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re: Ford GT goes 300.4 MPH in the Texas Mile

Posted on 3/26/19 at 9:09 am to
Posted by CHSTigersFan
Charleston, Arkansas
Member since Jan 2005
2738 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 9:09 am to
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Never been to west Texas aye?

132mph was my top speed and it was in West Texas where you can see for miles......
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
28017 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 9:12 am to
USA
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:15 am to
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Unless Mississippi has changed their laws in the last five years, it's still legal there.

True story, as long as you're not in a dry county or one that has its own ordinances against open containers. When I was first stuckinMS, I'd gotten hit in a parking lot and my headlight was wiped out. I'd scheduled to bring it into the shop so they could fix it, but it was a couple of days down the road.

I worked late one night and stopped and got myself two beers for the ride home. One was on the passenger seat and the other half of one was open in the cupholder. A few blocks from my place, a car passed me going the other way, whipped a u-turn, and threw on the rollers. I pulled off on a side street and the cop came up to the window, mentioned my two beers and I told him I picked up a couple on my way home from work. He told me he pulled me over for the busted headlight and I showed him my appointment reminder to bring the car into the shop in the next couple of days.

He went back to his car to check my license and registration, came back and handed them to me, and told me to have a good night and just make sure I don't enjoy too much beer before I got home and sent me on my way.

Being stuckinMS didn't suck 100% of the time.
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 10:19 am
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
52562 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:16 am to
The Gazillionaire I used to work for has one of these. My God what an amazing car.
Posted by Kino74
Denham springs
Member since Nov 2013
5360 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:21 am to
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The Gazillionaire I used to work for has one of these. My God what an amazing car.


And those cars don't depreciate. The 05/06 GTs are going on 13 and 14 years old and values keep rising.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476663 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:22 am to
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Ford GT becomes first street-legal car to hit 300 mph in standing mile.

that car wasn't street legal and wasn't on a street
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78402 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:22 am to
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that car wasn't street legal and wasn't on a street


What makes it not street legal?

ETA: other than I am assuming he doesn't have it registered or insured.
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 10:24 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476663 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:24 am to
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What makes it not street legal?

i don't see side mirrors
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78402 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:28 am to
I guess you got that.

He probably doesn't have legal tread either.
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 10:29 am
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14539 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:50 am to
That is something else!



Would you know if you can get that model with curb feelers and a fuzzy dash?
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:53 am to
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And those cars don't depreciate


They did for awhile.
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15866 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 11:00 am to
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What makes it not street legal?

i don't see side mirrors


Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57012 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 11:06 am to
most states require two mirrors. Cops just usually dont enforce it
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78402 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 11:07 am to
Technically not street legal. All you get is a 'fix it' ticket.

Have never been pulled over nor heard someone pulled over for it.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
TD Platinum Member
Member since Feb 2006
59316 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 11:13 am to
That’s the reason why the mirrors for the CJs weren’t attached to the doors. However, the passenger side mirror was set up in a way that you looked at it through the windshield.



And SFP, mirrors were removed to keep them from blowing off and getting under the rear wheels breaking traction, in addition to drag reduction.
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 11:15 am
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 11:25 am to
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i don't see side mirrors

Where the headlight lenses should be is a blacked out piece of plastic. Tinting headlight lenses is not street legal. The headlights likely have been removed to save weight. Not having headlights is not street legal.
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