Unexpected Cars

[Naam]

Nice ride and the 6 is the best option, the V12 was a bit disapointing and needed lots of care. 6 pot was used a lot in drag racing years back but did have a problem with cracks between cylinders on the 4.2 but you won't be going there eh.

now i can relax. TransAm has spoken

[Naam]

Nice ride and the 6 is the best option, the V12 was a bit disapointing and needed lots of care. 6 pot was used a lot in drag racing years back but did have a problem with cracks between cylinders on the 4.2 but you won't be going there eh.

now i can relax. TransAm has spoken

friend of mine who owns a V12 since years has been bitching since then "you need two V12 "Es" because one is always in the workshop.

[seedy]

[EvilDrSomkid]

I forgot to take a picture, but I saw a1970 silver Chevy Camaro at Avenue Cheang Wattana on Saturday. Very tight and in good condition.

The license plate said '454'. eek.

[billd766]

Mummy Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzze buy me that big red car cos I love the colour and there is enough room for the whole Thai family to sleep in air conditioned comfort.

[Familyonthemove]

In Terminal 21 ....

[mjj]

Not in any Tescos I've been to for a while.......Seat Leon Cupra R, recently voted the best hot hatch of all time.

Not a Cupra R its an FR. Not so้ good. I had a mk 1 Cupra R back home, bright yellow 265 bhp........oh, happy days.....

[Familyonthemove]

In Terminal 21 ....

A 1966/7 Pontiac, l think.

1967 Pontiac GTO. Customized but not ruined. Nice!

[anon210]

A pink Hummer on Thonglor this afternoon... Confirms the horrendous taste of thais in the matters of coloring their cars...

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[EvilDrSomkid]

Who says its owned by a thai?

[anon210]

Who says its owned by a thai?

The plate numbers. Only thais who pay extra for numbers which include 9 and 8.

[guzzi850m2]

Who says its owned by a thai?

The plate numbers. Only thais who pay extra for numbers which include 9 and 8.

Perhaps a Thai lady? Hmm I never heard about a woman driving a Hummer but maybe she got feed up with crazy male drivers on the road and bought this thing.

[anon210]

Who says its owned by a thai?

The plate numbers. Only thais who pay extra for numbers which include 9 and 8.

Perhaps a Thai lady? Hmm I never heard about a woman driving a Hummer but maybe she got feed up with crazy male drivers on the road and bought this thing.

it was parked before a beauty salon, so I think your assumption would be right...

[hansgruber]

Chalerm drives a pink Bentley gt. This could be his Monday car.

[Jangot]

There is a Triumph Mayflower (mid to late '50s I guess) parked at a house on a soi between Tha Pai Road and Loy Kroh (CM)

Looks to be in good condition. Iconic for the sharp edge styling that went against all the curvy bulbous cars of the era.

[EvilDrSomkid]

There is a man in Bangkok who is very good at building replicas of almost any supercar you want. I saw what looked like a McLaren SLR 722 last year in Khu Bon Rd. Could have sworn is was the real thing.

I forgot his name, but there was an article on CNNGo about him some years ago, IIRC.

[arthurwait]

Can you get them registered ?

[arthurwait]

Caught a glimce of what l thought was one of these up here in the boonies. The front end was the same for sure. If it were a kit car it was very good, but sure the colour scheme was the same.

If it were a real Bugatti, image the cost

Maybe it was a straggler from the gumball rally or something similar.

[EvilDrSomkid]

Can you get them registered ?

The replica cars? Yes. If the body work is on an existing chassis, it is no problem. Many are built on the A31 Cefiro chassis.

[trainman34014]

Chiang Mai.....1950's Vauxhall Velox, still in daily use.

[BSJ]

Naam "there are still a few small things to be rectified" Trust me, you will be saying that 3 years from now! I still luv em but.

The first time I hit 150mph on 4 wheels was in a 4.2 E type back in 1969. Unfortunately I wasn't the driver, my cousin (the owner) was.

[anon210]

Always on Thonglor a funny little Mitsubishi Minicca Toppo. Looks like Mickey mouse...

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[arthurwait]

Can you get them registered ?

The replica cars? Yes. If the body work is on an existing chassis, it is no problem. Many are built on the A31 Cefiro chassis.

Sorry I'd forgotten I'd posted on this thread. Thanks.

Can you put a car body on a pick up chassis and get it registered ? And can you upgrade the engine and suspension ? How far can you push this ?

[EvilDrSomkid]

Can you get them registered ?

The replica cars? Yes. If the body work is on an existing chassis, it is no problem. Many are built on the A31 Cefiro chassis.

Sorry I'd forgotten I'd posted on this thread. Thanks.

Can you put a car body on a pick up chassis and get it registered ? And can you upgrade the engine and suspension ? How far can you push this ?

I don't know why you would want to put a car body on a pick chassis. The ride is terrible.

Besides that, you are crossing the line between passenger car and pick up. That would probably not be accepted.

Different taxation.

You can put basically any engine in you want and get it registered, but you have to have a bill of sale with the engine number on it. This is to prove that it is not a stolen engine or illegally imported, as in no tax paid.

Suspension you can change. You mean coil overs and such?

[EvilDrSomkid]

I found a video of the replica car guy.

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And the CCNGo article:

http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/none/made-thailand-fake-super-cars-771979

[arthurwait]

Can you get them registered ?

The replica cars? Yes. If the body work is on an existing chassis, it is no problem. Many are built on the A31 Cefiro chassis.

Sorry I'd forgotten I'd posted on this thread. Thanks.

Can you put a car body on a pick up chassis and get it registered ? And can you upgrade the engine and suspension ? How far can you push this ?

I don't know why you would want to put a car body on a pick chassis. The ride is terrible.

Besides that, you are crossing the line between passenger car and pick up. That would probably not be accepted.

Different taxation.

You can put basically any engine in you want and get it registered, but you have to have a bill of sale with the engine number on it. This is to prove that it is not a stolen engine or illegally imported, as in no tax paid.

Suspension you can change. You mean coil overs and such?

The point of using a pick up chassis is just so you can lift the body off and put a new one on (strengthening added obviously) and not have to worry about messing with a monocoque. Rear wheel drive, room to change to various engines.

When most the car is going to be scrapped using an old pick up would maybe be financially better.

The tax classes as you say is what I'm thinking would stop this, maybe insurance as well. Can you pay a fee to change classification ?

Suspension changes ideally would be to get rid of the cart springs and link the axle instead, most likely using coil overs. Maybe a wider axle.

On the front if possible rewelding the mounting points and/or using fabricated or other vehicle links. Changing to discs if it has drums on the front.

It looks like the guy in the video is who I've seen advertising a Ferrari 330 replica in the secondhand car magazines.

Did I hear it right, "Chris doesn't know is this is above or below the law " ?

I've seen a thread on here before about someone wanting to rebody a beetle. Anyone know how he got on ?

[EvilDrSomkid]

That sounds like a lot of work and hassle with the Land Transport Department. It will also be quite heavy.

Not sure what kind of build you have in mind.

Just get an A31 Cefiro or old Toyota Crown or some other older sedan. They are both rear wheel drive and have a big aftermarket.

[VocalNeal]

Saw an old Thames 300E van the other day. Chok Chai 4 near Lad Phrao

This is not it but a good likeness.

[seedy]

1949 Peugot - Chiang Mai

[anon210]

In Ayutthaya's Tesco.... A pink matte Mirage. Ugly as they come.

They are also showing the new CRV in the exhibition of this mall.

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