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This... Combined with "May be going bye bye soon" indicates to me you don't want to do it. Far be it for me to tell someone what to do with their possessions, but I think it quite likely you'll regret it if you let her go.

I thought you'd sold the Roadster as it had been on the Autofficina site for a while & I seem to remember seeing a video of you saying you were selling up, (for a Koenigsegg?). Good luck with the SE30; nice to see a rhd car coming into the UK for a change!

Congratulations, Allan; she's a beauty. 1. Obtain a lorry-load of CT kits. 2. Photocopy said title. 3. Produce limited run of "Scuderia Allandretti" replicas. 4. Keep one for yourself, (obviously).

It certainly does; I'm not a huge fan of customised exotics, but this one is the dog's danglies. This one, I think... http://www.imakenews.com/theautogallery/e_...PQ84,bgsJ124c,w There is a whole thread relating to it somewhere on here.

I understand it was a special order & that it's unique in being Rhd/Purple. It was owned by the guy, (DiabloPete - Pistonheads?), who i believe is in the process of buying the ex-Singapore SE30 featured in another thread.

There was a pop-up headlight SV in Kent for sale a few years ago; I went to look at it, (because of it's rarity & it being my personal favourite), & it had nearly 60K miles on it. It also had the earlier dash, (post-"helicopter"/pre-"6.0"), of the '98 SV. It appeared at an auction held at a UK motor racing circuit some time later, but was subsequently flagged as unsold. The one in the photo has less miles, & the "6.0" dash. Confusingly, both had leather-trimmed seats in very dark blue with alternating beige panels in the centre sections. I believe the car in the pics is a genuine post-'98; I should imagine it's easy to change the badge on the rear & agree the swirly SV logo is "sexier". I think the chap in the black top in picture 2 is the owner; he opened the engine cover to let Sig. Balboni sign the car.

Mr. Metcalfe's car.

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This bloke... http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206...p;pg=6274,24450

There are! I can thoroughly recommend this... http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1861260660/ref=...two=&hvqmt= 4-cylinder biased, some V8 stuff, but a must if you're into the early stuff, (which I prefer); lots of anecdotal quotes, history, & some fine pictures too.

BTW, don't miss this tonight; more British excellentness: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/falklan...ost-daring-raid "The humorous, heroic story of how a Cold War-era Vulcan flew the then-longest-range bombing mission in history with a Second World War bomb that changed the outcome of the Falklands War." Even when we're fighting people, we're funny. Probably wouldn't have been billed as "humorous" if the Argentinians had won; more a "shock/outrage/cheating bastards/not cricket/bloody foreigners/wouldn't have happened if we still had The Empire" type of thing...

Easy there, Captain; we wouldn't have won if it wasn't for our American cousins, (turning up, late).

May i also add that I was under the impression turbos should be placed as close to the inlet manifold as possible to minimise lag & improve throttle response, heat issues notwithstanding. Ditto the exhaust outlet to turbo drive vane distance. I daresay that turbo design & efficiency has increased over the years, with smaller units that spin up faster & variable vane systems. I appreciate packaging is always going to be a matter of compromise. Not knocking them; I'm a huge fan of the work UGR have done & they clearly know their stuff, i'm just interested in the engineering side of things. As an aside, I remember seeing some turbo implementations during the 70's over here & in Germany, (mostly Essex/Cologne Ford V6's), that had the turbo mounted between the carburettor & inlet manifold, (so that the turbo was "sucking", as opposed to "blowing"), & the exhaust curved up 'round the side of the engine. (with plenty of heat wrap!), all in the interests of minimising lag & improving response.

The English. Stereotyping foreigners since, well, forever, actually. Dribbley car; the Diablo Roadster originally debuted with no roof/tiny wrap-around screen.

A common belief. However, you are a likely a healthy strong individual, both physically & mentally, & may not be able to completely understand why people don't just "snap themselves out" of a situation. This is perfectly understandable because it's almost impossible for anyone of us to imagine being that person, without referencing ourselves at the same time. This is no criticsm of you; it is just the way of things, (& I am aware that I may sound patronising, but I have no other way of articulating my point). There are those that are not as fortunate as the rest of us; they are ill, mental, physically or both. God forbid anyone here ever becomes that ill. I have spent time with alcoholics; every one of them wanted to quit & get back to reality, but couldn't without help. This chap's "disease" is no more different than that of a drug addict, gamber, or alcoholic. He got to a point whereby his "disease" has caused him to be unable to do anything about it. If it were as simple as just not eating, he would have taken that course of action, if of sound mind. I do, however think that the term "disease" is inaccurate; it intimates, to me, that it is something that can be caught or contracted. Perhaps a better term would be "condition"?

Totally agree; I remember John Bonham dying & thinking "I hope they don't carry on without him". For Led Zeppelin, it was the right move because each member of the group brought something unique that defined their sound. AC-DC were able to recover from the death of Bon Scott because they weren't so well known at the time, (1979-ish?); really only their live album & Highway To Hell were well-known over here when Bon passed away. Thus, they were able to carry on with a new vocalist who sounded pretty similar, & are now probably more famous than they ever were. IMO, it's about what these guys bring to the party that's important. I cannot imagine Motorhead without Lemmy, but GNR without AXl; yeah, just about. (Oasis were always shite; another Rock 'n Roll example of The Emperor's New Clothes...).

I daresay it's the goverment's way of dealing with stuff like this... http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...8d351279af2.211 http://gulfnews.com/business/economy/itali...y-cars-1.982159 I get the impression this level of evasion has been going on in Italy from some time. No one likes paying taxes, but when your country's close to bankrupcy, is it any wonder a government will take drastic measures? Another issue like the recent Greece bail-out could spell disaster for the Euro-zone & it's investors, but picking on minorities to pay extra taxes to cover those who are dishonest is not good policy.

Not sure I want to see pictures of his favourite Cabin Boy.

Go for the style you want first, & keep them as light as possible because you're going to be wearing them all the time. I've tried loads of different styles over the years, but the ones that I've found I'm most comfortable with are rimless with titanium arms & bridge piece. They're minimalist, hand-made by a local optician, run out at about £150 a pair, (@ $230), & are so light I often forget I've got them on. It really doesn't matter who makes them, (apart from my sunglasses note); comfort is paramount. It's a very personal thing; for example, I don't like the arms too deep, because i find they restrict my peripheral vision. Whatever you choose, you'll be quite aware of them for a while, but you get used to that. & make sure you buy a spare pair; you will likely break or lose them at some point, (especially as you get accustomed to them being around all the time), & then you'll be blind without them. Hate the idea of anything touching my eyes, so I've never worn contact lenses. Can't really comment on sunglasses; I live in the UK, where we have no need for such things. If you go 70's Foster Grant, you will be hailed a god.