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favourite cars

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by blumpkin, May 9, 2011.

  1. BrightLampShade

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    You leave my poor Skoda alone :p

    It will happily smoke along all day long, regardless of my fettling <ok>
     
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  2. cosicave

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    I always sensed you were a real life hero BLS&#8230; Top man! :)
     
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    My Dad's got one of those, the 1.9 TDI. It can bloody pull along when it wants to!
     
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  4. ErnieBecclestone

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    Alfa GTV V6 for me, use it every day, never let me down, just keep checking the water and oil, Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 4.7 for Mrs Becclestone.
     
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    Hard to beat a Ferrari p3/2

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  6. cosicave

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    Oh Jacky_Ickx… Oh Jacky oh Jacky…

    That car (
    actually a P3 /4) and its few sisters is the automobile's defining moment; where beauty and the four-wheeled beast made its closest pass on perfection. These cars are very much to autos what the Spitfire is to aeros… Here's one of the not so ugly sisters: the 1967 350 Can-Am…

    67-Ferrari-350_CanAm-RM-2009-06.jpg

    P.S. Help! - How do I post this picture at full scale? It's too good to miss and this little thumbnail does not do it justice!


    [Edit: My thanks to BLS for helping me show this picture properly].
     
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  7. BrightLampShade

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    Above the comment bar theres a box with a tree in (3rd from the right). Click that and enter the url and jobs a gooden.
     
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    Thief! I posted that Can Am pic up in Muzz. :bandit:

    :biggrin:

    How did I end up writing 3/2??? :emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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  9. cosicave

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    Hahaha&#8230; yes, I think I remember! Ha! Now she's mine all mine! ;)
    P.S. Did I post a P3 /4 there? I can't remember but I think have some good pictures.
     
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  10. Masanari

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    Jaguar XKSS is a mighty fine car.

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  11. cosicave

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    Beautiful Tambo (not you; the car!). And of course it was the fore-runner in design, of the Ferrari Jacky and I have posted above.
     
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  12. Masanari

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    You raised my hopes and dashed them to the ground. I will have to go and throw up my tea now.

    But seriously, yes it is a stunning car and the pics of the Ferrari did remind me of it. I also think it gets added points for having Steve McQueen in it.
     
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  13. cosicave

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    My apologies Tamburello. My admiration for these curves is borne of their female form - so you've got no chance!

    The XK SS was the tree from which those Ferraris blossomed. But I have one more marque to add, and a model I confess a wish to own. It is
    another British car which formed the envy of Ferrari: Two pictures of the Aston Martin DB4:

    1959 Aston Martin DB4 CoupeSage.jpg
    Here is a 1959 DB4 Series 1. Please excuse whomever nicked her bumpers!



    And here's a Series 2 from 1961 with standard wire-wheels and bumpers still intact!
    Hmm&#8230; Somewhere I have a really good picture of one of these&#8230;

    1961 Aston Martin DB4 Series II.jpg

     
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  14. Big Ern

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    So many beautiful cars here. Although the Ferrari 250LM is my favourite car, when i was a kid in the 70's I collected matchbox cars, these 2 were my favourites
     

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  15. Masanari

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    Kicking me when I am down!


    I agree with you about the curves, reminds me of Oscar Niemeyer buildings.

    I do not think Aston Martin could make a ugly car even if they tried. Apart from the Lagonda of course which just looked like a Volvo.
    Oh and that runt city car aberration.
     
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    Will be a couple of years before I buy me first car yet, but, if I had the money there are a few that i would have. I've always liked Nissan's, so I would get a GTR. As far as fine tuning your car, it has everything, and is still practical or raod use. I like the old skylines as well. I think it's chris evans who has a garage full of Ferrari's, i think i'll get a garage full of Nissans!

    there are a few oldies I like - like the Ferrari 512BB and Lamborghini Diablo - but I prefer the newer supercars. Maybe the Ascari A10, Pagain Zonda R or the Aston Martin One-77;

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