Rims

[xoxoxoBruce]

That looks cool. I'd heard of it somewhere, probably in a blog.

[Pamela]

Clive Cussler is a prolific writer of men's adventure books, notably the Dirk Pitt adventures. I have read all of his books, even the nonfiction.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Hey Boss, I finished sweeping the shop and cleaning the toilet, eh. What do I do next?

Hold on sweetie
Well, uh, take that pile of sheet aluminium, and... uh... make me a Batmobile... and take your time, eh.
Now where were we baby

[Carruthers]

Owner of classic E-type Jaguar crashed car just moments after having it restored

The owner of a £100,000* classic Jaguar crashed his beloved motor just moments after starting the vehicle's engine - following years of work to restore it to its former glory.

Photos of red 1973 V12 Jaguar were uploaded onto social media after the crash after it crashed into a road lamp on Monday 6 June.

The images show the vehicle's front bonnet and head light crumpled around the metal pole, situated several metres from a busy commuter road in Ely, Cambridge.

Cambridgeshire Police posted the images on social media in order to to raise road safety awareness.

PC Ali McKenzie, who dealt with the crash, said the car had only been on the road "briefly" before the crash - but that the owner escaped unscathed.

"The car had recently been fully restored with a painstaking attention to detail, and had only been out on the road briefly before the accident happened," he said.

"We've seen a lot of vehicles damaged on our roads recently, but I can honestly say that I haven't seen anything quite as nice as this one in a long time.

Responding to the post on social media, local residents in Cambridge appeared less than sympathetic to the car's owner.

Jay Rodgers asked officers if the "lamp post was okay", warranting a similarly mocking response from Cambridgeshire Police, who said that the local council would be "very upset" about the damage caused to its "beautiful 1973 vintage" lamp post.

Rob Blair wrote: "Poor bugger. What a beautiful car. Still, his safety is a blessing. The car can be repaired."

Local Giles Saunders, 49, said: "What a real shame - to have spent all that time and money restoring a beautiful car only to have a prang as soon as you get behind the wheel. "The guy must be gutted, but at least it's repairable."

The cost of repairing the vehicle is expected to run into the tens of thousands of pounds.

"It's a great shame.We are having to deal with very unpredictable conditions on the roads at the moment, please do take care."

* $143,000!

What can you say?

Daily Telegraph

[xoxoxoBruce]

He's likely got more than sheet metal damage, because the V-12 E types have so much stuff packed into the tiny engine compartment.

[Gravdigr]

It's beauty was somewhat limited anyway by the travesty of having to mount the licence plate on the hood, so...

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

It's beauty was somewhat limited anyway by the travesty of having to mount the licence plate on the hood, so...

As I recall, on this side of the Atlantic at least, the plate was self-adhesive vinyl applied to the bonnet/hood which didn't spoil the lines of the car.
I get the impression that wasn't/isn't allowed in the US?

[xoxoxoBruce]

A ball-gag on the Mona Lisa? A brassiere on Venus de Milo? A jockstrap on Michelangelo's David? Savages!

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Carruthers

As I recall, on this side of the Atlantic at least, the plate was self-adhesive vinyl applied to the bonnet/hood which didn't spoil the lines of the car.
I get the impression that wasn't/isn't allowed in the US?

Not so much is/isn't allowed...not all of our states require front plates, and when they are required, the auto makers/dealers usually have some sort of bracket (for cars that don't have a 'bumper') that mounts the plate in the area where a bumper would be.

The Jaguar's licence tag just aggravates a personal dislike of mine.

Still a beautiful automobile, though.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

It's beauty was somewhat limited anyway by the travesty of having to mount the licence plate on the hood, so...

Perhaps I should have used 'inhibited' rather than 'limited'...

[Gravdigr]

I thought I was in the majority. Turns out most U.S. states require front and rear plates.



I done learnt myownself something.

[Undertoad]

How to make an elegant Italian sports car look like crap is what! I'm with you grav. These days, all car designs have a specific spot made for the rear plate, but the front plate is usually not considered, so it's just rudely drilled right into the plastic bumper. All hail the freedom-loving rear-plate-only states.

And by the way, dummy front-plate states, aren't you increasing the drag of every single car by .001%? Thanks, you just burned an additional 50,000 gallons of fuel per week, according to this statistic I just made up off the top of my head.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

...but the front plate is usually not considered, so it's just rudely drilled right into the plastic bumper.

Bingo, when I bought my truck in Jersey, we did the deal but it hadn't been "dealer prepped" yet. So we went crossed the street and had lunch and when we came back they had drilled into the front fascia and mounted a dealer ad plate, knowing full well the vehicle was going to PA. They also charged me $15 for this piece of shit plastic (later refunded), and I was pissed. Not as much as when I got home and found they had fucked up the layout and drilled 5 holes instead of 4.

[glatt]

Parking enforcement lobby requires it. They don't want to have to walk around to the back of the car to write the parking tickets.

-According to this idea I just invented of why there might be front plates.

[Clodfobble]

I'm so jaded. I read about the crashed jaguar and immediately thought, "insurance scam."