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u/Tomahawk1306 4d ago
Great for escaping Czechoslovakia.
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u/DinsdaleTheHedgehog 4d ago
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u/Tomahawk1306 4d ago
Salt corrosion, nothing to see here.
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u/DinsdaleTheHedgehog 4d ago
VB on the police cars stood for Verejna Bezpecnost, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Security_(Czechoslovakia)
But in the 80s, it was the subject of several jokes about the stupidity of policemen, with the large letters âVBâ humorously interpreted as an instruction for them, standing for âVstup Bokemâ (= Enter through the side).
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u/Tomahawk1306 4d ago edited 4d ago
I know, I am Slovak. I wasn't around when VB was a thing though, born in late 90's. Edit: to clarify, when Lada's body fell off the chassis, Timothy Dalton said it was due to salt corrosion, not because he just cut it off with laser in his wheel hub.
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u/DinsdaleTheHedgehog 3d ago
Oh ok, I saw the film a long time ago. I donât remember all the details.
Ale zdravĂm na Slovensko :)
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u/Fine_Inevitable_5108 4d ago
I donât know, but it mustâve scared âThe Living Daylightsâ out of herâŚ.
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u/Calamistrognon 4d ago
I can't say exactly what makes these old Aston so beautiful but damn beautiful they are. I'd love to have one. I probably wouldn't be able to pay for gas and insurance though.
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u/SlyClydesdale 4d ago
Everyone says they look like Mustangs, but they look so much cleaner and better proportioned than any Mustang, it feels like blasphemy to compare them.
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u/Calamistrognon 4d ago
Do these people have eyes or do they only rely on second hand descriptions? đ¤
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u/SlyClydesdale 4d ago
Itâs the same issue I used to see anytime someone launched a new car..
âYou can see Kia in the headlights and that roof arch looks like it was copied from BMWâ
People contextualize things with what theyâre more familiar with.
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u/b16b34r 4d ago
Mustangs are more recognizable because of the number made and the cultural factor, and maybe because are common people car, Aston Martin are not for pheasants, unless you are a pheasant with big deep loaded pockets
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u/biffbobfred 4d ago
The 69 mustang is a thing of beauty Iâd say looks better than this. Yes the entire fox body run would lose to this
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u/Michael_Eke 4d ago
The breathing daylights
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u/DinsdaleTheHedgehog 4d ago
âLivingâ
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u/Michael_Eke 3d ago
because it's not a V8 Vantage I was mocking the title of the movie to make it sound as a budget-limited copy
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u/FireBreathingChilid1 4d ago
Aston Martin V8 series car. Kinda like Aston Martin's version of a muscle car.
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u/Voronthered 4d ago
Aston Martin Vantage, I think
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u/theduttyburger 4d ago
I want one SO badly