EmDee
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Jan 15, 2019 10:26:33 GMT
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Yes Nick! Keep up the splendid work. This is fantastic.
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piguin
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Jan 15, 2019 11:49:28 GMT
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Fantastic photos. I can see why it took so long for them to be 'ready' Can't wait for the next installment and to find out how the family is adapting to your new name 'Mike'
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luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 12:55:08 GMT
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lol. Funnily enough, "Mike" would actually be my brother. Who's half my size, looks like Gollum, has no kids, doesn't own a car and hates VWs after he crashed our old family Beetle as a teenager Really quite dissimilar to me. Apart from him and my wife and kids, there's only one other person I know of in the UK with that surname and that's my sister. So it's quite spectacular of him to a) get it wrong and b) actually manage to hit one of the five existing people with that name Anyway, how about another show? Lets do a quick one, shall we? Normally, I'd go to several of the Goodwood Breakfast Clubs. However, this year we only managed to get to one. And it's the really annoying one, the Supercar Sunday. There are many web pages dedicated to how this is a victim of it's own success, how it's too busy, how it's full of YouTube-motivated throbbers, how it encourages nobs to drive like halfwits outside the venue, how someone's gonna get killed to death and nuns and kittens will die, how it causes the entirety of Sussex to grind to a halt in traffic jams, and basically all kids of dire depressing stuff. Know what? It's all true. Except maybe the nuns and kittens Add to that the fact that most of what shows up is brand new modern stuff which mostly leaves me a little cold, and it's generally my least favourite thing of the year. After all, seeing idenitcal McLaren after McLaren, Aston after Aston actually wears thin quite quickly, especially when the only way you can tell them apart is by how contrived the spacing of their numberplate digits is. And when you can't actually take any meaningful photos at all because the place is rammed. I mean, mad busy. And not really busy with car people who actually repsect what they're looking at and might be considerate of others and allow you time to take a quick pic; no, it's really busy with families of Sports Direct tracksuited Neanderthals swearing at kids called Jayden and Chantelle and filling the air with clouds of weapons-grade skunk smoke while taking photos of cars they couldn't even spell on tablets bought just that weekend, from Cash Convertors, on a flush from BetVictor That might be a bit strong, but you get the idea. But, the kids wanted to go (they only go for the ice cream... Beechdean, of course) and it was a spare Sunday morning and we at least get to use Mrs L7s disabled badge and GRRC membership to get in quickly and park easily, so off we went in easily the least Super car in the entire place, Dolly the 40hp Beetle. As suspected, it was horrendously busy with no apparent reduction in traffic from the pre-booking system put in place after the previous event broke Sussex. So what you're gonna get now is some shapes and colours (and there do at least tend to be a lot of epic colours!), a lot of detail pics and very few of entire cars. It just isn't possible, sorry. I tried to represent the more unusual and preferably old stuff, but there really isn't much of that about so expect some modern content too. Still, they are supercars after all, so I expect most people will find some shock, awe and joy-joy-feeling in here, at least sporadically Viper SRT10 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Viper SRT10 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Viper GTS red 00 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Viper GTS red 00 bay by Nick Liassides, on Flickr As is often the case with Zagato re-visions, I can't quite decide if it improves on the donor car, or indeed, is pretty or horrid. Vote now, lol Vanquish Zagato blue 17 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I do like the lights Vanquish Zagato blue 17 lgt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Vanquish Zagato blue 17 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr V12 Vantage d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Ultima Spyder red 99 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Electric Porsche, anyone? No, not a 918. Nor a 1903 Lohner either, sadly tiny porsche by Nick Liassides, on Flickr tails by Nick Liassides, on Flickr There was a company set up in one corner of the paddock floggin Speedster kits and complete cars. Replicas, obviously, but they were nice enough and let the kids sit in one and pickle around speedster rep vs Niah by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and the cars were very well finished and done to a high standard speedster rep st wh by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Got to be about the rarest Lamborghini model (unless someone knows better?), the Silhouette. Basically an Uracco with a targa roof and more edges! Great, unusual colour, as you'd expect on a Lambo Silhouette bronze 77 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Silhouette bronze 77 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Silhouette bronze 77 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Sagaris silver flake by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Say hello to the future. Whether you like it or not. Rather like Johny Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, this is simply going to stick around until you can no longer remember why it annoyed you so much in the first place and start confusing yourself into thinking it's actually your friend. Roadster silver by Nick Liassides, on Flickr R8 V10 bay by Nick Liassides, on Flickr GGNNNGggghhnnnghh, Pantera Pantera blue 73 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Pantera blue 73 f by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Jan 15, 2019 13:41:01 GMT
