PoD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 is that would buy or did buy? my first "adventure" was a BMW R69 S motorcycle with a Steib TR500 sidecar, it has gone downhill from there, from a Citroen 11 BL to a wwII tank and a bunch of others in between. Currantly it is a custom built German VW "kublewagen from wwII fame but with a 124 hp watercooled engine so that BlackHearted Pearl can have air conditioning in the summer while shooting the MG34 off the AA mount. We used to own a kublewagen from wwII when i was a kid. I love the fact you could take the doors off and drop the windscreen. We fitted a cab heater out of a truck as it was freezing cold in the winter. I am after one now as I have just passed my driving test. ...and then I discovered the wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I have a bit of a soft spot for these too: A C-Type Jaguar. I doubt i'd fit in it though ...and then I discovered the wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Misson Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 I very specifically said 'vehicle.' "A boat is a hole in the water which you fill with money." Talking military vehicles, there are two I've always liked. They are based on the same (somewhat foolish from a Physics POV) principle: The Kettenkrad: The American Half Track: Here's a modern version (does this qualify for Cash for Clunkers?): “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” –Carlos Casteneda "Man is free at the moment he wishes to be." — Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Fridley Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I very specifically said 'vehicle.' "A boat is a hole in the water which you fill with money." Talking military vehicles, there are two I've always liked. They are based on the same (somewhat foolish from a Physics POV) principle: The Kettenkrad: The American Half Track: Here's a modern version (does this qualify for Cash for Clunkers?): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This WONDERFUL 1924 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Boat Tail that I got to ride in as a kid. (see? Sometimes it pays to be old! ) Now... you talk about not building 'em like THAT anymore and you are right! It is still owned by the McLaglen family... and he is nearly 90! Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This WONDERFUL 1924 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Boat Tail that I got to ride in as a kid. (see? Sometimes it pays to be old! ) Now... you talk about not building 'em like THAT anymore and you are right! It is still owned by the McLaglen family... and he is nearly 90! Now that has the lines of one of those old wooden boats like in 'On Golden Pond' I know you said no boats, but I had to post this. (Met a recent passenger on this, quite a story) ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Misson Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) I never said no boats. A boat is certainly a vehicle. A definition from Freedictionary.com: "ve·hi·cle (v-kl)n. 1. a. A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance" I just said a boat was a hole in the water that you filled with money. Edited August 14, 2009 by Raphael Misson “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” –Carlos Casteneda "Man is free at the moment he wishes to be." — Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 well, then......if money was no object....I want the Maltese Falcon. Maltese Falcon for sale. ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Brand Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 1949 Mercury Coupe and a trunk of tommy guns. And if money is no option then I want the other Mercury. A brig sloop. Oh, and one of these... ...and one of these too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 well, then......if money was no object....I want the Maltese Falcon. Maltese Falcon for sale. Selling it so soon? He just got the damn thing built, it seems. It spent some time in the Bay 'o Saint Francis - I didn't get to see it up close and personal, though. Another boat did, though - crashed into it, in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Dudes... if I could, I'd buy the prop Ironhide truck from "Transformers"... or one just like it! It's one hell of a truck! Pimped out Pirate Style with a little Decepticon stuff... yeah, it'll be a very intimidating truck. :::Evil grinz::: I wouldn't mind one of these, too: And of course, have a lifesize version of my pirate dream, the Resurrection, built. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Misson Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Oh, that reminds me of something I really wanted as a kid. An AC Mack Dump Truck. What a cool design. “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” –Carlos Casteneda "Man is free at the moment he wishes to be." — Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Well I'd like to have that new car that is coming out that gets 230 miles per gallon!