The theme of the week:cars :)

Seeing as ive been pretty absent lately, ill start it off!

Here is my car, its my first car and ive had it for a just over 5 years. Its still going after a few bumps and bruises but I love it and it gets the job done :D

http://www.photoboard.eu/photography/showphoto.php?photo=2399&limit=recent

And not quite a car, but close enough. Some military trucks at an airforce open day.

http://www.photoboard.eu/photography/showphoto.php?photo=2398&limit=recent

Nice pic Laura - your car is much cleaner than ours just now! The scenery in the background looks very like here :)

Nice car Laura! Can you tell a little more about it? I'm curious about vehicles in different countries. Who makes it? Engine size? Transmission type?

Lol its not that clean right now!

Its a 1994 Daihatsu Charade DeTomaso. 1.6 manual non turbo. Its the sportier version of a regular Charade like this http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/2/d56d974584936a8466601f587a846f42.jpg

It has different outer panels like bonnet, boot, kit on the front back and sides and has different interior. Not my photo, but it looks like this inside http://foto.auto.vl.ru/album_photos/6/5410/42006.jpg (but mine isnt automatic).

Its an awesome car, goes really well and can go pretty fast when it needs to. There aren't too many around, I think they are pretty rare. Only come in black and red :)

Thanks Laura! I'm not familiar with the manufacturer, where is it made?

:D Cool Laura

Your driving round in a car tweaked in conjunction with the famous designer DeTomaso based in Modena, Italy.

http://www.detomaso.it/gb/storia/storia.html

Italian Cars!

This is the car I use everyday - Fiat Punto HGT (1.8ltr manual) Lots of Puntos around but not many HGT's - small car plus big engine = lots of fun :)
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/x19er/cars/?action=view&current=HGT.jpg

Alfa Romeo 156 (2.0ltr manual) - see if you can spot the boxer dog!
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/x19er/cars/?action=view&current=Alfa.jpg

Fiat X1/9 (1.5ltr manual) - fab car love it to bits - not many around now.
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/x19er/cars/?action=view&current=Exxy.jpg

2 x Dinos
Dino 308GT4 (3ltr V8)
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/x19er/cars/?action=view&current=Dino.jpg

Dino (4 paw drive, very fast acceleration, not so good at cornering) :)
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/x19er/cars/?action=view&current=Aboy.jpg

Great pics Jan! I also liked the link to DeTomaso. I can remember seeing the X19s over here. Those and the Triumph TR7 were popular here for a while. The Dino 308GT4 looks like a fun car! ;) I liked the other Dino too! :D

Great pics Jan! I also liked the link to DeTomaso. I can remember seeing the X19s over here. Those and the Triumph TR7 were popular here for a while. The Dino 308GT4 looks like a fun car! ;) I liked the other Dino too! :D

Thanks Gary - I like my furry four legged Dino too :)

Gary its a Japanese import.. but any more than that I dont know. Thanks for the story, very interesting!

Great pics and cars Jan :D A friend of mines dad has a fiat. Very similar to the ones in your pic, could even be the same.

And you know I love Dino.. so so so handsome :D

Laura great car and a great view, wow!

Gary, nice cars, I would love a Dino, gorgeous!
I guess I posted my car in the wrong place! oops!

Picture of a Hummmmmmmer I took in NYC.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/luvmboxr/StretchHummer.jpg

Laura great car and a great view, wow!

Gary, nice cars, I would love a Dino, gorgeous!
I guess I posted my car in the wrong place! oops!

Colleen, I didn't post any pictures yet, those were Jan's. ;)

sorry about that, same applies to Jan, nice car and scenery too.

Picture of a Hummmmmmmer I took in NYC.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/luvmboxr/StretchHummer.jpg

Wow that's some car - don't fancy reversing that or attempting a 3 point turn!

Well, better late than never, right? I'll start out with my daily driver, better known as my Little Red Wagon. It's a '93 Ford Escort wagon. I bought it used a few years ago. It has a lot of miles on it, a few dings here and there and it's starting to get a little rust, but it gets me back and forth to work and gets me, J.C. and all our gear to the dog shows and it does it economically.

