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My neighbour 2 doors down (I don't know them or id be over there!) has just pulled into his drive in a black TVR Tuscan with red interior. I hadn't seen one for ages - My god it looks / sounds great!

simon_g wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 9:12 am Alfa SZ and RZ, heading off together.

Is that the central London show Harry has attended?

Rich B wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 9:51 am My neighbour 2 doors down

This can be pretty amusing at times.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/ ... doors-down

Rich B wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 9:51 am My neighbour 2 doors down (I don't know them or id be over there!) has just pulled into his drive in a black TVR Tuscan with red interior. I hadn't seen one for ages - My god it looks / sounds great!

it just came back out, with some wedding ribbons - presumably hired/borrowed/friends for the day. Such a nice sound!

I nearly bought one when a decent one could be had for £15k. Both sad and glad I didn’t.

240PP wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 5:37 pm I nearly bought one when a decent one could be had for £15k. Both sad and glad I didn’t.

my mrs has said it does belong to the neighbour, it lives in a bubble on the driveway!


I've just seen a Dakar in the wild. To be honest, I'm not much a fan - it looked a bit cheap tbh - Like a nissan or something. I don't think the dumb roof rack helped.

speedingfine wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:59 am

simon_g wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 9:12 am Alfa SZ and RZ, heading off together.

Is that the central London show Harry has attended?

Yep, London Concours. Not cheap but not too bad when bundled with a Smith & Smith podcast ticket. Nice relaxed afternoon wandering around some incredibly rare and expensive stuff with a cold beer in hand. Never got too busy either.

https://londonconcours.co.uk/concours-car-list/

I saw Harry M by the Scamander but he was deep in phone conversation so I left him to it.

Sounds like a top afternoon

I was cycling around London yesterday and came across this: the Lada not the shit bike

Was following this earlier. Don’t know much about it other than it’s an RSR rep and pops and bangs like a motherfucker.

speedingfine wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 10:57 am I was cycling around London yesterday and came across this:

That is actually pretty cool I'd assumed they went of production decades ago.

But maybe they should have done. From Wiki:

In 2002, the Lada Niva was awarded zero stars out of a possible four by the Russian ARCAP safety-assessment program. The reviewer noted the very rugged body of the car as the only positive aspect in terms of safety. During the safety test, the passenger dummy was hit by the glove compartment hard enough to risk traumatic brain injury.

Jonny Smith reviewed one a couple of years ago: https://uk.motor1.com/news/518096/jonny ... lada-niva/

Passat R36 Estate - no pics.

A mate has just sent me this asking what it was. I had to google! Daytona SP3

I only know what that is because Lego did a model of it. First big Technic licensed set I haven’t bought. I might get it if I see it discounted; they launched it so early I didn’t really think anything of it but now I think the real thing is rather interesting.

It...it's out...in the wet

240PP wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2024 5:10 pm A mate has just sent me this asking what it was. I had to google! Daytona SP3

Thats horrible.

It looks like a Matchbox toy from the 1970s imagining what they thought cars would look like in the future.

John wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:42 am It looks like a Matchbox toy from the 1970s imagining what they thought cars would look like in the future.

That’s why it’s cool.

I like it from some angles and not others.

Photo was taken in Mumbles, S Wales. Possibly owned by this guy: https://www.thetradecentrewales.co.uk/

This was filling up near Newbury on Sunday:



Got around to looking it up today, was doing Street Weekend where they race at Santa Pod, York Raceway and back to Santa Pod again, like a mini version of Hot Rod Drag Week in the US. Presumably on his way home after - sounded awesome, but would not fancy driving it in the rain. Did an 8.61 on Saturday