noddaz
11-13-2008, 07:45 AM
I think so... :lol:
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View Full Version : Didn't Aurora do this first? noddaz 11-13-2008, 07:45 AM I think so... :lol: http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/media/580x348/a2/a2d84bcc2ece4ab2b365677554584b12.jpg roadrner 11-13-2008, 08:21 AM WoW! Jury still out. Looks great but why a RR? I know, because. Definitely has more money than ??????. Wonder if it comes with Grey Poupon? :devil: rr ScottD961 11-13-2008, 12:51 PM LOL Yeah more money than brains, go ahead you can say it ! LOL Actually Aurora made the Roarin' Rolss on a four gear specialty chassis. for the A/FX line TJETDRAGRACER 11-13-2008, 12:56 PM I love it, I have seen a lot of hot rods in my life but never a Rolls with a blower and a roll cage.~Wounder if it sill has the built in umbrella in the drivers door? ~~Remember the Caddy from Monster Garage ~ Kind of the same set-up.~but I am shur that the Rolls was built a 100 times better then the Caddy was. ScottD961 11-13-2008, 01:00 PM Hey do any of you guys remember the smash up derby a lot of famous racers got together and did back in the early seventies? They all bought brand new Luxury rides, from all of the major manufacurers and they were all painted white. Yep there was a Rolls too I don't remember who won that but it was televised and was really cool to see them all get smashed up ! Bill Hall 11-13-2008, 02:11 PM WoW! Jury still out. Looks great but why a RR? I know, because. Definitely has more money than ??????. Wonder if it comes with Grey Poupon? :devil: rr Nope probablly no "poop on" in the mini bar....but it appears to come with a rather large aftermarket "Mustard" injector. afxgns 11-13-2008, 02:36 PM You all need to check out the "Top Gear" episode were Jeremy buys a R.R. and tries to do some "body work" on his own. Then he drives thru a part of London were all the rock stars lived, then past a hotel that once belonged to Keith Moon, and then drives the thing into a pool. In the leadup, he states that you can get these things used in England for 8000 pounds. I don't know what that relates to American, but it sounds cheap for a Rolls! GoodwrenchIntim 11-13-2008, 03:15 PM 8000 pounds is about $14579.2 joez870 11-13-2008, 06:26 PM I bet the stock drive train went to heck and stuffing a BB cheby in it was cheaper than rebuilding the stock set up. I'da dun it too, hey! Bill Hall 11-13-2008, 07:07 PM I bet the stock drive train went to heck and stuffing a BB cheby in it was cheaper than rebuilding the stock set up. I'da dun it too, hey! Touche' Joe, A very common retrofit for big British salons on this side of the pond. Last one I was involved with was an old huffed BRG XJS Coupe one of my bosses had. Technically not a salon but the Factory V-12 had a compound fracture...rod sticking out of the block and puked her guts out before seizing up. The old girl was a little rough around the edges but still very solid and all one color....maybe a 6.5 or a 7 on a cloudy day. :p Even without the new block the rebuild cost would have been stratospheric. After fishing around in the company boneyard we installed a 501 Cadillac motor with a turbo 400 automatic, then dropped the ride height a few inches. OMG....what a great parts getter! LOL :thumbsup: Nobody minded running for parts in those days. Luxury coachmanship with Detroit reliability and fatcubes! ....huhuhuhuhuh.....huhuhuhuhuh...huhuhuhuhhu :p resinmonger 11-13-2008, 11:10 PM Jags with chevy or other GM engines, transmissions and cooling systems are pretty common in the LA basin as well. As Bill noted, it's a cheaper and more reliable way to go for old Jags. There's few surprises like the one you get the first time you hear one of these "hybrids" starts up and that expected Jag purr is replaced by good ole 'merican rumble. We're also starting to see BMW 3 series with vette power. grungerockjeepe 11-14-2008, 12:16 AM As much as Im a die-hard hater of 4 door sedans, I cant deny the cool factor here! And for the record, I love the AFX Roarin Rolls. I own 2, one black one white. AND have the lifelike re-pop of the Miami vice cars. TJETDRAGRACER 11-14-2008, 12:56 PM A friend of mine back in the late 70's got a XKE Jaguar the one with the 10foot long front end, With a blown up V-12 ~ His grate plan of putting in a small block 283 engine with a two speed power glide, Just seamed very wrong to me. He never did do it and sold the car ~ 283 & trans to another dreamer. LOL ScottD961 11-19-2008, 09:18 PM Went to high school with a kid whose dad had a body shop. They got in an old VW bug that the owner sold them cheap. They put fiberglass fenders on it and bought an adapter kit for the tranny and bolted a Buick 215 aluminum V8 to it! Remember those? Early 60's Engine stuck out the back and they built custom Baja style roll bars around the the engine. Up front totally concealed was radiator with electric cooloing fans Car would smoke the tires completly off and the front would be in the air the whole time Slott V 11-20-2008, 12:47 PM I bet the stock drive train went to heck and stuffing a BB cheby in it was cheaper than rebuilding the stock set up. I'da dun it too, hey! That Rolls actually has a 1,000+ HP 592 Hemi in it. It has a leather wrapped roll cage to match the interior. It was at SEMA and has been around the Midwest Show Circuit since last Spring. ;) Slott V 11-20-2008, 12:53 PM I love it, I have seen a lot of hot rods in my life but never a Rolls with a blower and a roll cage.~Wounder if it sill has the built in umbrella in the drivers door? ~~Remember the Caddy from Monster Garage ~ Kind of the same set-up.~but I am shur that the Rolls was built a 100 times better then the Caddy was. Do you guys remember the '69 Rolls Royce they did on Monster Garage? They turned it into a porto-toilet sucker. :p Jesse James did a big brake torque with it before they even started on it and bent the rear trailing arm to axle. That old Rolls wasn't up to the task of a little 'ol burnout. :rolleyes: Im Paul 11-20-2008, 01:57 PM I think so... :lol: http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/media/580x348/a2/a2d84bcc2ece4ab2b365677554584b12.jpg a yuppies dream car. thunderjetgene 11-23-2008, 09:11 PM Does it come with a burled walnut Lenco? :freak: I think so... :lol: http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/media/580x348/a2/a2d84bcc2ece4ab2b365677554584b12.jpg vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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