Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

i thought it was you. i was having a pre-show pint with teenslain and fatcood. i should have said hi.

Pre-show? Yeah, should've shouted. Have we met in real life before then?

a very long time ago at the bike polo in brick lane, i think

U no dat.

a very long time ago at the bike polo in brick lane, i think

Blimey, that would've been a lon time ago. Say hi next time.

Parked up on KR a few days ago.
Would trade a kidney.

posted that a few times now, seen it loads of times about and spoke to the owner.
Really nice guy but he does like to drive without a bonnet a lot

i drive with no bonnet sometimes

Golf is lush! KR turbo or 1.8t?

what if it rains?

check this out, from shelsley walsh on the weekend:

driver walked away. more pics:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=4778756#post4778756

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FE_N7oIPvc

Sheeet!^

'Brows, that hot rod makes an a very good noise. I've seen him scaring peds on KR.

i drive with no bonnet sometimes

I know you've posted it before but I'd like to re-iterate how much I love it. Snow plough splitter and banded steels are wunderbar.

That 55 Chev is a beast - it's running something over 1200hp at peak. Procharged if I remember rightly?

Think the guy that owns it is an engine builder.

BRM - holy fuck, that's a big one!

Shiiiiiiit! Big impact. It's the one thing thats always in the back of my mind when I've been in Sevens. Good to hear he was ok.

In other news Pininfarina has died. Creator of one of my ultimate cars, F40. RIP.

Boo. There is a Pininfarina expo* at the Italian Cultural Institute on Belgrave Square at the moment.

*its a bit small and dull, tbh

That doris on the wall behind the lump doesn't look very swedish.

nice (but expensive) potential coffee table?!

http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/tag-turbo-engine

Back form the mini centre. more black less chrome, wheels nice and dirty from brake dust making it a nice gun metal grey chrome.
Its a real nice runner now, getting stage 3 hopefully soon.
Chavtastic plate coming soon too. Should i get it in pressed metal in white/yellow. Plastic white/yellow?
or black and silver as it is?

Metal plates.

metal and black, or yellow?

Just been offered a friends 1989 Merc G Wagon for about a grand. Does anyone know much about them? Seems like a good deal, but im fully aware of how much Mercedes servicing can cost.

Just been offered a friends 1989 Merc G Wagon for about a grand. Does anyone know much about them? Seems like a good deal, but im fully aware of how much Mercedes servicing can cost.

You can spend that alone in servicing. Does it have an MOT?