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Old 2nd October 2007, 11:24   #1 (permalink)
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Hey Guys,
As i had promised, More 'greats' seen in UK and some seen in Dubai..
Look at the text above the pics and then the pictures themselves!


The Behemoths at the Dubai Safari



Our loved Gallardo(this one was on a contest! One could have won it!!!)





Store in London specializing in Ferraris and Lambos exclusively.... Yummmmm!


Have you ever seen so many Gears?


Buses in Scotland, SIGH!!!!


The Chevy Crossfire... quite a work of ART!


'AAPDI' Esteem!!!!!





Noble M12 GTO.....sorry for the bad pic! Too fast for me!


The Actual 'NEW" Honda Civic... we guys see one generation older than this on our roads!




The Caterham Seven! My dad fell in love with her..... So has most of England!!!!!


The 'USUAL' buses in London!


A classic.....dunno the name.... not into classics....but a BEAUTY nonetheless


Rent a Limo in London


Mika Hakkinnen's McLaren F1 in London Science Museum..Look at the Flat Tyre@!
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Old 2nd October 2007, 11:25   #2 (permalink)
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The good old Mini.... well half of it!



Even MORE mini car!



A Classic again!



Ford's Model T



The Good Old Mustang!
I dunno her name, But wat a beauty. I think its a Dodge Charger!

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I loved the buses. Could you please post a full pic of the scotland bus ? It is terrific.



Yeah, my favourite car.It has much better dash & seats.
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Loved the pics buddy, great stuff.
The red convertible is a Jag XK, the mini car is a BMW isetta and the convertible classic (Jet 1) is a chop job done on a Rover. CAnt see the Mustang in the pic but the other one is a Dodge Charger R/T.
Which car was the 8 shift gear from????
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Loved the pics buddy, great stuff.
The red convertible is a Jag XK, the mini car is a BMW isetta and the convertible classic (Jet 1) is a chop job done on a Rover. CAnt see the Mustang in the pic but the other one is a Dodge Charger R/T.
Which car was the 8 shift gear from????
Thanx buddy...
the eight shift gear is from our tour bus.. Was a Spektra.. Nice but old..... but smooth as silk and very powerful.. Just had a transmission problem on the way and a cold start problem too..... but other than that it ran well
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I loved the buses. Could you please post a full pic of the scotland bus ? It is terrific.



Yeah, my favourite car.It has much better dash & seats.
sorry ya.. this is all i could capture of the bus because the driver was not allowing me to take photos for some silly reason!!(these germans can be rude and racist at times!)
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sorry ya.. this is all i could capture of the bus because the driver was not allowing me to take photos for some silly reason!!(these germans can be rude and racist at times!)
That is quite silly. I wonder if he is a nazi.
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Heres the mustang.... the link mustve got deleted sorry!

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ooooops.. no more talk about race buddy.. we're veering off topic. lol! anyways i feel that the pics ive posted are enough fodder to speak about.... and i want everybody to pick one or more of their favourites from the above pictures!!!!!!!!!
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Hmm.... nice that's a Roush tuned Mustang! And nice pics Frank, brings back some nice memories!
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After veyron now these,you are lucky man.nice pics
Isnt the crossfire a chrysler??correct me if i am wrong.
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After veyron now these,you are lucky man.nice pics
Isnt the crossfire a chrysler??correct me if i am wrong.


yeah it is ...... sorry for the mistake!!!
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The Actual 'NEW" Honda Civic... we guys see one generation older than this on our roads!

ummm thats not the new generation civic or anything, its just the UK version.
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some great pictures frank. loved the mustang and the jag xk.
two friends of mine have built the caterham 7 in bombay useing indian parts. they were there at the drag race too. lovely car i tell you
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Nice pics!! Loved the caterham & the Jag.
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