Smashed against a Wall Street

 I wonder if a picture of Leonardo DiCaprio will attract more clicks than Sylvia Krystel.

Although this post is more about the Lambo from "The Wolf of Wall Street" rather than the wolf himself:

Does that look silver to you?

It's white.

And a bit of a fixer-upper.

It's one of two nearly identical limited edition Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition cars used in the film.  The only difference between them is that other one hasn't been wrecked.  The story is here.

The thing is, both cars are coming up for auction. One in Abu Dhabi, then the other one a fortnight later in New York.

Why not auction them together? - it'll make it more convenient for the new owner because I bet it is the same person.

And if it isn't, what is the future for the wrecked version?  It's going to take some buffing out and I wouldn't be surprised if the engine won't start - buying it could be a titanic mistake.

Don't Look Back in Angles

Nissan have introduced a new accessory.

It is a rear-view mirror that allows you to see through people's heads.  It uses a camera at the back of the car to broadcast onto the mirror.

Fox have the story here while Autoguide have it here.

Nissan have given the product a silly name and produced a silly video:

Fox say that they don't know which countries are going to be offered this and it is difficult to tell from the video - the car is right-hand drive - it isn't Britain - the sweaty lad in the back is wearing basketball gear and the people are Caucasian.

As for the silly name, Nissan are calling it the "Smart Rearview Mirror".

Sounds sensible doesn't it?  It is silly though because another product with that name already exists providing rearward vision to drivers of Smart cars.  Here's a picture of one I found on e-Bay:

It perfectly demonstrates its reflective qualities showing the hand and cameraphone being used to take the photo.  It is from a Smart Fourtwo.

 

Nissan's idea is a good one though - ideal for van or Lamborghini Countach drivers especially.  It looks like they have also been clever enough to reverse the image rather than just showing straight video footage.  It would be confusing and possibly dangerous not to do this and all emergency service vehicles would need to have the backwards writing on the fronts put back to the right way around.  No more ECILOP.

 

Something to reflect on then.