Hi all!
Hope the day is going great!
All this talk of loud roadsters brings warm feelings to my heart about driving
in Downtown Portland in my Roadster. I DO have a
muffler on my 'lady but the exhaust ends in a glass packed chrome dual tips so
I can get pretty loud. Having that sound bounce off
of the tall buildings, I create my own echo chamber that is wonder to behold. I
even had one chick cover her ears and shake her
head at me (And I wasn't even revving the engine). Of course, all this talk
also reminds me of when I got pulled over for having
too loud of a car and the police officer told me it was up to HIM, not the
DMV/DEQ, to decide how loud a car should be.
But that is another story.
Kerry "Going Deaf and I am Only 30" Z
West Linn OR
1968 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: sidney raper <spl310@hotmail.com>
To: <FastrTime@t-three.com>; <teddy@stat.cmu.edu>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: How one Roadster takes on six SUVs
> In my younger days,I had a 67 1600 with a HOT 1600 engine in it, a header,
> and NO muffler (it fell off one month after being installed, so why
> duplicate the effort to put it back!) No, I am not referring to overheating
> problems (although I could boil the radiator at will.) At the time, I used
> to frequent a building that had an underground parking lot, and it was an
> absolute HOOT to roar through it in first gear. The good news is that I did
> not disturb anyone but the rent-a-cops. I can call them that as I was one
> of them once as well.
>
> Sid Raper
> 1964 1500
> Jacksonville Florida
>
> >From: "Rob Robinson" <FastrTime@t-three.com>
> >Reply-To: "Rob Robinson" <FastrTime@t-three.com>
> >To: "Teddy Seidenfeld" <teddy@stat.cmu.edu>,
> ><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: How one Roadster takes on six SUVs
> >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:47:17 -0400
> >
> >I've had the same thing happen to me in parking lots, with cars as well as
> >those !@&^%$#! glorified trucks. Always puts a big grin on my face!
> >
> >Rob Robinson
> >CSP 67 2000
> >Roanoke, Va
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Teddy Seidenfeld <teddy@stat.cmu.edu>
> >To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 1:01 PM
> >Subject: How one Roadster takes on six SUVs
> >
> >
> > >Fellow Roadsters,
> > >
> > >I recall that about a month ago there was a thread here about the general
> > >abuse that SUVs are creating on the road, especially for Roadsters and
> > >other 2-person-sized vehicles. Perhaps the following brief anecdote will
> > >give guidance how to begin to balance the scales.
> > >
> > >I work at Carnegie Mellon U. and park my '69 2000 in a 3 story garage
> >that
> > >is integral to our athletic stadium. Two of the three stories of the
> > >garage are inside, under/against the stadium seating, with the third
> >level
> > >open, roof level parking. The indoor garage area is exposed concrete,
> > >typical for such proletarian edifices. That's where the story takes
> >place.
> > >
> > >Apparently we don't charge enough tuition, or else we are too generous
> >with
> > >our (non-faculty!) salaries, as there are some half-dozen new SUVs
> > >regularly parked inside. These new SUVs have a security device that is
> > >sensitive to vibration, I'm guessing. My 2000 exhaust produces exactly
> >the
> > >right frequency! As I drive by, one after the next, the SUVs pay homage
> >to
> > >my Roadster with a full chorus of horns and sirens!
> > >
> > >On days when I'm particularly lucky, I find a vacant spot next to one of
> > >these new beasts. The added proximity (and for good measure, a quick rev
> > >to 3500 rpm) gets the neighboring SUV into a higher level of security
> >panic
> > >with added lights and more frantic noises.
> > >
> > >The symphony last 15 seconds after I turn off the engine. Pure joy!
> > >
> > >Teddy
> > >SRL311 08018
> > >Pgh. PA
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