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The smart marque began as a collaboration between Volkswagen and the Swiss watch brand Swatch. After VW pulled out from the project, Daimler-Benz stepped in to provide the vehicle architecture.
The first smart brand car was launched in 1998. The car was a short two-seat city car. The car was known as the Smart City Coupe and Smart City Cabriolet.
A second line was added in 2003 the Smart Roadster (R452) shown, and the Smart Roadster Coupe (C452). The two shared the basic architecture and design, differing primarily in the Roadster having a flat luggage/engine lid behind the rollbar, while the Roadster Coupe had a glass hatch section in the place. Both cars had a removable 'targa' panel over the two occupants, spanning the windscreen and the rollbar.
The Roadster and Roadster Coupe also shared many mechanical systems with the Smart city car (to be renamed Smart Four-Two in 2004), including the engine/transmission systems and suspension. The Smart Roadster and Roadster Coupe had a much lower set 'Tridion' safety cell.
For such an appealing compact sportscar, the Smart Roadster had a short lifespan, being removed from market at the end of 2005.
Singapore Zoo
She has figured out how to extract a drink of water from a hole in the rock, using the ends of a coconut leaf....
Johnsons Coaches' YY16 YLL is seen departing Redditch Bus Station with a 64 towards Woodrow North. The 64 was taken over from Diamond Buses (Rotala PLC), when the contract renewed. Diamond didn't do a very good job with the route, with unreliable buses. They interworked it with the 47/48 (short duty). However, Johnsons now interwork it with their 150 (Birmingham-Redditch) and 350 (Worcester-Redditch). YY16YLL was "new" in June 2016 and entered service without the smart excelbus branding. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro 200. The Enviro200 is one of a growing number of the vehicle types within the Johnsons fleet. Johnsons are based in Henley-in-Arden.
ADH281 YX68UNL seen at Stanmore working on route 142 towards Brent Cross, Shopping Centre.
These are the overall new ultracap, smart hybrids for route H12, yet to enter service on the allocated route though.
The windows of the ATAC (Advanced Technology and Academic Centre) building at Lakehead University catch the rising sun on an early Autumn morning.
Another low miler from MrBenn, only 17,860 on the clock in May '25. Long Cartell spec readout on this: Smart For Two Passion SP-G Edn A Spring Edition.
The Smart Roadster was introduced in 2003. It is powered by a 82 PS turbocharged 698cc 3-cylinder engine in the rear. In late 2005 production was stopped after some 43,000 were built as DaimlerChrysler focused the Smart brand on the Fortwo model only.
I see lots of Cardinals, Dees, Nuthatches and Downies, but of course I also see lots of House Sparrows (who are an invasive, not Native species-unless you live in Europe in which case they are not) in fact a family nests right outside my home office-we think Bailey hung with the sparrows when he was in the wild because as soon as they wake up and start calling so does he!
I had a hard time deciding what to post for this week and then realized I have very few passer domesticus photos up-so they won!
To be honest, I think these cars really aren't that smart at all. When I found out that they really are nothing more than the Swatch of cars, my point was solidified. Nonetheless, I still think they're worth making a great Lego model out of.
As usual, just about everything tat can open on the real car can open on my model as well. However, there isn't much: two doors and a hatchback.
As it turns out, I messed up a bit when building this. The lower part of the hatch is supposed to fold down.
Diamond's YJ07 PAO (30412) is seen departing West Bromwich Bus Station with a 4H towards Hayley Green. It wears the smart new branding for the 4/4H (Walsall-West Brom 4/4H - Halesowen 4H - Hayley Green). This branding is in the same style as used on the 25 Branded Urban 2 at Kidderminster. YJ07PAO was new in April 2007 to Transdev Blazefield's Lancashire United operation (before being rebranded in 2016 to the Blackburn Bus Company), as their 1820. While with Transdev, it wore branding for the Spot On services. It is a Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban.
The car is powered by a tiny three-cylinder engine mounted underneath the luggage space. It drives the rear wheels of the car.
As it turns out, I messed up a bit when building this. The lower part of the hatch is supposed to fold down.
This is a snapshot of the new smart fortwo (453). I like the light in this black and white picture.
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To honor the birthday wishes of a dear Flickr friend, I am posting another bikini picture from South Beach. The world always could use another such photo, right?
This girl was juggling her two smart phones with a drink in her hands while trying to enjoy the beach at the same time. Speaking of conflict of interests!
One again, I was aiming for her colorful purse...