Random Rants

[Tago Mago]

@Jett129 we will be in Italy this summer, but Bologna will be out of the way I'm afraid. South Tyrol, Verona for an opera and then on to Lake Como. Although I ought to post this in random announcements

[mclaincausey]

@tody did somebody say Pantera?

[tody]

@mclaincausey Oh yeah, I remember those photos. Great stuff!

[mclaincausey]

@Giles what a roster of cars. XK120 🥰🥰🥰

[Giles]

This is my cousin......

https://www.guybroad.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/guybroadspares/p/Cfs6OVGoYYN/?api=1&img_index=1

We know a thing or two about 120's.....

[Tago Mago]

@Giles does he have a boat? If not you’re ahead in my book

[Bridger]

@mclaincausey you could start an OnlyFans site with those photos

[mclaincausey]

@Bridger For real. I need a car show stat. This was a couple of years ago.

[endo]

that's sad - I liked „Popeye“ Doyle

[Brian]

I’d love a Porsche gt3rs it’s a dream however the budget is looking at a Skoda Kamiq at the moment

[SKT]

@endo really loved his work. Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, Royal Tennenbaums, so many great performances. One bio I read about him said the he was always “believable” and that’s got to be the highest praise for an actor.

[louisbosco]

@Giles that lagonda rapide on that list would be nice!!

[louisbosco]

@goosehd in other news, just head for the border or stay away from the city and stick to the mountain passes..

[IrishHeart]

@RobeOfTheMagi I had a Saab 900 turbo for about 3 years and loved it. Loads of character.

[mclaincausey]

Probably my favorite Hackman film. Great story, atmosphere, acting, and score. It was nominated for Best Picture only to lose to Coppola’s other 1974 film Godfather II, with Chinatown, Lenny, and The Towering Inferno rounding out the nominees. What a year for film that was!

[SKT]

@mclaincausey nice article about him

https://www.theringer.com/2025/02/27/movies/gene-hackman-dead-obituary-movies-characters-legacy

[Walery Smirnoff]

@endo said in Random Rants:

that's sad - I liked „Popeye“ Doyle

He played great in the film Heartbreakers. I lost the desire to smoke forever.

[NickD]

I had a 911 as my second car from 2015 till last year. Amazing car, but given the amount of traffic in the UK I didn't really use it enough in the last few years. Bikes are better in that regard.

@louisbosco you should count yourself lucky on the fine, a motorbike youtube channel I watch rode through Switzerland and a minor speeding indiscretion (20-30kmh over I think) cost them 4 grand. FOUR GRAND!!

[NickD]

[Tago Mago]

@NickD I would love to see a speed limit introduced in Germany with fines matching those in Switzerland