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^^^

Not quite I suspect........google images finds it from that!

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No it wouldn't, it is a weapon from the textile world!! :-D
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Then it might find it from this :-D
textile spotters may work it out from this
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The numbers 90 and 120 will tell you that it did!! :-D
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This one links together a few of the recent topics nicely - what is it?
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mickthemaverick wrote: 18 Nov 2020, 11:17 This one links together a few of the recent topics nicely - what is it?

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the google image search produced it,,,but I did have an inkling :-D
2009 AC Cobra MkVI GTS
https://www.supercars.net/blog/2009-ac-cobra-mkvi-gts/
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I've seen this car many times on my travels and have not a clue what it is except who makes it...

Just what is it? My searches, which I'm admittedly hopeless at, produce no useful results...
Nice colour!
Nice colour!
It looks quite unique and as it seems to live near Cranfield it may have an interesting story to tell... Maybe...

I apologise for the image quality, it's a still from my bike camera and there's raindrops all over the lens...

I got caught in an odd phenomenon on my ride today. We had a frost during the night and the temperature at the time of my ride was just above freezing - just enough to melt the significant quantities of ice on the branches of trees. This thawed ice fell as rain :shock:

Riding under one row of roadside trees I got quite wet!
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That is a Honda Insight Jim. I'll dig out a couple of pics of a one I saw recently

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 08 Dec 2020, 15:05 That is a Honda Insight Jim. I'll dig out a couple of pics of a one I saw recently
Gosh :shock: That was quick Neil :) How do you do it?

I'm impressed ;)
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CitroJim wrote: 08 Dec 2020, 15:08
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 08 Dec 2020, 15:05 That is a Honda Insight Jim. I'll dig out a couple of pics of a one I saw recently
Gosh :shock: That was quick Neil :) How do you do it?

I'm impressed ;)
We have a regular in the same colour around here, and another in that colour too is a regular spot. A few sundays ago I spotted the usual Green one, a red one and unusually a grey one.

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Posted up this photo of the rear of the insight in green and 18 years its junior the Toyota C HR using a similar colour today, in the "favourite colours for cars thread" Knew it wouldnt be universally popular
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I believe, from a comment on Facebook, that the Insight is now worth big money but the reason was not explicitly stated...

May I ask why?
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CitroJim wrote: 08 Dec 2020, 15:52 I believe, from a comment on Facebook, that the Insight is now worth big money but the reason was not explicitly stated...

May I ask why?
Last one sold at the auctions monitored by Glenmarch November 2019.

https://www.glenmarch.com/cars/results? ... old_cars=1

Not hiting the heights as yet with those, It was a bit of a pioneer in its day.....as a self charging hybrid. The electric motor was a bit of assistance to get higher miles per gallon.
The Insight featured optimized aerodynamics and a lightweight aluminum structure to maximize fuel efficiency and minimize emissions. As of 2014, the first generation Insight still ranks as the most fuel-efficient United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified gasoline-fueled vehicle, with a highway rating of 61 miles per US gallon (3.9 L/100 km; 73 mpg‑imp) and combined city/highway rating of 53 miles per US gallon (4.4 L/100 km; 64 mpg‑imp).[14]
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Now I know a little about them I can see them only going up in value...

They looks to me like a good investment as a 'future classic'...
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Not a car but a little teaser for a Friday morning? :-D
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