Lots o' New Members

Aredubjay · #1 10-11-2001, 12:23 PM

Again, we seem to have had a membership rush. Those to whom I haven't had the chance to welcome individually, WELCOME. Make yourselves at home. You're now members of one of the most unique groups of automobile enthusiasts anywhere. It's easy to be a Ferrari Enthusiast, a DeLorean enthusiast --- Exotic enthusiast --- Muscle Car enthusiast -- F-Body enthusiast ---- But it takes real Ba77s to be an SVX enthusiast -- it's seemingly the "Bastard Stepchild" of the Automotive world -- The "Edsel" of Japanese cars --------- But we know what it's all about, don't we? Welcome, one and all, and thank you for being a part of this great family.

svxter · #2 10-11-2001, 12:29 PM

Yeah, it looks like we've gained two or three just this morning. Welcome to all the newcomers.

#3 10-12-2001, 09:36 AM

You know.. for what its worth... NO ONE has ever not liked the look of the SVX that i have come across. Many have commented on the odd design of the windows. But NONE have said "Uh dude that POS IS UGLY!!!"

jus' my .02$

PAUL!

Mr. Pockets · #4 10-12-2001, 10:17 AM

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Originally posted by Rev Hard
You know.. for what its worth... NO ONE has ever not liked the look of the SVX that i have come across. Many have commented on the odd design of the windows. But NONE have said "Uh dude that POS IS UGLY!!!"

jus' my .02$

PAUL!

I've heard it. It was from a guy in an F-body. Gimme a freaking break.

Anyway, the styling really is love-it-or-hate it. Most who hate it think the split windows will hinder visibility, which is of course opposite of the actual effect.

I don't really care. I love the car. Whether or not it's worth anything to somebody else isn't the point for me.

BTW over two years my car has lost only $1000 in retail value, according to Kelley Blue Book.

SVXphile · #5 10-12-2001, 05:34 PM

In a previous life, I was a Spitfire pilot. (the PLANE Randy, the plane) Got waxed by a 109 over the Channel....anyway, I have this inner-longing for a fighter cockpit. The SVX's split windows remind me of a stylized version of the canopy of a P-38.....

http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html

(second picture)

....now if the engine just sounded the same....

Don

Ron Mummert · #6 10-12-2001, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SVXphile
In a previous life, I was a Spitfire pilot. (the PLANE Randy, the plane) Got waxed by a 109 over the Channel....anyway, I have this inner-longing for a fighter cockpit. The SVX's split windows remind me of a stylized version of the canopy of a P-38.....

http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/p38.html

(second picture)

....now if the engine just sounded the same.... Don

Hey Don, absolutely COOL site. I hadn't thought about those WWII fighters in many years. As a nerdy kid I built many models of these sensational planes. Remember Monogram? I'd say though, if an SVX were an airplane it'd be a Vought F4U Corsair. Goofy windows - goofy wings, but with a purpose. Read the text. Thanks for leading me to this gem of a site. Sorry - no puns this time. Ron.

svxter · #7 10-13-2001, 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by Ron Mummert

Hey Don, absolutely COOL site. I hadn't thought about those WWII fighters in many years. As a nerdy kid I built many models of these sensational planes. Remember Monogram? I'd say though, if an SVX were an airplane it'd be a Vought F4U Corsair. Goofy windows - goofy wings, but with a purpose. Read the text. Thanks for leading me to this gem of a site. Sorry - no puns this time. Ron.

I always thought the F4U was absolutely the coolest airplane. The gull wings are what did it for me. Yep, I think you're right. If the SVX were an WWII airplane, it would have to be a F4U.

LarryIII · #8 10-14-2001, 07:17 AM

Don,

Great site, As a kid & teen I built and flew control line models ( I could not afford RC). You think that the SVX would have been a Cosair. I think Mesquito, or Stuka (don't limit yourself to US planes).

Larry III

SVXphile · #9 10-14-2001, 08:21 AM

The Corsair was an awesome aircraft...the "Whistling Death" the Japanese called it.

There were so many excellent aircraft produced during the War. The Mustang, Thunderbolt, Lightning, Hellcat...and no, I don't limit myself to just American aircraft.
My all-time favorite is the Spitfire....remind me to tell you a Spitfire story at Canaan. The German Folke-Wolf 190 and the Me262. I just have a soft spot for the British planes...the Spit, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito etc. Living in England for four years and renting a flat from a couple that told us "Battle of Britain" and Blitz stories kinda got me hooked. I've always wanted an RC plane; my brother-in-law did control line planes when he was a kid.
Don

Aredubjay · #10 10-14-2001, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SVXphile
The Corsair was an awesome aircraft...the "Whistling Death" the Japanese called it.

There were so many excellent aircraft produced during the War. The Mustang, Thunderbolt, Lightning, Hellcat...and no, I don't limit myself to just American aircraft.
My all-time favorite is the Spitfire....remind me to tell you a Spitfire story at Canaan. The German Folke-Wolf 190 and the Me262. I just have a soft spot for the British planes...the Spit, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito etc. Living in England for four years and renting a flat from a couple that told us "Battle of Britain" and Blitz stories kinda got me hooked. I've always wanted an RC plane; my brother-in-law did control line planes when he was a kid.
Don

Control line planes --- ah, the memories. I had a control line helicopter --- well, I never got to play with it -- my dad bought it for "me" for Christmas when I was about 7. He was going to "teach" me how to fly it before he would turn it over to me for a solo. On the third flight, something happened and the thing went out of control. Almost took my dad's head off, and crashed into a tree and smashed into a million pieces. Next christmas, I got a control line go-cart.