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Patrick
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OCT 28, 10:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Rick Morehouse:
Don't mean to preach to the four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, but this book is a great read.
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Sorry Rick, but I'd never even heard of the word "quire" previously. 
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Rick Morehouse
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OCT 29, 11:15 AM
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For surre! I meant to reference the collection of people what stand-sit-sing behind the fellow whom preaches to the masses. Spellin' never was a strong suit for me. I took all the shop classes in h/s. Spell check?? What's that? Have a great day gang. Rick
Wow. The more this thread rolls on, the more confused I get. I ain't slamming any of it, but back in my day-some 50 yrs ago, mid-engine had the motor right behind the driver, in front of the rearend, or transaxle. Period. We didn't have 76 other ways to say "mid-engine", the motor was in the middle of the vehicle. Maybe it was 36" from each axle center line or had a rear bias and they were configured front to back(American made). I know, some of you who were foreign car jockeys, had a side-ways squirrel cage.
So now we are all trying to save as many fieros as we can, myself, I only have 17-18 left, just trying to do my part. Many really are parts cars even though I hate to part them out. And scrap $$ are in the 1 cent a pound range right now, so if you scrapped out your un-restored 1984 fiero, you'd get what, $24.50-$26.00 for it? That ain't happen' Skippy! My yard is jammed & my projects keep screaming-feed me-so I sorta work where the least amount of $$ are needed(what the wife says). And do I need to be reminded every 6 months, dang, give me a brake. Peace y'all.
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hyperv6
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OCT 29, 06:11 PM
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I read back here and boy did some people get the C8 really wrong.
The C8 really is an amazing car as the base model already exceeds what people expected from higher level models. The present chassis feels underpowered as the Car is well planted and set up for much more power, the price in today’s terms are great.
I do see the new car reflecting well on the Fieto even with it’s short comings. Time makes the issues into personality like an old English sports car has.
GM hit a grand slam with the new car. I have already been in one and it is amazing. It shows what GM can do if they fund and support a new model right.
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cvxjet
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OCT 29, 06:50 PM
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OK, upfront I will admit I am an opinionated....guy; I wanted a mid-engined Vette back in the 70s- my favorite Concept Vette is the Aerovette.
The first car I ever had any interest in was the Pantera that my dentist had- could have pulled a tooth without novocaine if I was looking at that car!
I have owned a Fiero- Since new in 1985....
All that being said, I do not like the new Vette at all; I liked that it was beating the Ferraris/Lambos/Porsches with a FRONT-engine platform- and a PUSHROD engine.
Now, the back of the C7 looks like a GT-R.....Why are they spitting on what the Vettes styling has Always been? I don't like it.
The new Mid engine platform, the 4 valve engine, etc is basically admitting that Ferrari, etc were doing it the right way.....Might as well take a Ferrari and put a Vette emblem on it.
Maybe if they went back to making the Vette LIGHTER like they did with the C5 and C6 they could get better performance without selling their souls.....
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Patrick
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OCT 29, 08:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
The first car I ever had any interest in was the Pantera that my dentist had- could have pulled a tooth without novocaine if I was looking at that car!
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Rick Morehouse
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OCT 30, 08:24 AM
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O.K. I'll hang my ass out here::::so this is a "corvette" topic. Yes, first 3-4 posts were fiero related, ain't no more. Only word shared by my "FIEROS" and corvette is mid-engine. Rick
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fierosound
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OCT 30, 11:51 PM
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Patrick
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OCT 31, 12:46 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
...not my car/engine
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Nor mine... dammit.
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GTGeff
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NOV 01, 03:52 PM
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Rick Morehouse
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NOV 02, 10:52 AM
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For you corvette die hard folks; go to your local Chevy dealer & grab a free copy or two of he current months "New Roads" publication. In it find a 21"X24" double sided pull-out poster of the 2020 Vette,which is on the cover also. This is a nice poster. Rick
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