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@p51 posted:

Nah, the issue with that was, they didn't roll any more than a Jeep would, but they marketed them as a 'sports vehicle' to younger people who didn't realize it had a high center of gravity. A guy I later met who worked at a dealer which sold them said that most rollovers were from 20-something college girls who got one because it looked cool and treated it like a lower-slung car.

Anyone familiar with vehicles of that type (which I very much was) would never come close to rolling one.

Lee I was just kidding, I figured anyone that had ever driven any jeep CJ and older would realize the Samurai had a high COG.  Marketing is where the problem was.  Just like the old 3 wheeled ATVs.  People watched the commercials of professional riders doin incredible things and bought them and let little Johnny have at it until he rolled it over on himself and broke some bones.  Bye bye 3 wheelers.

@coach joe posted:

Lee I was just kidding, I figured anyone that had ever driven any jeep CJ and older would realize the Samurai had a high COG.  Marketing is where the problem was.  Just like the old 3 wheeled ATVs.  People watched the commercials of professional riders doin incredible things and bought them and let little Johnny have at it until he rolled it over on himself and broke some bones.  Bye bye 3 wheelers.

Joe, I had no way to know you were kidding as so many people back then asked if I'd rolled the thing (as if you couldn't just look and tell it'd never rolled) and still does on those rare occasions when it comes up.

I must admit, of all the vehicles I've owned throughout my life, that is the one I miss the most. You couldn't go very fast in one, but it was a blast to drive, especially in the climate I lived in at the time, in North Florida.

I agree fully about the marketing for Suzuki; Samurais were marketed the same way sports cars were, and young people bought them and drove them outside the envelope of what would be safe for something like that. I grew up in a college town, so several rolled there, from mostly young people who'd been given them after high school or for college by parents who didn't think about it head of time (or more likely, never drove anything like that themselves).

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The  local racing team assembles early this morning for the two hour drive north to the WG race track upstate.  The mechanic, the driver, and the cheerleading squad are along for the trip and expecting a day and night of fun and excitement!  The Ford F100 easily pulls the '63 Stingray, a favorite for the race on the 4th...

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Now that's what I call a racing Team'... Great shot Paul'.. Very nice photo work!!...👍🌟😃

OK, I’ll go out on a limb … I couldn't quite tell, but it looks like the yellow car has a large chrome ring centered on the front grill.  Without researching body lines, it immediately made me think “Studebaker” (and then “Tucker”).

Agreed, the other models should be easy to find — especially the white VW, as this thread recently showed .

Gotta love those doodlebugs; have fun with this project!

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'49 or '50 Ford.

The  local racing team assembles early this morning for the two hour drive north to the WG race track upstate.  The mechanic, the driver, and the cheerleading squad are along for the trip and expecting a day and night of fun and excitement!  The Ford F100 easily pulls the '63 Stingray, a favorite for the race on the 4th...

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That's one hot car and an even hotter team!

The  local racing team assembles early this morning for the two hour drive north to the WG race track upstate.  The mechanic, the driver, and the cheerleading squad are along for the trip and expecting a day and night of fun and excitement!  The Ford F100 easily pulls the '63 Stingray, a favorite for the race on the 4th...

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Great shot Paul! It just shows I need to get a stingray for my layout! If I get that I don't think the ladies will mind if it's a Ford or a Dodge!

the '63 "Stingray" (lower left hand corner) showed up at one of the Friday night rallies last summer at the corner of Summer and North Main...

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Great photo Paul, Rummer has it that there is going to be a get together tomorrow on the corner of Railroad Ave. and 7th St., I will do my best to get some photos as I plan on being in the area!

Well guys I was right the folks all showed up at the corner of Railroad Ave. and 7th Street. They took over the parking lots for the hobby store and Red Owl store!

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Heck there was so many people showing up that they even took over part of the train station parking. The Police were a little worried that some might get pout of had so they had the local Medic units standing by! Which turned out ok as they added more light to see the cars better!

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The nice thing is nobody got out of line, and everyone enjoyed themselves! The must have known someone was watching them from a distance!

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