One of my personal faves - particularly as I get this in the winter more
than in the summer yet it's still a race-car aroma - is the smokey and
pungent aroma of hot cutting lube as you rough out new parts on the
lathe...if the chips aren't blue - add feed and speed!
Brian
At 01:43 PM 01/26/2000 -0500, Sadek Charles H DLVA wrote:
>Those of you who have followed a Yenko Stinger would recognize these...
>
>Very hot oil smell evaporating from your windscreen
>The essence of overheated, shredded Gates cooling fan belt mingled with the
>aroma of baking aluminum...
>
>Chuck Sadek
>YS 73
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MHKitchen@aol.com [SMTP:MHKitchen@aol.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 11:48 AM
> > To: vintage-race@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: I love the smell of castor in the morning . . .and
> > others
> >
> > Other favorite Automotive Fragrances...
> >
> > Berryman's Carburetor Cleaner
> > Burned Valvoline where I spilled it on the headers
> > Hot Tranny fluid freshly drained in the pan
> > That NEW CAR smell...
> > That OLD CAR smell...
> > Burned ankle flesh on Cobra sidepipes
> > Orange-scented GOOP
> > STARTING FLUID on a cold winter's day
> > Sweet Leaky Heater Core smell
> > Any # of Meguiars
> > Brakleen
> > Real Corinthian Leather
> > Hot Naugahyde (are Nauga's on the endagered species list yet?)
> > Oops, I left the emergency brake on again smell!
> > Oops, I pushed the tranny too hard towing up that hill smell!
> >
> > Who has some more??
> >
> > Myles H. Kitchen
> > 1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128
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