Whenever anyone mentions “Rally” “Australia” and “jumps”, I immediately think of Colin McRae in the 1997 Australian WRC round taking on the Bunnings jumps. 3 jumps close together, and nobody achieved more air-time than our Col. At the end of the stage, he turns to Nicky Grist and utters the words “did you like that,…
That’s a European thing that the UK adopted, or rather, the Japanese manufacturers figured out that having the same switchgear layout as their local competitors would be more likely to attract customers rather than confuse and annoy them.
Also, F40
I’ve always wanted one of these, but I think it might be a little uncomfortable for someone of my stature. Having said that, my first car was a Mini, and I figured out how to get in and out of an S1 Lotus Elise+hardtop while wearing a large crash helmet, so I’m sure I could make myself fit.
“kay”, as in “okay”
und playing much Fußball outside of the schule...
It appears that Mr Lauren does have one, yes. He’s not as cool as Steve, though.
There’s also the ex-Steve McQueen Jaguar XKSS. If the Petersen Museum ever decide to sell it...
If you want just a touch of Dandyism, on the other hand, you should contact Sean Connery through his sponsor Bridgestone Tires.
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I came ‘this’ close to running out of fuel in Death Valley. In August. It was a bit hot... So, more of a lucky escape than a vehicular expiration, then. Never mind.
I may have slightly crashed a rental car just around from the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh. It was also on the route that the Police use when traversing the city, so I spent a lot of time talking to different Police officers while I was waiting for the recovery truck. One of them even gave me a free…
Rad graphics are still available for new pickups in some markets. Africa and the Middle East can get this bad boy:
A second row of seats that extends into the bed, you say? Hmmm....
Sumitomo is a massive conglomerate. They’re the third largest company in Japan, with revenues in the tens of billions. Good luck to whomever wishes to buy them out.
premature deftness
My theory is that they had an opportunity to choose something different from the British, so grabbed it with both hands. Same reason that they bought RHD Opels rather than anything with a Vauxhall badge...
2WD? Shame, because that means it misses out on having one of the greatest gearsticks of all time in the world ever ever ever. I found one of these cars high in the Swiss Alps when I was a kid, and I could not stop staring through the window at this amazing device:
So, can non-journalists visit A122 Coches Historicos, or is a secret museum of quasi-FIATs that the German overlords don’t want you to get to? I really really want to go to there.
Most English-speaking countries received this car as the Strada. However, Ireland wanted to be different, so they stuck with the Ritmo name. Hence you could tell the difference between a RHD UK car and a RHD Irish car simply by the name badge.
