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on the right, a car that seems to come from Fast & Furious movies
on the left, a VW with a custom "New-York" plate and orange front lights looking like some US-specs DRL (not visible on the image)
http://licenceplate.be/plate/newyork#highlights
I know the "Fast & Furious" car, it's actually a 1990s Celica disguised as a Supra ! I can see it almost daily, through the window of my commuter train to Brussels. It's parked somewhere between Halle and Ruisbroek. The car was originally silver until last year, then became "Polyfilla beige", and now bright orange.
As for the VW, I don't know about Brussels, but the "USA look" is MASSIVE in the Hainaut where I live. I have probably seen about thirty Golfs, Polos, Jettas, A3s, Ibizas, Civics and so on, in town since last year. Even a Fabia ! All with orange blinkers (which don't blink anymore, they're always on), bike-sized license plates, yellow foglights (not very american, IMHO), wide wheels, and a driver whose head is barely visible above the dashboard.
Toyota Estima Lucida :
JP import, UK plate
it has a sticker written in Japanese on the bottom left
JP import, UK plate
it has a sticker written in Japanese on the bottom left
Registration number: K376 SWP
✔ SORN
✗ No MOT Expired: 17 July 2013
Vehicle make :TOYOTA
Date of first registration :01 November 2004
Year of manufacture :1993
Cylinder capacity (cc) :2200cc
Fuel type : DIESEL
Vehicle status : SORN in place
Vehicle colour :GREY
So no MOT for 2 years, no tax, and a SORN declaration. Unless there's an error in DVLA data, the van is being driven illegally. And it's impossible to insure a car for road use unless it can be legally driven. And no GB plate or national identifier on number plate.
✔ SORN
✗ No MOT Expired: 17 July 2013
Vehicle make :TOYOTA
Date of first registration :01 November 2004
Year of manufacture :1993
Cylinder capacity (cc) :2200cc
Fuel type : DIESEL
Vehicle status : SORN in place
Vehicle colour :GREY
So no MOT for 2 years, no tax, and a SORN declaration. Unless there's an error in DVLA data, the van is being driven illegally. And it's impossible to insure a car for road use unless it can be legally driven. And no GB plate or national identifier on number plate.
I've seen one of those Lucidas in Molenbeek a few years ago, with the same colors. It might be that exact one, after all. UK-plated JDM cars are quite rare there.
The japanese sticker is probably from the garage where the car has been originally bought back in 1993.