M.
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The Motor Calendar Image Nominations...
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Blarno
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Blarno 1:
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Rodge
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Rodge 1
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M.
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Michael 2
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Guitar Zero
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Guitar zero 1
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GonnaBreakABuggy
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Reckon there's room for a mucky one? 
One for a winter month perhaps?
Phillip 1
It is someone elses photo (obviously!), but I own the rights to it. I've got in a silly resolution somewhere too.
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Big TC
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Big TC 1
The Pug the day I bought it - for £421 - in the Lake District
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Stuntman
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Stuntman1
I have some trackday pics that I have bought, but I'm not sure whether it's OK to use these for the calendar. If you think it's OK, I'll gladly post.
The other good one I have was taken by David Yu at the Autodrome - I'm fairly sure he wouldn't mind it being used, if chosen:
Stuntman2 (it's this one)
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PR
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Piers1
Piers2
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kraftwerk
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Kraftwerk 1
Kraftwerk II
Kraftwerk III
Kraftwerk IV
Kraftwerk V
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canadian bacon
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canadian 1
canadian 2
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canadian bacon
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2nd batch - Matt I keep getting a BB code error when trying to attach all my images in one post, has something changed?
canadian 3
canadian 4
canadian 5
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Jasper
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Jasper 1
Jasper 2
Jasper 3
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DetmoldDick
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There are some wonderful photos here already. I particularly like Canadians series, but Resident Spanner also has a good point on depicting the seasons. I love Rodge 1 as an Autumn picture, the colours are fantastic.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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DrH1
DrH2
DrH3
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Parm
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Parm1
Parm 2
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Racing
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Racing 1:
Racing 2:
Racing 3:
Racing 4:
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PG
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One for the summer holiday period -
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ALF
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ALF1
ALF2 (and yes I will sort the numberplate blanking on this and 3 if chosen!)
ALF3
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ALF
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I'll also propose the following car related but not "my car" ones:
ALF4
ALF5
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GonnaBreakABuggy
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Phillip 2
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Chris M Wants a V-10
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Chris M 1
Chris M 2
Chris M 3
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Gooner
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Gooner 1
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BeN
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I don't think my photos are anything great compared to the stuff here, but I'll try anyway.
BeN 1 (if the white 'stick' could be Photoshopped out it'll be great)
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Big TC
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Piers - what about that photo from F1 testing at Silverstone - the one with the fantastic rear tyre distortion on the F1 car (can't remember which car it was)?
I remember uttering 'wow' when I saw that one....
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marcg
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My votes:
Kraftwerk II - a picture that sets off a hundred stories in my head.
Canadian 5 - Dear Christ. Beautiful colours, forms, composition. Love it love it love it.
Jasper 1 - Witty this one - the colours, the rounded hills vs the car. Made me smile.
PG - "We're all going on a. summer holiday... a summer holiday..." The colours in this remind me of my childhood (which is a good thing) (when summers were actually hot).
Alf 5 - I particularly like the marshalls waving. Without them, it's just a typical Le Mans wet endurance stock shot, with them it becomes a battle of men versus each other, and the elements.
Chris M 1 - fantastic dynamic focus on that! I was wowed when I saw it. I love the graininess: was that in an arena?
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marcg
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MG1:
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Gurney
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Now that's good, so easy to get the exposure utterly wrong on that. I like.
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Rodge
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Rodge 2
Rodge 3
Rodge 4
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Twelfth Monkey
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The thought occurs that I don't have a single shot of my car in moody lighting or against a backdrop of mother nature's epic loveliness.
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PR
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| Big TC wrote: | Piers - what about that photo from F1 testing at Silverstone - the one with the fantastic rear tyre distortion on the F1 car (can't remember which car it was)?
I remember uttering 'wow' when I saw that one.... |
Technically not my picture but my brother's! I'm sure he won't mind/know, though!
Can't find that one immediately, but how about this one of his? Robert Kubica in Eau Rouge:
Piers 3:
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canadian bacon
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like that one a lot...excellent contrast.
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Jasper
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I think this first one is one of Colin's but it's excellent
Mrs cbeaks1 1
Jasper 4
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Gurney
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Yes, great shot of the stang.
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Colin
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Not one of mine, but I'm flattered to think you thought it could be.
We've got lots and lots of great pics here already.......... and that's before (he modestly says!) I put any of mine forward for consideration.
At this rate, we could publish a book, not just a calendar!
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PR
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Maybe a page-per-week calendar!
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cbeaks1
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The Mustang in Jasper's post was my wife, but she won't mind.
