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Post #222,554 by pwhysall 9/3/05 4:56:36 AM Reply	Excuse me, I think I've just come. [image\|http://img.stern.de/_content/52/30/523086/ALFA-8c-Cabrio-750_750.jpg\|\|\|\|] Moist! If I add it to my Amazon wishlist, will you all club together and buy it for me for my birthday? Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,577 by boxley 9/3/05 10:27:50 AM Reply	ya want a picture to hack off to? We can do that "the reason people don't buy conspiracy theories is that they think conspiracy means everyone is on the same program. Thats not how it works. Everybody has a different program. They just all want the same guy dead. Socrates was a gadfly, but I bet he took time out to screw somebodies wife" Gus Vitelli Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #222,590 by pwhysall 9/3/05 12:11:03 PM Reply	That'd be this, then. [link\|http://www.astonmartin.com/thecars/db9-3\|http://www.astonmartin.com/thecars/db9-3] Just about the most beautiful car ever built. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,592 by hnick 9/3/05 12:19:43 PM Reply	Fastest lorry on the road is how a Brit friend of mine described the DBs. This would have been a quarter of a century ago, so it might have changed.
Post #222,593 by pwhysall 9/3/05 12:23:06 PM Reply	Dunno about that They're regarded over here as quite the classic veehickul. Your friend's opinion is not widely shared (though that may not make it any the less valid). Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,603 by hnick 9/3/05 1:27:01 PM Reply	Oh, he liked them well enough At the time, I believe they had a rather loud cast iron straight 6, and a suspension that handled rather well, but shook up the passangers like a truck would. He had a lot of stories about zooming around England in one. Apparently, at the time, there were places where one could really make a car fly, without too much intrest from the police.
Post #222,605 by pwhysall 9/3/05 1:33:01 PM 9/3/05 1:37:48 PM Reply	Before 1965... ...motorways in the UK had no speed limit. And then there were a couple of high-profile crashes, plus the famed Jaguar 190MPH road test, and the Powers That Be took a Ford Anglia, decided it went a bit wobbly and scary at 70MPH, and said "Behold! The Speed Limit!". And so I get to drive on the motorway in my 1999 car (that's made by Germans for the Autobahn, and is somewhat better than a 1965 Ford Anglia) at a frankly ludicrous 70MPH. Well, that's the official line, anyway. Repeat after me: "I always drive to the posted speed limit, oh yes indeed". Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! Edited by pwhysall Sept. 3, 2005, 01:37:48 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #222,606 by hnick 9/3/05 1:35:44 PM Reply	Could have been from that time period. I was in my mid 20's and he had a good 15-20 years on me.
Post #222,876 by CRConrad 9/5/05 8:01:20 AM Reply	You didn't? Well, FYI that opinion WAS widely shared back... ...in the day, when David Brown -- originally a tractor manufacturer, you know -- owned the company. Quite the classic very fast lorry. (And a classic quip, too, actually. I'm surprised you hadn't heard it.) [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Your lies are of Microsoftian Scale and boring to boot. Your 'depression' may be the closest you ever come to recognizing truth: you have no 'inferiority complex', you are inferior - and something inside you recognizes this. - [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=71575\|Ashton Brown]
Post #222,877 by pwhysall 9/5/05 8:02:22 AM Reply	I'm a good chunk younger than thee. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,878 by CRConrad 9/5/05 8:05:12 AM Reply	Not THAT much-I, too, only heard (read) it long afterwards.
Post #222,653 by Ashton 9/3/05 6:31:32 PM Reply	I still have a piece of that - That would be my Linn-Sondek LP-12 bitchin turntable (there used to be things called 'records', without numbers, but with music.) My DB was great for ferrying around little packages with white powder in them :-\ufffd Trouble with these fantasy objects is: only crooks could own one - the amateur kind or the polished Professionals, CIEIOs, Preachers et al. The former might have had time, occasionally.. to momentarily appreciate the massive artisanry and design efforts entailed, if.. these were amateur-crooks with a bit of cuth, that is. The Pros, of course - rarely had/have the time for Noticing anything - except that there is still room in the air-conditioned garage for.. a few more Trophy cars they'd rarely visit. Parked next to the Hispano-Suiza as is trucked to exhibitions / never started. What a waste.. Catch $22$, I guess. Gorgeous, though. (As for moi -- before, during and since ownership of several Vincents: I appreciated every nut&bolt, and even details like, the subtle/sane choice of Cadmium over {ugh} Chrome-plating of the functional fastener bits -- as well as every aspect of performance.) Jay Leno has a mint Shadow - I have a calendar featuring it.. it's just a couple S/Ns away from one of mine. Wonder if he's ever ridden it; hey I even have a signed B/W photo of him astride it! - via happenstance. I was (fortunate enough..) to Realize During.. that I had lucked into 'temporarily owning' a work of Art. I consider that, while these were the most expensive machines then; the entire experience was a Bargain! (Brough Superior being long gone - and no competition for handling, etc. - more of a museum-grade snapshot of a techno less-developed era, than a daily rider. Famous Owner notwithstanding.) Besides, {sour grapes} were I to win one of these in the Universal lottery - I'd be pissed that my rx-time would not permit me to explore all its capabilities / or omissions... bloody Annoying Car! :(
Post #222,580 by bionerd 9/3/05 10:32:27 AM Reply	Come where? Oh. there. Umm, never mind. Jazz hands at the ready. Carry on with your bad self.
