After lurking for a time, it is now the moment to unveil The Untopable Stirling! who will answer to just Stirling if he knows you. (Actually he'll even answer to 'Hey You' if it is said in a friendly manner.

Vital Statistics:
Conceived - Jan '05
Born - March '05
Adopted - June 4, '05

MCSC PS/B - Black Factory Stripes
See sig for Bling

Without further ado, see the images below.

His full backstory will be told if enough palm greasing occurs to make it worth my while.

 

There has to be a secret to making the images appear, could somebody clue me in please?

 

Nice.......so do you use Moss for a lot of your aftermarket stuff?

 

Nice car. I thought from the title (untoppable sterling) and the handle (zinvestor) that this was a thread praising the UK's economy. It has done remarkably well compared to France and Germany. Shudda known otherwise. Congratulations on the MCSC. Great color choice.

 

Thanks for the kind words.

JDS - No, since I'm a rally (T&D) guy not an autoxer, but that ties in to the back story.

morknmini - I can see how you would get that impression, but it is StIrling, not StErling, and the handle can be explained by:

700 bottles of Zin on the Wall, 700 Bottles of Zin ... as well as several hundred additional French, Italian, Australian, Chilean, South African and American bottles. Wine has been my hobby for over 30 years.

 

No Spanish wine? Some of their best wines are more accessible now (in terms of availability if not price). I used to love wine, but have developed an allergy to it (or I have always had the allergy but not the sensitivity to notice). A noble hobby and an excellent investment compared to alternatives. [Sorry, I read stirling as a typo.]

 

Although this will probably get this thread moved to the o.t. group. The only 2 varietals I'm not fond of are Barbera and Tempranillo, although I have a fair number of Sherries.

 

I was in Spain last month and clients insisted I try some wines from Galicia. Many people have the mistaken impression I am a gourmet when I am more of a gourmand or glutton. So I get to sample all sorts of stuff when I travel and end up having to make cryptic remarks or, if I don't know the language, meaningless gestures. I've been away from wines for so long that it would have to be a sensational bottle (I can still name a few of these although I can no longer afford them) for me to care for the taste; otherwise my reaction would be similar to an infant's--bleah. Have we launched into OT or ThePurist?