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Even such a technophobe as myself can't escape the hoo-hah surrounding the acme model hybrids, the LaFerrari, Porsche 918, and of course, the McLaren P1. And y'know what? I don't especially care how whizz-bang they are above and beyond "normal" supercars. It's like saying getting into orbit on a Saturn V was slightly faster than on a Vostok, and with better cupholders. Degrees of a whole that no-one other than a handful will ever exeprience. But, given that all McLarens look so alike that even a supposed car geek like me ends up googling them often as not, at least the P1 is immediately identifiable and unique. Especially in Hard Grey with Carbon P1LM grey 16 side by Nick Liassides, on Flickr [/urlP1LM grey 16 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr P1LM grey 16 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I suppose one good thing about having to spend the day taking detail shots is that at least supercars have loads of good details to take shots of P1LM grey 16 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Honda brought out the pre-release registered press fleet NSX, apparently only to highlight just how hideous and badly wrong they got the new NSX NSX red 90 &nu by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Just look like bloated 8th-gen Civics to me, I'm afraid NSX red 18 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr One modern "styling" feature I've long despised is the trend to fill large "vents" (which turn out not to be vents) with patterned acres of black plastic, usually with a honeycomb motif. It annoys me because I know if it were my car I'd want to dremel out all the honeycomb bits so it at least worked as a vent. Until I met this NSX. Leaving aside its ridiculous and deeply horrid numberplate, it shows clearly why the manufacturers leave the "vents" solid. It's because when you cut out all the hexagons, it just looks like chicken wire NSX red 17 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr phew, that's better NSX orange 05 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr NSX orange 05 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr NSX black 91 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Lovely colour. McLaren.... could be any model, they all look the same. Condensation in the headlight? On a how much expensive car? MP-4 12C orange lgt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr MC12 tails by Nick Liassides, on Flickr MC Stradale bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr LFA blue 11 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr LFA blue 11 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I've taken this shot ...or versions of it... on every LFA I've ever met and I still can't get it to look quite like it does in my head. I think the best version is still the first one I took at the Festival of Speed all those years ago LFA blue 11 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2019 13:41:46 GMT by luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 15:07:23 GMT
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Hahhhnda take note; this is how you do funky in a grille LC500 red 17 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr LC500 red 17 grille by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Gotta have some Starburst Lambos Lambo queue by Nick Liassides, on Flickr kids will be kids. In a way I like the fact that surrounded by miwwion-dollah unobtanium for the nouveau riche all they want to do is scurry around on the grass and play tag round the statue of Mike kids vs Hawthorn by Nick Liassides, on Flickr still the best bit of the BMW i8 for me; that floating buttress in the rear wing i8 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Love the new folded carbon stuff that's appearing, started by the carbon details on the Aston Vulcan. Like a Hatori Hanzo samurai sword Huracan Performante wing by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Huracan Performante d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Hard to believe these have been amongst us for over a decade now. Me and Ada were discussing the other day that lottery win question; if you win but not the jackpot and can only have one car; one that will do everything, what would it be? One we agreed on was that the GTR35 has to be a really strong contender GTR35 flip 09 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Ggnnngh, Daytona GTB 4 Daytona grey 71 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Not just one, but two of Ford's finest. Strange to think they struggled to sell these when new and now they're one of the most sought-after collector cars Ford GT blue 06 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Ford GT blue 06 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Ford GT blue 05 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr the vent that launched a thousand M*x P*wer Saxos F50 red by Nick Liassides, on Flickr F1 Ueno 95 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr F1 Ueno 95 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2019 15:08:55 GMT by luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 15:17:11 GMT
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No fewer than four Deloreans turned up on the day, and surprisingly none of them done up as hovercars! I know they're rubbish in real terms but who doesn't love a DMC1 despite all the faults? Bet it makes you weep to get dents like these though. Not like you can pug over and paint! DMC1 3 silver 81 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr DMC1 4 bay by Nick Liassides, on Flickr DMC1 2 wound by Nick Liassides, on Flickr DMC1 2 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr DMC1 2 int by Nick Liassides, on Flickr DMC1 1 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr plenty of Lamborghini's second-gen bruiser, too Diablo silver 98 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Diablo silver 98 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Diablo silver 98 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Diablo silver 98 bay by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Diablo red r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Diablo red d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Supercar? Not really. Awesome though Delta Integrale yellow 95 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Delta Integrale yellow 95 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Nu vettes. Very European-looking Corvette C6 Z06 blue 18 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C6 Z06 black 06 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C6 Z06 black 06 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2019 15:17:52 GMT by luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 15:31:36 GMT
