10 Tyre Companies

1. Michelin: Based in France, one of the largest and most well-known tyre makers globally.
2. Bridgestone: A Japanese company and one of the largest tyre producers in the world.
3. Firestone: American company now owned by Bridgestone
4. Goodyear: A major American manufacturer with a long history of tyre technology.
5. Continental: A leading German brand specializing in premium vehicle tyres.
6. Pirelli: An iconic Italian brand famous for high-performance and luxury vehicle tyres.
7. Hankook: A major South Korean tyre manufacturer known for quality and value.
8. Yokohama: A prominent Japanese brand popular for passenger and performance cars.
9. Dunlop: A historic brand with a strong global presence in safe motoring
10. Giti: Indonesian company with it headquarters in Singapore

Not sure what prompted this but I have been thinking about retirement a lot recently.

10 Fuels Used in Vehicles Today

1. Petrol
2. Diesel
3. Biodiesel
4. Battery Electric
5. Hybrid (Electric/Petrol)
6. Plug in Hybrid (Petrol/Electric)
7. Hydrogen
8. LPG (liquid petroleum gas)
9. CNG (compressed natural gas)
10. HVO (Hydro-treated vegetable oil)

10 Or So Cars Owned by Beatle George Harrison

Cribbed from elsewhere, of course.

1. The first ever car owned by George Harrison, before all the Jags, Porsches and the Mercs, was a little second-hand Ford Anglia.
2. The story goes that Brian Epstein bought George Harrison an e-Type for his 21st birthday. Certainly the car above was first registered on 28 February 1964, three-days after Harrison turned 21. The customised car even featured a dash-mounted record-player.
3. In 1965, Harrison bought his first ever extravagant car – a white DB5. Paul McCartney, bought a DB6 shortly before. In December 2011, Harrison’s DB5 was finally sold at auction, to an anonymous Beatles collector, for £350k.
4. The late 1970s saw Harrison enter his Porsche phase, buying two 911 Turbos and a 924 Carrera GT.
5. In 1980 he bought a black 928 S Coupe, before selling it three years later.
6. Perhaps the greatest love affair he had was with Mercedes cars. In 1970 he bought a red 250 CE Pillarless Coupe and a white 6.3 litre 300 SEL. He was driving the latter in February 1972, on his way to a party given by Ricky Nelson, when he crashed into a lamppost at speed. He escaped with a few scratches but first wife, Pattie, suffered concussion and broken ribs and was hospitalised for two weeks.
7. At more than six metres long, the Mercedes-Benz Pullman Limousine is a beast of a car, It boasted a drinks cabinet and a Phillips Mignon EP record player in the back, as well as the all-important privacy screen. Originally owned by John Lennon, he sold it to Harrison in 1971.
8. Mercedes 500 SEL AMG. Of all of the cars Harrison owned, this was probably the one he drove the most. He bought it in 1984 and promptly spent a whopping £85k customising it, including lowering the suspension and upgrading the body kit. He must have liked the results as he hung on to the car for 15 years and clocked up 30k miles in it.
9. The Maclaren F1 is definitely the priciest on the list, which is hardly a surprise, seeing as only 106 were ever built, custom-made for each buyer. Designer Gordon Murray later reported that Harrison was so excited about receiving his car, in 1994, that he would phone up and good-naturedly pester the makers on a regular basis. The end product, with a dark purple pearl exterior and black satin wheels, was still owned by Harrison’s estate until 2021, in spite of Eric Clapton’s repeated attempts to buy it. the car featured Hindu symbols throughout (12 in total), including in place of 'McLaren F1' on steering wheel. Quotes and song lyrics were written with a silver pen on the chassis of the car, including lines from Bob Dylan's Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie.
10. The most iconic of the lot. In 1965, Brian Epstein teamed up with Terry Doran (supposedly “the man from the motor trade” mentioned in “She’s Leaving Home”) to buy Minis at cost price to give to all four Beatles. Harrison’s Mini was customised by coach-builder Harold Radford with a full-length sunroof, horizontally-mounted Volkswagen tail lights and hood-mounted rally fog lamps. In 1967, he had it decorated with psychedelic images inspired by the book Tantra Art. Later that year, the car came to prominence when it featured in the film Magical Mystery Tour, before being given to Eric Clapton. Harrison regretted parting with the car and Clapton returned it to him years later.

Fflur

I saw this in a car park in the summer. It reminded me of my sister-in-law.

Get Glyn to buy it next birthday.

Geiriau Cymraeg

On our journey to Swansea (Abertawe) I noted car registration numbers with Welsh words hidden in them. I found 10.

1. TWF Growth
2. CWN Dogs
3. MAB Son
4. SUO Lull
5. WYR Grandson
6. UWD Porridge
7. BYW Living
8. FOD To be (mutated)
9. HWY Them
10. CAN Song

Banner Car

I spotted this car before Christmas. Does somone at Banner of Truth own a BMW perhaps?

Iconic Paris

Took this on the recent trip south

Nissan Cube

Spotted this Nissan Cube in Finchley this week, with its appropriate registration number.

Flickr Foto Series 04

Housey Housey

Catastrophe

Saw this in Finchley recently. Double click and look at the registration numbers.

A car with power

I've no wish to own a Lexus but this example of power seen in a Hampstead Heath Car Park struck me as interesting.

Biblical cruiser

We saw this car on the road at a Texaco garage in Wales yesterday. I don't know whose it is - a prog rock fan, a creationist? (I like that joke - do you believe in Genesis? No, I don't even like Phil Collins). I love the design of the PT Cruiser and would love to have one. Having seen this - I want this very one.