Quite wonderful, this Nash at Rally of the Giants...๐
07.08.2025 17:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@drpaulncarguy.bsky.social
Automotive philosopher, environmentalist and car guy; author of The Green Car Guide (1992); Sustainable Automobility (2014) and other works. Chair of UK DAF Owners Club.
Quite wonderful, this Nash at Rally of the Giants...๐
07.08.2025 17:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Some other โbirds were also at Rally of the Giants:
05.08.2025 18:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I suspect that a future episode of 'Shed & Buried - Classic Cars' features an American car...๐ค
05.08.2025 17:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Imagine we all drove EVs and then someone came along and proposed an ICE vehicleโฆ
Video credit: Nic Cruz Patane (link in Alt text)
Spotted in the last few days; a lowered VW Polo Harlekin at Leigh Delamere Services on the M4. And a once ubiquitous 2CV just down the road this morning...
05.08.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Old and new T-Birds at Rally of the Giants on Sunday:
05.08.2025 11:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จCopacetic Issue 2 has gone to print๐จ
You can pre-order it here: copaceticmagazine.co.uk/product-cate...
Itโll be in the shops on the 19th.
See, you donโt actually need off street parking to charge your EV; the Scandi method works fine:
31.07.2025 20:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0And the end result. Black where it needs to be, side windows glazed (driver's door shows how far the window opens on a real one ๐), aluminium exhaust ends, white 'leather' interior inserts, rear light clusters properly coloured...๐
29.07.2025 16:33 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I was quite keen to add a 1:18 Countach to the collection, but the quality models are far too expensive. However, some of the cheap ones are basically alright and with a bit of detailing...๐ค. As bought (for ยฃ15)...first masking for black window frames...
29.07.2025 16:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks; it has certainly stood the test of time, as I use it regularly.
22.07.2025 16:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This is nicely done and probably the best way to interest younger people in things democratic. I bet @leightonandrews.bsky.social finds it useful...๐ค
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4Cv...
Today I took my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social and I realised it is 30 years old this year! It is a 1995 L3; the base model at the time:
16.07.2025 17:52 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0They are 450w each and there are 10 in all; another 4 on the other (West) side. installed a week ago today and of course over the past week they have been quite productive ๐. We have combined them with a 4.7kWh storage battery, so we can store and use overnight.
15.07.2025 17:45 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New solar panels...๐
15.07.2025 14:21 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Just finished reading mine. It is a fun mag; a bit like Max Power for grown ups ๐. I hope it works out; I can see a distinct niche for it.
15.07.2025 14:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New Policy Brief on โEfficacy of Certificate of Application (CoA) at the UK Border and risk of removals of EU citizens from the UKโ, including recommendations to the Home Office. We hope this adds to the excellent work that others are doing to highlight this issue.
settled.org.uk/efficacy-of-...
Inspiring video from a cycling convert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmf6...
It can be argued Denmark is the new Norway (BEV growth moves faster than Norway did years ago)
But look at how "legacy" is actually fully in charge, the amount of ID.4 you will see on Danish roads borders on the absurd!
#alwaysbecharging #denmark #BEV #2025
Same ๐
28.06.2025 14:35 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Absolutely brilliant, Rosie ๐๐
28.06.2025 14:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I will let you know ๐๐
18.06.2025 18:35 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐#SettledStories
Jozefina didnโt know her UK-born daughter needed to apply for Settled Statusโuntil she was stopped at the border.
โSomeone told me about Settled. From day one, I was met with advice, help, and reassuranceโฆโ
Thanks to Veronicaโs support, Izabella now has Settled Status
Xiaomi proved it can build EVs. Now itโs getting into solid-state batteries. Is Chinaโs โApple Carโ close to another breakthrough?
insideevs.com/news/763045/...
It has arrived! ๐
18.06.2025 13:30 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Lovely 'Rover' spotted in Cardiff yesterday:
17.06.2025 16:19 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Pays Bas avec touristes Alemands; pour moi la DAF ๐
13.06.2025 21:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Itโs here. I canโt believe itโs here. I am SO excited.
A few short months ago, none of this existed. Built from scratch, no investors, no-one to answer to, I just dreamt it and then I made it. I hope you love it as much as I do.
You can buy it here โก๏ธ copaceticmagazine.co.uk
Oh, must have a look; just ordered issue 1...๐
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