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/lil%20red%20wagon.jpg

J.C. seem to like it.

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/JC.jpg

Then there are those cars that I wish I had! Being from the U.S., I am fond of the "hot rods" :

What I belive is a '33 ford:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/33%20ford.jpg

A '32 ford "deuce coupe" :

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/deuce%20coupe.jpg

A close-up of the gear shit lever:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/shifter.jpg

A model "A" ford :

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/model%20A.jpg

I also like the "muscle cars" of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

A 1967 Ford Mustang:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/67%20mustang.jpg

A Ford Cobra:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/cobra.jpg

A 1971 Ford Boss 351 Mustang:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/71%20mustang.jpg

A very rare car. Only made 1 year and only a little over 1,000 made. Very few left now.

And the Corvette that I would really like to have:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/vette.jpg


Then there are a few 1950s "oldies but goodies"

A 1955 Ford truck:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/55%20ford%20truck.jpg

I've always wanted one of those!

A 1956 Ford Thunderbird:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/56%20t-bird.jpg

Then for the antique lovers:

Ford (don't know the year):

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/ford.jpg

Buick :

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/buick.jpg

And an Oldsmobile:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/olds.jpg


Are we sick of looking at cars yet? :D

Are we sick of looking at cars yet? :D

Don't think we are - everybody else might be though :)

Love J.C.!

I really like the 1967 Ford Mustang and the 1955 Ford Truck - cool white wall tyres too. I hope you get the Corvette you want one day :)

If money was no object the Lamborghini Miura is the one for me - I think it really is beautiful:

www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=10585

Fingers crossed for a lottery win ;)

Don't think we are - everybody else might be though :)

Love J.C.!

I really like the 1967 Ford Mustang and the 1955 Ford Truck - cool white wall tyres too. I hope you get the Corvette you want one day :)

If money was no object the Lamborghini Miura is the one for me - I think it really is beautiful:

www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=10585

Fingers crossed for a lottery win ;)

I'll take one of those too! That must be what ford based it's GT-40 on. they look similar:

http://www.jacky-ickx-fan.net/Wallpapers/photos/Ford_GT40.jpg

Which ford is thinking about bringing back:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/gt-40_2.jpg

Ooops! I meant to link to this page for the original GT-40. Both of the ones in the previous post are the concept car they are thinking about re-introducing as a production car.

http://www.gt40.co.uk/gt40.html

Gary those are great pictures!! I love muscle cars, we have cruise night here every Wednesday and I love it, we had a 67 Firebird, I cried when we sold it. My dream is a 69 Goat rag top.

Gary those are great pictures!! I love muscle cars, we have cruise night here every Wednesday and I love it, we had a 67 Firebird, I cried when we sold it. My dream is a 69 Goat rag top.

You mean like this?

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/69gto16262-A.jpg

:D

YES!!! maybe not orange but thats the one. My brother in law has a 1927 Model 70, Chrysler. He bought from an old farmer and has restored it all. I love muscle cars.

Ooops! I meant to link to this page for the original GT-40. Both of the ones in the previous post are the concept car they are thinking about re-introducing as a production car.

http://www.gt40.co.uk/gt40.html

Interesting and very successful car the original GT40 - build to beat Ferrari at Le Mans I believe - bah :(

Forgot to say in my last post and just to show there are no hard feelings and even I can appreciate a good non-Italian car ;) - found some good photos of the GT40 in action.

http://www.gt40.org.uk

Forgot to say in my last post and just to show there are no hard feelings and even I can appreciate a good non-Italian car ;) - found some good photos of the GT40 in action.

http://www.gt40.org.uk

If it has a motor and it goes fast, who cares who made it? :D

Nice photos you have posted!i'm a bit late,this is my photo,an antique car :)

http://www.photoboard.eu/photography/showphoto.php?photo=2422&limit=recent