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7/7/19

Hmmm. Interesting build , no question! Good subject!

6/29/19

I am very much part of a rather bitter minority regarding the ultimate fate of the Modulo, but here we go.

6/29/19

Actually it is unlikely it would be appliance white, worry not.

6/29/19

It is a bit daft, but that’s just because Land Rover, not so long ago, created a sort of sub-brand or sub-range out of what originally was only a model. That’s marketing for you.

6/24/19

Of course the Cactus deserved to die. In fact, it should never have been born.

6/24/19

The extraordinary thing about the original Puma is that it was based on the Fiesta chassis, which by that time was seriously outclassed by virtually all the other cars in its class. Enter Richard Parry-Jones... and with very subtle modifications here and there he absolutely transformed it. It won’t surprise anyone that…

6/24/19

Back in the day even Clarkson, who speaks non-rhotic English, made a joke along the same lines.

6/24/19

That yellow-and-red 911 is sort of a tribute to Gérard Larrousse’s infamous super-ultra-extra-lightweight 911 ST for the ‘70 Tour de France Auto*. The splashes of red do not quite follow the originals, the yellow is a darker hue, and many details are different (no green bumpers on Larrousse’s car) but it is “close…

6/21/19

Excellent, thank you so much.

6/21/19

The hotter versions (650TR) of the (licensed) 500 Austrian cousin, the Steyr-Puch 500, could reach 138 km/h (85,7 mph).

6/21/19

A while ago I found this in flicker:

6/21/19

I have always wondered who was behind that - Hasford, Herr, Ermey or K himself; or maybe it was something one could have heard ca 1966 in any boot camp.

6/21/19

That is a very nice anecdote! It is unlikely, however, there were many 500s in Yugoslavia (they would have been imported and extremely expensive). Pretty sure what Cedric was taking pictures of were Zastava 750s, the Yugoslav version of the Fiat 600:

6/19/19

Maybe David meant “slow, cold and draughty”, instead of “cool”?

6/19/19

The Munga (or rather, the dire situation of DKW at the time) may have killed the series production of a very interesting Porsche military vehicle, the Typ 597 Jagdwagen.

6/13/19

Did they?!

6/13/19

Oh Blythe, how do we feel about a quick vacay to Palm Springs this weekend?

6/13/19

Our own class prejudices?

6/13/19

This was a nod to Rolls and Bentley describing engine power as “adequate” years ago. They’re more forthcoming with it now.

6/13/19

Or, needless to say – and perhaps more importantly – its maximum torque output.