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old vettes. Could only be 'Murican Corvette C3 red 73 logo by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C3 red 73 int by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C3 red 73 gas cap by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C3 red 73 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C3 red 73 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C2 black 67 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C2 black 67 stinger by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Corvette C2 black 67 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And purple Tupperware could only come from Blackpool Cerbera purple 98 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr errrrmm Avendator S d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr See, didn't I promise shapes and colours? If MC Escher designed cars... Avendator green d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Aston V8 silver 79 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr AMG V8 Biturbo GTR blue d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr AMG GTR green 18 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr AMG GTR green 18 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet this 911 didn't leave Stuttgart looking like this. Seems fairly normal from the front.... 911 roadster red 89 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr ...but round the back? Yikes! 911 roadster red 89 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Gorgeous colour. Incredibly hard to photograph 675LT red 17 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 675LT red 17 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 720S blue 17 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 720S blue 17 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 911 black 94 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 911 Carrera CS white 88 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 911 GT2RS white d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 911 GT2RS white by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I love the componentry on these high-dollar cars. The headlights are like jewels, rare and exotic alloy and crystal filigree cages to hold and control the lights of the Silmarils of Fëanor himself. For those Tolkein buffs in the audience. I also love how the Porsche ones are all efficiency and Teutonic brevity, the Ferrari equivalent are Latin flair and grace 911 GT3RS green lgt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I've got a Lego one of these. Only orange. Closest I'll ever get 911 GT3RS green by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2019 15:33:33 GMT by luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 17:06:40 GMT
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Excellent.... no pictures of the chavs though
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luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 17:14:14 GMT
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See? Headlight trinketry at its finest! 458 Italia black 14 lgt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Excellent.... no pictures of the chavs though If ever a photo illustrated why it's nigh-on impossible to get any decent pics at a day like this, it's this one. Here you can clearly see just how busy the place is, and how waiting for a parting of the masses pretty soon becomes old fast. Exactly why I tend to end up with loads of closeup detail shots and little else. Not that I'm suggesting for one minute the day should be for me and me alone and that everyone else should stay away, or at least recognise my awesomeness and stay the hell out of the way. Just sayin 488 silver 16 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 488 black 18 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 328GTS red 86 rear by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 308GTB blue 77 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Errrr... supercar? Really not. But somehow a bit of a breath of fresh air in amongst all the off-the-shelf ubiquity. Weird innit, on any normal day if you saw a McLaren pottering down the high street, it'd make you go a bit giddy. But here, you're grateful for a barryed-up 180SX with a ridiculous windscreen sticker. The least super of all the cars just glimpsed lurking in the background 180SX blue 91 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 570S blue by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 570S orange 16 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 650S tails by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And so we've pretty much come to an end to this most un-Retro Rides of days. And as my ol nan said, always end on a song. But all those shapes and colours have just got the psychedlic drone of Spacemen 3's Dreamweapon running round my head and I don't think anyone's in the mood for an entire album of "Alternative Sitar Music" so I'll have to end on a high instead Iso Grifo red 68 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Now, this really was a breath of fresh air. Not just because it's proper barn door American-powered, Italian exotica with above-Ferrari provenance and straight from the selfish whim of a genuine nobleman, but also because the owner was the most down-to-earth guy imaginable and seemed slightly baffled as to what all the fuss was about. And unlike many owners who didn't want any of the proles within a ten-yard exclusion zone of their motors, he was perfectly happy to let the kids sit in his Grifo and quite content to chat indefinitely. Dude Iso Grifo red 68 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Iso Grifo red 68 vs Conrad by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Iso Grifo red 68 s d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Iso Grifo red 68 f by Nick Liassides, on Flickr So that's that for this thrilling installment. Tune in to the next episode where we'll be looking at... errm, dunno. Stuff
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2019 17:14:57 GMT by luckyseven
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Jan 15, 2019 17:31:30 GMT
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Jan 15, 2019 17:42:39 GMT
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You could have organised a moody dry ice effect with a vape cloud
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retrolegends
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Jan 15, 2019 22:30:33 GMT
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OH MY That Grifo!!!!!!
