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Shame its a rep but i wouldn't say no to owning one!
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Shame its a rep but i wouldn't say no to owning one!
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A few shots from the Gumball 3000 in Edinburgh earlier:
I spied a red Lamborghina Espada heading south on the M11 earlier this morning. I did wonder if perhaps it might have been Harry Metcalfe, but I was heading northbound so only a fleeting glimpse and no way to see the plate over the cnetral reservation.
Nice! Strange route this year, down to London, up to Amsterdam and then back down to Montenegro again. I expect to hear about some lunatics crashing on the motorway across Europe..A few shots from the Gumball 3000 in Edinburgh earlier:
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Cars like that just do nothing for me at all. They just look ruined and covered in crap logos.
Gumball is just a sponsored show-off club for people like "Shmee" now. It's not what is was when it started up, when it was basically a cross-continent road race
I've never taken part and never would but the Gumball was started as a transcontinental booze and drug bender, which is what it still is today. It wasn't and never has been a race, unlike the Cannonball which was very much an illegal race. Unless you consider Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Goldie to be serious racers?
They are provided and must be fitted in order to participate, plus the £50k entry fee.
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Today was the actual start of the Gumball 3000 - here's a few more shots:
Christ they're so cool.Just spotted this RS Turbo in M&S car park. It was in lovely condition.
Just spotted this RS Turbo in M&S car park. It was in lovely condition.
Had a modified red Series2 in my early 20s, fun times
Did it end up getting crashed, like the majority of fast fords owned by 20 year olds back then?Had a modified red Series2 in my early 20s, fun times
People doing stupid stuff doesn't make it a race. There isn't and never has been any timing, there's no places, no competitive authorisation, no prizes, nothing. Just ridiculous behaviour in and out the cars. Calling it a race is giving it far more credit than it deserves really.
Unless you think that this Gumball is in any way connected to or a continuation of the Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Dash aka the Cannonball? Which it isn't.
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Nothing special but I guess the car has a special connection to someone and is most likely more rare than most Ferrari's.
Plate on it was worth more than the car. Ford Focus SVT so a USDM car. Not sure why you would import one considering the ST170 existed but I would hazard a guess it has lived on an American base for most of its life. M.O.T's go back to 2007 so could have quite easily been brought in brand new.
Could even be the only Focus SVT in the country!
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Plate on it was worth more than the car. Ford Focus SVT so a USDM car. Not sure why you would import one considering the ST170 existed but I would hazard a guess it has lived on an American base for most of its life. M.O.T's go back to 2007 so could have quite easily been brought in brand new.
Could even be the only Focus SVT in the country!
Phone is mounted and voice command before anyone pipes up
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