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Lamborghini Diablo and Ferrari F355

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"Well, y'all, this here Lamborghini Diablo, I got it as a model car from my uncle on his 50th birthday (which happened to be on King Harald's birthday) back in '96. I kept that beauty on my shelf for over two decades, dang near a quarter of a century, until just a few years back when I realized my collection of model cars was takin' up too much space That Lamborghini Diablo, let me tell ya, I often thought it was one of the coolest mass-produced supercars out there, right alongside that Ferrari 355 Berlinetta. By the way, that Ferrari 355 Berlinetta, it even made an appearance in a wild race at the beginning of the James Bond movie 'Goldeneye' from '95. James Bond was out there tryin' to impress the ladies and was up for a race with a gal who turned out to be the craziest Bond girl in history, that Xenia Onatopp. Whether she was an enemy or not, she sure was a handful. In one of the race scenes, you can see James Bond's Aston Martin and Xenia On...

Some Holden Opel And Vauxhall

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"Well, folks, let's talk about them Holden HSV Commodores from the '80s. These cars sure do look a lot like them Opel Rekords that were mighty popular as 'rodder' cars in Norway back in the 2000s. Nowadays, though, they're more like vintage rides. But here's the kicker, you gotta import 'em all the way from Australia. So, reckon you'd need to be a Norwegian sheep farmer or have some Aussie connections - or better yet, be a West Texan doin' fishin' or shipping to get a sweet deal on gettin' one shipped to Norway. Now, them Holden Commodores, Opel Omegas, and Vauxhall Carltons from the '90s, they might be a tad dull compared to the Nissan Skylines and Silvias, which were all the rage on Norwegian streets back in the 2000s. But you throw some upgrades on 'em, and they become some real powerhouses! Opel Rekord, made by them Germans at Opel, ran from '53 to '86. The last models from the '80s, like the ones you see in them ...