FlashBuddy Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 ...and some a cigarette. Mad Skillz! Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 someone has a sense of humor...... 1 Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 57 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said: someone has a sense of humor...... I think if I lived in a big city again and did most of my driving on city streets,that I would have one of those things as a daily driver. 1 Quote
DJ194950 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 I would Not drive one of those things 6 blocks to my local grocery store!!!! ? DJ Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 In reality I know what you are saying....in retrospect it is a far cry advanced over the micro cars of the past...my post was for the humorous name...."The General Flea" what does it have in common with Citroën Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, DJ194950 said: I would Not drive one of those things 6 blocks to my local grocery store!!!! ? DJ Why? I used to drive a Honda S600 coupe sports car on Okinawa. Bought it new. Had a 600 CC 4 carb dual overhead cam 4 cylinder Honda motorcycle engine in it,and chain drive. Rev it up and drop the clutch,and the rear end would raise up in the air. It would turn up 10 grand in RPM,and was a real hoot to drive. First new car I ever bought. IIRC,I paid around 1600 bucks for it new in 1966. 1 Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 15 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said: In reality I know what you are saying....in retrospect it is a far cry advanced over the micro cars of the past...my post was for the humorous name...."The General Flea" what does it have in common with Citroën I suspect it was a pun on the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard. Quote
DJ194950 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 I do see the humor of the name I can appreciate the owner at least knows what the car he owns looks like to many! ? I once worked for a small company (owners were wife and husband) trying to cut costs as much as possible and bought one of these and drove it to work every- -only real problems I had was they lived about 30 miles away up mostly 2 lane curvy steep mountain roads to get here and back- - never !!!!! Worried for them and my job! DJ Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, knuckleharley said: I suspect it was a pun on the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard. ...........................….small joke.…………………………. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, knuckleharley said: Why? I used to drive a Honda S600 coupe sports car on Okinawa. Bought it new. Had a 600 CC 4 carb dual overhead cam 4 cylinder Honda motorcycle engine in it,and chain drive. Rev it up and drop the clutch,and the rear end would raise up in the air. It would turn up 10 grand in RPM,and was a real hoot to drive. First new car I ever bought. IIRC,I paid around 1600 bucks for it new in 1966. yes....but everyone else ALSO drove a small car..... if interested, I could connect you to another one so to relive your foolish youth.... Quote
DJ194950 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, knuckleharley said: Why? I used to drive a Honda S600 coupe sports car on Okinawa. Bought it new. Had a 600 CC 4 carb dual overhead cam 4 cylinder Honda motorcycle engine in it,and chain drive. Rev it up and drop the clutch,and the rear end would raise up in the air. It would turn up 10 grand in RPM,and was a real hoot to drive. First new car I ever bought. IIRC,I paid around 1600 bucks for it new in 1966. Never been to Japan. How did they drive there at least back in 1966?? At least it has some front end sheet metal and I imagine the other cars on the road are all small too. Young and crazy always helps! I wonder what that would be worth looking like that here (US) Now?? Bet you wish you had it now!! DJ Quote
pflaming Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Here is a change of pace. Love the patio oner the hood. Good place to hunt armadillos from. Edited December 4, 2018 by pflaming Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said: yes....but everyone else ALSO drove a small car..... if interested, I could connect you to another one so to relive your foolish youth.... Thanks,but I am no longer flexible enough to get in and out of something like that. 1 1 Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, DJ194950 said: Never been to Japan. How did they drive there at least back in 1966?? At least it has some front end sheet metal and I imagine the other cars on the road are all small too. Young and crazy always helps! I wonder what that would be worth looking like that here (US) Now?? Bet you wish you had it now!! DJ The Japanese drive like lunatics. I also had a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle I rode on the street (had a Ducati I flat track raced and a Honda for motocross racing), and got ran into 3 times in one month once. The good news was the island speed limit was 35 MPH,and most people obeyed the speed limit. Plus,with the bikes I had enough power and agility to power my way out of most potential accidents if I saw someone coming. All 3 times that one money I got rear ended and the drivers claimed they couldn't see my brake light,so I went to a junkyard and bought one 59 Impala taillight assembly and bolted it to my sissy bar. That SOB was so big nobody could claim they didn't see it. As for owning the sports car now,I wouldn't be able to get out of it if I somehow got in it,so why bother? Hell,I can't even ride my Harley anymore because I can't raise my leg high enough to get on it. Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 6 hours ago, pflaming said: Here is a change of pace. Love the patio oner the hood. Good place to hunt armadillos from. Everybody needs a sun deck. I sure hope he has power steering added. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 3 hours ago, casper50 said: That truck looks very Alaskan. I was going to use yet another descriptor and decided I would play nice instead..... Quote
casper50 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 A show of great restraint PA. lol 1 Quote
T120 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 12:05 AM, knuckleharley said: ….. I also had a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle I rode on the street (had a Ducati I flat track raced and a Honda for motocross racing), and got ran into 3 times in one month once. The good news was the island speed limit was 35 MPH,and most people obeyed the speed limit. Plus,with the bikes I had enough power and agility to power my way out of most potential accidents if I saw someone coming. All 3 times that one money I got rear ended and the drivers claimed they couldn't see my brake light,so I went to a junkyard and bought one 59 Impala taillight assembly and bolted it to my sissy bar. That SOB was so big nobody could claim they didn't see it.... Certainly a more reasonable idea than resorting to installing ,"ball bearing Bettie"? Quote
40plyrod Posted December 12, 2018 Report Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) On 12/10/2018 at 10:43 AM, BigDaddyO said: Oversized cow watering trough on wheels? Edited December 12, 2018 by 40plyrod 1 Quote
casper50 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Posted December 12, 2018 It it had wings and less wheels it would look like a Ford Trimotor. 1 Quote
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