04 September 2008

The Chess Board Car?


Not all cars in Monaco are Ferraris or Rollers - here's a Mini (I think) - I'm not quite sure what the squares on the roof are all about though. Looks a bit like something I see on racetracks - or perhaps if the owner gets bored he climbs onto the roof and plays chess?

I'm sure someone will tell me.

This is for you - Gail's Man at Nottingham Daily Photo - who always welcomes car pics on this blog. Sorry it's not from British Motors yesterday - but yes, come to think of it, this is a British car, isn't it?

It's parked outside the Metropole Centre, the owner chatting on the phone - although you can barely see that.
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10 comments:

  1. Laurie Allee04 September, 2008

    I love this car. (Nice sparkly flares off the window and lights in this photo, too!)

    Aren't there flags in car racing that have those checkers?

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  2. Small City Scenes04 September, 2008

    I think it is a checkerboard car. LOL

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  3. Virginia04 September, 2008

    Cute little car. I like the chess idea. It has that sparkle like in old toothpaste commercials. Jilly, you inspired my post today. Hope you like the Tune du Jour as well.
    V

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  4. Fabrizio Zanelli04 September, 2008

    Jilly, Laurie and Virginia are right the chess flag is waved on the car that arrive first in a car racing :-)

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  5. Anonymous04 September, 2008

    With Minis you can get all sorts of roof designs including Union Jacks, U.S flag for the N.American customers etc... & yes, it is British though now owned by BMW.

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  6. Halcyon04 September, 2008

    I think it is supposed to be a "racing" Mini. It's cute in any case! And I can see from the plaque that the owners are from the Vaud Canton in Switzerland. That's a pretty long drive to make in such a little car!

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  7. kuanyin33305 September, 2008

    I'm never ridden in one of these Minis but it looks adorable with this pattern on top.

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  8. Coltrane_lives05 September, 2008

    Nice mini. However, one might imagine the winged creatures flying overhead being enticed to hit one of those little squares.
    ;-)

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  9. Unknown05 September, 2008

    Hi Jilly, thanks for the dedication. Alas the Mini has no longer British blood running through it's engine, but as previously mentioned, it has Germanic instead.

    Here's a task for you. See if you can find an original one with a Union Jack on it's roof.

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  10. Anonymous10 December, 2008

    think it is supposed to be a "racing"

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