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Old 02-19-2012, 03:02 AM
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When John Force and Tony Stewart stop saying, "We blew the motor".....we will. lol

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dale68z</div><div class="ubbcode-body">^^^^^^^
He said motor...

motor= runs on electricity
engine = internal combustion

sorry it's a pet peeve of mine

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I agree, even I say &quot;motor&quot; when it comes to racing. Pisses me off when I do it,though

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hemicolt</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When John Force and Tony Stewart stop saying, &quot;We blew the motor&quot;.....we will. lol

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dale68z</div><div class="ubbcode-body">^^^^^^^
He said motor...

motor= runs on electricity
engine = internal combustion

sorry it's a pet peeve of mine

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It's all good. In a few years it won't matter. Everyone will be speaking text anyway. Knw wt I mn?
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Old 02-19-2012, 08:26 PM
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.....or when they change the name to Indianapolis Engine Speedway.
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I'm sure there are thousands of &quot;real&quot; high-dollar cars that this is all that's really left of the original car.
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In my opinion I feel that a skeleton such as this is the most basic and stripped down portion of the original car. But as such, being the original skeleton I feel that there is some reason to believe this is still the original car. I would feel this is more of the original car even if all the required body panels were replaced rather than taking a new body and transferring the tags and drivetrain to it.

A skeleton is the foundation for anything living or in most cases something that has been assembled. Once the skeleton is no longer there - the original item is lost.
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Old 02-20-2012, 12:31 AM
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Point, and the skeleton theory is the reason I used mine rather than switching tags or a dynacorn shell.

If the steel parts are the skeleton, I would call the original driveline the soul of the &quot;supercar&quot;.

After all, the bodies from a 6 banger and a ZL1 are exactly the same. It was the driveline and suspension that made a ZL1 special as opposed to other camaros.

I know it's not a popular theory......

In the end it does not matter as long as the buyer and seller are honest and both pleased with the deal.

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Old 02-20-2012, 01:49 AM
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Motor is not exclusive to electricity. I had to build a mousetrap powered car in school. Is the mousetrap a motor or an enigne?

engine: (n) motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.

motor: (n) machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dale68z</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I agree, even I say &quot;motor&quot; when it comes to racing. Pisses me off when I do it,though

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hemicolt</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When John Force and Tony Stewart stop saying, &quot;We blew the motor&quot;.....we will. lol

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dale68z</div><div class="ubbcode-body">^^^^^^^
He said motor...

motor= runs on electricity
engine = internal combustion

sorry it's a pet peeve of mine

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