Nial
@vintageracer.bsky.social
Retired college prof (Engineering) - Stuff I like: my family, MGs, Austin-Healeys, British sports cars, vintage racing, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, VSCCA, VRG - also 3D printers, CNC programming and progressive social values.
We would always peruse the old J.C. Whitney catalog for "go fast" (or at least look fast) parts.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
February 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
We would always peruse the old J.C. Whitney catalog for "go fast" (or at least look fast) parts.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Yes. The Germans all seemed to like the Corvair beltline.
February 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Yes. The Germans all seemed to like the Corvair beltline.
HA! I drove the black VW to 1st year college. A buddy took shoe polish & wrote "Porsche Power" on the back of it. We drilled out the muffler. It was a 36 HP car, slow as molasses but *sounded fast*. Eventually I rolled it over & destroyed it in the college parking lot. Shoe polish + misspent youth😉
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
HA! I drove the black VW to 1st year college. A buddy took shoe polish & wrote "Porsche Power" on the back of it. We drilled out the muffler. It was a 36 HP car, slow as molasses but *sounded fast*. Eventually I rolled it over & destroyed it in the college parking lot. Shoe polish + misspent youth😉
Many years ago, I had a 521 Pickup. Great vehicle!
February 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Many years ago, I had a 521 Pickup. Great vehicle!
Yes. Absolutely!
Another beltline car!
I race with this Imp all the time. Driven with gusto by my friend Simon. I love the little quasi-Coventry Climax engine in the back of these.
Second photo is me in my A35 battling Simon (he won 😉)
Another beltline car!
I race with this Imp all the time. Driven with gusto by my friend Simon. I love the little quasi-Coventry Climax engine in the back of these.
Second photo is me in my A35 battling Simon (he won 😉)
February 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Yes. Absolutely!
Another beltline car!
I race with this Imp all the time. Driven with gusto by my friend Simon. I love the little quasi-Coventry Climax engine in the back of these.
Second photo is me in my A35 battling Simon (he won 😉)
Another beltline car!
I race with this Imp all the time. Driven with gusto by my friend Simon. I love the little quasi-Coventry Climax engine in the back of these.
Second photo is me in my A35 battling Simon (he won 😉)
My original 1961 Corvair 2-door with (as usual) the engine bonnet open.
We had just run in a car rally and the stripes were shoe polish to make the car seem more "sporty".
(a big fail....I know 😉)
We had just run in a car rally and the stripes were shoe polish to make the car seem more "sporty".
(a big fail....I know 😉)
February 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM
My original 1961 Corvair 2-door with (as usual) the engine bonnet open.
We had just run in a car rally and the stripes were shoe polish to make the car seem more "sporty".
(a big fail....I know 😉)
We had just run in a car rally and the stripes were shoe polish to make the car seem more "sporty".
(a big fail....I know 😉)
Me in my A35 @ Lime Rock racing a friend in his NSU 1000 TTS with its obvious "beltline".
NSU carried this styling effect all the way into its Audi and VW iterations.
NSU carried this styling effect all the way into its Audi and VW iterations.
February 17, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Me in my A35 @ Lime Rock racing a friend in his NSU 1000 TTS with its obvious "beltline".
NSU carried this styling effect all the way into its Audi and VW iterations.
NSU carried this styling effect all the way into its Audi and VW iterations.
Excellent! Thanks! 👍
Love the A30 and the Riley!
it's funny, over here our club is the VSCCA.
Love the A30 and the Riley!
it's funny, over here our club is the VSCCA.
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Excellent! Thanks! 👍
Love the A30 and the Riley!
it's funny, over here our club is the VSCCA.
Love the A30 and the Riley!
it's funny, over here our club is the VSCCA.
Even more Corvair-influenced "beltline" cars
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccarsNSU
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccarsNSU
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Even more Corvair-influenced "beltline" cars
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccarsNSU
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccarsNSU
More Corvair-influenced "beltline" cars
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM
More Corvair-influenced "beltline" cars
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Please click on each photo for Alt text with more car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
More cars with a "beltline" and probably inspired by the Corvair
Please click on each photo for car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Please click on each photo for car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
February 17, 2026 at 11:07 AM
More cars with a "beltline" and probably inspired by the Corvair
Please click on each photo for car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Please click on each photo for car info
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Willys M274 Mechanical Mule used by US military in Viet Nam and other areas.
Light, simple bare-bones transportation capable of carrying 1/4 ton.
Light, simple bare-bones transportation capable of carrying 1/4 ton.
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Willys M274 Mechanical Mule used by US military in Viet Nam and other areas.
Light, simple bare-bones transportation capable of carrying 1/4 ton.
Light, simple bare-bones transportation capable of carrying 1/4 ton.
Yes. I tagged the photo if you click on it. Saw this car at Classic LeMans '25
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Yes. I tagged the photo if you click on it. Saw this car at Classic LeMans '25
Russians will buy their bombs as long as they throw in some cannon fodder.
February 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Russians will buy their bombs as long as they throw in some cannon fodder.
The 57-year-old AM-only radio in my '69 MGB works too! 😉
February 15, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The 57-year-old AM-only radio in my '69 MGB works too! 😉
Donald Trump's father, Fred had racist housing practices and discriminatory rental policies. The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.
Woody Guthrie wrote a song about this called "Old Man Trump" in 1954. Here's Ken Raabe doing Woody's song.
youtu.be/ko4eafwSY_I
Woody Guthrie wrote a song about this called "Old Man Trump" in 1954. Here's Ken Raabe doing Woody's song.
youtu.be/ko4eafwSY_I
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Donald Trump's father, Fred had racist housing practices and discriminatory rental policies. The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.
Woody Guthrie wrote a song about this called "Old Man Trump" in 1954. Here's Ken Raabe doing Woody's song.
youtu.be/ko4eafwSY_I
Woody Guthrie wrote a song about this called "Old Man Trump" in 1954. Here's Ken Raabe doing Woody's song.
youtu.be/ko4eafwSY_I
Yeah, an MGB pillow dash does not have a glove box like the metal dash seen in Jeff's post.
I like that steering wheel in Jeff's photo too. But it's not the original "banjo style". It looks like a Derrington or similar aftermarket wheel.
I like that steering wheel in Jeff's photo too. But it's not the original "banjo style". It looks like a Derrington or similar aftermarket wheel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Yeah, an MGB pillow dash does not have a glove box like the metal dash seen in Jeff's post.
I like that steering wheel in Jeff's photo too. But it's not the original "banjo style". It looks like a Derrington or similar aftermarket wheel.
I like that steering wheel in Jeff's photo too. But it's not the original "banjo style". It looks like a Derrington or similar aftermarket wheel.
A nice touch!
I love the early MGB metal dash like that.
Much nicer than the "pillow dash" in my '69 MGB.
I love the early MGB metal dash like that.
Much nicer than the "pillow dash" in my '69 MGB.
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
A nice touch!
I love the early MGB metal dash like that.
Much nicer than the "pillow dash" in my '69 MGB.
I love the early MGB metal dash like that.
Much nicer than the "pillow dash" in my '69 MGB.
You're going to get me in trouble, Paul! 😁
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
You're going to get me in trouble, Paul! 😁