Need Leads? / Yesterday’s comments of note: A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
"When I was much younger and way over my head, I desperately wanted our company to acquire any 427 Cobra that we could get our hands on and sometime around 1992, Bill Bauce gave us his 427 Factory Competition car to sell for him. I could not wait to take it out on the road for photos.
Wow… what a disappointment as I could barely drive it. It overheated constantly and my foot felt like it was detached from my leg after just a few miserable minutes in traffic.
Those in the know told me…"
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Symbolic_International commented on 1956 AC Ace-Bristol Roadster
"Welcome BAT community and bidders to this sale of my 1990 Vector Twin Turbo,
Built by Vector Aeromotive in Wilmington, California. I’m just the 2nd owner, having had the car for 25 years, and it’s time for a new owner and stewardship.
This is a true ICON in automotive history, America’s first supercar, as Jerry Wiegert called it “a jet fighter for the street”. And this is the very FIRST ( vin 001) production unit of only 17 examples, purchased new by Saudi royalty, and initially…"
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Adnogal commented on 1990 Vector W8 Twin Turbo
"And an interesting historical tidbit: before Hugo Junkers began building airplanes in 1915, he built boilers. The heater in this camper traces its engineering lineage back to an 1894 patent for a portable gas-fired water heater. That part of the company was sold to Bosch in 1932, and Bosch was still selling water heaters under the Junkers name up through 2018. (The Nazi government siezed the Junkers aircraft company in 1934, and Hugo died under house arrest in 1935.)"
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PullG commented on No Reserve: 1968 Chevrolet C20 CST Custom Camper w/1966 Del Rey Sky Lounge Camper http://dlvr.it/T7mwLQ Bringatrailer.com #carsofinstagram #carporn #classiccar
Director for Student Prof. Dev. & Employer Relations, Prof. Dev. & Co-op Advisor
1moThey do such unique work here, excited our UNC Charlotte College of Engineering students will be able to talk with them on 10/4, our big Connection Day outdoor event!