I'm not joking,he actually said it.....

SVOCOP · 09-09-2002, 09:14 PM

Ok, I'm watching TV last night and flip by The Speedchannel and just for #$%^ and giggles I start watching Hi-rev tunerz(sp?). I try to see if I can pick up some ideas for picking up some ponies for my SVO(4banger turbo). Of course, this show is about how stylish(riced out) a car is and not it's performance. I'm getting ready to turn it because they show this hideous orange CRX. The host starts talking about how awesome this car is and is talking to some big import magazine guy and the guy actually says that they picked the CRX for an article because the CRX is the "57 Chevy of our generation". Did I pass out and miss something? When did the CRX come anywhere close to the 57 Chevy? It's one thing to pretend rice is cool, but don't try to put it in the same class as a legend. At least he picked on a Chevy.

Shelby428cj · 09-09-2002, 09:34 PM

OMG WTF!!!!!!!! That man needs to be slapped hard!! Hey it maybe a chevy but that is my favorite chevy!!!! Good gawd!!! Thanks for sharing !

See Ya,
Karen

srv1 · 09-09-2002, 09:42 PM

got any pics of your car SVOCOP?

foxbodied · 09-09-2002, 09:54 PM

man hunt

foxbodied · 09-09-2002, 10:01 PM

When is this show on? I need a good laugh.

Hammer · 09-09-2002, 10:08 PM

Let me guess, the 5.0 of "Generation Moron" must be the Civic... Jeez

The Deuce · 09-09-2002, 11:03 PM

I've heard this said many times. It is blashemy, and if they ever figure out how to try and make them handle, they'll be corvettes or mustangs. Ugh.

Here's the backstory:
People see the '57 Chevy (more the 55-57) as "the car" for hot rodders of a generation. They were relativly cheap, plentiful and parts were easy to come by. Think about how many are still around, after all the abuse they got for almost 50 years.

Civics are cheap, plentiful, and now there are plenty of aftermarket parts available.

To the untrained eye, they seem the same. Neither one was really a 'performance' car in base form. Bel Air, ok, but how much better was it really than an Si Civic?

The major difference is power. You could drop a 350, 396 or even 454 into a Shoebox no problem. Civics you simply cannot make go that fast. oooh, I've got a whole 2.2 in my car now. Heck, I crap bigger than that!

If you don't look at performance it may be possible to drink enough dran-o to compare the two. Still makes my stomach turn.

Crazy Horse GT · 09-10-2002, 12:29 AM

that crap was in hot rod magazine or something, i saw it & lmao, plus i think someone posted about it here, just awhile back, lol, a ricer= 57 chebbie- not!

Dark_5.0 · 09-10-2002, 12:08 PM

Sweet......... I better hold on to my CRX it is a classic.

What a moron

andy669 · 09-10-2002, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dark_5.0
Sweet......... I better hold on to my CRX it is a classic.

What a moron

hehehe.... Yeah, just think, in 30 years you will be able to take your CRX to the biggest car wash contests (car shows) in the country and enter it in one of fifteen classes.

Stock, Super Stock, Custom, Super Custom, Custom Modified, Modified Custom, Modifed Stock, Showroom Stock, etc......lol...

Andy:

SVOCOP · 09-10-2002, 02:54 PM

Hey srv1, I do have some pics but I'm not exactly a computer whiz so I'll have to figure out how to post it. Remember that my car is a project and does not look the greatest right now. It runs and handles good and the interior is in really good shape, so to me the painting it will be a small thing. Oh, I will paint it back the original dark-sage green. It is only one of 47 total green SVO's built during those 3 years, that makes it the rarest color. It might be easier for me to e-mail the pic to you.

silver_pilate · 09-10-2002, 02:59 PM

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Civics are cheap, plentiful, and now there are plenty of aftermarket parts available

No joke about that. Wanna have a car that costs the least amount of money to modify?

Buy a Civic and then jack an engine out of an Accord. That's why the Accord is the most stolen car in America. Any little hood with $2000 worth of drug money can buy a beat up Civic and the lift the larger, more powerful motor from an Accord.

Little ***-wipes should be exterminated.

--nathan

302 LX Eric · 09-10-2002, 03:17 PM

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I've got a whole 2.2 in my car now. Heck, I crap bigger than that!

That's the funniest thing I've read on this site in months! BRAVO!

E

induction · 09-10-2002, 03:59 PM

My husband would die if he saw that, He is working on a 55 now.

Rev · 09-10-2002, 04:32 PM

The '55 shoebox is my favorite too. I actually had one back in the day (62?) but it was a 6 banger, 3 speed, rustbucket. I considered it a beater/economy car at the time.

Rev

Boosted50 · 09-10-2002, 04:34 PM

If you go to the Flowmaster website and listen to the soundclip of the muffler they put on the 1.8L Integra GSR the representative who is talking says that hondas and such are the muscle cars of today.. I own a modded Accord and think this is the funniest thing I have ever heard

Morons..

induction · 09-10-2002, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rev
The '55 shoebox is my favorite too. I actually had one back in the day (62?) but it was a 6 banger, 3 speed, rustbucket. I considered it a beater/economy car at the time.

Rev

Thats the way his was too 6 and 3 on the tree . There is still some rust to deal with in the finder wells but not much.

87t_top · 09-10-2002, 08:18 PM

I swear some people these days are missing huge chunks of their brain...

