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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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abandoned autos...

http://www.dogguie.com/horrorosas-fo...s-abandonados/

There are some pretty rare cars on this page.
Old Oct 19, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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What's the story on this site and those cars? These in mexico or something?

You hear about the Orbitron? They found it being used as a dumpster in front of a **** shop in mexico. Friggin O.G. Ed Roth car.
Old Oct 19, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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That's crazy!

I think a lot of these were in Europe...
Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
What's the story on this site and those cars? These in mexico or something?

You hear about the Orbitron? They found it being used as a dumpster in front of a **** shop in mexico. Friggin O.G. Ed Roth car.
Geez, that looks like something out of Yogi's Space Race.
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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that poor f-40
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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that poor f-40
Is it my imagination or did it look like a kit car knockoff?
Proportions didn't look quite "right" to me, but it could just be my eyes.
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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it kind of looks like one of those Fiero's that were "transformed" into a Ferrari... or the hoods popped, er, bonnet... or something.
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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yeah it did look a little off but if its been sitting there in all sorts of weather that thing could just be really beat up but who knows
Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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i want the f40
Old Oct 21, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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it kind of looks like one of those Fiero's that were "transformed" into a Ferrari...
that is exactly what it is, there are some treasures on that page, but the "f-40" isn't one of them
Old Oct 21, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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Yeah, a that "F-40" has a 5 lug pattern on the wheels, the real F-40 had a single lug in the middle, like most race cars do.


See here:






For those of you who don't know, there's a single lug there so they can change wheels MUCH quicker than removing a bunch of individual lug nuts. I have a friend who works for a tire shop and has told me that cars with a single lug like the above photo have come in to get it's wheels changed and that the single lug is torqued to INSANE specs... I can't remember the exact torque specs, but it was pretty ridiculous and requires a special air gun to remove.

Last edited by brucelee; Oct 21, 2010 at 08:17 AM.
Old Oct 21, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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you mean center lock? jk
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