FW06 Kyosho Corvette (Non-Vintage)

[mrlexan]

I know it's not vintage, but I love it, so I had to post to share my excitement. The proportions on the FW06 are much better than it's big brother. Me REALLY likey! I would love to see it go head to head with the FW06 Aston just like at Le Mans. Very cool!

http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/news.php?article_id=97

[purpletimbo]

They do look really good, and in the flesh even better.
But I like old school muscle

[mrlexan]

You left out the most important about seeing them in the flesh.... the sound!

[scr8p]

the sound of the old ones.

[mrlexan]

Dude, new or old.... they all pretty much sound the same. However, I would say the C6R sounds a bit more refined as opposed to the piston slapping of the ole, but I know what your response will be to that.... "exactly my point"

Other somewhat recent awesome sounders: 1. Panoz LMP 2. Olds Aurora R&S MKIII (a bit older)

[scr8p]

Dude, new or old.... they all pretty much sound the same. However, I would say the C6R sounds a bit more refined as opposed to the piston slapping of the ole, but I know what your response will be to that.... "exactly my point"

you can't beat the sound of a big block w/ side exhaust.

new cars just don't have that bbbrump...bbbrump.

[mrlexan]

Dude, trust me, they do..... you would be surprised. The Panoz used to hit your right in the chest, the Vette is very close.

[mrlexan]

This is far from in person, but you will get the jist of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQxp8YahDQ&feature=related

[a01butal]

I had this 67 427/435 HP from 1979 to 89 and will attest to the the one of a kind sound that came from the side pipes when you got the motor over a certain rpm(4000?) the other 2 of 3 2 barrel carbs kicked in and that's when you held on for one heck of a ride. I used to put racing gas in because it was the only gas that still had the octane rating and lead that made it run right. At $3 a gallon back then it wasn't economically feasible to just pull out to pass 1 car so I only did 4 to 5 cars to make it worthwhile. My kids have lots of stories to tell about the fun(at least I thought so) we had with this car. I took a stupid pill in 1989 and accepted what I thought then was an ungodly offer of 3 times what I paid for it.

[mrlexan]

The Panoz LMP (watch the whole thing, the end give the best feel of sound, again not in person): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86lf-LRXiE

[mrlexan]

Got to love the American V8s!

[mrlexan]

The R&S MKIII... this guy doesn't even have it opened up in the slightest bit, no where near what it can sound like. I remember this thing WAY up in the RPMs running around Daytona during the 24 hours of Daytona, 1995 or 1996ish. It sounded so awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx5waybtF1M

[scr8p]

dude...... why do you keep calling me dude, dude?

[scr8p]

for me, cars need to sound good at idle. hence bbbrump..bbbrump from my earlier post. a lot of cars sound good when they're on it.

nice vette, al. my dad has a 66 coupe. 327/350 4sp, factory side exhaust, all numbers matching.

[markt311]

That R&S sounds sweet, but the tranny whine kind of drowns the motor out. Straight cut gears are pretty cool too though