Imagine this you live in Ukraine. Crimea gets invaded your friends or family are there you worry for them. Couple of years later you hear Russian troops are preparing a assault on the Eastern boarder you have family and friends there. Then they invade. You don't go to work its not safe. There's soliders in your street. Theres rolling blackouts, air-raid sirens. Then comes the main invasion army, shells flying, gun sounds close or in the distant. Then when chaos goes away you hear about the devastation how it could be your family in mariupol your children your friends. Your sad and angry. But then you hear the front line is moving Ukraine are pushing the Russians out. The battle is far away. Missiles and bombs may fall still on your city but you know the Russians are far away. The Ukrainian peoples spirit won't be broken but they keep going. Because they have lost so much. Then you hear people who aren't affected by it say why don't you give up, Ukraine nazis, etc. I've personally met many Ukrainians through the job I do. I always say sorry to them, ask them is there family OK and I see them there hard on the outside but sometimes they worry on the inside. I put it to anyone questioning why support Ukraine. Step in there shoes and question how would you like it to happen to your country. All it takes is to reflect and think about others

Ursula on #Caturday #Jaguar @Rockstarscars @Superstar_Cars @CustomCvd @nottco @MauroBeltramo @RubnIsRacing @Von_Lala_land @jim_knipe

Ukraine goes to sleep expecting another russian mass attack. Dozens of Shaheds are already in our skies. Air raid alerts are spreading across the country. Strategic aviation is active, with a group of bombers already airborne. Another night of russian terror ahead.

Sending men to shoot Ukrainian civilians isn’t war. It’s terrorism. It’s murder. It is the true face of putins ruSSian federation. Brutal. Mindless. Criminal. Murderous. We used to pride ourselves on not negotiating with terrorists. We shouldn’t force Ukraine to do so now.

**Rare Road Cars** 🇩🇪 BMW M3 GTR Strassenversion “street version” 1 of only 10 The BMW M3 GTR Strassenversion is an ultra-rare, road-legal homologation version of the E46 M3 GTR race car, built to allow the racing car to compete. It features a unique P60 4.0L V8 engine (detuned from the race car's 500 hp to about 350 hp), a carbon fiber body, and a stripped-down interior with no rear seats, radio, or A/C. The time window according to the regulations was just 12 months. A tight schedule to get at least ten homologation vehicles finished after the presentation of the racing car. But the plan worked: BMW furnished proof of production just in time. Ten road-legal cars were produced. The debut of the M3 GTR Street followed at the Petit Le Mans event in Braselton, Georgia, in 2001. Only about 10 examples were produced, making it one of the most exclusive M3 models ever made.   📸 @BMW @BMWGroup @BMW_UK @candvbmw

Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

When others made noise, Alpina made balance. The Z8 was dramatic, the V8 was dignified. A roadster that didn’t need to be better than the Z8. The Alpina's take on the BMW Z8 transformed a showpiece into a grand tourer. People think why they would want a less powerful Z8 with an automatic. Out went the manual and high-rev drama, in came torque, smoothness, and a more relaxed flow. And North America liked it, actually this was the first Alpina in USA, officially. Alpina E52 Roadster V8.

🟩⬜🟥 Lamborghini #Countach ☃️ The design was created by Gruppo Bertone.

🟩⬜🟥 #Lamborghini Countach, Monaco GP Safety Car 1983

Mercedes 190E but with a high revving inline 4. The W201 190E 2.5-16 Evo II was a homologation special for DTM. 500 units to meet FIA Group A rules, with a Cosworth-tuned 2.5L 4 pot with a massive 232 hp and naturally aspirated. Massive rear wing, adjustable suspension with the race version having the ride height via hydraulics in race and road version had self-leveling.

