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Volvos from space

Post by Cornholio » 24 Apr 2007 09:53 am

Google have recently updated their images of my locality with some higher-resolution snaps. They can't be very new ones though as my previous 340 is sat in the car park at work; it's nearly two years since Tim took that one away. Judging by the shadows it looks like the picture was taken during the winter, so that would be either 2003/2004 or 2004/2005.

Anyhow, maybe I have too much time on my hands, but here is my Volvo from space. Anyone else care to contribute a picture of their own?

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  • Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
  • Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
  • Rory - 1989 340 Image - broken
  • Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
  • Geraldine - Kia Venga

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Post by Chris_C » 24 Apr 2007 09:57 am

I'll grab a screenie of mine, it has both Kar and Fake on it :lol:
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Post by redline » 24 Apr 2007 11:29 am

Gavin , you really shouldent keep getting your sausage out in public !!!!! :oops:
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Post by Cornholio » 24 Apr 2007 11:31 am

If yours could be seen from space, you may be inclined to do the same :oops:
  • Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
  • Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
  • Rory - 1989 340 Image - broken
  • Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
  • Geraldine - Kia Venga

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Post by redline » 24 Apr 2007 11:41 am

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it can ( well not my sausage but the redline ) right in the middle of the picture

again its quite old because there is a folding camper on my drive and one opened up on my front garden in fact its at least 18 months old or else someone has nicked the bloody great conservatory I am currently sitting in lol

nice view of Highbury villas all the same
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Post by redline » 24 Apr 2007 11:52 am

oh and just to prove Milton Keynes isn't a concrete jungle I panned out a bit ,
look grass and trees and stuff !!!!

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Post by Chris_C » 24 Apr 2007 01:20 pm

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Both in center of the screen as bluey grey blobs, Fake next to the house, Kar in front of garage (so lower in the picture)

Had a random dude come round selling pics he'd taken from his plane last summer, I have an awesome shot of Kar, Fake and Beast on the drive, well, Beast is liberally scattered over the drive, luckily parents took the fact that 300's in bits is part of the character of our house ;)
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Post by Cornholio » 24 Apr 2007 01:29 pm

sm4 Lovely piccies, thanks chaps.
  • Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
  • Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
  • Rory - 1989 340 Image - broken
  • Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
  • Geraldine - Kia Venga

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Post by redline » 24 Apr 2007 02:46 pm

cant wait to see petes or Dai's lol
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Post by redline » 24 Apr 2007 02:56 pm

just tried to do Petes , it came out all blurry , obviously he wasen't wearing his glasses lol
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Post by pettaw » 24 Apr 2007 08:00 pm

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Two out of the three white cars in the piccy are our two Volvo 340s, a 1.7 and a 1.4. The other one I think is next door's van.

The red car further up the road is my red 360 GLT. I was probably at work using the blue 360 because that doesn't appear to be in the picture. There is a blue blob there, but it looks the wrong shape.

BTW they are all parked in the road, because they all are in running order, have tax, MOT and insurance :P
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Post by germ » 24 Apr 2007 08:05 pm

^^ how do i do it how how how how!!! :lol:

gooogle eart only shows me roads :( not reall just like a map :(


please help and isnt it scary people watching all the time ...



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Post by Cornholio » 25 Apr 2007 06:21 am

Hi Will,

I don't know about Google Earth as I don't have the bandwidth to run it. However, you use Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/ or http://maps.google.fr/.

Type in your postcode, then select the "Satellite" option on the map. Woo-hoo!
germ wrote:isnt it scary people watching all the time
One wonders what resolving power the military satellites have...
  • Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
  • Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
  • Rory - 1989 340 Image - broken
  • Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
  • Geraldine - Kia Venga

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Post by redline » 25 Apr 2007 07:25 am

Cornholio wrote:One wonders what resolving power the military satellites have...
they can fry your arse from space

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Post by Cornholio » 25 Apr 2007 07:27 am

:shock:
  • Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
  • Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
  • Rory - 1989 340 Image - broken
  • Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
  • Geraldine - Kia Venga

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