Post #222,654 by Ashton 9/3/05 6:43:13 PM Reply	Many males have difficulty discerning differences between G-forces and G-'spots'. (And a world filled with a few $T of voluptuously-curved daily-driver 'cars' is proof of this phenom / innate psyche-disturbance? 'Course they don't All need to have sexy curves: the fully Enduro-capable ~squarish Range Rover, used 100% of the time between manse and golf club, then detailed and new ashtrays installed - will serve as just as good example.) HTH, Ashton er, :-\ufffd
Post #222,583 by Another Scott 9/3/05 10:39:35 AM Reply	You want a fat Alfa-Romeo?!? 109 kB .img [link\|http://www.stern.de/sport-motor/autowelt/537325.html?eid=537033&s=0&nv=fs&cp=24\|Here's] an interesting looking car. [image\|http://img.stern.de/_content/53/73/537325/DSC_2316_700.jpg\|0\|Civic\|525\|700] Honda hasn't had a really interesting new car in the US for a very long time. They probably figure we're too conservative for things like that. :-( Where's a link to your Alfa? My German is too rusty to make sense out of the Stern web site. Cheers, Scott.
Post #222,588 by pwhysall 9/3/05 12:06:36 PM Reply	Alfa link [link\|http://www.fast-autos.net/alfaromeo/alfaromeo8c.html\|http://www.fast-auto.../alfaromeo8c.html] You want adblock running. Also, the linked pictures may cause irrational desires. Exercise caution if at work. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,589 by ben_tilly 9/3/05 12:10:34 PM Reply	No desire caused here I take a look and see a useless waste of metal and paint. For instance where would a baby seat go? Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #222,591 by pwhysall 9/3/05 12:11:24 PM Reply	Figures. The baby, of course, is left with the nanny and the butler. Duh. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,601 by Another Scott 9/3/05 1:00:44 PM Reply	Of course! :-)
Post #222,602 by Another Scott 9/3/05 1:16:39 PM Reply	Thanks. Notice the year on that? 2003. 73 kB .img. :-( No sign on the UK Alfa site of it ever being anything more than a show car, that I could find anyway. Put one of [link\|http://www.grouplotus.com/car/car_product.php?id=2&mid=11\|these] on your wish list. It's a one-off too, but you'd be supporting your fellow countrymen. :-) Since it's custom, you might be able to get them to move the seat back a foot or so so you would fit. [image\|http://lotus.freudhoefer.de/elise/pictures/sportexige/LSE4.jpg\|0\|Sport Exige\|480\|640] "... none more black." :-) More views [link\|http://lotus.freudhoefer.de/elise/picsportexige.html\|here]. Cheers, Scott.
Post #222,604 by pwhysall 9/3/05 1:32:22 PM 9/3/05 1:34:47 PM Reply	Patriotic Brits buy... ...a [link\|http://www.noblecars.com/model-m400.htm\|Noble] M400. [image\|http://www.fast-autos.net/noble/m400.jpg\|\|\|\|] whimper Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! Edited by pwhysall Sept. 3, 2005, 01:34:47 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #222,618 by Another Scott 9/3/05 2:36:48 PM Reply	Ok. I probably like the idea of supporting [link\|http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A827598\|Colin Chapman]'s spirit more than any real desire for that particular car. There's a lot to be said for [link\|http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Colin_Chapman\|simplify and add lightness] when it comes to sports cars. The Elise and other cars do that. The [link\|http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/\|Corvette Z06] and the [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=219434\|Exelero] don't. Cheers, Scott. (Who envies Spice and his [link\|http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/honda_s2000.asp\|S2000] quite often...)
Post #222,621 by pwhysall 9/3/05 2:46:53 PM Reply	Also, Lotus == Vauxhall. Noble == Noble (it's about six blokes in a shed in Leicestershire, who mysteriously turn out these fabulous sports cars) Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #222,633 by imqwerky 9/3/05 3:36:35 PM Reply	The British are Coming! The British are Coming! Call the state militia to stamp out Yuppie Pron(tm). :-D Peace, Amy "Losing your mind is like losing your keys. You have to retrace your steps to find out where you left it. But the bonus is that you usually find loose change in the cushions." ABR '05 :-D
Post #222,656 by Ashton 9/3/05 6:57:18 PM Reply	Take your pick - A Rabelaisian piece of expensively-painted sheet metal in the driveway.. stroked.. maybe on Saturdays? with genuine carnauba wax -or- Closet-sized gun cabinet, stroked.. (they call it 'cleaning' - y'know?) maybe more often and with smellier solvents + a constant desire to go-out-and-Shoot-something ?? (Yes, then there are those with Both.) {sigh} Perhaps this correlates with the invention of the 'Trophy Wife'? that which often ensues ... when the other trophies are no longer polished much ... in all that resultant solitude. Just a hunch - oughtta be decent fodder for a PhD thesis or a six-pack of same?
Post #222,693 by cforde 9/4/05 12:51:25 AM Reply	that? come off it I was taking my dog for a walk recently. I saw one of [link\|http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/carrera_gt.asp\|these] approach and take the next corner. Wowsers. I've never seen a corner taken like that before. It was really quite remarkable. I think that corner is still talking about it. Have fun, Carl Forde
Post #222,695 by Steve Lowe 9/4/05 12:54:43 AM Reply	ICLRPD (new thread) Created as new thread #222694 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=222694\|ICLRPD] -- Steve
Post #222,751 by Ashton 9/4/05 3:24:22 PM Reply	..almost as much as I paid for the Matisse. In 1965.
Post #222,985 by tuberculosis 9/5/05 8:35:55 PM 8/21/07 6:27:28 AM Reply	Lovely set of lawn ornaments which is pretty much what they'll be in just a few years. I don't give a rat's ass what they look like, but they better take me around the world on about a gallon of gas. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:27:28 AM EDT Expand All History

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