Last Shot of MGB Battery Park Chase

MGB Battery Park2
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Finally the MGB gave up on trying to find a parking spot and headed for the West Side Highway. (You can see Ground Zero in the background.) After seeing this car in action up close, I now know I have to have one.

Still More MGB Battery Park Chase

MGB Battery Park4
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An MGB sunset in NY.

More of MGB Battery Park Chase

MGB Battery Park3
Originally uploaded by davidjdiller.

I pulled up along side him and got this shot of the proud owner.

MGB Chase in Battery Park City

MGB Battery Park City
Originally uploaded by davidjdiller.

As I was pulling out of my parking lot in Battery Park City (where I work) I see a green MGB! They are a rare sight in the city. I pulled out my camera phone and hit the gas. He was trying to find a parking spot down there (no easy feat). I was able to get a couple shots of it turned onto the West Side Highway.

Insight on PIP

Insight on PIP
Originally uploaded by davidjdiller.

I saw this Honda Insight while driving to work on the Palisades Interstate. This car looks great and gets amazing mpg. And since I was having trouble keeping up with it, it seems to go pretty fast, too. I would have a hard time making a choice between an Insight and a new MINI. The MINI is a hot car. But the Insight is like a time machine into the future. Tough call.

Daihatsu Midget

Daihatsu Midget
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Don't know what to say about this other than: "I want one!"

Smart Car Tipping

Smart Car Tipping
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Newest college prank: Smart-Car Tipping! From Boing,Boing.

Peugeot's New 207's

Peugeot 207 RCup
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From CARkeys: "When it goes on sale in the UK on June 8, the Peugeot 207 will be available at prices ranging from £8995 to £15,345. It comes in five trim levels, which are themselves divided into two visually distinct categories called Classic and Sport. The Urban, S and SE models come under the Classic umbrella, while the others are called Sport and GT.

SE, Sport and GT versions all have air-conditioning as standard, and it's optional at S level. If you consider an S with aircon to be a separate model from one without, as Peugeot appears to, there are 32 varieties in total. Buyers can choose between three- and five-door body styles, and from three petrol engines (1.4 8-valve, 1.4 16-valve and 1.6) and three diesels (70, 90 and 110bhp versions of the 1.6-litre HDI unit). More...

Made-In-Malaysia TD2000 Roadster Makes UK Comeback

MG T at Bergen Museum Car Show
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- One of Britain's most revered heritage marques, the MGTD, is set to make a comeback in the United Kingdom with the Made-in-Malaysia TD2000, 53 years after automaker MG produced the last of the Roadsters.
"The TD2000 is a legend redefined, an up-to-the-minute classic that brings the magic back to motoring while capturing the spirit and style of heritage motoring without sacrificing the reliability, performance or comforts of modern transport," said Lifestyle Automotive Ltd's director Tom Martin.More...

Healey car to be reborn with Smart overhaul.

From Times Online (UK)

By Christine Buckley, Industrial Editor

"HEALEY, one of the classic names in British sports cars, is to be revived by a consortium including David James, the Conservative Party adviser and company doctor, The Times has learnt.
The Project Kimber consortium, which tried to acquire the assets of MG Rover and then the MG brand last year, has bought the Healey name from the family of Donald Healey, the rally driver and the business’s founder, who died in 1988.

The consortium plans to start production — possibly in Coventry — of a new retro-style sports car towards the end of next year, with an annual output of up to 15,000 cars and initially employing about 200 people." More..