Famous "car guy" quotes.

After reading the Mickey Thomson article, it got me thinking about some of the wisdom and some of the more "colorfull" quotes these hotrod/car guy's have imparted on us.
So please post some of your favorite quotes, here's a couple to get you started...

"I'm betting my ingenuity against my own life."
Mickey Thomson

"If you need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of your sleeve" Henry Ford

 

Aaaaaaaaaay! - Fonzi.

 

"You can get it in any color, as long as it is black"- Henry Ford

 

"Does it need to be a 10 or a 2?"

or

"It's not easy being famous"

both from the same guy.

 

More from Henry Ford;

"History is more or less bunk.''

"Money is like an arm or leg: Use it or lose it.''

"Everything can always be done faster and better.''

"The new method must produce the profit. Never cheapen the product. Never cheapen the wage. Never overcharge the public.''

"There is only one thing that makes prosperity, and that is work.''

"From waste of time, there can be no salvage. It is the easiest of all waste and the hardest to correct because it does not litter the floor.''

 

Enzo Ferrari, "Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines."

 

After Craig Breedlove put the "Spirt of America" into the salt brine @ Bonneville--
" And for my next trick, I shall set myself afire"

 

You wanna get out of here... you talk to me. - The Road Warrior

 

"Racing is Life, everything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen

"I got a little behind in my steering"

"I'm glad to see that all 12 of the Eight M8's that we built showed up here" Bruce McLaren

 

"Money is how we keep score in motor racing nowadays."

"Simplify and add lightness."




Colin Chapman

 

"If you can turn your not going fast enough."

"Respect tradition don't repeat it."

 

"You can't fix stupid" Larry Morgan, NHRA Pro Stock driver

"The only way to make a small fortune in auto racing is to start with a large one" Briggs Cunningham

 

"You can't polish a turd."

 

Another Fordism
If you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.

 

Question - "How do you make money in NASCAR Racing" asked by No Fear owner Brian Simo to Rick Hendricks
Answer from Rick "I'll tell you if you let me have your merchandise concessions"
Simo - "OK"
Hendricks - "T Shirt Sales. But then you probably knew that, didn't you?"

 

I like this one alot

 

Two Quotes that come to mind,,,,

"It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car".

And

"King of the Road",,,both by Carroll Shelby,,,HRP

 

Bitchin'

 

"The NSRA opening to 1980 is like opening a nightclub in a nursing home... hoping to attract a younger crowd."

- Jim Harrison 2009

 

"you've officialy been pimped"

 

"Park there like you own the place"

Gene Winfield when parking was full at A&W at Paso.

B

 

Fast or slow, we makem go...so QUITCHER BITCHIN
Bill Mad Man Phillips

 

"Jim Harrison, I don't think I've ever heard of him, but I have heard of NSRA".

 

"For speed, add lightness." -Colin Chapman of Lotus fame.

Many of you here beleive in this idea, right?

 

"It's a pretty simple concept, really- suck, squeeze, bang, blow. Repeat as necessary."

 

While racing with Art and Mike Chrisman at the March Meet a few years ago, I asked Art what it cost to enter their car for racing? He replied, "Shiny the clowns don't pay to go to the rodeo!"

-Shiny

 

You can push a garage door 200 miles per hour if you have enough power - Jaxx

 

"That's NOT going to buff out."

 

"If it has tires or testicles, it's gonna give you problems"- Brandy from the HAMB
Not a car GUY, but still counts, right?

 

Henry Ford "Don't find fault, find a solution."