I'll chuck in:
cbeaks1
cbeaks2
cbeaks3
I like the last one not because its a great picture, but because it is a)and Orange Mk1 Mexico, and therefore the coolest car ever, and b) beacause its surrounded by other plastic shrouded Fords.
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Steve Steel
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Could we have pictures of the Compacts EVERY month ? I love those.
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M.
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Voting thread coming soon, Steve.
Michael 3
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Big TC
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Big TC 2
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Roadrunner
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RR1
RR2
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scamper
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SCAMPER 1 mmmm no technical or artistic photos, but i'm hoping a blonde Bird will get me some votes.
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Jasper
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| cbeaks1 wrote: | The Mustang in Jasper's post was my wife, but she won't mind.
cbeaks3
I like the last one not because its a great picture, but because it is a)and Orange Mk1 Mexico, and therefore the coolest car ever, and b) beacause its surrounded by other plastic shrouded Fords. |
Mrs cbeaks is now credited with the fab photo taking.
Love the Mk1
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kraftwerk
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Great shots, RR. Remind me of these from Prescott:
Kraftwerk 6 (shame about the murder scene tape)
Kraftwerk 7:
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Apex clipper
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| Steve Steel wrote: | | Could we have pictures of the Compacts EVERY month ? I love those. |
!Not dabbing paw into this 'handbags frenzy'! 
But. That quote did make me laugh. 
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canadian bacon
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canadian 6
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canadian bacon
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canadian 7
canadian 8
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canadian bacon
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canadian 7
DUPED.......(Safari again..)
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Jasper
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I my head this picture was better and although I trigger this sign most days I seam to be in the only one.
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Chris M Wants a V-10
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| marcg wrote: |
Chris M 1 - fantastic dynamic focus on that! I was wowed when I saw it. I love the graininess: was that in an arena? |
Thanks for the complement.
Yes, it was taken in the Cardiff Millenium Stadium at the Dec 2006 WRC Wales Rally GB special stage. Last year, they had the indoor lighting turned right down  so my photos all came out very dark. Not sure if I will go this December as a result.
Taken on a Canon S3is from up in the stands
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DradusContact
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Thats a nice car, jasper. Ive been umming and awwing about adding mine but mine just doesnt feel special enough.
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kraftwerk
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| PG wrote: | One for the summer holiday period -
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Husky!
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DarthBalls
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Darth Balls 1
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DarthBalls
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Darth Balls 2
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DarthBalls
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DarthBalls 3
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SpecB
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SpecB 1
SpecB 2
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GonnaBreakABuggy
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| DarthBalls wrote: | Darth Balls 1
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Nice photo, but god wasn't that guy shit?
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DarthBalls
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^^^^
I quite enjoyed Terry Grant's show at Knockhill - maybe I'm easy to please. 
Still made for a great photo opportunity.
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Frank Bullitt
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Frank Bullett 1
Frank Bullett 2
Frank Bullett 3
Frank Bullett 4
Frank Bullett 5
Frank Bullett 6
Frank Bullett 7
Frank Bullett 8
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.
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FB1 taken at Brean Down by any chance?
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kraftwerk
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Love it
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BeN
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BeN 2
It's a bit blurry, but oh well...
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Frank Bullitt
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| Mike wrote: | | FB1 taken at Brean Down by any chance? |
Indeed, last Saturday. We were camping at Brean.
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Frank Bullitt
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Apologies (slightly) for the self indulgence:
Frank Bullett 9
Frank Bullett 10
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Racing
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Racing 5
Racing 6
Racing 7
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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| Frank Bullitt wrote: | | Apologies (slightly) for the self indulgence: |
If you'd got the tide wrong, it would have put the A2 on the endangered species list. Surely there should be some rule - as with the royal family - that you can't have more than a certain number in the same place.
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DradusContact
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Dradus1
Can you spot me?
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Racing
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And here are some featuring the Alfa and a certain well-known world landmark (it's not the easiest place to stop and arrange the car artfully and the weather's a bit pants but it's the best I could manage):
Racing 8:
Racing 9:
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Giant
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You lot are fantastic photogaphers! There are enough high quality images here to make 3 or 4 calenders!
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DradusContact
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Dradus2
Dradus3
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Apex clipper
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[quote="Jasper"]I think this first one is one of Colin's but it's excellent
Mrs cbeaks1 1
Steve Mcqueen enters stage Left.
Great picture that...
and I've been mulling over who the hell do I VOTE FOR! When's the cutoff line?
*Obviously, for addage Before/or final say.
*It's a picture of mine..did you quess?? 
