You can't polish a TRD, is what I always think when I see those stickers.

The one "too-fast-for-cops" story with a grain of truth is another turbocharged 6-cylinder GM product: the Lotus Carlton. While it was never forced to be discontinued, there was a debate in the House of Commons about whether car companies should be allowed to sell a "mass-market car" that fast.

In the UK it was the "Black Rat" which meant that you were a traffic policeman.

Or just have accomplices waiting at pre-arranged points with a big tank of gas in a truck.

You see these in a lot of places in the UK, and I think they're smaller (they're a bit longer, but narrower, lighter and with a smaller engine).

Of course, having it between the seats is a safety feature, as it means the key won't be embedded in your kneecap in a crash.

meep meep!

Of course, there are quite a few London taxis around with V-8 transplants, from the fairly pedestrian Rover 3.5 to huge American-engined drag taxis. Given that it's RWD and body-on-frame...

unless this is a vehicle

5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Thunderbirds Are Go!

On the other hand, the Vatican GP would be awesome(ly stupid).

On the other hand, Imola is in Italy not San Marino!

In the London Tube, they do actually say that such-and-such a line is delayed "due to a person under a train".

He's called Masuyuki Naruse, and it's not quite the way you said- you press the pedal to brake, but move your foot to the left to accelerate.

They're going a bit further in Britain

Of course, the French chavs seem to go for French hatches as well- like the AX I saw with a huge rear wing...

I tried to post it earlier, but Nibbles wouldn't let me post. They tend to look like this now...

I assume that's a Canadian ad, so the 0-to-100 time refers to kilometres not miles...

I still see the odd Mini Mayfair around.