British Motor Show Press Preview Day (pics)

**bad_roo** · 05-26-2004, 05:14 AM

Here's a few pics I shot yesterday when having a wander around the British Motor Show in Birmingham...

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...rint2Small.jpg
The one and only Vauxhall VX220 Turbo Sprint mounted on the wall of the Vauxhall stand (a work colleague blew it up at the Nurburgring last year)

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...eraGTSmall.jpg
My favourite car of the show, the Porsche Carrera GT

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...leM14Small.jpg
Unveiling of the Noble M14

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...tton1Small.jpg
Jenson Button 48hrs after placing second in the Monaco F1 Grand Prix

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...etailSmall.jpg
Suby shot.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ordGTSmall.jpg
Right car. Wrong colours.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...at500Small.jpg
Fiat 500 design study.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...oudGTSmall.jpg
Farboud GTS. 440bhp from a 2.8 Audi twin turbo V6.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...CabinSmall.jpg
You can win Le Mans from here.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...LunchSmall.jpg
Lunch was on Citroen. And then Audi and Vauxhall.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ront3Small.jpg
My ride for the day - the 247bhp Audi A3 3.2 quattro Sport

And of course, it wouldn't be a proper motor show without plenty of ladies wearing clothes several sizes too small for them...

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ottomSmall.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...StandSmall.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...PromoSmall.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...xige2Small.jpg

**Big E** · 05-26-2004, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by bad_roo
And of course, it wouldn't be a proper motor show without plenty of ladies wearing clothes several sizes too small for them...

I strenuously object to this statement. The part about their clothing being several sizes too small, I mean...

Sweet pics. You need, like, someone to carry your gear for you or something?

**acostiga** · 05-26-2004, 06:43 AM

roo- correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't "gear" a piece of slang related to the drug culture on the opposite side of the pond?

**bad_roo** · 05-26-2004, 07:01 AM

That's true. Our most popular television show is called 'Top Gear' and there's a story (probably apocryphal) about its presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, meeting Kate Moss at an industry bash. Keen to iintroduce himself he strides up to her, thrusts out a hand and intones "Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear". At which point the clearly shitfaced Ms Moss attempts to unscramble her eyeballs and replies "Yeah, fucking great innit?"

**Benny Profane** · 05-26-2004, 07:59 AM

Cool, roo. Driven the GT40 yet?

**Hicks** · 05-26-2004, 08:13 AM

The only hotties are in the last 4 pics!

**The AD** · 05-26-2004, 08:23 AM

Not one of their best pieces, but appropriate to the subject:
http://www.theonion.com/opinion/index.php?issue=4020

**InspectorGadget** · 05-26-2004, 08:26 AM

Originally posted by Hicks
The only hotties are in the last 4 pics!

I beg to differ
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...eraGTSmall.jpg

Roo - What is your color choice for the GT?
Gulf blue and orange perhaps
http://www.supercars.net/servlets/PW...Owen/5car1.jpg

edit: Surely I'm not the only one here that would like a job like yours. Nice work

Go Jensen!

G · 05-26-2004, 08:29 AM

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...at500Small.jpg

My god, it's a mogul with tires.

**bad_roo** · 05-26-2004, 08:35 AM

The Gulf scheme is good but I think this is the winner.

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/05/fordgt05_01_1024.jpg

I've had a small putter about in a GT but I want to get one on a track. I've been spending today trying to finalise some vehicles for our Performance Car of The Year review in September - so far I've nailed down a Vauxhall VXR220, a Lotus Exige, a BMW 330CD, a Caterham R500 Evo, a Honda NSX-R, a Mitsubishi Evo VIII FQ340 and a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. I'm trying to bag a Lamborghini Gallardo as well but I'm not optimistic that they'll let us take it to Germany for four days...

**teledave** · 05-26-2004, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by bad_roo

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...StandSmall.jpg

Please, please, uncross your legs, just for a second.

**bad_roo** · 05-26-2004, 08:44 AM

Arash Farboud, the guy who builds the car said lady is sitting on, confided in me that these ladies were lapdancers from the Spearmint Rhino club in London. I'd have never figured that out.

**Crinkle** · 05-26-2004, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by teledave
Please, please, uncross your legs, just for a second.

she can't she's sitting on the antenna!!!!

Roo, nice pics. Drooling all over my keyboard.

**Benny Profane** · 05-26-2004, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by bad_roo
Arash Farboud, the guy who builds the car said lady is sitting on, confided in me that these ladies were lapdancers from the Spearmint Rhino club in London. I'd have never figured that out.

no, really!!?? She looks like such a nice girl.

Arash Farboud. heh. Sounds like a Nabokov character.

**Arnold Babar** · 05-26-2004, 08:59 AM

Nice pics, if you're into that sorta thing. I thought those girls were all from the accounting department.

**LCC** · 05-26-2004, 09:04 AM

Hey Roo! You need some schmuck to carry your coat/bags/camera/car keys next year? I know a guy...

**1080Rider** · 05-26-2004, 09:39 AM

Mmmmmmmmmm..... delicious, all of it!

**Superstar Punani** · 05-26-2004, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by bad_roo
Here's a few pics I shot yesterday when having a wander around the British Motor Show in Birmingham...

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...tton1Small.jpg
Jenson Button 48hrs after placing second in the Monaco F1 Grand Prix

2nd Place = 1st Loser

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...xige2Small.jpg

Boy, would I love to have her sit on my gearstick!

Thanks Roo!!!

Damn...These Japanese auto chicks need to learn from their European counterparts in the clothing dept

**bad_roo** · 05-26-2004, 10:56 AM

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ceptCSmall.jpg

Expect to see a lot of these in California 2005/2006. Don't know if Volkswagen are going to badge it the Corrado in the UK but they seem likely to. Folding tin top roof and all that nonsense.

**MacDaddy** · 05-26-2004, 11:04 AM

And of course, it wouldn't be a proper motor show without plenty of ladies wearing clothes several sizes too small for them...

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...ottomSmall.jpg

I've got a finger chilled on ice just for this one!!!

**Mulletizer** · 05-26-2004, 11:04 AM

I'd take anything made by Noble. But any of those chicks would do if they run out of cars.

If anyone thinks they are scantily clad they should check out some of the bike shows here. H-O-T. I've seen literally painted on clothes, titty dances, that type of shit. Heck, my local bike shop even hires Page 3 girls to stand outside every Saturday to attract more business (sadly slightly clothed)...