it’s still a gto !!
i mean i can’t get uma thurman but i wouldn’t turn down her slightly less atractive sister !!

I’d take the ‘breadvan’ over a standard GTO to be honest*, it was quite an awesome looking machine and heavily roped off to stop sticky fingerprints when I saw it in France.

Regards,

Rich

* not that I would if I had the chance, being a Jaguar owner and all. Ferrari are the enemy y’know. Jaguar – 75 years and counting…. Sun Aug 5th 2010!!

there’s only ever been one seriously cool car ,

but even a large lottery win will struggle to get you one !!

the last one auctioned at about £25,000,000 – £30,000,000 if i remember rightly

the one and only for me ferrari 250 gto !!

Chris Evans bought his in May 2010 for £12million… not quite as expensive as your estimate, but still a hefty price!

What do you think to the ‘breadvan’ GTO?

Rich

Jaguar D-Type (As driven by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in the 1955 24 hours of Le Mans)

I’ll have to agree with you on that one, having seen the beast up close and racing at Le Mans in July..

I’ll add the Jaguar XJ13 prototype to the list please.

Rich

Hang on a mo… I’m sure I’ve seen a documentary on this, and it was quite good.

Can’t remember the title, but it had Micheal Caine, JR from Dallas, and Donald Sutherland in it.

You can tell its the school holidays again can’t you…

Tarkey, tornado64, is there anybody else want to admit they’re not looking forward to big school in a few weeks?

What – you want to be a Northerner now? Surely everybody aspires to that..

:diablo:

That’s man logic!

Q. Is it big enough to hold beer and/or munchies?

A. Yes

Result: Job done…

See? Easy peasy.

Regards,

Rich

I’m not in denial of anything. I understand and fully recognise what went on. Why on earth would you think otherwise?

Some of the things you mentioned earlier gave that impression; in particular about how and what current generations learn of the actions taken by their military in WW2. You personally seem to have a grasp of things as is evidenced in this thread; but you can’t really speak for a nation, can you?

I think you need to look a little further into your claim that there have been NO apologies. It is clearly not the case.

I’ve not said there were NO apologies. In fact there have been numerous to various groups. They are all the same though. A neat little statement saying that the current government feels sympathy and remorse. Then all the little caveats pointing out that there’s no direct evidence of military involvement etc. It cheapens it, you know? But then again that’s governments for you… and it’s not just Japan that needs to learn to apologise sincerely.

But, as said before now, given the enormity and complexity of the subject I don’t think anything will ever be truly adequate, will it?

I think you’re right. I don’t think it will. A relative of mine was a POW on the Burma-Siam railway, he wouldn’t talk of it and didn’t like the Japanese… I don’t think he was a minority either.

Regards,

Rich