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Old 12-31-2024, 05:38 AM   #379
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Is that one of those Miatas they took out that pesky reliable Japanese engine and put in a nightmare fun house Fiat engine?
Yep, didn't sell too well in the UK.. there was an Abarth version, looked neat in certain colours.

Italian "man" maths at work for sure.. they built the Fiat version on the same production line as the pretty cousin but junked the engine and the pretty bodywork for a goofy looking sister..
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Italian "man" maths at work for sure.. they built the Fiat version on the same production line as the pretty cousin but junked the engine and the pretty bodywork for a goofy looking sister..
Well, can't say much about the engine but I will say I would have been the guy dating the "goofy looking sister". She seems much more interesting.
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Well, can't say much about the engine but I will say I would have been the guy dating the "goofy looking sister". She seems much more interesting.
Well.. she does get interesting with some strategically placed war paint.. good night out I'm sure
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Local supermarket this morning.. I suppose they do have to shop with the plebs on an occasion...
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ugly duckling


if not for search-by-image, I'd have never guessed.
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Lambo or the Fiat? Or both?
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Lambo or the Fiat? Or both?
Oops... the Lambo. The Fiat seems nice.
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Local supermarket this morning.. I suppose they do have to shop with the plebs on an occasion...
I saw two of those Lambos while living in Cali, and both were the same yellow. Did they only make one color?
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I saw two of those Lambos while living in Cali, and both were the same yellow. Did they only make one color?
A couple of Yellows, plenty of blacks and one Beige (posted photos of it in this thread). Beige wears bright white wheels and red and black interior. Awful mix of colours..

This morning saw a Huracan Sterrato, grey with black cladding..
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This lives near me but never seen it out on a Sunday.. I wonder if Chapman would have been proud to have the Lotus badge stuck to this thing..
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This lives near me but never seen it out on a Sunday.. I wonder if Chapman would have been proud to have the Lotus badge stuck to this thing..
A Lotus badge on a Chinese electric tank. So proud.
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A Lotus badge on a Chinese electric tank. So proud.
It's rather sad.. There's no depth of understanding behind the badges!! People are consuming the products but don't give a flying fuck as to what the badge means or meant..
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It's rather sad.. There's no depth of understanding behind the badges!! People are consuming the products but don't give a flying fuck as to what the badge means or meant..
Yep.

This is a great video.

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Yep.

This is a great video.

I recall seeing one Tesla Roadster, it was on a aircraft skid ready to be loaded for the States.. this was when Lotus was building them, then shipping to Mr Musk to add the electrics.. Only 47 Tesla Roadsters in the UK..

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