Merrill
Merrill
Have an ML430 and a Ford F-150, the truck I drive only for dump runs and landscaping. At some point when I see how reliable the Model S is we will try to get down to 2 vehicles, would love to have an EV truck.
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Ditto except 2010 TDI and the Tesla replaced a 2000 Altima.I can't really compete with those two cool examples of American Steel, we just have a 2009 VW Jetta TDI. The Tesla replaced a 2005 Audi A6.
FlasherZ, These are beautiful. I especially love the plates. My 454, like yours, is noisy compared to any ICE, let alone our Teslas. The silence is almost deafening.
I still haven't been able to bring myself to part with my 2011 Genesis Coupe. Rebadged and with LED taillights, she's still to pretty to sell... Even though I haven't driven her since I got my S!
Just confirmed my order this morning for my MS.
Now I can sleep at night after I drive this pollution generator on the weekends!
My other daily driver is a 2013 GS350 F Sport.
Great thread! I had thought about starting an “Eclectic Pairing” thread, but checking for similar topics revealed this one, which already has some great stories and great pairings.
The Tesla is my second foray into truly collectable cars. The first was a weekend restoration project, which I bought in 1988 and continued to drive (as a second car) and work on from time to time (as a hobby) until it went into storage in 2008. Six years later it is back on the road and truly an eclectic partner for the Tesla. Since it is rather rare (haven’t seen one on the roads of Silicon Valley for several years), here’s a chance for folks to guess what it is – a few hints . . .
· Born from a vision between car maker and famous car designer
· Partnered with Lotus for the engine (sound inversely familiar?)
· Only 11,000 built (of the convertible variety)
· Highest percentage of these were sold to the California market
· Rare enough that our British friends may not even know what it is J
Any guesses . . . ?
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Answer (highlight text with mouse): à1974 Jensen Healey ß
I should have known that. It's like a grown up Alfa spider. I wonder whether the hood bulge was in the original design? I love that they left it off-center, instead of making it wider. That was a damn sexy car when it first appeared.
Beautiful car. I have an old friend from high school who's dad had one. My friend took it out for a drive, without permission, and totaled it, ala Ferris Bueller.
Okay all you guys with your fancy cars and beautiful weather... here's my other car. But at least I have the distinction of owning two automobiles that came out of the same California assembly plant :smile:
Jensen Healey, early 1970's.Great thread! I had thought about starting an “Eclectic Pairing” thread, but checking for similar topics revealed this one, which already has some great stories and great pairings.
The Tesla is my second foray into truly collectable cars. The first was a weekend restoration project, which I bought in 1988 and continued to drive (as a second car) and work on from time to time (as a hobby) until it went into storage in 2008. Six years later it is back on the road and truly an eclectic partner for the Tesla. Since it is rather rare (haven’t seen one on the roads of Silicon Valley for several years), here’s a chance for folks to guess what it is – a few hints . . .
· Born from a vision between car maker and famous car designer
· Partnered with Lotus for the engine (sound inversely familiar?)
· Only 11,000 built (of the convertible variety)
· Highest percentage of these were sold to the California market
· Rare enough that our British friends may not even know what it is J
Any guesses . . . ?
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Answer (highlight text with mouse): à1974 Jensen Healey ß