I think he would have favored that most quintessentially British make, the Alvis, perhaps this Shoot Brake version (and YES it has 5 doors)
This from wikipedia on the source of the term "Hack/Hackney"
The name 'hackney' was once thought to be an anglicized derivative of French haquenée—a horse of medium size recommended for lady riders; however, current opinion is that it is derived from the village name Hackney (now part of London). The place-name, through its fame for its horses and horse-drawn carriages, is also the root of the Spanish word jaca, a term used for a small breed of horse and the Sardinian achetta horse. The first documented 'hackney coach'—the forerunner of the more generic 'hackney carriage'—operated in London in 1621.
WOW, this takes me back, I grew up on a farm in Southland, very south of the South Island of New Zealand. Our neighbors had a Trekka, it really was a piece of shit. Every time they drove past our front gate we used to run out onto the (gravelled) road to see if any bits had fallen off (which they often had).
My favorite new game is "can you guess the identity of the burnt out car"
based on my experience at last autumn's Frieze Art Fair here in London (I had VIP privileges thanks to a friend who works on it) I'd say plenty of super-rich folks know their way around an iPad, they were thick very on the ground and I overheard a woman who was playing with one in the VIP room discussing with her husband when exactly she'd be able to access their private jet
My cousin in New Zealand has an aging Evo with a bumper sticker that says "My other Mitsubishi is a blender"
so with you on that, a VehiCross lives near my "mother-in-law's" place. Occasionally when I'm passing I touch it inappropriately
I'm confused, this thing has apparently been made with the knowledge and co-operation of Jaguar. I thought the XF and the new XJ designed by Ian Callum were supposed to usher in a new design language at Jaguar, finally abandoning the "William Lyons" XJ style which has persisted since the late 60s. And yet here we go harking right back to it.
Given how little the cars differ from the Chrysler originals it would probably be easier to stick Lancia badges on than use photoshop
It's late here and I should be in bed but where is the button that allow me to tweet a link to a story? Gone? WTF so you don't want people to visit JalopniK? Oh, OK
here's what you could end up with
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I can't wait to see the Euro version with a Lancia grill, and which letter of the Greek alphabet will adorn it?
I may have missed something but are you guys going to get a wagon version of this Volkswagen? I know you get the current Euro Passat wagon but are they going to make a wagon version of the US Passat because, actually, that would be cool. I have several friends over here who drive Passat Estates but with growing families say they are going to need something bigger which basically means a Volvo and it seems to me that a bigger Passat wagon would do just fine (who cares if a few corners have been cut, we're talking work-horses here). Pretty please?
I'm holding out for one of these
I'd sure like to give that team a lift to the showers
shame he wasn't dressed as a penguin
I'd bet the the BMW will still be nicer to drive though
I nearly bought one recently, one owner, 69,000KM for €2,500 but it was in Italy and it was sold before I got to it
how long is that bonnet? And what exactly is under it?
this is a bargain
