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The first generation of the Honda Insight was built from 1999 until 2006. It was the first hybrid car available in the USA. It was a lightweight and aerodynamical car. Later Insights were far more traditional vehicles.
A nice example of the Chris Bangle-designed coupe (whatever happened to him?) from the final year of production. These are surely on the verge of being collectable.
ALCo C628 built in 09/65, withdrawn 09/82 and preserved in the entrance to the 7-Mile Depot. August 1998
(98.040.33_HI_2000_7-MileMwt)
A finales de los años '90, se empezó a estudiar cómo aprovechar los (numerosos) coches de viajeros que la extinta UCD encargó para modernizar el ferrocarril español (de esa revolución de material hablaremos un día) y que se iban quedando ociosos gracias a geniales ideas como suprimir trenes nocturnos o autopropulsar todas las relaciones rápidas entre capitales. Y a alguien se le ocurrió el Proyecto D-200.
Consistía tal plan en transformar cierta cantidad de coches de departamentos en coches de pasillo central, a semejanza del material que rodaba por media Europa formando vistosas (y eficientes) composiciones de cierto nivel de calidad. Y como en Europa corrían que se las pelaban, aquí hicimos por imitarles. Y de aquellos 10000s nacieron los 2000s, bajo el nombre comercial ARCO. Por lo de Arco Mediterráneo, vamos.....
Un éxito. La versión evolucionada de nuestro conocido Matagallinas vió aumentar su número de viajeros de manera exponencial, y nos dejaba por fin a la altura de los prestigiosos trenes diurnos europeos de material convencional. En 1999 se presentaron, y empezaron a lucir su elegante librea por todo el Mediterráneo a 200 kms/h. Donde se podía, claro....
Pero como siempre, alguien tiene que dar la nota. Y un buen día, un mandamás pensó: ¿Y si.......?
Lo bueno del material convencional es su flexibilidad. Pues eso molestaba (y molesta) en la inefable Operadora, que decidió acoplar coches permanentemente con barrón semirrígido, y explotar los trenes Arco como automotores remolcables. Y claro, si había que aumentar plazas, era a costa de multiplicar por 2 ó por 3 la composición, cafeterías incluídas.
En la foto podemos ver a un Arco Alicante-Valencia-Barcelona esperando cruce en la antigua estación de Benicàssim, reforzado con otro cupón. Y un buen día este Arco perdió sus flechas como quien juega al cupón pierde dinero. Y dejamos de ser tan Europeos, y ahora peregrinamos por el Norte pidiendo al Apóstol que vuelvan aquellos trenes.....[252-026, Benicàssim, 22-4-2000]
9476 paper train blasts towards the single line section of track just on the outskirts of Longwarry behind VL362 and G515
This was one of the competitors in the BRDC '60s GT Race at the Christie's International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1992. It's Horst Pichler's 1964 Abarth Simca 2000 which was produced as a collaborative project by Simca and Abarth and powered by a 4-cylinder inline 1,946cc Abarth engine.
The Škoda Felicia was built from 1994 until 2001. It was the first new Škoda model after the Volkswagen takeover in 1991. Not completely new however as it was a facelifted version of the Favorit introduced by Škoda in 1987.
Thanks everyone for your support and feedback. I started hanging out on Flickr 2011 and this is still the AFOL Community that I like best.
As a "reward" I give you a teaser/WIP of something I'm working on right now ;)
CART 2000 Season
Motorola 300, Gateway International Speedway, Madison, Illinois, September 17, 2000
One of the two Penske Reynards
In 1993 at the Metro Park Station in Woodbridge NJ, I photographed the Swedish built X-2000, which was leased by AMTRAK for testing on the Northeast Corridor between New York City and Washington, DC. Also during the early 1990's the ICE Train was also tested on the Northeast Corridor. The result was the development of the ACELA High Speed Train that now runs between Boston, Mass and Washington, DC. This photo of the X-2000 is a Scan of the slide I took with my Minolta Maxxim 5000 on August 14,1993.
Registered not long before the end if I'm right in thinking? The 8 Series is definately high on my Cars To Own bucket list.
CART 2000 Season
Motorola 300, Gateway International Speedway, Madison, Illinois, September 17, 2000
Gil de Ferran collecting points for his 2000 championship. He didn't really sand out at Gateway.
Each year as the ZX's MOT approaches I go through my mind as to what I might buy as its replacement. So far I've not had to worry, and this year is no exception.
I like small cars. I've no idea what one of these would be like to own. Not many were sold and fewer survive so spares might be an issue. If parts are available, are they expensive? Rust? All things for skinflint motorists like me to consider.
A nice bright looking little car anyway. A 999cc GSi. 53,000 miles at the last MOT, and it's had a few rust fails. The first car I've photographed that has had an ownership change in 2020.