Otherwordly 928 bringatrailer.com/listing/19…

**Rare Road Cars** 🇬🇧 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 in black 1 of only 1 24,961 miles when at the auction in 2022 Sold for £722,500 🤯 Ford originally planned to build 5,000 Series 1 Escort RS Turbos, the minimum required for Group A homologation, but a total of 8,604 were ultimately produced due to high demand. The first generation was announced in October 1984 and was exclusively available in a 3-door body style. Princess Diana her Royal Highness was insistent on the new Escort Turbo RS, and the Ford PR department suggested making a black RS Turbo the first example of the then current range of all-white cars on sale. The car is believed to be unique as the first and only black RS Turbo Series 1. The Special Vehicle Engineering department was tasked to paint the car and fitted a regular five-slat front grille to assist in the stealth makeover and a secondary rear view mirror for the protection officer with a radio in the glove box, the cable for which is still visible today. Registered on the 23rd August 1985, this RS Turbo Series 1 and its famous driver were to be extensively photographed outside the boutiques of Chelsea and the restaurants of Kensington over the next few years. One press photo shows the future King, HRH Prince William, sat in the back with his mother smiling at the wheel. Following the car’s return to the Ford Motor Company in May 1988 with some 6,800 miles on the odometer, it was sold internally to Geoff King, the manager of the company’s Government Sales department, for his wife's use. The car was later used as part of a promotional giveaway by Kiss FM in September 1993, and won by a Miss Jones of Essex with a then odometer reading of some 12,000 miles. In 2008, the car caught the eye of the custodian of one of the best Ford RS collections in the country who purchased it from the appropriately named Mr Windsor, who had owned the car since 1st November 1994. Today the car’s low mileage of just 24,961 is naturally matched by its exceptional condition and detailed history file. The car's history file has been meticulously archived and copy internal memos from the Ford Motor Company confirms the re-plating of the registration number, as is common with ex-Royal cars, when it was returned to Ford in May 1988. Further documentation from the DVLA show the successful re-registration of the car back to C462 FHK in later years. I am sure many have very fond memories of the Escort RS Turbo Series 1 but in the white we all knew. 👏🏻 📸 @IconicAuc 👏🏻👏🏻 @OfficialWRC @Ford

Mercedes making a Jaguar.

1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 for sale in the UK. Info on eBay Ad:>> ebay.com/itm/306541280482?mk…

I missed the 205 T16 at the Scramble on Sunday but I prefer this anyway. Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (this is the prototype production car).

**Rare Road Cars** 🇩🇪 Opel Manta 400 1 of only 245 Road and Rally This car was for sale in 2023 for £115,000. Only 37,000 miles This is an early 400 with the two-slot front grille, much rarer than the four-slot cars as they were only made in 1981; one or two online sources suggest that as few as 23 of the 245 have the original look. The homologation Manta was called ‘400’ because that was how many of the old Ascona had to be made; by the time its successor came to compete, only 200 were needed, with 245 produced in total for road and rally. Even 40 years ago, then, it was a very rare car. The notable mechanical upgrade was a Cosworth head for the 2.4-litre engine (originally meant to be 2.0, but that wasn’t powerful enough), although it was the looks that really made the Manta stand out as a road car. The white-on-white colour scheme with ‘400’ stickers (there are a few grey ones), the bulked-up arches for wider tracks, the incredible Irmscher interior and four foglights all look just as good now as they did in the 1980s. This car was sold. Stunning 😍 📸 @Rich_ACL 👏🏻👏🏻 @Opel @OpelSA @OfficialWRC @BRCrally

1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 for sale in the UK. Info on eBay Ad here:> ebay.com/itm/136534028979?mk…

**Rare Road Cars** 🇸🇪 Saab 900 Turbo Carlsson ** 1 of only 600** The Carlsson was a special edition 900 made in honour of Swedish rally driver Erik Carlsson, of which only 600 examples were made in the three years it was in production (1990 to 1992). It is thought by most that there were only 200 examples made but in fact there were 200 examples made for each of those three years. So it would be more likely that there are 200 examples of each of the three colours, which were, Black, White and Red. All 900 Carlssons were 3-door hatchbacks, had a body coloured AirFlow body kit, were fitted with twin chrome exhausts, and were powered by the 1985 cc turbocharged engine with an upgraded (Red) APC giving 185 bhp (138 kW; 188 PS) . The 900 Carlsson was also equipped with the “Number 8” primary gear set. The 900 is a rare car in its own right in 2025. 📸 Graham Turner Cars 👏🏻 @Saab