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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesThanks for the tidbit of information there, Fritz.
Automotive Exceptionalism
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Gaz6263
·Just got this and have been riding the wheels off it. A 91 FXRS, a Harley that handles 😲. It makes a nice change from the Fat Boy. Just need to remove a few surplus pieces of chrome work to improve its looks and were good to go.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member
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BlueBoy
·Got talking to the owner of this beauty earlier today and he told me the history of the car and manufacturer.
It was made by SS Cars of Coventry and is an SS100 with the 100 referring to the top speed. Following the end of the Second World War and the Nazi connotations of the initials SS the company then changed their name to Jaguar.
Further to the other SS100 updates, the SS100, was a British 2 door sports car, which was originally a 2.5L, which was then replaced by a 3.5L model. The 100 designation was used to signify that the car was
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Mad Dog
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Darlinboy
··Pratts! Will I B******S!!!
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smitty190373
·Dat Ass !!!
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.
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smitty190373
·Hmmm a great plate but not so sure about the pricing, 288 gtos are upwards of £1.5m now !
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.Hmmm a great plate but not so sure about the pricing, 288 gtos are upwards of £1.5m now !
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Gaz6263
·Got talking to the owner of this beauty earlier today and he told me the history of the car and manufacturer.
It was made by SS Cars of Coventry and is an SS100 with the 100 referring to the top speed. Following the end of the Second World War and the Nazi connotations of the initials SS the company then changed their name to Jaguar.
Went to Brooklands today and saw this
Said it would still do 100mph though.
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Tetra84
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My visceral go-kart..
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jw0n
·Any RWB enthusiasts in here? Nakai-san was in Malaysia over the last four days to work on #06 build, and also to rebuild #05. Some pics...
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davy26
·An enduring pleasure for me the Porsche marque, and, while I'm most keen on standard production examples, I do like the Gulf livery, evocative of course of the ultimate Porker: 1970/71 917. There are very few 'brands' that engage my loyalty, but Porsche and Omega certainly do.
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davy26
·Alfa 4C lurking locally:
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davy26
·BMWs from my era - they were very exciting in the 70s. These are seen at Lydden in the 90s:
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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector
Coming up for auction http://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/aucti...um=email&utm_campaign=HandH&utm_content=image
Interesting history ?
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davy26
·Soon after we re-launched Jeep in the UK in 1993, we also got an allocation of Vipers. We ran some events at race tracks to demonstrate the cars to our dealers and some press people. I took this pic at Oulton Park. Three Vipers, circulating nose to tail there, was quite a sight, (and sound)!