LX5liter · 09-10-2002, 10:03 PM

Maybe he meant a '57 style 4 door taxi-cab. There used to be a pile of those running around. ( made by the checker cab company for years and years I believe). They were ugly and slow too!

09-09-2002, 09:14 PM	#1
SVOCOP Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NC Posts: 27	I'm not joking,he actually said it..... Ok, I'm watching TV last night and flip by The Speedchannel and just for #$%^ and giggles I start watching Hi-rev tunerz(sp?). I try to see if I can pick up some ideas for picking up some ponies for my SVO(4banger turbo). Of course, this show is about how stylish(riced out) a car is and not it's performance. I'm getting ready to turn it because they show this hideous orange CRX. The host starts talking about how awesome this car is and is talking to some big import magazine guy and the guy actually says that they picked the CRX for an article because the CRX is the "57 Chevy of our generation". Did I pass out and miss something? When did the CRX come anywhere close to the 57 Chevy? It's one thing to pretend rice is cool, but don't try to put it in the same class as a legend. At least he picked on a Chevy.

09-09-2002, 09:34 PM	#2
Shelby428cj Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 510	OMG WTF!!!!!!!! That man needs to be slapped hard!! Hey it maybe a chevy but that is my favorite chevy!!!! Good gawd!!! Thanks for sharing ! See Ya, Karen __________________ Karen Wells, Moderator The Mustang Works Magazine http://www.mustangworks.com 1969 Mustang (Project Rice Eater) 1999 Silver Mustang Saleen S281 (SQ car for stereo contests) SQ Goddess My Stereo Bro "tireburner163"

09-09-2002, 09:42 PM	#3
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	got any pics of your car SVOCOP? __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

09-09-2002, 10:08 PM	#6
Hammer AKA "Dr. Evil" Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: South Fork Ranch Posts: 1,721	Let me guess, the 5.0 of "Generation Moron" must be the Civic... Jeez __________________ Uncle Sam "What the hell is up with all the gauges? Calling Captain Kirk, your ride awaits... Phasers on stun...."

09-09-2002, 11:03 PM	#7
The Deuce Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,325	I've heard this said many times. It is blashemy, and if they ever figure out how to try and make them handle, they'll be corvettes or mustangs. Ugh. Here's the backstory: People see the '57 Chevy (more the 55-57) as "the car" for hot rodders of a generation. They were relativly cheap, plentiful and parts were easy to come by. Think about how many are still around, after all the abuse they got for almost 50 years. Civics are cheap, plentiful, and now there are plenty of aftermarket parts available. To the untrained eye, they seem the same. Neither one was really a 'performance' car in base form. Bel Air, ok, but how much better was it really than an Si Civic? The major difference is power. You could drop a 350, 396 or even 454 into a Shoebox no problem. Civics you simply cannot make go that fast. oooh, I've got a whole 2.2 in my car now. Heck, I crap bigger than that! If you don't look at performance it may be possible to drink enough dran-o to compare the two. Still makes my stomach turn. __________________ 1997 Mustang GT "The Freak" - 13.80 @ 101.70, 2.07 60' 1995 Honda VFR750 - not much @ really fast (actual data pending.) 1964.5 Mustang 289 Rice Haters Club Member #13

09-09-2002, 09:54 PM	#4
foxbodied Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Port Washington,New York Posts: 104	man hunt

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foxbodied Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Port Washington,New York Posts: 104	When is this show on? I need a good laugh.

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Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	that crap was in hot rod magazine or something, i saw it & lmao, plus i think someone posted about it here, just awhile back, lol, a ricer= 57 chebbie- not! __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

09-10-2002, 12:08 PM	#9
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Sweet......... I better hold on to my CRX it is a classic. What a moron __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

09-10-2002, 02:54 PM	#11
SVOCOP Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NC Posts: 27	Hey srv1, I do have some pics but I'm not exactly a computer whiz so I'll have to figure out how to post it. Remember that my car is a project and does not look the greatest right now. It runs and handles good and the interior is in really good shape, so to me the painting it will be a small thing. Oh, I will paint it back the original dark-sage green. It is only one of 47 total green SVO's built during those 3 years, that makes it the rarest color. It might be easier for me to e-mail the pic to you.

09-10-2002, 04:32 PM	#15
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	The '55 shoebox is my favorite too. I actually had one back in the day (62?) but it was a 6 banger, 3 speed, rustbucket. I considered it a beater/economy car at the time. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe

09-10-2002, 04:34 PM	#16
Boosted50 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Braunfels, Tx Posts: 65	If you go to the Flowmaster website and listen to the soundclip of the muffler they put on the 1.8L Integra GSR the representative who is talking says that hondas and such are the muscle cars of today.. I own a modded Accord and think this is the funniest thing I have ever heard Morons..

09-10-2002, 08:18 PM	#18
87t_top Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: indiana Posts: 20	i swear.. I swear some people these days are missing huge chunks of their brain...

09-10-2002, 10:03 PM	#19
LX5liter dude5l Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 603	Maybe he meant a '57 style 4 door taxi-cab. There used to be a pile of those running around. ( made by the checker cab company for years and years I believe). They were ugly and slow too! __________________ Good luck! Brad R. 1992 L.X. 5.0 coupe MODS: A few little bolt ons New Best time ...11.60 @ 128 mph @ 2000+ ft altitude. Rice Haters Club member #39 Users rides #2542