You've gone to far this time mister! How dare you insult all North American
High Screen Owners! I say, now that winter is coming to the northern hemisphere
and we will be required to use our DEFROSTERS SO OUR HIGH SCREEN WINDSCREEN
cars can function, we should start a fundraising drive to send one
person to Alan's country to settle this thing once and for all. I of course, in
my low profile manner volunteer to carry out this mission of revenge. If
possible, after all North American patriots send me the MONEY for my trip, I
would like to go "Down Under" in the best month for roadstering.
Steve Harvey
Milwaukee
1968 2000 solex (HIGH SCREEN)
1970 1600/rotary(HIGH SCREEN)
Start the money coming in!
Alan Bent wrote:
> Over here when the common people (high screen owners) aren't around we refer
>to the low screen cars as the "Classic models" and to the high screen cars as
>the "Plastic models".
> A few other points about Jim's message
> 1/ Those "fairly pretty fender curves" have wheel arch flares that look like
>a pair of elephant ears.
> 2/ A "Padded roll bar" or any roll bar, doesn't look great on anything. A
>roll bar looks like what it is, a bunch of pipes welded together. If you are
>that interested in safety, and black plastic dashes, you might find something
>more your style on this site - www.volvo.com
> 3/ Roadsters look "goofy" if you take the side strips off.
> 4/ "It sceams 'Catch me if you can...' ". No, it screams "Ralph Nader and
>Carroll Shelby attacked my car".
> One car magazine over here summed up the looks of the high screen car
>perfectly, " A sports car for giraffes".
> "A LOW SCREEN OR NO SCREEN"
> Alan Bent (also all in fun - every Roadster is a highly desirable car)
> 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1965 Silvia CSP311
> 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310
> 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310 - 1964 Cedric Wagon WP31
> 1963 Bluebird P312 - 1963 Bluebird P312
> 1963 Cedric P31 - 1964 Cedric Wagon 1964
> 1969 Super Six G130
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/index.html
>
> Jim Tyler wrote:
>
> > > I'll probably get flamed to hell for this but you guys with the later
>model
> > > roadsters have the butt ugliest looking consoles and dashboards.
> >
> > OK that will be quite enough late model dash flames...A perfect or "Just
>Dashes" redo late style
> > dash with a pretty set of gauges and all new knobs is a pretty thing to
>behold. Deep sunken gauges,
> > curvacious, not bad for a cheap Japanese sports car.
> >
> > Personally I think the 67.5 year dash is THE UGLY one. Dull black
>instrument rims,
> > the UGLY 2 instrument clusters, UGLY satined-out chrome, UGLY,DULL, UGLY
> >
> > The 66 dash is the pretty one, pretty gauges, pretty trim, classy styling.
> >
> > OH yes and the 1500 dashes, they get a close UGLY 2nd prize. Dorky half
>way funktional
> > (no not a typo) gauges, a giant "Oh Sh%$" handle to the right (Must have
>had a clearance
> > on Nippondenso file drawer handles), an afterthought Windshield washer pump
>stuck on the
> > bottom with an L bracket, A map light that look like it came from a marine
>application, and best
> > of all, best of all, an ASH TRAY LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVICE A WAFFLE HOUSE.
>Guy's that ain't beauty....thats butt UGLY.
> >
> > BTW for any one who hasn't driven one, that OH Sh&* handle was because of
>the drum brakes!!!
> >
> > They went to the 66 dash because some smart guy fired the designer that
>came up with all that
> > UGLY crap!
> >
> > Stand up for yourselves late model owners!
> >
> > And, while we are at it,
> >
> > I would have to point out that the late models are the ones that that look
>great tricked out. Lowered, 15" Panasports or American Libre's, Padded roll
>bar, take off the goofy side trim and those are fairly pretty fender curves.
>That's a Datsun Roadster. It sceams "Catch me if you can..."
> >
> > Do all that to a 65 and it will just look silly with those anemic little
>fender flares.
> >
> > I have a right to criticize. I have a least one of each here to torment me!
> >
> > Jim Tyler (All in good fun)
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