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Ed Callow
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Ed Callow
@torquespeak
Automotive advocate. Tends to favour old cars over new. Ex-@SMMT @whatcar @foskers @PFPR_Comms. Now Head of Comms & Intel, @collectingcars_ / All views my own.
Online Katılım Mart 2009
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Why doesn't X have software that could have detected and stopped this 2,758 videos ago?
Nikita Bier@nikitabier
@Rainmaker1973 After sourcing 2759 videos from @ViralRushX over the last 6 months, you're now circumventing attribution by simply cropping out his watermark? You cannot get more shameless than this. This is your last day in the creator program.
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@LUDENClassics How is the key *so* bad?! Look forward to seeing this progress.
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A Maserati Quattroporte for just over £1,500? What could *possibly* go wrong? 😂
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I've just nominated 'Andy Burnham's party leadership ambitions'.
Resuscitation Council UK@ResusCouncilUK
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@lambypies I don't believe I said that it was. Or that they should.
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@torquespeak JSF has been flying for twenty years now, with the design decisions probably five years before that. Not a great place for car designers to look for inspiration.
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Once again I say: "mid-range gaming mouse".
Why can't manufacturers find a way out of this design rut?
And before anyone says "supercar should be like a fighter jet", this is NOTHING like a jet.
The car with a cabin most like an F-35 is probably the Ineos Grenadier. Seriously.
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Wow. How many long-serving and hardworking Labour councillors who have zero input to national party politics or Westminster policy-making were trounced at the polls last week because of association to this man's government?
And this is the approach to PMQs?
Completely tone deaf.
BBC Politics@BBCPolitics
Turning back to the leader of the opposition, the PM says he and Kemi Badenoch have something in common: "Our parties both had tough results at the local elections last week, the difference is she hasn't noticed," he says Follow live: bbc.in/48TqGfk
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@DanNeidle @Nickolarge Per VAT Notice 701/20, would be interesting to know whether Lea Valley Marina charges VAT on the mooring fees or not.
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@Nickolarge if they've been living somewhere permanently they should pay council tax. This is not a controversial view (except amongst boaters who like not paying council tax).
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Latest propaganda line dropped.
The not-very-complicated reality:
- people should pay the correct council tax
- councils should do a better job catching those who don’t.
Matt Bowen@MartyBowen11
So the story about Polanski dodging tax is actually wrong, and it's the council/marina who have messed up. Looks like a lot of folk living on those boats are getting an unexpected tax bill thanks to Dan. Labour are even pissing off the floating voters now lmao.
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Let's give @SamCoatesSky a break.
We've all forgotten the meaning of the word 'propaganda'. It's the selective release of information to influence opinion and attitudes.
*Of course* these Starmer photos are propaganda.
Most things released by *any* government are propaganda.
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@hjwakerley @GerryAndersonTV A few things here. Firstly, it was recorded as *scrapped* in 2009, so don't take it on the road in case it gets seized. Secondly, it's 100% got a Ford VIN, but it looks like a prototype format, and is s/n 'M00001'. V5C does show 7.4L, but that seems very unlikely IMO.
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We’re filming with the FAB 1 at the British Motor Museum soon and, having done a bit of digging, the story seems wonderfully muddled.
Some say it’s a Ford, some Cadillac-based and built at Pinewood, others that it’s fundamentally a stretched Thunderbird with Jaguar’s 3.9-litre V8… and I’ve even seen mention of a 7.4-litre engine, which feels gloriously unlikely.
Can anyone separate fact from folklore? Any other insight on the car would be hugely appreciated 🙏
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"Traffic was hurtling past... We could have been killed at any moment..."
says Biggins, about a road where the speed limit is... * checks notes * ... a thunderous 20mph.
Dr. Andy Palmer@AndyatAuto
The @DailyMail strikes again with EV sensationalism. Let me tackle the obvious points. The door latch, the dashboard are powered by a 12v battery (yes an EV has two batteries) that performs the same duties if EV or ICE. It’s unlikely that the cause of Mr Biggins issues were specific to the EV powertrain or the traction battery. Where electronic latches are provisioned, there is normally an override in case of airbag deployment and a mechanical override. In the case of the Fiat500 the inside emergency release is low down in the door trim/pocket area. Pull it and the door will open (there’s also an override from the outside) Finally, when a 12v battery is not charging, warnings will have been flashing on the dashboard in both EV or ICE configurations. Always take these seriously as they are not randomly triggered (it’s triggered by a voltage monitor). Automotive Engineers take these scenarios very seriously- we plan countermeasures to all sorts of unlikely occurrences in FTAs and FMEAs. The mechanical override is one of the resultant solutions. The cars operating manual is a wealth of useful information and everyone should read theirs (we spend a lot of man hours writing them!)
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In my personal experience, Group 1 Automotive is the Hermes / Evri of the franchised dealer world, so this is not remotely surprising.
Sam Hosier@AutoInfatuation
Yet another dealership Group 1 Automotive have failed, Land Rover King’s Lynn has now completed closed as of 30th April 2026. They’d struggled for a while but Group 1’s take over was the final nail in the coffin. They lost the ability to sell brand new JLR products and now are completely closed with god knows how many job losses 😞 Our closest Land Rover is technically Marshall’s of Peterborough (Around 24mi) but there are rumours that will also close this year. That then leaves Duckworth Land Rover of Spalding which is around 30mi away but admittedly every time I’ve dealt with them they’ve been great 👍 Group 1 also took over Mercedes-Benz of King’s Lynn. A dealership I used several times a year at one point as I had 3 MB’s in the household, when they were taken over their customer service became unbearably bad and I moved everything to Listers of Boston - again a few bit further but the Listers group have never let me down regardless of which brand I take to them.
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There are lots of very well-known people who buy and sell through @collectingcars_, but for obvious reasons many prefer not to publicise their collecting.
Carl Cox wants to share the love though. Oh yes, Oh yes!
instagram.com/reel/DXzCxSlMl…
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@HWM_AstonMartin @AidanDude Yes the ID of the Aston isn't in question. It's the ID of the man that is.
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@AidanDude @torquespeak Well spotted- it is one of our GP team vehicles in the background.
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Annual bump of this post - can anyone help?
Still no idea who this man is, nor the chassis identity of the 300 SL (badges on the nose include BRDC, BARC, AA, and RAC.
I think this could remain as much of a mystery as 'that blue car', but fingers crossed...
Ed Callow@torquespeak
Two photos from my archive. Do you recognise the man? Do you know the cars? The Aston is DB2/4 chassis LML/759 on plate NJW 100, but I have no idea about the identity of the Gullwing (9 HMD). Current owners of these classics are welcome to the photos if we can find them!
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@torquespeak The post-2017 VED system isn't supposed to be fair to the next owner - it's supposed to discourage the initial purchase of the vehicle
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Make it make sense!
Range SVR well over 300g/km CO2: cheapest annual VED out of the lot.
Discounted pre-2001 regs mean a 4.1 V8 Cadillac kicking out ~350g/km is in the middle.
Sub-200g/km runabout that's only asking £495 will cost you £410 to tax for a year.
FFS.
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@choppertoo Yes, I'm sure it's an absolute death trap with this extensive list of MOT failures and defects...
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@torquespeak Not really one is a modern car, one is a classic and one is a heap of unsafe junk that is heading to be recycled soon.
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@choppertoo I think you're missing the point of the original post pretty spectacularly.
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@torquespeak There will be a reason it’s £495 and it’s not called reliability. My friend had a Mondeo of a similar vintage .. central locking packed up and the only way he could get into the car was via the boot.
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