Eye-catching black and whites

2,258 · June 14, 2021

13 hours ago, georgeinabz said:

I think that would be the updated pony , did the first not have twin headlights?

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I've just watched the YouTube clip about George Turnbbull, which I thought very interesting. I've been to Korea and their attitude to everything seems to be far more collective (in a non-socialist way) than ours was. I suppose the effects of a devastating war in the 1950s would make them feel their backs were against the wall a little-hence their desire to "get it right". The comments about the shut gaps was indicative of B.L.'s failings in the 1970s, when the joke was that there were 2 things on earth visible from the moon: one was the Great Wall of China, the other being the door shut gaps on a Range Rover!

46,120 · June 14, 2021

3 hours ago, Andrew353w said:

I've just watched the YouTube clip about George Turnbbull, which I thought very interesting. I've been to Korea and their attitude to everything seems to be far more collective (in a non-socialist way) than ours was. I suppose the effects of a devastating war in the 1950s would make them feel their backs were against the wall a little-hence their desire to "get it right". The comments about the shut gaps was indicative of B.L.'s failings in the 1970s, when the joke was that there were 2 things on earth visible from the moon: one was the Great Wall of China, the other being the door shut gaps on a Range Rover!

And the treatment of the Koreans by the Japanese, when it was a Japanese colony, gave the Koreans a certain incentive to succeed by direct competition (see also China).

23,563 · June 15, 2021

23,563 · June 15, 2021

A "Nippon Racing" Bellett in a London Mews

23,617 · June 15, 2021

17,683 · June 15, 2021

14 hours ago, Asimo said:

Is that Frolian Gonzalez, the Pampas Bull?

23,563 · June 16, 2021

On 16/06/2021 at 00:10, somewhatfoolish said:

Is that Frolian Gonzalez, the Pampas Bull?

I think it is!

Fitting that he is in a Maserati as he had raced them.

70 years ago next (month)

winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in the massive 4.5litre Ferrari. Said to be doing about 140mph in this photo.

-edit: The first ever F1 win for Ferrari!

https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/moments/1951/first-f1-win

23,617 · June 16, 2021

3,048 · June 16, 2021

13 hours ago, Asimo said:

I think it is!

Fitting that he is in a Maserati as he had raced them.

70 years ago next (month)

winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in the massive 4.5litre Ferrari. Said to be doing about 140mph in this photo.

It was the first time Alfa Romeo had been beaten since the start of Formula 1 (not counting the Indy 500 which was included as a round!)

He did almost the same 3 years later winning against the Mercedes steamliners who struggled with the lines of the corners.