Grenadier wrote:

I have recently discovered that despite all the hype, you can chop and customise any car you want in France, as long as the person/company who does the work has a special 'Prototype' licence as seen by this chap's offerings. He's based round the corner from me, so if I wanted to slap an LS3 into the DC, he could do it as a 'prototype'. Will certainlt take him my Triumph this spring...

http://www.lazareth.fr/

Rude not to

Great photos from the show! Love those Mini's!

I have to say I keep seeing the D5 and it is growing on me! From feeling a bit iffy when it was released the more I see it the more I like it.  James
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Green Machine wrote:

The Startech D5 tailgate insert for anyone else that is intrigued!:

https://www.startech.de/en/products/land-rover-discovery-5-5-4/

The idea is fab, but it looks like there might be some cutting involved. For that price I'd have preferred a complete piece for the grey part, and a separate piece for the black part, much like the original, rather than all the shadow gaps. Better position certainly, but given JLR are moving towards fewer and fewer joins, this 'upgrade' is a backwards step on the flush finish of the original. Somebody will do a better one, no doubt even more expensive.  Monsieur Le Grenadier

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ericvv wrote:

Judging Gerry McGovern by his dress style, I hold my breath for what the new Defender style will look like.
Scary to walk around in such a clown suit, but of course, that is seen through Swiss eyes, not British.

Don't be so dismissive, Eric. We British are perfectly capable of seeing him for what he is  Darren

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Zed wrote:

Ugh, he pronounced coupé like an American.

It's a tiny, albeit worrying detail. A British born, Britain based, head of design for a British company who cannot pronounce the English version of the word properly, ironically with the spelling on the numberplate of the display model he is standing by actually having an accent over the final e: é. £250k apparently!


Click image to enlarge Monsieur Le Grenadier

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BigRuss wrote:

What is the world coming to if you can’t trust a man wearing a cravat!

One can trust a man in a cravat (especially if David Niven).


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One can trust a man in a well tailored suit (especially if David Niven).



One cannot trust a man wearing a cravat with a dark grey pinstripe suit, even if well tailored, and even if David Niven. No doubt he was sporting brown suede shoes, which as we all know is an absolute no no with a dark grey business suit, or indeed any suit of any material or colour if worn within the city limits of any overseas city, or if in the Home Counties, East of Ascot. I fear he'll be cutting about in a 3-piece tweed today, which is tantamount to sacrilege within an Urban context. Car designer he maybe, master of sartorial rules and regulations he ain't.

Finally, it goes without saying that for any true, red blooded Englishman with the intention to assassinate the President of the French Republic, a cravat is a must.



I might sport one today just to get the Gendarmes in a fluster and keep Macron on his toes  Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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