of it mattered.

Assume the culprit is the new fuse box on this truck, but I simply can’t find a way to get the alarm to shut up when I turn the lights off :(

Interesting.  It's just a simple circuit.  Positive on headlight fuse and negative on ignition.  Have you tried the opposite in case it was wired backwards at the factory? 

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Yes, but sadly my fuse box uses an ACC plug which makes for tricky install. Didn’t work anyway and almost broke the plug pulling it out…

I’ll leave it to the shop who did the electrical to figure out what’s wrong.

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On 10/21/2025 at 8:58 PM, Armybrat said:

Saw this posted elsewhere - dude spotted a supercar on the road in California…..

Looking it up, it is a 1,500 hp hybrid Regera, with a 0-250-0 mph speed run attained in as low as 28.81 seconds. 😳 This model is a few years out of production and has been supplanted by newer, faster and more expensive Koenigsegg’s. But depending on trim and colors, a Regera still commands between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 for a used one. 

https://luxurypulse.com/sales/show/5537-koenigsegg-regera

That is $$ from another planet! Just for fun I did a Ca DMV license and registration fee calculation for buying a $4 million dollar car. Ca DMV would charge a buyer $350,000 in tax and purchase fees, and then tack on an additional $26,800 PER YEAR to register it.

I’ll pass!

 

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My grandmother was born in Ängelholm, where the Koenigsegg is made.

Unfortunately we are not related to Koenigsegg as her maiden name was Nelson.

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2 hours ago, randomhorn said:

I picked up a 76 280Z earlier in the year. It's in really great shape and the stock 2.8L engine runs strong. Same with the interior. It's not a factory standard color, but I like it. My plan for now is just to clean it up, go with bigger 16" panasports, maybe a new exhaust header, maaaaybe swap the 4speed for a 5, otherwise keep the little things from turning into big things, and enjoy it for what it is.

 

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My uncle was a Dallas fireman, but he lived in Cleburne. He had a silver 1977 280Z as his commuter car. I loved that car. I begged him to sell it to me, when he got rid of it. I was 15, and had a "hardship" license. It was plenty fast a 130 mph car. I never got it though. I think my Mom put the kibosh on that. Would have been like giving a chimp a loaded shotgun.

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32 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Never have seen one of these Porsches before 

 

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Cayman chassis with a 911 GT3 4.0 NA engine. About a $200,000 car. I'm not really a convertible fan, but I love these. 

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5 hours ago, randomhorn said:

I picked up a 76 280Z earlier in the year. It's in really great shape and the stock 2.8L engine runs strong. Same with the interior. It's not a factory standard color, but I like it. My plan for now is just to clean it up, go with bigger 16" panasports, maybe a new exhaust header, maaaaybe swap the 4speed for a 5, otherwise keep the little things from turning into big things, and enjoy it for what it is.

 

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That is bad ass dude.  When I was a kid, one of the older teens on my block had one.  I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen when they came out.   Have fun with it!

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The 280Z was about the fastest thing you could get in the late 1970s, besides exotics. It was so much lighter than the domestics, but with similar power. Had a great power to weight ratio at the time.

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And of course I ran into some issues. It's a 63 year old British car.  Amazingly the leaks never showed up when they had the car up north. They put over 200 miles before I picked it up and I have driven it since Labor Day. Noticed a small puddle. Gas.  The seal around the gas gauge sending unit is weeping. Talked with the garage and then added more sealant so we will see. While looking at it saw another small puddle. Rear diff oil is also in play. They did all new seals but the quality of seals is lacking. Luckily it looks very easy to pull the rear and add some sealant around the gasket.

The garage and I discussed a new windshield since the 60 year old one has a chip. Decided to call it patina and not worry. Last Friday morning heading to meet friends for breakfast. Just got on interstate and a random rock sees the car and KERPOW!  Now need a new one. Luckily the windshield is very easy to remove from the support. Not easy to replace the glass. I did it back in college and will not do it again. Major pain to line up interior brackets and new glass. However Haggerty will pay for the garage that did the restoration to do the glass so sending the windshield back to them.

GRRRR...

 

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57 minutes ago, AUinHsv said:

 

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And of course I ran into some issues. It's a 63 year old British car.  Amazingly the leaks never showed up when they had the car up north. They put over 200 miles before I picked it up and I have driven it since Labor Day. Noticed a small puddle. Gas.  The seal around the gas gauge sending unit is weeping. Talked with the garage and then added more sealant so we will see. While looking at it saw another small puddle. Rear diff oil is also in play. They did all new seals but the quality of seals is lacking. Luckily it looks very easy to pull the rear and add some sealant around the gasket.

The garage and I discussed a new windshield since the 60 year old one has a chip. Decided to call it patina and not worry. Last Friday morning heading to meet friends for breakfast. Just got on interstate and a random rock sees the car and KERPOW!  Now need a new one. Luckily the windshield is very easy to remove from the support. Not easy to replace the glass. I did it back in college and will not do it again. Major pain to line up interior brackets and new glass. However Haggerty will pay for the garage that did the restoration to do the glass so sending the windshield back to them.

GRRRR...

 

Thankfully stuff that can be addressed 

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1 hour ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Thankfully stuff that can be addressed 

Absolutely.  The leaks are minor and I can get to both easily. Really wondering why the rear diff did not leak until I raised that side of the car to work on fuel sending unit. It's been a while since I took physics but I think I remember fluid running downhill and away from where the leak it :)

Windshield is not difficult but will be a real pain. There are L shaped brackets in each corner with screws behind the chrome. Those screws haven't been touched since 1962 so getting them out is fun. And (since I did this to my glass in early 1980's) if you put them back in and tighten too much you will hear a nice crack which tells you to order a new piece of glass. It's about 1200 for glass and labor and Haggerty is paying for it

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Gorgeous A. ❤️

An MG that doesn’t spring more than one leak isn’t authentic.

Have you modified the battery from the two 6 volt setup to a single 12? 
I never did.

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18 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Gorgeous A. ❤️

An MG that doesn’t spring more than one leak isn’t authentic.

Have you modified the battery from the two 6 volt setup to a single 12? 
I never did.

Absolutely moved to single 12V and reversed polarity so negative is now the ground. Screw that "positive earth" junk.

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5 hours ago, AUinHsv said:

Absolutely moved to single 12V and reversed polarity so negative is now the ground. Screw that "positive earth" junk.

First thing my granddad would do when he bought Ford 8N tractors. 
 

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