Footballer in credible car shocker.
Footballer in credible car shocker.
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LuS1fer

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43,142 posts

267 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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MarJay

2,180 posts

197 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Look at those alloys! hurl

homerjay

1,249 posts

247 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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MarJay said:
Look at those alloys! hurl
so close, yet so far...

markCSC

2,987 posts

237 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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who is he????

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

272 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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markCSC said:
who is he????
Thierry Henry (sp?)

And that is frankly the sexiest car. ever.

Twincam16

27,647 posts

280 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.

Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.

g7jhp

7,024 posts

260 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Think he's quite handy on the field! wink

Luke.

11,752 posts

272 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Twincam16 said:
Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.

Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.
What a load of tosh.

KingRichard

10,146 posts

254 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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bks... I'd have it in a heartbeat!

LuS1fer

Original Poster:

43,142 posts

267 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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LOL. Very true and as if to underline it, he's taking it to AMERICA with him (in a nicholas cage I assume...)

Monkeylegend

28,284 posts

253 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Twincam16 said:
Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.



Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.
Obviously hit a raw nerve with you.

Garlick

40,601 posts

262 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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I like it. A touch over-wheeled perhaps, but I'd take it if offered.

Twincam16

27,647 posts

280 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Luke. said:
Twincam16 said:
Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.

Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.
What a load of tosh.
In what way? Mustangs used to be proper enthusiast cars, then 'Eleanor' replicas started popping up everywhere, often as alternatives to the usual bling-machines. Usually I love Mustangs - they're among my favourite cars - but an 'Eleanor', I'm afraid, dampens that somewhat. It suggests the owner saw a film and said 'I want that', rather than thinking about what they really want out of a Mustang - a car that, after all, was created, sold so well and broke new ground precisely because it was possible to completely personalise.

mercfunder

8,535 posts

195 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Twincam16 said:
Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.

Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.
That is getting on for the biggest load of bks I have read on here, and that is saying something. Why "after illegibly texting his team-mates", he is a highly intelligent articulate guy, fluent in about 4 languages.

KingRichard

10,146 posts

254 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Oh come on... As if you've never been inspired to own a car because it looked AWESOME in a film.

And 'Eleanor' was indeed one fine piece of tail cloud9

KingRichard

10,146 posts

254 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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'If you have the means, I highly recommend you pick one up'

wink

Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

216 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Twincam speaks rubbish shocker... Glorious car.

OlberJ

14,101 posts

255 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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It's 100% an "Eleanor" which has been given blingy ste wheels.

It's a rolling cliché.

There's not much original or "original" about it.


Now if he'd been caught in a TR6 with blingy wheels....

Twincam16

27,647 posts

280 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Monkeylegend said:
Twincam16 said:
Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.



Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.
Obviously hit a raw nerve with you.
It does a bit. Muscle cars should be an accessible, cheap way to massive, tuneable power for car enthusiasts, but thanks to a huge industry that modernises them purely for poseurs, they're worth silly money.

Seriously, imagine if you couldn't get a Ford Capri for less than £25k and they all seemed to be being turned into 'Del Boy replicas' or 'Professionals Silver 3.0S lookalikes'. Capris aren't worth that much, neither are Mustangs, or most other muscle cars for that matter. That Mustang is just part of an industry that has gentrified and artificially pumped up the prices of cars that should be fundamentally blue-collar and accessible for all.

Greg_D

6,542 posts

268 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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mercfunder said:
Twincam16 said:
Well, yes, it is a 'credible' car, but he has it by accident.

A proper car person would have bought it because it was a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Cobrajet 428, and knew a good thing when they saw it.

However, given this car's colour scheme, I reckon he was watching Gone In 60 Seconds, which he believes to be an original film and not a remake of the HB Halicki original, of which he knows nothing, saw 'Eleanor', and thought 'dat car iz wikid'. After illegibly texting his team-mates, he goes down to his local car dealer and arranges for one to be made, which was probably sold to him at several times the price it was worth, thus driving up prices of Mustangs for the rest of us.

Then he finds the original stove-enameled Torq-Thrust alloys far too understated, tasteful and functional for the football car park, and ruins the ride and handling with a set of bling alloys designed for a Hummer.

Had he turned up in a standard Wimbledon White GT350 with Torq-Thrusts, Thrush side-pipes, Hurst floor-shifter with pistol-grip, Shelby twin blue stripes, perspex rear three-quarter windows and heavy-duty anti-roll bars, that would mark him out as a true car enthusiast. Much as I'd like to think this car says the same, all it says to me is that he's seen a popular disengage-brain ITV2 favourite film.
That is getting on for the biggest load of bks I have read on here, and that is saying something. Why "after illegibly texting his team-mates", he is a highly intelligent articulate guy, fluent in about 4 languages.
REad all about it, Twincam in talking bollocks shocker...readit