MineFewer Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 B) Notice the loudest applause, at 1:51 Also, right after that, what kind of car is the blue one, Nr. 240? That is a wicked awesome looking little car!
=IRFC=Jorri Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 Renault Alpine indeed...lovely car, loved it in GT Legends as well!
MineFewer Posted February 15, 2013 Author Posted February 15, 2013 my dad for a few years owned a Renault 10 as a commuter car. it was 40 years ago and I still remember riding in that car like it was yesterday, because dad was never able to master the gearbox and clutch, making every ride memorable. For years I always assumed it was the car's fault. How a dyed-in-wool redneck like him ended up with a unique French car will forever remain a mystery.
MineFewer Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 Russia back in the game: NYET A few years ago Russian president Dmitri Medvedev decided he wanted officials to be chauffeured in Russian limousines, not the German executive sedans everyone had become accustomed to (such as the Mercedes-Benz pictured above). Naturally, that meant turning to Russia's own ZiL to create a litter worthy of a plutocrat and glorious Russian history. The plan had two big problems, the first being that ZiL stopped making limos in 1991 and was only producing trucks and armored military vehicles.But that didn't stop the party. The orders to ZiL were to create something powered by a V8 that was able to carry three people and reach 130 miles per hour. It must also represent "the best traditions of Soviet limousine building." Zil got to work, spending years and who knows how many rubles to create the armored sedan it unveiled last Fall: the ZiL-4112P, powered by a 7.7-liter V8 that reportedly has more than 400 horsepower. When comparing the 4112P to Obama's presidential conveyance, ZiL's director of limousine production said, "If you look at what Obama drives around in its a scary submarine, no kind of aesthetic, it's awful to look at."No matter that, the car has one more big problem: President Putin is apparently unhappy with it. The president hasn't publicly disclosed his issues with the car, but the Moscow Times said that Putin "was not pleased" by the looks of the 4112P and noted that the car "needed adjustments." ZiL's response to the report was to say that the president wasn't actually given the 4112P ???
CUJO_1970 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 That new Russian limo would have looked cool...in 1965.
79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 That new Russian limo would have looked cool...in 1965. That struck me too. It looks a bit like a Volvo from when I was a lad.
II./JG27_Rich Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) V16 Audi from the 30s Edited March 11, 2013 by Richie
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