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) I've had my eye on this baby for years. She's been for sale in Chile, made passages around the horn, and is built sturdy. However, I just don't have that kind of money right now, and getting her from Chile to Alaska, while a fun passage, would just be one more big expense. Granted, at $310,000, it's only $50k more than I'm buying my first house for! But, add to that the passage up, moorage fees, and the basic maintenance of owning a boat, and it's still too far out of my price range. General Comments About The Boat: Construction of this classic William Garden topsail schooner first began in 1970, but political uncertainties then delayed the project until 1983 and the ship was finally christened and launched new 1986. She was built to handle some of the world's toughest conditions. Thanks to her heavy ballast, wide beam and full keel, she is exceptionally seaworthy and has sailed for 17 years from one end of Chile to the other, Arica to Cape Horn, sometimes braving hurricane-force winds. She has been used on and off to carry up to 60 tourist passengers on day sails and up to 12 on overnight trips. Only a captain and 2 crew are required to handle her. Her reliable Cat diesel was completely overhauled, including head and injector pump, just 1500 hours ago. Both her forward and main Oregon pine masts were replaced in 2002, when she also received a new rudder and other upgrades. Her overall condition at this time is very good. She is a go-anywhere, sailorman's sailing vessel ready for sea with a size is not excessive for anchoring in small coves. I really like the size (75 ft LOA), and the fact that she was built to be sailed hard in any condition. One of those boats that will always bring you home if you take care of her. Coastie Edited August 18, 2009 by Coastie04 She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doglock_Hawk Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I could go on and on about what vehicles look cool on the outside but let us focus on the inner beauty instead. "Pirates should be viewed as the crazy homeless guys of the sea. Sailing from port to port and broadsiding with nonsensical ramblings." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Swab Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hmm personally I would love a Chadwick touring but Im not sure if there are any left. She was good for 100 mph off the showroom floor in 1910 with roads being the way they were, first production car supercharged (3 stage) using a 12L inline 6 engine. Other cars I've driven on a daily basis or owned include a couple model T's, a model A, Mercedes 300 SLR (replica of course), 66 Pontiac, 55 Cad eldorado convt, and a 64 cad convt. I am hoping to get my friends '59 Chrysler from him and use it as a family car/driver when I live in Thailand. Of course when it comes to boats how about this . . . Of course if money werent an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gothic Blacksmith Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 If money were no impediment..... MY SHIP! MINE, I TELL YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPirate Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Well, me lady and I went test driving vehicles yesterday and I have to say we were very impressed with the mini cooper. I especially liked the interior. It was very "sky captain and the world of tomorrow" to me. Almost steamy, I would say... and many of us pyrate types are known to get a bit steamy from time to time Time flies when you're having rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Dusenburg SJ Lawrence of Arabia's armored Rolls Royce Al Capone's 16 cylinder caddy limo Ford Starliner F4U Corsair An original Henderson Ex. Super X Late twenties Chris Craft run about Origanal 427 AC Cobra PS as always pardon my spelling the BB makes it worse I'm sure. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Bob Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 More money than brains, eh? There's them whut say that be the case with me, anyway...which doesn't say much for either me wits or me personal economy. Nonetheless: Ground vehicle? A Panzer Mk IV, upgunned to a 75mm. Naughty-cal? Just about any craft featured in the current issue of Yachting magazine... Damn, thats sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jacob Badger Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 If money didn't matter.....I'd still buy this: But I'd put a v8 in it......cos DAMN!.....tis slow..(But ye gets t' take in more o' the countryside that way)..lol Then again.....t' have the crew an' gold t' run THIS little skiff.....might be fun. Yes, it be pointy…..and ye be at the wrong side o’ it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Bob Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Now *there's* a pirate with the right idea... If money didn't matter.....I'd still buy this: But I'd put a v8 in it......cos DAMN!.....tis slow..(But ye gets t' take in more o' the countryside that way)..lol Then again.....t' have the crew an' gold t' run THIS little skiff.....might be fun. Damn, thats sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJessi Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I rather love my truck - Sarge (the plate currently reads "ARRRRGG") But if the Aptera goes into it's production plans and becomes available outside of California, at 300mpg it might be my next car: I've always loved the '56 Bel Air But of you're going to GO BIG, there's the $95mil Oculus: They say it's a "Superyacht" supposedly modeled after a killer whale. Looks more the eels from the Little Mermaid to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casketchris Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 another one so i can get the few missing parts that were only made for this model Nautical acquisition and redistribution specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pyrat Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) 1937 Talbot Lago T150-C-SS 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO 1953 C-Type Jaguar 1954 D-Type Jaguar 1966 Ford GT40 MkV 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 La Mans Ok, this could go on forever... Never ask this question to a car guy. Guess I'll just settle for the one I've got. Edited October 18, 2009 by Joe Pyrat The Charles Towne Few - We shall sail... The sea will be our empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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