For 100 grand, you could have one:
Autopia
There’s only one Bond movie I haven’t seen – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Thanks for BBC-A and their James Bond marathon, I’m watching it now. The only thing I knew about the movie was that it was George Lazenby’s only appearance, and the car he drove was the gorgeous Aston Martin DBS – made from 1967 to 1972, and fewer than 800 were built:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE2LlD1HpGg
What a gorgeous old thing.
Jeremy Clarkson explains why you’re probably driving a Honda or a Toyota (guessing 1999 or 2000 vintage):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTSXDcuQdBc
And now Part 2:
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Mittens has a version of this:
From 2003 – Jodie Kidd isn’t well known here in US America. The car is a Suzuki Liana, and it was never sold in this country. The idea is Top Gear outfit the car with a roll cage and competition seats and put a star in it. Tame racing driver The Stig teaches them to hit the apexes on Top Gear’s track and in general to drive competitively.
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Jodie Kidd is also cool because she gave a big fuck you to everybody fretting about her baby weight.
Pretty sure the car is a Triumph, maybe a Herald.
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