That`s precisely why you see cars at night with no rear lights on . The average modern motorist needs to be told everything by a feckin computer system these days cos they can`t think for themselves .
Listen to the apochryphal song by Zager & Evans from 1969 titled " In the Year 2525 " . It is all coming true but 500 years early . 
We had both an HA and an HB Viva ( my wife worked at Vauxhall so got discount) They weren't bad cars although the HB was rather prone to carburettor icing. The HB was traded up for an FD Victor. This had the slant 4 OHC engine with the first belt drive cam in the UK. It had good performance for the day and when I eventually swapped it with a friend for a Daimler SP250 he went out straight away and lead-footed it to find out just how good - and snapped the cam belt.They are a rare sight these days , like when did you last see one at a classic car gathering ? Rampant tin worm ate most them , mine was about 10 years old when one day I opened the bonnet and the hinges collapsed through the inner wings .
I didn't feel too guilty since the SP250 had a lot of undisclosed problems too.
My Viva was followed by a Victor FE 2000 . A good car with poke for the period and I felt like the `Real Deal` cruisin in that car . It was immaculate when I bought in all white bodywork and black interior . My first wife rear ended another car and buggered up the front end ! It was on a Saturday morning and I went off to play Rugby in such a rage that I broke a guy`s nose in the very first scrum !!We had both an HA and an HB Viva ( my wife worked at Vauxhall so got discount) They weren't bad cars although the HB was rather prone to carburettor icing. The HB was traded up for an FD Victor. This had the slant 4 OHC engine with the first belt drive cam in the UK. It had good performance for the day and when I eventually swapped it with a friend for a Daimler SP250 he went out straight away and lead-footed it to find out just how good - and snapped the cam belt.
Don`t see many about these days at shows etc . The Recaro reclining bucket seats were brilliant . I was suffering with back trouble from a rugby injury at the time and the Manta was the only place I could sit in confort !
The ` Droop Snoot ` was a corker !
Very nice and very rare.
I can feel your disappointment Mike !I should have been in Las Vegas this week at a trade show and then next week on vacation. Last time there was Jan’20 at the Daytona 24Hr race……..next time will hopefully be NY for a trade show in Jan’22 and then Florida again for Daytona 24Hr
OH no ! Billy no mates ! how disappointing .
Was it you that spread Covid to America ?
Great pics
Just to get this thread back OFF topic again as someone put it back on America visit topic.....Were abouts are you planning to go ? Wales really does it for me and always has done since I was a lad , especially the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales and the more rugged mountains of Snowdonia . Cymru is God`s own country IMO
Wales IS the world !! Sounds great , what car are you doing it in ? If you are a whisky lover the Penderyn Distillery in the Brecon Becons is a must . Makers of Wales` only single malt , it`s real sippin` liquor and like an ` angel crying on your tondue `.Just to get this thread back OFF topic again as someone put it back on America visit topic.....
Its a Wales touring holiday for two weeks. Few days down in Brecon Beacons, then 5 days in Pembrokeshire area, then 7 days around Snowdonia. We'll be bombing around seeing lots of stuff on our (using that American term that pops up often) "World Tour!".
* World Tour / World Series is actually restricted to our own country, in this case Wales.
If you want a really great drive try the Abergwesyn Pass in Mid Wales . 
Oh you'll love the car I'm doing it in - a Ford Focus Ghia Sport Turbo ..... diesel, with a whopping 140bhp and the very rare optional extra of a big dent in the front passenger side door.Wales IS the world !! Sounds great , what car are you doing it in ? If you are a whisky lover the Penderyn Distillery in the Brecon Becons is a must . Makers of Wales` only single malt , it`s real sippin` liquor and like an ` angel crying on your tondue `.
Oh well , at least if you pick up another dent on narrow Welsh mountain roads it might not upset you so much . You can get them all repaired as a job lot .Oh you'll love the car I'm doing it in - a Ford Focus Ghia Sport Turbo ..... diesel, with a whopping 140bhp and the very rare optional extra of a big dent in the front passenger side door.
Alas, medical issues and so forth mean I don't drink alcohol any more sadly (haven't done for MANY years now). My wife also doesn't drink either.
