Reliable, too- this is Irv Gordon of East Patchogue, NY, with his 1966 P1800 which he bought new and has driven 2.9 million miles on the original engine and transmission.

Volvo P1800. OK, bear with me a second- 13.6 seconds to 60 and 110 mph is not slow by early 60s standards, I'll give you that. On the other hand, compared to the XKE or Corvette you could get for the same money, it's pretty slow. Not to mention that it had effectively the same engine as the 544 Sport or 122S, but…

Yes, but you could pick up the block in one hand.

Apparently photocopies have been refused as evidence- though I think that was photocopies of the counterpart licence not of the pass certificate.

In Massachusetts police officers used to act as driving examiners (not sure if they still do) because police unions lobbied to ensure that certain jobs had to be done by police. The other one is that you can't stop traffic without a police officer present- so if a work crew are digging up the road and have a flagman…

I have heard stories of the DVLA cocking up quite badly, though- occasionally people send in their licence to have details updated (like if they move house) and it comes back with categories of vehicle they were licensed to drive removed. Sometimes they've asked to have them put back on and been told that unless they…

NHS works pretty damn well for me in Britain- I've had to wait longer in American emergency rooms than I ever have in British ones.

Not to mention that as far as I know you don't need a license to drive on private land. Might be different wherever #9's from, though- Massachusetts?

Not to mention that there are genuine emergencies where you may need to use a phone from inside a moving vehicle- like the time I had to call the police because the bumper fell off the car in front on the motorway. I was a passenger at the time, but would still have made that call had I been driving. And no, I…

For another example of weird driver positioning, look where Jan Lammers sat in the BTCC Volvo 850- level with the B-pillar, they had to move the pedals back and extend the steering column. Again, this was for weight distribution.

Then it wasn't an SS- It was certainly a 1972 Impala with a 454.

My dad lost his 1972 Impala SS 454 to New York parking fines. On the one hand, he hated it. On the other hand, I would like to have ridden in it a few times or maybe driven it if it lasted that long- apparently it was FAST.

Sorry, we've already built that...

It is.

The French built their own ugly corrugated-metal aircraft in the 30s- this is a Societé Aerienne Bordelaise AB-21.

Part of that is British law as well- the speed limits here are lower if you're towing something. On the other hand, you also have to keep out of lane 3 (the outside lane) on motorways.

This needs an engine swap.

Well, Audi is owned by VW (Caddy), who also own Skoda (Praktik). I don't know if Mercedes have a Transit Connect equivalent, though- I don't think they make the Vaneo any more.

Just about to post this myself, but I see you've beaten me to it. Also, speaking of Bentleys and British royals, here's where I think the new ugly Bentley front end got its first outing, on the Bentley State Limousine.

Yeah- I thought someone had got a Dauer 962 in under Show & Display, but it turns out they haven't. Still, this seems to meet the criteria, and I imagine that with the same modifications that the Dauers had it would be road-legal anywhere that they are.