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London Supercar Spotting. Combo of Porsche 911GT3 and 911 Turbo Cabrio

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These two jewels were spotted in Knightsbridge. The grey one is a GT3 with a licence plate from Qatar. The white a Turbo S Cabrio with a nice "911 TUR" plate. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

Chocolate Things seen at the Chocolate Fair in Turin, Italy

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I have seen in a few hours chocolate things that many humans cannot even imagine..... Turin, Italy, November 2015 Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588    

Chocolate and Dried Fruits. Yummy Things seen at Chocolate Fair, Turin, Italy

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Some of the best things seen and eaten at the Chocolate Fair in Turin were the tablets of dark chocolate with all sorts of dried fruits melted in. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

Gigantic Gianduia Chocolate Seen at the Chocolate Exibition in Turin, Italy

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This sweet montrosity was just too big not to be photographed. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

Isotta Fraschini 8. 1920 Classic Car. Seen at Museo dell' Automobile, Turin, Italy

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The Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 is an Italian luxury car made between 1919 to 1924.  Seen at  Museo dell' Automobile, Turin, Italy It was the first serial produced car in the world to be equipped with a straight-8 engine. With this car the company gained great name and success as luxury car manufacturer. The main rival of the car was Rolls-Royce. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The Tipo 8 was offered only with bare chassis and engine for the coachbuilders. The Tipo 8's 5.9-liter overhead valve, overhead cam, was the first inline 8 engine offered in a production car. Initially producing 80 bhp (60 kW) and soon raised to 90 bhp (67 kW).[1] There was no exterior intake manifold, instead the twin carburetors attached directly to the block. Transmissions were three-speed manual. The car had top speed of around 85 mph (137 km/h) to 90 mph (140 km/h).

1907 Itala 45 HP Classic Car. Winner of the Beijing - Paris Rally of 1907. Seen at Museo dell' Automobile, Turin, Italy

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This is the car that travelled from Beijing, China, to Paris, in 60 days in 1907. It is not at Museo dell' Automobile in Turin, Italy. The Peking to Paris motor race was an automobile race, originally held in 1907, between Peking (now Beijing), then Qing China and Paris, France, a distance of 9,317 miles or 14,994 km. The idea for the race came from a challenge published in the Paris newspaper Le Matin on 31 January 1907, reading: "What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Peking to Paris by automobile?" The race started from the French embassy in Peking on 10 June 1907. The winner Prince Scipione Borghese arrived in Paris on 10 August 1907 Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 There were no rules in the race, except that the first car to Paris would win the prize of a magnum of Mumm cha...

1947 Cadillac 62 at Museo dell' Automobile, Turin, Italy

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Cadillacs model 62 were produced from 1940 to 1964. This bight white specimen is at the Museo dell' Automobile in Turin, Italy. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588