Automotive Exceptionalism

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Spotted this one some days ago. Always had a soft spot for those, as my grandfather had one in the 70's.


 
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Some pics from my recent trip to London...

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Spotted this one some days ago. Always had a soft spot for those, as my grandfather had one in the 70's.


Yes, I remember them as being very 'science-fiction' way back then -= this one lurking at Ramsgate Harbour today:
 
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Just as in 'proper' porno there's a sub-genre for 'bigger' ladies, there's room here too for a strangely out-of-territory whopper seen today. Check out those hindquarters!:
 
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Just back last week from my final trip of the year to the Nurburg ring (3 trips this year) wall to wall sunshine and a quite ring couple of shots on the bike



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Just as in 'proper' porno there's a sub-genre for 'bigger' ladies, there's room here too for a strangely out-of-territory whopper seen today. Check out those hindquarters!:

There are those here who remember such cars as the standard-sized models driven by most folks here in the states.
 
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There are those here who remember such cars as the standard-sized models driven by most folks here in the states.
Yes, in England in the Sixties the size of your cars was, to us, literally unbelievable. I remember as a young teenager washing cars like Thunderbirds for a bloke on the local USAF base - really did take twice as long as a domestic car. And I reckon you could fit 3 of my current car (VW Up!) into one of these.
 
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I went a bit over budget on my last vacation and rented this little beauty in LA. It was a delicious drive along the pacific cost 😜

 
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There's something about the way these are parked that make me proud to be English (and then I start to think about the whole Brexit fiasco and how Sterling has plunged making me actually think before I buy a watch from overseas and I get all disconsolate again).
 
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I visited some relatives in Düsseldorf last weekend, always amazed by the amount of exotic/expensive cars there for such a "small" town... Also saw a neat yellow Aventador SV, but couldn't catch a snap of it as it was passing by quite fast. And in the more upper class area of the town, the new Audi RS6 seems to be the normal family wagon, there where 5!! Parked in one street..

 
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I went a bit over budget on my last vacation and rented this little beauty in LA. It was a delicious drive along the pacific cost 😜

Excellent! The PCH is a great experience....closer to the water when you are southbound
 
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Had to sell this beauty because she was too noisy for my poor ears 🙁 Porsche 996 Turbo with X-50 power kit and ceramic brakes, what a car...
 
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Posted elsewhere on OF, but for the ones who have still not seen the answer: What is parked next to my Elise?
 
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That's an MG XPower SV, they were produced in very low numbers, under 100 I think. The Dealer where I bought my Triumph Spitfire had one for sale. Claimed it was one of three in Germany and was asking around 180k euros for it... 😲