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Neil Briscoe

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Freelance car writer The Irish Times, CompleteCar etc. Dad, car nut, geek. Views my own. I could talk about industrialisation and men’s fashions all day but work must intrude. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Profile pics courtesy PopBangColour & @pmcgphotos@bsky.social

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a man in a suit is drinking from a glass . ALT: a man in a suit is drinking from a glass .
09.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s possibly, and I’m not exaggerating here, the greatest single car in the world ever.

09.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Terrahawks thing! Quite like the Lyriq as it happens. Not perfect, but characterful.

09.03.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!! That’s been bugging me all day.

09.03.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I ONLY review the wrong cars. It’s my speciality.

09.03.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A 1925 Leyland Trojan. A car of, ahem, distinct character.

A 1925 Leyland Trojan. A car of, ahem, distinct character.

I know of only one Leyland and it’s my mate Alistair’s 1925 Leyland Trojan. He’s definitely not a Reform voter.

09.03.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The dashboard display of the car I’m driving this week…

The dashboard display of the car I’m driving this week…

Ahem.

09.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I enjoyed the Aus GP, but I’m worried we’re heading into a deathly dull era of energy-management, rather than proper flat-out racing.

09.03.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

How are so many racing drivers having their birthdays today?

09.03.2026 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

Got there in the end…

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09.03.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mercedes, BMW and Skoda tee up crucial new 2026 models The S-Class saloon gets a major upgrade this year, the new electric M3 gets trick gearshifts, while Skoda names its new electric seven-seater

Mercedes, BMW and Skoda tee up crucial new 2026 models

08.03.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Franco Colapinto should seriously consider a career as a gunslinger with reactions like that. #F1

08.03.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved it. Massively underrated.

08.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loving Jenson Button’s Hawaiian Shirt Dad era.

08.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Just bought the Blu-Ray of Edgar Wright’s The Running Man.

Just bought the Blu-Ray of Edgar Wright’s The Running Man.

Because physical media > streaming. @simonpegg.bsky.social @chrishewitt.bsky.social

08.03.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

I’m almost embarrassed that I got that in one.

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08.03.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually maybe more HMS Reverse Canute. This one wants the tide to come in…

07.03.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HMS Canute…

07.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Scramble, @dreadships.bsky.social! Scramble!

07.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, you could lose MONTHS just doing that.

07.03.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! I’ve seen the bees! (Not yesterday though as it was lashing down.) I’ve also seen the floating ramp for the duck pond, made of veneer offcuts.

07.03.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I’ve been to the Rolls factory a few times and I’m familiar with the production process.

07.03.2026 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An original Spirit Of Ecstasy mascot

An original Spirit Of Ecstasy mascot

A Rolls-Royce seat rather wonderfully decked out in LGBTQI colours

A Rolls-Royce seat rather wonderfully decked out in LGBTQI colours

A magnetic Rolls-Royce chess set

A magnetic Rolls-Royce chess set

All the colours you can see…

All the colours you can see…

Spent some time with the wonderful people from Rolls-Royce yesterday. More to it than cars…

07.03.2026 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

A small wander, but came back around…

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07.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh myyyyy…

06.03.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you give us your impression of Mr Stryker?

06.03.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

My first guess was more of an expression of desire than knowledge.

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06.03.2026 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet the Irish solicitor now passing judgment on the great and good of world motor racing Limerick man Niall Geaney has been appointed to the top courts of global motorsport

The Irishman passing judgement on the great and good of motor sport as a controversial new F1 season kicks off this weekend…

Via @irishtimes.com

www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/0...

05.03.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

Underrated.

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05.03.2026 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0