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Sep 21, 2006 | 01:21 PM

#21

xviper

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I'm not so sure you can call them "so JDM". "Power bulge" hoods have been around Detroit iron since the middle of last century.

Sep 21, 2006 | 01:32 PM

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SQS2000

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thats a weird thing to say viper when you think about it. Middle of the last century, haven't heard it put that way in awhile. Kinda makes us all feel old... good job

Sep 21, 2006 | 01:56 PM

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xviper

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SQS2000,Sep 21 2006, 03:32 PM

thats a weird thing to say viper when you think about it. Middle of the last century, haven't heard it put that way in awhile. Kinda makes us all feel old... good job

You know what Popeye says .....................
I yam what I yam and that's all the I yams. It's just a "feeling" anyway.

Sep 21, 2006 | 03:20 PM

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jimi

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From: Land of the Fee

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Originally Posted by xviper,Sep 21 2006, 11:56 AM

If our engines sat straight up and down, they would have needed one of these:

By the way, is that a Saab Sonett?

Sep 21, 2006 | 03:43 PM

#25

xviper

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Originally Posted by jimi,Sep 21 2006, 05:20 PM

By the way, is that a Saab Sonett?

Dunno. Never seen the car till today on the net.

Sep 21, 2006 | 03:48 PM

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Wildncrazy

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Originally Posted by jimi,Sep 21 2006, 05:20 PM

By the way, is that a Saab Sonett?

Yes and mine was bright green!!

Everyone thought it was the new mini corvette

Sep 21, 2006 | 03:58 PM

#27

jimi

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Great car!

Sep 21, 2006 | 04:46 PM

#28

Greenlight

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From: Covington, LA

The engine was tilted to lower the center of mass and improve handling. I read this in a technical aritcle presented at the 2000 ??? Society of Automotive Engineers conference.