Re: IML: Modern Derby Cars

["John Harvey" <50scars@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is not quite the reason demolition derby people like old cars. 
Demolition Derbies are basic thuggery--the guy with the biggest club wins. 
Actually, if you have some basic skills and think, you can win a lot better 
with a mid-or large sized front wheel drive car like a Taurus or an Intepid. 
The thing that makes these cars cheap is when the electroinics go out.  It 
is really tough to jumper out the electroincs to make it go anyway, which is 
why the are not all that popular in the Demos.
   Another thing that happens is that we look at an old Imperial for either 
it's potential as a restoration candidate--like how much will it cost us to 
get it presentable, or its potential for usable parts.  A a car with bent 
rusty bumpers, shredded interior, broken windows, long wetted power windows, 
and so forth,  is of little value to us; however, it is iron to a demo 
driver.  He doesn't care all that much how much it smokes, or even if it 
knocks a bit.  As long as he has first and reverse, the actual condition of 
the transmission is of little concern to him. It isn't actually going that 
far anyway.  The condition of diecast and chrome is of no consequence.
    Then there is the pressure of significant others, and the authorities 
on the owner to get rid of it.

JOhn

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Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Modern Derby Cars


> People don't use modern cars 'cause they don't make 'em like they used to.
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> Daryl
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> > Very sad indeed. Why don't these people use modern
> > cars? Cost I guess.
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> > Tim Durrer
> > 73 LeBaron blue sky
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