Same Again Please

Is it just me or are we entering a period, like the 70s, when all new cars seem to look the same irrespective of make?

Autoblog is currently covering the Los Angeles auto show so take a look at today’s blog and see for yourself.  The style isn’t exactly elegant!

Arriving at the Pub

When I was living in Surrey I used to frequent the Noah’s Ark in Lurgashall West Sussex, one of the most picturesque pubs you could imagine, situated on the perfect English village green where the gentle click of willow on leather can often be heard on the long Summer evenings.

I often wondered what car would be best to arrive in at the pub to create the maximum attention.  After much contemplation of the usual suspects: RR Silver Ghost London to Edinburgh, Jaguar XKSS, AC Cobra 427, Tipo 61 Birdcage Maserati, P4 Ferrari etc, etc. I concluded that something out of the ordinary would be better.  So I decided on a J2 Allard which seemed to me to fit the bill – masculine, loud and very hirsute.

I  have only ever seen one and that was at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu so my ambition seemed doomed.  But now a Canadian company is making replicas so good that they could be like a sort Sanction 2 a la Aston Martin DB4GT  Vantage Zagato. See: PistonHeads Headlines

Now all I need is the dosh and I can knock ‘em dead art the Noah’s Ark!

Spy Shots: Porsche 911 struts its stuff — Autoblog

From the always entertaining Autoblog:

Spy Shots: Porsche 911 struts its stuff — Autoblog

How terribly exciting  a New Porsche that looks, well er, like every other new Porsche for the last 20 years.

PistonHeads Headlines

Audi decides how cars will sound driving down electric avenue...

PistonHeads Headlines

I should have thought that the answer for Audi was fairly obvious…a loud Bavarian voice repeating endlessly Achtung, Vorsprung  Durch Technic, Dumbkopf