Reminds me of Hinckley Classic Weekend a couple of years back when an old boy turned up in his tatty green Aston Martin DB5 with his shopping on the back seat and couldn’t really understand what all the fuss was about.
Thanks again for sharing.
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Jan 16, 2019 12:07:44 GMT
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So, Mopar Euronationals then? Some art* to whet yer whistle * that's what I call it anywayFirebird orange 79 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Bel Air green white 55 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Newport white 62 far by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro red doorslammer burnout tlt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger black 68 II bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Show n Shine tilted by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Newport white 62 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Capri MkI yellow run by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger blue 68 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Firebird launch tlt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Mustang red 69 launch tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro doorslammer tlt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Newport Town and Country wagon white 64 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Cuda stripes by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Impala white 61 r tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Type 2 green 65 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Stingray doorslammer burnout tlt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Superbee yellow 68 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Dodge van orange 78 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Ford 38 doorslammer burnout tlt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Dodge 330 wagon blue 63 tcd II by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Superbird rep blue 70 launch by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Falcon burnout by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Impala red 59 bay tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Honky Tonkin tlt by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger black 68 tcd by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Jan 16, 2019 17:47:06 GMT
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nice arty shots
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Jan 16, 2019 18:48:09 GMT
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Metro's look really small nowadays, Seemed bigger back when I had a Mini.
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luckyseven
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Jan 18, 2019 11:01:02 GMT
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The Mopar Nationals is my yearly pilgrimage to the Pod with Eeyore... one year we will manage to get there in one of his American classics. Of which he has several but most are disassembled and spread all over the country in lockups and refinishers shops. And one of which is restored to better-than-showroom after a ten year labour of love but he won't drive it because it might get scratched and it overheats So Fiesta it was then. Oh well, it's about what's there rather than how you get there ( it's not but I'm being kind to Eeyore). Sadly, numbers at the Pod were definitely down on previous years. We've been saying that for several years now but this year it was really noticeable' the place was half empty. However, being the premier European meeting for Americana, that still meant plenty of stuff worth beaking at. So without further ado, and in no especial order, let's beak This was for sale. I was looking at campers at the time (this was shortly before we bought The Beryl) and I had soooooo much want for this. I even went so far as to text Beth photos of it but never really got much further than "What about..." before getting a resounding "NO" A100 minke 65 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Jeez, would you look at that sunshine? Easy to forget when it's 4° outside mid-morning just what a brilliant summer 2018 was A100 minke 65 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr A100 minke 65 f3q by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Love the old-skool style signwriting with modern colours and finish. Shop truck extraordinaire Advanced Design van pink 49 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Love AMXs... not just because they're rare and from the underdog forgotten American manufacturer but because there's something almost European about their proportions. Or at least, there is until you realise that it's still an 'Murican-proportion car (Ie huge) but only carries two seats AMX silver 68 v Corvette yellow 75 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr AMX white 69 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr AMX white 69 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Here's another truck screaming for a camper conversion. Nope, didn't even bother asking. Pontiac bonnet mascot (hood emblem) on a Chevy? Wrong? Apache panel van blue 58 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Apache panel van blue 58 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Errr. Not your average 50's Austin pickup then... Austin A60 pickup 69 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr How about this for rare, then? A genuine Chrysler Avenger in proper 70s Bri-Nylon Brown. Can't be more than single figures of these left, surely? Avenger brown 75 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Avenger brown 75 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Early Barracudas look so awkward, in an endearing kind of way. By 1970 (IMHO) they were one of the best-looking muscle cars Barracuda red 67 launch by Nick Liassides, on Flickr This one's a bit special and unusual though. Yep, a genuine UKDM Barracuda complete with steering wheel on the correct side and everything! Barracuda RHD yellow 69 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Barracuda RHD yellow 69 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr See, these aren't 'cudas. By the late 60s that was a trim level on the base Barracuda. These are the Popular L version! Barracuda yellow 73 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Barracuda yellow 73 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr It's always nice to stumble across a Beetle. And after all, they sold enough for them to be everywhere. This one probably has no Beetle components in it anywhere though Beetle funnycar by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle funnycar bay by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle funnycar r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Plenty of BelAirs/Chevy whatevers. The base currency of American car shows! Bel Air green white 55 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Bel Air green white 55 launch by Nick Liassides, on Flickr BelAir 