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I'm going to be out for the rest of today, but hopefully I'll be able to do a proper update later tonight that does this car the justice it deserves? I don't mean to nag, but this is well overdue!  I'm not too far away to hunt you down and force the full story out of you..   but the anticipation is part of the excitement and unless we're gonna sit round a campfire whilst you enlighten me with more tales of unimaginable scenarios I need the illustrations too. I'm checking in constantly, aware that for all I know you could be down the road starting on the build - I really hope you are! Please do nag all you like. I have a girlfriend who doesn't, so it's nice to experience how the rest of the population feels from time to time. As for updates, I'm afraid it's one of those situations of life getting in the way right now. Yesterday was particularly busy and was spent filming a real life Triceratops. (25% of that last statement may not be true) and today was a 5.30 alarm because I'm about to drive to Cosworth to collect a brand new car with one of their engines, then spend the rest of the day driving it and photographing it at a race track. It can be a tough life! I can assure you that updates will be forthcoming very soon, and at a more regular and consistent rate now that the 3 weeks with a film crew and a dinosaur has finished. |
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As for updates, I'm afraid it's one of those situations of life getting in the way right now. Yesterday was particularly busy and was spent filming a real life Triceratops. (25% of that last statement may not be true) and today was a 5.30 alarm because I'm about to drive to Cosworth to collect a brand new car with one of their engines, then spend the rest of the day driving it and photographing it at a race track. It can be a tough life! I can assure you that updates will be forthcoming very soon, and at a more regular and consistent rate now that the 3 weeks with a film crew and a dinosaur has finished. Your life sounds so mundane, how do you cope?! Now trying to think what's new and has a Cosworth fitted. Still waiting for that update you know  |
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^ GT-86??? Still waiting, have you finished having fun yet? Oh and did you remember to go to the shops? And when are you going to finish that DIY? |
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... As for updates, I'm afraid it's one of those situations of life getting in the way right now. Yesterday was particularly busy and was spent filming a real life Triceratops. (25% of that last statement may not be true) and today was a 5.30 alarm because I'm about to drive to Cosworth to collect a brand new car with one of their engines, then spend the rest of the day driving it and photographing it at a race track. It can be a tough life! ... I´m pretty sure most of us would give one or two testicles to have a tough life like you?!
btw. I´ve noticed you did explain your long connection to camerashy, but you did not say write a word how you met Scott. Maybe a part of the whole story not told yet to keep the arc of sunspense high? Or is it rather unexciting, just the average tipper truck driver owning a few porsches, like most of them do... (maybe a few prefer italian sport cars)  I guess you would be happy with the periods of wibblepoo mixed in too. Days when Bruce was not sure he would make his mortgage. By the way Bruce, if you can wrangle one or both of mine from Nicola's handbag........ I would've been happy to ride shotgun. Looking forward to you binging the next tortuous episode to our collective attention. |
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It still continues to be a great read, and adventure through Canada, the more pictures I see the more I like the look of the place and wish I had more time to travel and see the world than I have been able to.
A silver 911 of any age up to the 964 has always been one of my favorites, I think the colour works really well with the shape and lines from the long bonnet cars as well, be it wide body or narrow body. I think its probably down to the early advertising images often being in silver with the black detailing and the Fuch wheels.
Love a standard 930 turbo though, I really cant believe the value increases that these have seen in recent years, I wonder whats around the corner, can't have spotted an RUF Yellowbird out there have you?!
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I'm not posting because I literally have run out of superlatives but I'm hoping to have more delivered next week. Go Bruce! |
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Oh good Lord what's happened to that poor thing?!
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Oh good Lord what's happened to that poor thing?! Kit car? |
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here |
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33.3% surely!! |
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33.3% surely!! Yesterday = True (25%) Filming = True (25%) Triceratops = True (25%) Real life - False (25%) Only been in the door a short while today, way too tired to do a proper update, certainly one that will do the Porsche justice, so in the meantime, have some sneak preview shots from todays photoshoot by way of an apology. 17hrs solid and I'm done! Off to bed. Sorry again for lack of updates....    Here is the first off the production line of the very limited edition 2.0 Cosworth powered Morgan - the Aero Racing Plus Four (ARP4) A very special car! |
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I imagine the triceratops is something to do with Corwin asking for help on facebook to move a dinosaur?
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As someone who was raised in Worcestershire, I can't believe I'm saying this but, enough with the Morgan already and get on with the Canadian trip!
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A Morgan with a Cosworth engine in  That must've been so uninteresting to drive NOT Not only a very pretty car but quick to boot. I'm quite even more envious of you now! |
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I've finally got caught up having been reading this over the last week or so since the Build Threads post about the thread!
My fiancée and I were luck enough to spend a little while in Toronto in September and I can agree with Bruce enough about the people there. They are without doubt the most welcoming, helpful and relaxed I've ever met! Reena and I both walked away saying how amazing it would be to move there... "If only we were nearer..."
i can't wait for the next update and like everyone else, I'll be following the build of your 912 with great anticipation for the day when I might actually get to see the car in the flesh!
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Absolutely amazing trip! I'm kinda jealous, haha.
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That extra bit on the bonnet side (to clear the turbo I assume) is so handmade British sportscar. Literally looks like the first time they shut the bonnet it hit something so they just chopped it and boshed a bit of sheet that was laying around in there. There I fixed it.
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Just a quick post, I don't want to detract from an ace thread  Thanks for taking the time to write up the trip, pretty emotional, getting your unicorn! Finally, triceratops? Guessing it is to do with the tristar you are photographing under? |
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Wow!!! Just WOW!! Fantastic thread MM Thank you Eh..... Kinda blows my white swb Transit Edinburgh to Fuengirola road trip in September out of the water. I will leave it for another day lol |
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I'm not too far away to hunt you down and force the full story out of you.. 
but the anticipation is part of the excitement and unless we're gonna sit round a campfire whilst you enlighten me with more tales of unimaginable scenarios I need the illustrations too. I'm checking in constantly, aware that for all I know you could be down the road starting on the build - I really hope you are!
That must've been so uninteresting to drive NOT 
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