Some Automotive Fun...

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU2qTumPxf0

 

[Richard N]

BATMÓVIL ELÉCTRICO!--McMurtry Spéirling

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k94xyooyxA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azOMEY9Z8sg

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c64NVbxSHzc

 

[Nigelhg]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhNtuYWZ44

They were planning an electric one, but ran into supplier problems. It may still happen with the next generation, which is currently testing.
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A friend of mine used to own one of these- it would attract more attention than the Ferrari's at a car meet.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Henry Catchpole of Carfection describes the aerodynamics of the Aston Martin Valhalla. All meant to ensure that it doesn't fly, of course.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZkPQ6uYHI

 

[Richard N]

BLACK BEAR PASS, Colorado

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr7Nkl0pkJk

 

[Graham1973]

In Russia, the car drives you...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lmGxNE-4XA

 

[Grey Havoc]

Retro Fans, Take Note of Nissan’s Pac-Man Car Sounds

Science plus psychology at work.

www.thedrive.com

 

[shin_getter]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417449054011678721

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1417449054011678721


new amphib warfare vehicle?

 

[Foo Fighter]

Hill climbing.

View: https://youtu.be/xQjw8QAl1L0

 

[Graham1973]

Resurrecting an 'Old Banger' (British term for 'Bomb')

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OucXfyyDxe0

 

[Graham1973]

From what is reputedly the only film to feature Ben Kingsley with hair...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xZD5YBpBDI


...Not that he appears in this car chase.

 

[Graham1973]

...this is a monster truck...

View: https://youtu.be/mzjJIGDEACo

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6N-zitUQ3M

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__XjZVgWX7M

 

[Rhinocrates]

The Festival of the Unexceptional. It's English of course. I bet they even serve milky, lukewarm tea.
(You don't see events like this in New Zealand since we still have plenty on the roads.)

Terminally Uncool Proton Sedan Wins UK's "Dadwood" Festival | Carscoops

Top prize at Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional went to a 1989 Proton 1.5, while a Peugeot 106 bought for £500 picked up second spot.

www.carscoops.com

 

[Graham1973]

A simple repair, the customer described exactly what the problem was...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bqOmA7nEjM


...didn't they.

 

[Graham1973]

The shortest car chase...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjw0UbCTCo

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WE766QO-Hg

 

[Richard N]

This might be a metaphor for current events.....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1427041869230379009

View: https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1427041869230379009?s=20

 

[Grey Havoc]

I could have almost sworn I posted this video before in another thread. Different source possibly? Oh well.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ZS_EfoYpA

 

[Graham1973]

Getting a 'Funny Car' to run again...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-FFLCgGCY8


...Full restoration at a later date.

 

[Richard N]

The first Town in America to ban new Gas Stations

This town is the first in America to ban new gas stations – is the tide turning?

A movement in California seeks a moratorium on new pumps – and a transformation of the US transportation system

www.theguardian.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Stolen James Bond Aston Martin DB5 is spied in the Middle East

Investigators believe they have solved mystery of what happened to ‘most famous car in world’ after it vanished from a US airfield in 1997

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Rhinocrates]

Considering the Bat-themed jokes on another thread, this seems appropriate. Frank Stephenson is a designer who's worked for a number of major companies including McLaren and BMW.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4BH1IRH6q4

 

[Richard N]

Man Gets New Corvette After Joyride!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpnUCMQdqqs

 

[jeffb]

 

[Rhinocrates]

Before the Segway, there was the Sinclair C5.

 

[Rhinocrates]

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r82sdQiJ0t0

 

[Graham1973]

It looks like there might still be a few bugs with 'self-driving' cars...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OdOmU58zOw

 

[Grey Havoc]

The 1992 Volvo Environmental Concept Car Is What Killed Its Boxy Bodies Forever

Volvos used to be Swedish bricks. This is where that started to crumble.

www.thedrive.com

Introduced in 1992, the ECC wowed the crowds at the Paris Motor Show with its hybrid drivetrain, which featured a gas turbine powering the vehicle's single electric motor. With just under 100 horsepower on tap, the concept provided a decent dose of real world driving capability and a useful 90 miles of battery range. It touted a future where ecological stewardship was paramount, and milked the public's nascent fascination with the coming information superhighway by adding a live LCD traffic feed to the cockpit called Dynaguide.

 

[Richard N]

For Audi enthusiasts

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYnsXfYf524

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_I7xEY-t2M

 

[Grey Havoc]

Inside the £1 million replica of the Jaguar that won Le Mans

A new version of the classic C-type that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a royal seal of approval is being produced

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Graham1973]

On a related note...

View: https://youtu.be/gVq8TKqiy_E

 

[Graham1973]

What started as a simple repair...

View: https://youtu.be/zagzmJUjkR4


...becomes the start of a series....

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VswBDMmMgsU

 

[Graham1973]

Salvaging an old tractor...

View: https://youtu.be/vQ-MT84zaA8

 

[Graham1973]

Completing that simple repair...

View: https://youtu.be/_EmFg3iYFJM


...despite serious supply chain issues.

 

[Rhinocrates]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XDSGzrCG2o

Leaping into the future of cars with design visionary Rem D Koolhaas

An architect, designer, and founder of the footwear brand United Nude, Dutch-born Rem D Koolhaas has a bone to pick with the modern car industry. But rather than writing a politely worded open letter, instead, he’s built what he believes is the car of the future — the Lo Res Car…

www.classicdriver.com

Despite the headline, it's not a proposal for future cars, but a combination of formal exercise with software and publicity exercise for a fashion brand. You should see what his uncle gets up to.

I wonder what William Towns would have thought of it?

The Bulldog is back - Aston Martin’s 200mph 80s spaceship is reborn

Meticulously restored to its former glory by world-class specialists, Classic Motor Cars, the Aston Martin Bulldog has finally completed its restoration and is ready to attack the double tonne.

www.classicdriver.com

Or Trevor Fiore?

Citroën Karin