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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    mtm wrote: »
    That works rather well.

    Nice color too.

    Indeed; that’s the Polestar colour so I guess it was always going to be that! :)
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2020 Posts: 2,515
    mtm wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    That works rather well.

    Nice color too.

    Indeed; that’s the Polestar colour so I guess it was always going to be that! :)

    This color looks good too. :)>-
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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I know some around here are rather aggressively anti-restomods (or at least we have to presume) but I think that works surprisingly well - especially as the original is a car that goes more for dainty elegance than a muscular racing stance.
    I might change the wheels maybe.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Volvo P1800 restomod
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    Swedish racing division celebrates motorsport success and 60 years of iconic Volvo coupe with jaw-dropping restomod that will be available to buy
    https://www.motoring.com.au/cyan-racing-reveals-shock-volvo-p1800-restomod-126003/

    I've never been the biggest Volvo fan, much preferred SAAB, but this one is a gorgeous looking machine.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 2020 Posts: 16,332
    Wow I've only just seen this thing. 7.3l and 836bhp!!

    https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/aston-martin-victor-836bhp-manual-masterpiece

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    It's hideous, but 836bhp- through a manual transmission! I presume Bruce Wayne will be very happy with his new motor.

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    Funnily it looks more like the 80s AMV8 that Dalton drove than the recent TLD special edition Vantage does.
    Who made it? Q division of course.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    mtm wrote: »
    Wow I've only just seen this thing. 7.3l and 836bhp!!

    https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/aston-martin-victor-836bhp-manual-masterpiece

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    It's hideous, but 836bhp- through a manual transmission! I presume Bruce Wayne will be very happy with his new motor.

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    Funnily it looks more like the 80s AMV8 that Dalton drove than the recent TLD special edition Vantage does.
    Who made it? Q division of course.

    I find it a fascinating design. I've always liked the muscle car look from am, and this is no exception.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Yeah I don't think it's 100% successful, but it's quite fun to see them do an 80s retro model.

    Sidepipes!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Not a big Volvo fan either. But I wouldn't say no to being gifted a 480. ;)

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  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Not sure if anyone has seen this but an international trailer with slightly different footage has gone live. It shows some of the Atlantic road footage and has a new musical cues.


    Check out the first scene, there are some cool cars parked on the square. A red Ferrari 308 GT 4 on the left and on the right what possibly looks like the front of a dark BMW 2002 or an Alfa Romeo Giulia GT.
    And the Maserati Biturbo on the bridge, of course. NTTD turns out to be a great movie for enthusiasts of classic cars.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    JamesCraig wrote: »

    Wow! It's a pity they sell these, they should stay in the museum.

    In the meantime I'm driving a golf vii ecoboost on corfu. A very solid car, but boring as can be.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    edited September 2020 Posts: 4,341
    When on Corfu, make sure to visit Spiro's Bar in Pogoi. He is a huge Bond fan and has a collection of pictures from the filming of FYEO that you can browse while he makes you a Toast sandwich. Also, his bar is called Spiros Bond 007 Cafe. It is at the corner where Melina tipped over the 2CV.

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spyros-Bond-007-Cafe-Bar/585085601516214
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 2020 Posts: 16,332
    zebrafish wrote: »
    Not sure if anyone has seen this but an international trailer with slightly different footage has gone live. It shows some of the Atlantic road footage and has a new musical cues.


    Check out the first scene, there are some cool cars parked on the square. A red Ferrari 308 GT 4 on the left and on the right what possibly looks like the front of a dark BMW 2002 or an Alfa Romeo Giulia GT.
    And the Maserati Biturbo on the bridge, of course. NTTD turns out to be a great movie for enthusiasts of classic cars.

    Oh wow: I completely missed that Ferrari! And yeah you're right I think: a 2002 judging by the size of the glasshouse.
    The Maserati is a Quattroporte IV rather than a Biturbo, but it is interesting how many old and classic cars are in this. An old classic Defender, classic mk1 Range Rovers, DB5, V8 Vantage, that 2002, the 308, the old Toyota.. it's maybe a bit car-heavy(!) but it should be fun to spot them all.
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    While in Paris the other day, I saw a Bentley convertible (complete with the winged B on the bonnet) passing me by.

    And there's a Rover 75 parked near my building.
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    McLaren 12c. ;)
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
    Posts: 8,213
    zebrafish wrote: »
    When on Corfu, make sure to visit Spiro's Bar in Pogoi. He is a huge Bond fan and has a collection of pictures from the filming of FYEO that you can browse while he makes you a Toast sandwich. Also, his bar is called Spiros Bond 007 Cafe. It is at the corner where Melina tipped over the 2CV.

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spyros-Bond-007-Cafe-Bar/585085601516214
    Thanks! I'd have loved to go there but as I'm with wife, mother and 2y/o and my wife's fallen ill, we haven't been able to do much. I'm the only one capable of driving here. Wanted to go to the fortress as well where bond shoots loque, but I only managed a far away picture. Oh well, good reason to return in a few years, when minime is a bit bigger and has seen the film too...
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,332
    zebrafish wrote: »
    When on Corfu, make sure to visit Spiro's Bar in Pogoi. He is a huge Bond fan and has a collection of pictures from the filming of FYEO that you can browse while he makes you a Toast sandwich. Also, his bar is called Spiros Bond 007 Cafe. It is at the corner where Melina tipped over the 2CV.

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spyros-Bond-007-Cafe-Bar/585085601516214

    That's lots of fun, I'd love to visit there! :)
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    Say hello to the Maserati MC-20 with it's V6 Twin Turbo. ;-)

    Looks a bit like the new Alpine...

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  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
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    McLaren 12c. ;)
    This Mclaren looks much better than their current cars.

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  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
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    McLaren 12c. ;)
    This Mclaren looks much better than their current cars.

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    I like most of their current cars, especially the GT. :)>-
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
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    McLaren 12c. ;)
    This Mclaren looks much better than their current cars.

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    I like most of their current cars, especially the GT. :)>-

    Even this 570s ?
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    I don't like the lights and grilles of the current Mac's

    The F1 looks the best

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  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    Yes, and even the 540c

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  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Yes, and even the 540c

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    I prefer the older Macs
    The newer ones lights and air intakes looks cheap imo
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
    edited September 2020 Posts: 3,497
    They don't. Before the ones you don't like they had only one model...
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    They don't. Before the ones you don't like they had only one model...

    They don't even come close to this masterpiece.
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  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    2021 Genesis G70
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  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    That grille... :((
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    That grille... :((

    Yeah it's not the best looking grille is it....
    I prefer the Stinger
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  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    Very nice car.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2020 Posts: 2,515
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Very nice car.

    Stinger,nice name for a car too, unlike Taycan. :)
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