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:-(
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These are about the best I could come up with.
Sp1
Sp2
Sp3
Sp4
Sp5
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TimR
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Apologies for these all being my own cars:
TimR 1
TimR2
TimR3
TimR4
TimR5
TimR6
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BeN
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No apologies needed Tim. You have a great collection.
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TimR
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Thanks Ben.
The ones in the 3rd photo aren't all mine
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BeN
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Ah.
Good picture nonetheless. The Alfa 155 stood out for me.
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TimR
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It's the one that I was interested in buying about 2 and a half years ago but I 'passed it on' to a mate.
It's one of the phase 2 versions with the sportskit and black wheels.
We think it may also have been lowered which would've contributed to my mate ripping the sump out of it after he had it 3 weeks. Fortunately it did no internal damage and a replacement sump was all that was needed.
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Mike Amos
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How long do we have? I'd love to submit some pics of the yellow hearse but, she is still not back.
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PR
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| TimR wrote: | | The ones in the 3rd photo aren't all mine |
I was going to say, I didn't know you moonlighted as a used Italian car salesman!
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Big TC
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| Mike Amos wrote: | | How long do we have? I'd love to submit some pics of the yellow hearse but, she is still not back. |
You have a hearse??? I'd love to drive around in a hearse.
Although my partner Amanda says she wouldn't be seen dead in one....
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Giant
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Liking the Sexy number plate on the M5!
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Rodge
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These are from various Goodwood Festivals and the last one is another MINI shot. All gleaned from my hard drive.
Rodge5
Rodge6
Rodge7
Rodge8
Rodge9
Rodge10
Rodge11
Rodge12
Rodge13
Rodge14
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Racing
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Some more:
Racing 10:
Racing 11:
Racing 12:
Racing 13:
Racing 14:
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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Re Racing 13 - amazed you stopped to take a photo in those conditions ...
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Racing
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I couldn't not record that for posterity!
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Max Headroom
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My much missed Golf V6 4motion
Max Jr's first motorbike. He insisted...
Punto Sporting
Focus techno lights
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Colin
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So hard to choose what to submit for consideration, so here's a varied selection:
I decide to concentrate on photos in landscape format.......... if we decide that we want portrait format, then I would enter some different pics!
Of my own car(s):
From the rental cars:
Others:
Rather a lot, I know......... and that was just a small subset of those I could have entered!
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kraftwerk
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Nice pics, Colin. All the same, there are several rental models there with which I'm sure we'd prefer not to sully the proposed calendar.
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Humphrey The Pug
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This was at work a little while back, not a great background but a lovely car:
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the old man
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OM1
OM2
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BeN
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Impressive pics Colin. Enough to get a calendar of your own...
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Jasper
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What's the story Colin! No Toyota Solara?
Jasper 11
Jasper 12
Yeah I finally got the sponge out.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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| kraftwerk wrote: | | Nice pics, Colin. All the same, there are several rental models there with which I'm sure we'd prefer not to sully the proposed calendar. |
Just what I was thinking - a shame some of the most interesting scenery was visited in the least desirable cars. I like the Alfa GT ones though.
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DarthBalls
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I don't want to be the one to piss on anyone's chips (metaphorically and photographically speaking) but this thread would be a lot easier to look at if people could stick to a maximum of, say 5 shots each.
I have literally hundreds of shots I could post but I decided to just put in a few favourites.
This thread now takes forever to load and it is really hard to go through all the shots to make any kind of decision on I like best.
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Big TC
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We should have one decision for Colin's pics, and one for the rest.
My choice of Colin's would be the white awful monstrosity on the beach.... because I like the setting. Now, if it were a decent car, it'd be the cover shot!
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M.
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People should feel free to post whatever pictures they like. I'm putting them into a thumbnail sheet which ought to make the selection process a bit more straight forward. There are some excellent pictures in there already so keep them coming. Fortunately this week has generated a wealth of BMW Compact related imagery which will no doubt be a popular choice.
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Big TC
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I was going to answer Michael's last post with a cutting and ammusing remark (or at least it was to me) but it's bad forum form to slag another member's car choice....
It's akin to suggesting that someone's manhood was less than average size.
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BeN
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While I realise that almost all the pictures have cars, I realise that I do have some nice pictures of no cars. If that's okay I wouldn't mind contributing, seeing that the two pictures I've submitted so far has been taken out of the running.
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M.
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If they're decent resolution submit what you like, Ben.
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BeN
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OK.
So, here I go again:
BeN 1
BeN 2 (I thought this was rather cheeky)
Hope they're okay.
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