2door post patina 56 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr BelAir 2door post patina 56 burnout by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Belvedere II gold 65 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Belvedere II red 65 launch by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Belvedere II wagon cream 67 launch by Nick Liassides, on Flickr It's a shame pictures like this don't come in audible format Camaro 3rd Gen burnout by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro blue doorslammer burnout by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro blue doorslammer burnout II by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro grey 69 v Coronet wagon gold 67 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro red doorslammer burnout by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro red doorslammer burnout II by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Camaro red doorslammer v Stingray by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Really not 100% sure about the Nu Camaro as a droptop. Makes its bum look big Camaro vert silver 17 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Jan 18, 2019 11:29:12 GMT
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Well into the "C"s then. And C is for.... well, mostly it's for Dodge Capri black by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger blue 70 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger blue 70 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger nu black d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger Hellcat black bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger Hellcat white 18 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger Hellcat white 18 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger nu purple burnout by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger nu red d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Plenty of Nu Challengers then. Need more proper ones though, and here's one. One year only, the SE package on Challenger pretty much added nothing except a small rear window. Ummm, not sure why that was a selling point. Looks good though, dunnit? Challenger SE blue 70 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger SE blue 70 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger SE blue 70 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger white 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Challenger white stripes 72 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr It's not an Imp, it's a Chamois, baby. Unexpected Chamois by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Suppose we'd better have some Chargers then. This may take a while.... Charger black 68 II by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger black 68 II lgts by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger black 68 run by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger black 68 s by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I think I could close this thread right there ^^ and no-one would mind too much. That's pretty close to automotive perfection right there. However.... Charger black 71 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Euuww. By the 70s, as ane fule kno, the muscle car era was on its knees coughing up blood. A few models bucked the trend by being awesome, like the Challenger ...although see the sad-face white '72 above to see where the styling was going. And that was the problem. It wasn't just the emissions and safety regs strangling stuff, it was almost as though all the design teams packed up their pencils in a massive sulk, and it'd be two decades and more before they came out to play again. Early 70s models show hints of the aesthetic horrors shortly to come, especially obvious on models like Charger that had been so beautiful not long before Charger black 71 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger blue 68 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr There was a time when Daytona Chargers languished unsold in dealers, the paying public not buying into the outre styling. Dealers tore off the nosecones and wings and sold them as ordinary Charger 500s, a desecration we find astonishing now. But then, if they hadn't, they wouldn't be as rare as they are now, and people wouldn't build quality replicas like this one Charger Daytona white 69 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger Daytona white 69 wing by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger green 69 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger green 69 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger green 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Check out the faux-crocodile roof! Charger green 72 roof by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger orange 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr only American car stylists could get away with "vents" that are actually dimples with stickers in them Charger orange 72 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and opera windows for that matter. Like many people went to the opera in their '72 Chargers Charger silver 72 SE bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And, lest we forget, how it all started.... the proto-Charger; Charger white 67 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger white 67 bdg by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger white 67 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger white 67 s by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Charger white 68 launch by Nick Liassides, on Flickr We'll end for now on that one of a Charger doing what they were made to do, and you can have a little lie down to get over it Next thrilling installment coming soon
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Jan 18, 2019 21:09:43 GMT
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Wicked thread, great photo and good selection of motors, but.....that bronze Avenger isn't an Avenger it's a 2 litre (2L) or as it was badged in the U.K. a Chrysler 180
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Last Edit: Jan 18, 2019 21:10:44 GMT by shagracer
Please don't throw litter, take it home.
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luckyseven
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Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
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Jan 18, 2019 22:47:34 GMT
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Yeah, that's what I said Chrysler 2 litre * ponders whether he'd get away with it or if the "last edited" caption would betray him*
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Nick - Thanks for posting the Goodwood pics 'Supercar Sunday' - makes me really appreciate my piles of tat that I drive and they can keep their so called new money market trending pearlescent candy light reactive carbon fibered playthings on wheels - that Grifo though now that I would make some room for in my collection
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