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And before you know it, you're there.

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I'm Richard Porter.

Hi, Johnny Smith.

And this is Smith and Smith, a podcast in which two friends talk about cars and this week, John Trafalter's face.

Okay, important point to raise.

Uh-huh.

Where has Vinyali gone?

I know that sounds like a sort of lame, where's Wally alternative?

Um, but where has Vinyali gone?

Folds Vinyali.

Are they not making them anymore?

Well, have they?

Have they? Cause I haven't seen one in such a long time.

And, um, I don't think anybody has ever bought one.

So therefore...

No, that's, you see, I disagree because I've seen them around.

I've been surprised and gone, bloody hell, someone's bought one of those Vinyali forwards.

Cause they're quite expensive, aren't they?

They are.

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