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[Cygnus]

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The magic of a good 24mm lens and bending of the knees when taking the picture.
Nice shot Colin.

 

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A twenty year old Donut Derelict photo.

 

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The old 995 did OK in my book.

 

[Cygnus]

The magic of a good 24mm lens and bending of the knees when taking the picture.
Nice shot Colin.

Thanks.... and when the initial wobble subsides....

 

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Lately the getting down is not so much of a problem, it's the getting up that has become a bit of a chore.

 

[Rick-Australia]

A couple more shots from the German Auto Show.

German Auto Show by Rick In Melb, on Flickr

Note the hubcaps

German Auto Show by Rick In Melb, on Flickr

 

[Irene McC]

Oh wow ! There is a Harlequin Golf that drives around Woodstock locally and I sometimes spot it, but it hasn't got those funky hubcaps

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Oh wow ! There is a Harlequin Golf that drives around Woodstock locally and I sometimes spot it, but it hasn't got those funky hubcaps

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What'd they do? Build those cars from leftover pre-painted body parts?

 

[rloewy]

What'd they do? Build those cars from leftover pre-painted body parts?

Maybe it was a tribute to Piet Mondrian

 

[Irene McC]

Here some interesting history about the VW Polo and Golf Harlequin

and this one as well

What Is Volkswagen's Harlequin Car, and How Did It Start?

Here's a look at the Volkswagen Harlequin, a Golf/Polo compact car model that's become famous for its multicolored exterior shell.

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From the article

It is said that just around 250 examples of the Golf Harlequin were made and shipped to dealers in Mexico, Canada, and mostly the US. While the Golf Harlequin would retail for an additional $150 over the standard model, dealers struggled to push them off the showroom floor. It is reported that dealers would change body panels to match the colors and sell them to clear the inventory. Some were said to have been repainted even.

There is a global stereotype that Germans aren’t very funny. But the Polo and Golf Harlequin confirm that they take their sense of humor very seriously. What started as seemingly a silly humorous ad, tuned out to be an icon that car coveted by enthusiasts. The Polo and Golf Harlequin achieved the brief to be cemented into the minds of people. While it wasn’t a massive success in sales which wasn’t even its initial intention, it was a genius advertising move. It put the Polo and the Golf on the map, if it hadn’t been well established already.

 

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[rloewy]

Fiat Multipla

 

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[Irene McC]

When I saw this Austin 1100 yesterday, it took me back many years! My father had the same looking car branded Morris and a lady upstairs in our apartment block had one branded Wolsley - all looked the same

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