Simon Templar is as Simon Templar does. That’s what my Mama used to say, anyway...

Blofeld had one in Diamonds Are Forever. However, your photo is Kamal Khan’s from Octopussy ;)

Bond drove an Alpine in Dr No. Maxwell Smart had a more powerful Tiger...

Maybe just buy a used Spec Robin race car. (Is that a thing? It should be a thing.)

I rarely almost always who, but when I who, I who like you.

Sorry, I don’t read Kanji. However, the middle line is Katakana, and it says “Toyota Engineering”. This is an advert from the September 1981 issue of Car Graphic, which I happen to keep at my desk at work. At the time, Lotus and Toyota had a development agreement. Toyota would supply components to Lotus, and they…

It did occur to them before, you know...

Ah, I see what you mean now. I’ve just done some catching up on this subject. The following is a summary of my findings:

Nope. Porsche tried to buy VAG, but it didn’t work out. Porsche’s CEO was ousted and VAG bought Porsche.

The best of Japanese styling with Italian reliability. It’s a guaranteed success! No, wait a minute...

Something of a Lockness Monsteresque rumor

Wow. Awesome stuff. Looking forward to further tales of your adventures.

Concorde first flew before Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and entered commercial service in 1976. Vinyl records and 8 track players were the only music choices back then. Try explaining that to a young person these days. And then explain why we don’t still have supersonic airliners.

VAZ!

An avoidable tragedy. Cars in the UK can get super-rusty, but the annual national inspection (“MOT”) normally catches them before it gets to a dangerous condition. Testing stations are held to a high standard, and nowadays the tests are all carried out sequentially (including brake force testing on a big roller), with…

In many other states, this would be a rain collector.

OK, cool. IE is evil. Wierd angels, on the other hand, are great..

Fiat based a tall car on the Fiesta? News to me...

Tall Fiesta-based practical hatch/wagon?

I saw this very car on the way home from work the other day: