Small Blog V8
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Writer, car nerd, music enjoyer.
I wasn't quick enough to get a photo but I just saw a beige Cadillac BLS Wagon go past my window and I genuinely don't know the last time I saw a BLS of any kind.
April 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I wasn't quick enough to get a photo but I just saw a beige Cadillac BLS Wagon go past my window and I genuinely don't know the last time I saw a BLS of any kind.
Spotted a classic Morgan Aero 3-wheeler at my local Tesco of all places!
April 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spotted a classic Morgan Aero 3-wheeler at my local Tesco of all places!
I spotted Brian the Extra Terrestrial earlier.
April 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I spotted Brian the Extra Terrestrial earlier.
I went to an Autism Awareness Day event put on by the local council. In one room was Brickies, a Lego-based social/wellness initiative for all ages, who had several (colour-coded👌) trays of random bricks on tables.
As soon as I saw a double-axle piece, I knew my mission. Quite happy with the result!
As soon as I saw a double-axle piece, I knew my mission. Quite happy with the result!
April 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I went to an Autism Awareness Day event put on by the local council. In one room was Brickies, a Lego-based social/wellness initiative for all ages, who had several (colour-coded👌) trays of random bricks on tables.
As soon as I saw a double-axle piece, I knew my mission. Quite happy with the result!
As soon as I saw a double-axle piece, I knew my mission. Quite happy with the result!
Apparently it's not just Tokyo that features cars parked in the tightest spaces they'll fit.
March 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Apparently it's not just Tokyo that features cars parked in the tightest spaces they'll fit.
Very much enjoying that Gran Turismo has decided to be quirky again and add, of all things, a Unimog 411 with *many* customisation options.
Hilariously, adding the hay bales gives it 100 points of rear downforce!
Hilariously, adding the hay bales gives it 100 points of rear downforce!
February 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Very much enjoying that Gran Turismo has decided to be quirky again and add, of all things, a Unimog 411 with *many* customisation options.
Hilariously, adding the hay bales gives it 100 points of rear downforce!
Hilariously, adding the hay bales gives it 100 points of rear downforce!
Also at Race Retro was this gorgeous little Mazda R100 Coupé 💚
A very left-field choice for promoting a trailer/transporter business!
A very left-field choice for promoting a trailer/transporter business!
February 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Also at Race Retro was this gorgeous little Mazda R100 Coupé 💚
A very left-field choice for promoting a trailer/transporter business!
A very left-field choice for promoting a trailer/transporter business!
I've never been to Race Retro before but it was a pretty good little show. Here are four randoms.
February 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I've never been to Race Retro before but it was a pretty good little show. Here are four randoms.
This caught my attention during idle browsing today, because, well, how could it not? 💛💙
www.classicdriver.com/en/car/porsc...
www.classicdriver.com/en/car/porsc...
February 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This caught my attention during idle browsing today, because, well, how could it not? 💛💙
www.classicdriver.com/en/car/porsc...
www.classicdriver.com/en/car/porsc...
I saw this Yaris today and it struck me how noticeable it is that the number plate is mounted too low. How much it singularly makes the whole rear end look ‘wrong’.
February 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I saw this Yaris today and it struck me how noticeable it is that the number plate is mounted too low. How much it singularly makes the whole rear end look ‘wrong’.
I haven't been on here in a while, so here's a stranger’s dog.
February 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I haven't been on here in a while, so here's a stranger’s dog.
Spotted a nice honest old Merc today. Slightly ‘algal’ but it adds to the authenticity.
February 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Spotted a nice honest old Merc today. Slightly ‘algal’ but it adds to the authenticity.
Would it be wrong to wish violence on the neighbour’s cat?
January 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Would it be wrong to wish violence on the neighbour’s cat?
Nice to see an honest-to-goodness small pickup being used as designed.
January 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Nice to see an honest-to-goodness small pickup being used as designed.
To distract myself from real life, I decided to actually build a model car kit I got for Xmas. The attention to detail is very impressive considering the medium (I think I avoided getting any splinters!) and it's impressively secure despite zero glue. It made me wonder how long it took to design.
January 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
To distract myself from real life, I decided to actually build a model car kit I got for Xmas. The attention to detail is very impressive considering the medium (I think I avoided getting any splinters!) and it's impressively secure despite zero glue. It made me wonder how long it took to design.
When you start getting rid of graffiti but then decide you can't be bothered
January 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
When you start getting rid of graffiti but then decide you can't be bothered
Reposted by Small Blog V8
"What was the last musical movement to be distinctively associated with a city in Britain? Trip-hop, from Bristol? Grime, from East London? Once you get beyond 2010 it’s hard to think of any." This remains a wildly undercovered topic imo.
www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-death-...
www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Scenius
Urban Creativity Isn't What It Was
www.ian-leslie.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"What was the last musical movement to be distinctively associated with a city in Britain? Trip-hop, from Bristol? Grime, from East London? Once you get beyond 2010 it’s hard to think of any." This remains a wildly undercovered topic imo.
www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-death-...
www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-death-...
I'm not the first to say it, but Honda’s 0 Saloon concept immediately took me back to 2003...
January 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'm not the first to say it, but Honda’s 0 Saloon concept immediately took me back to 2003...
Just a couple of BTCC title-winning model platforms, hanging out (in a badly framed phone pic 🤦)
January 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just a couple of BTCC title-winning model platforms, hanging out (in a badly framed phone pic 🤦)
Ah, this must be that snow everybody's talking about.
January 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Ah, this must be that snow everybody's talking about.
Didn't someone a few weeks ago have a guide for finding communities on here? I can't remember what the advice was now 🤦
Hi all, this place really is rubbish. I've never known a place so dead. It may be a great place for Americans to talk politics but there is little else here. Barely anyone interacts with anything. What is the point of this place there's little to no interaction compared with the other place?
December 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Didn't someone a few weeks ago have a guide for finding communities on here? I can't remember what the advice was now 🤦
Reposted by Small Blog V8
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
They still exist!
Had I still been in full-time employment when this went on sale, I might’ve bought one for daily/errand duties and kept the Integra for fun stuff only. Alas...
Had I still been in full-time employment when this went on sale, I might’ve bought one for daily/errand duties and kept the Integra for fun stuff only. Alas...
December 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
They still exist!
Had I still been in full-time employment when this went on sale, I might’ve bought one for daily/errand duties and kept the Integra for fun stuff only. Alas...
Had I still been in full-time employment when this went on sale, I might’ve bought one for daily/errand duties and kept the Integra for fun stuff only. Alas...
It's been a while since I posted here (again) so here's a photo of me parked next to a fellow fun car (again).
I promise that I take photos of other things too.
I promise that I take photos of other things too.
December 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
It's been a while since I posted here (again) so here's a photo of me parked next to a fellow fun car (again).
I promise that I take photos of other things too.
I promise that I take photos of other things too.