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You...... Beakerite..!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHYDLDQpveR/?igshid=nmylcjre6ka6.
About the closest any of us will get to owning one
About the closest any of us will get to owning one
T.C
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Now thats a proper classic.
In my younger days, my girlfriend of the times father had one, and then I considered buying one many years later.
I still regret letting that car pass me by. I went and brought some bikes instead
Bugatti
See, cars are cool, eh
Can't imagine what they thought of that inSee, cars are cool, eh
1936. Cool yes.
I recognised it as I recall watching a programme where a chap called Marcelle (?) in America was hand building a replica from scratch, even that was worth many, many £s. Amazing craftsmanship, al done by hand from aluminium sheet.
Bugatti Type 57: So Expensive Even a Replica Costs $1 Million | Motorious.com
The Bugatti Type 57 radiates enough heritage and collector car status to command eye-watering sums of money. So much so, even a replica costs over $1 million...
Today we are going to the former USSR, Russia to be precise, as the next step of our automotive global journey.
Despite much research I have been unable to find anything that can be regarded as good enough even to be regarded as bad. So here is a very bad but very, very cool car from Donald's friends, the ZiL-111.
The conveyance of choice for Russian politicians - it was only issued to the Politburo - and built between 1958 and 1967. The resemblance to Chevrolets from 55/56/57is surely a coincidence. The huge 6 litre V8 pumped out an astonishing 200bhp through it's sophisticated two speed automatic gearbox.
Various versions were built, including a limousine and a convertible, and it is believed that total production was just 112.
Rubbish but sub zero cool. Not least as Fidel Castro owned one, believed to have been fitted with eavesdropping equipment before delivery........
Despite much research I have been unable to find anything that can be regarded as good enough even to be regarded as bad. So here is a very bad but very, very cool car from Donald's friends, the ZiL-111.
The conveyance of choice for Russian politicians - it was only issued to the Politburo - and built between 1958 and 1967. The resemblance to Chevrolets from 55/56/57is surely a coincidence. The huge 6 litre V8 pumped out an astonishing 200bhp through it's sophisticated two speed automatic gearbox.
Various versions were built, including a limousine and a convertible, and it is believed that total production was just 112.
Rubbish but sub zero cool. Not least as Fidel Castro owned one, believed to have been fitted with eavesdropping equipment before delivery........
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Today I was going to take a look into the pit of automotive awfulness that emanates from Romania. However, it has proved impossible to find anything of merit; like the ZiL-111 is it easy to find something that is truly awful, but unlike the ZiL-111 it is also impossible to find anything that is cool. Everything is frankly just terrible in every conceivable way.
So, today's trip is to Scandinavia, Sweden to be precise, a very nice country with an outstanding automobile heritage.
Possibly the only car ever built that looks at it's best in white is the Volvo P1800. Looks as good today as when it was made, the estate version being incredibly rare and even better looking than the saloon.
And Simon Templar drove one, so sub zero permafrost cool.
So, today's trip is to Scandinavia, Sweden to be precise, a very nice country with an outstanding automobile heritage.
Possibly the only car ever built that looks at it's best in white is the Volvo P1800. Looks as good today as when it was made, the estate version being incredibly rare and even better looking than the saloon.
And Simon Templar drove one, so sub zero permafrost cool.
Does it not have a tracked version??
There’s a pattern here; you seem to have a love of cars that don’t go around corners.