Classics dwarfed by moderns

[thegreenhell]

The number plates appear to be the same size on all three, so I don't think there's been any manipulation.

[GTRene]

robemcdonald said:

phazed said:

GTRene said:

just came across a for sale ad for a Jaguar E-type, it looks almost cute between those modern cars.

That can't be correct, can it?

An E type is around 15cm narrower and just 2cm shorter than an Octavia estate.

I guess it might be a superb then?

It seems to be real, but the E-type is a bit closer to the wall parked, see its a bit further up in the parking place, but its smaller then you and I thought it was?

here the ad with more pictures.

https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...

[thegreenhell]

The wide angle lens will also distort object closer to the edge of shot and make them appear bigger than they are.

[dan98]

thegreenhell said:

The wide angle lens will also distort object closer to the edge of shot and make them appear bigger than they are.

Yes, quite - recent smart phones in particular have ridiculous lens distortion, even on 'non-wide' settings, which makes comparisons like this not really valid. Ie. a photo taken with the Skoda head-on would give a very different perception of size.

You'd have to take it from further away or use a much longer focal length to get a more accurate impression.

[rodericb]

thegreenhell said:

This was posted in the supercar spotted thread a few days ago. I hope h0b0 doesn't mind the cross-post.

h0b0 said:

I saw a live-action CDBM regarding a NSX on one of the Nurburgring videos:



https://youtu.be/dHuOh8L1SRs?t=602

At first glance I thought it couldn't possibly be a Beat with some NSX-aping body kit as it wasn't that tiny but it was certainly being dwarfed by the Hyundai hatchback....

Edited by rodericb on Saturday 3rd June 10:32

[andyj007]

[ajprice]

andyj007 said:

[GTRene]

andyj007 said:

Megalodon trying to eat the smaller 'fish'

[BoRED S2upid]

[StescoG66]

My colleagues XJS dwarfed by a Jazz and some hillbilly redneck thing.

[robemcdonald]

StescoG66 said:

My colleagues XJS dwarfed by a Jazz and some hillbilly redneck thing.

The XJS appears to be larger in every dimension except height.

[a8hex]

robemcdonald said:

StescoG66 said:

My colleagues XJS dwarfed by a Jazz and some hillbilly redneck thing.

The XJS appears to be larger in every dimension except height.

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS. The truck thing is probably bigger in every dimension than the Jag, but you'd have needed to go a couple of models up Honda's product line to find a wider model when that Jazz was made.

[Doofus]

a8hex said:

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS.

Really?

[robemcdonald]

Doofus said:

a8hex said:

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS.

Really?

Yes, my next door neighbour had a couple when I was younger, I remember it being significantly shorter than my Opel manta GTE.

[Doofus]

robemcdonald said:

Doofus said:

a8hex said:

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS.

Really?

Yes, my next door neighbour had a couple when I was younger, I remember it being significantly shorter than my Opel manta GTE.

That's not the same thing, but I've now understood what he actually said rather than what I thought he said, so I retract my "Really?" comment.

[a8hex]

Doofus said:

robemcdonald said:

Doofus said:

a8hex said:

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS.

Really?

Yes, my next door neighbour had a couple when I was younger, I remember it being significantly shorter than my Opel manta GTE.

That's not the same thing, but I've now understood what he actually said rather than what I thought he said, so I retract my "Really?" comment.

I thought I'd been careful in my wording, we don't normally say "less tall" but in the context of a cars "shorter" tends to refer to a different axis and an XJS is not really lacking in length.

[robemcdonald]

Doofus said:

robemcdonald said:

Doofus said:

a8hex said:

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS.

Really?

Yes, my next door neighbour had a couple when I was younger, I remember it being significantly shorter than my Opel manta GTE.

That's not the same thing, but I've now understood what he actually said rather than what I thought he said, so I retract my "Really?" comment.

Both two door four seat coupes very different

The XJS was longer and wider the manta was taller

Thus the XJS was a low car even at the time.

[Doofus]

a8hex said:

Doofus said:

robemcdonald said:

Doofus said:

a8hex said:

Even when they were current you had to try pretty hard to find a car which was less tall than an XJS.

Really?

Yes, my next door neighbour had a couple when I was younger, I remember it being significantly shorter than my Opel manta GTE.

That's not the same thing, but I've now understood what he actually said rather than what I thought he said, so I retract my "Really?" comment.

I thought I'd been careful in my wording, we don't normally say "less tall" but in the context of a cars "shorter" tends to refer to a different axis and an XJS is not really lacking in length.

The 'less tall' thing got me into a world of double negatives, and I thought you were suggesting the XJS roofline was higher than everything else.

[RDMcG]

[a8hex]

Doofus said:

The 'less tall' thing got me into a world of double negatives, and I thought you were suggesting the XJS roofline was higher than everything else.

the problem with posting at almost 11 o'clock on a Friday night?
My usual problem is my fingers mistyping negations, so typing things like "is" when I meant "isn't" or missing a crucial "not" from a sentence and totally changing the meaning of my point