Possum’s Pics

[GBO Possum]

Back in ‘65 I bought a brand new Morris Cooper from the dealership in Narrabeen, a northern beaches suburb of Sydney (Australia). As yet, there are no Scapes for that area of Australia, but there are quite a few from Victoria.

Here’s “my Cooper“ on the Great Ocean Road. I even remember the number plate 😂

Tech specs. This had the short stroke 998 cc motor. I asked the famed tuner, Bob Holden, to work a little affordable magic, and his work on the ports and head boosted the top speed from 86 mph to 99. At that speed, it had pretty much run out of revs. Fitted with Michelin radials, (a hand-me-down from my previous Morris 850), the handling was a lot of fun.

 

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Using the new 12x5 aspect ratio…

 

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Hooked on panoramic shots…

 

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Hooked on panoramic shots…

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Fantastic shot, how did you get the camera so high?

 

[GBO Possum]

Fantastic shot, how did you get the camera so high?

At times during replays, the trackside camera position goes really high. When it does, hit pause ⏸, then the camera icon, then choose camera number 1. Compose it and finally zoom out as far as possible to emphasize the feeling of height.

Have fun!

 

[GBO Possum]

Back in the late 90‘s, I was the ecstatic owner of a base model 993 coupe in my favorite color, Speed Yellow. The 993 was the last of the air cooled 911s, and the sound was so awesome that I usually wound the windows down before starting it up.

Back in those days, roads way out in Central Australia had no actual speed limit, we just had to establish that we were driving “safely”. Over several days, I pushed my comfort zone higher and higher until eventually I discovered the car‘s limit. After long periods of driving at 260 km/h, slowing to 130 felt like it was crawling.

On the track, the handling was incredible, right up to that moment when snap oversteer set in. 😳

The two cars below ⬇️ were bought hoping I could strip off the wings and reproduce “my” 993. It didn’t work, but they’re still beautiful. The floor they stand on is evocative of the red Australian desert.

Thanks for listening.

 

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For a group photo you need three, right?

 

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More German stuff… notice anything wrong with this picture?

 

[Nuschel01]

Wrong direction

 

[GTvon]

For a group photo you need three, right?

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One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong...

 

[GBO Possum]

While it may appear that I’ve managed to move the camera outside the bounds of the track, this shot used a trick.

During replay, I moved the focus to one of the AI cars, and looked across to my car which had not yet reached the hairpin corner.

 

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Recent shopping trips…

 

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A very imperfect car, but beautiful

Torch Red paint of course.

 

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Idling outside the Cafe:-

 

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Interior views of the Ferrari 250 GTO '62

I thought I'd share the interiors of some expensive cars. Here's the first at 20 million credits...

 

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And the Jag XJ13 '66

I find this spectacular with its Dymo tape, brass plaque, scrutineer sticker and that engine bay!!

When I save up 12 million, this will be on my short list

 

[XSquareStickIt]

Please do more of these VR Showroom photos!

 

[GBO Possum]

Please do more of these VR Showroom photos!

Will do, it's a lot of fun...

Another Jag, the XJR-9 '88

 

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The Toyota 2000GT '67

From the era that gave us the E-Type, Toyota offered this beauty. I find the interior quite compelling, with an extraordinary amount of timber. Not only that, but in stock form it's just a nice drive, with good manners. Last price I saw was only 982,000.

I love the details. The elegant doorhandles. The swooping line of the doors themselves. The wheels with lettering on the hubs saying which way to undo. "RIGHT SIDE * TOYOTA * → UNDO" (clockwise on the right, anti-clockwise on the left).

This paint color does it no favors. I would wait until it becomes available in something more appealing, such as my choice, which is white. I wonder if it ever comes with red seats. Mine are grey. (I'll post my car below):-

Here's mine:-

 

[GBO Possum]

So many interesting Jaguars. Now for the D-Type. One of my best purchasing choices in this game, and you'll see why without even driving it...

Scroll down to see a very short video showing that the almost-invisible fan behind the front radiator is actually rotating. I'f I hadn't been crawling around on the floor at Hagerty's, I'd never have noticed it.

Buckle up, this is a long post precisely because there's a LOT of detail to love

It looks even better in the flesh. The lighting in this room makes for difficult photography so I used a lot of post-processing to highlight detail at the expense of aesthetics

I LOVE THIS CAR! ❤️

Here's the fan video:-

 

[GBO Possum]

Possibly a little dated, however the styling is all "Corvette".

Point a fan at your face while driving this prototype!

PS. "All Corvettes Are Red". And Corvette fans should read it. By James Schefter

Looking back...

Instruments appeal...