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Ben Hooper

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That youth who managed to blag a column for ‪@classicretromodern.bsky.social magazine. Defender of the Tat, 47 since 2005, owner of 0 sensible cars. #WeirdCarTwitter Exile

71 Followers  |  43 Following  |  197 Posts  |  Joined: 31.08.2025  |  2.5558

Latest posts by popup-breakdown.bsky.social on Bluesky

Words fail me

09.12.2025 19:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not just a rebodied Chevette before someone jumps in

09.12.2025 07:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And you had us looking for a rainbow with that one

08.12.2025 19:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I adore the 626 4WS, one for my dream collection

08.12.2025 19:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Keep an eye on your things. You must learn this lesson fast, and learn it well

08.12.2025 10:39 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

See it quite often with Volvo 480s, just because its rare and has pop up lights doesn't mean its valuable. Yes they are brilliant cars, but £5k will buy the best one

06.12.2025 19:10 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"I've lived on borrowed strength, now my supplies are cut
Though I'm older than my looks and older than my years
I'm too young to take on my deepest fears"

Top notch writing, really underrated band these chaps

06.12.2025 19:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I adore these, and these are great value for Homologation specials

06.12.2025 19:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just finished watching eXistenZ, can't remember exactly where I discovered it but it wasn't bad for 99p on Amazon Crime.
Features a Canadian Market Land Rover as the main vehicle which was curious, which is on theme for an otherwise curious film

06.12.2025 18:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Yep, welcome to drop me a line, the newest car I have ever owned was my 1994 Rover 220GSi and this is now doing dailies at uni

06.12.2025 18:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Why are we spunking billions on GenAI, the digital equivalent of a bint from HR replying with 'Sorry you feel that way?'

GenAI tells people to jump off bridges; to use glue for sticking cheese back on pizzas.

Algorithmic AI: detects cancer quicker

Investors: [...]

Clown world.

04.12.2025 14:40 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Scoundrel Days is probably their best album IMO, such a brooding record. Sorry I missed this

03.12.2025 11:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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At least one of these US spec ones is in the UK

02.12.2025 20:26 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Nissan Interstar van with "No Wet Belt. No Fuss" graphic.

Nissan Interstar van with "No Wet Belt. No Fuss" graphic.

Sometimes in marketing, you just have to go for the jugular.

02.12.2025 07:22 — 👍 31    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 4

How it should look. Colour matched wheels are always the correct answer

02.12.2025 13:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I don't do Yank Tanks often, but this Cutlass 350 Rallye is one of my favourite specs. An overlooked model as it was technically all show and no go, but that's a bit of a relative term really

02.12.2025 12:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

"Quixotic Quattro" is brutal

01.12.2025 09:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@grandthriftauto.bsky.social papped!

01.12.2025 09:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The BMW Z3 is now thirty years old, and while values still remain rather low, 1995 is feeling very classic indeed. Amid a sports car renaissance, BMW built their first roadster in decades, complete with dynamism in its curves, fire in its heart, and a very lively rear end. (1/2)

29.11.2025 08:01 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 1

1985/6 Audi 80 B2 Sport
1987 Ginetta G26
1987 Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
1988 Volvo 480ES
1994 Rover 220GSi 3dr

29.11.2025 16:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Since when were these sold here?

29.11.2025 15:53 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What a fascinating story, a real business maverick, for better or worse, of the sort they usually teach you about, and yet his story is often overlooked. Thank you for sharing!

29.11.2025 15:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As used in Out Where The Buses Don't Run. IYKYK

29.11.2025 15:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sorry, my age is younger than my years. What was the Botnar War?

28.11.2025 20:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

One of the cleanest that has been listed in a while

28.11.2025 11:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How many of these were sold over here? I know we never got the 968, but this might be one of the first Soviet cars sold here

27.11.2025 12:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I just had a read through the budget to search for changes in VED for cars and there is no change regarding the 40 year rolling exemption for classic vehicles.
A lot of debate and consequent division was sparked by a rumour by an MP and some Youtubers seized on it.
Shame on you!

26.11.2025 14:35 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 0

If we are going to do this whole Lancia's that should have made it thing then I have to bring this to the table. The Fulvia 1600HF Competitzione

25.11.2025 21:31 — 👍 17    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Ah yes, the Audi 80 B2 "we have at home"

25.11.2025 18:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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