Sir Arthur Canberra, a 19th century pioneer and explorer, saw in the Limestone Plains a panorama worthy of the landscape cult that established colonial Australia. Sir Arthur recognised that rural landscapes and lifestyle are the 'real' Australia, with life in the metropolis both artificial and unhealthy.
Sir Arthur was guided to the region by idealism fused with practicality, and successfully bartered two shiny balls and a magic numbers machine with the local indigenous people to secure mining rights to all the land from Gungahlingadinga to Tugerrawangally Creek.
Canberra City is named after him
Sir Arthur was guided to the region by idealism fused with practicality, and successfully bartered two shiny balls and a magic numbers machine with the local indigenous people to secure mining rights to all the land from Gungahlingadinga to Tugerrawangally Creek.
Canberra City is named after him
E24 owner: "I lift my glass to Sir Arthur Canberra, without whom this city with it's wide, E24 only lanes, would not exist."
by Choadie January 23, 2009
The BMW 6 series, otherwise known as the BMW E24 is the last truly great BMW ever made. It has a coupé design (pronounced coopay), powered by the M30 or S88/S38 engine, a variant of the engine used in the BMW M1 (the second last truly great BMW ever made).
The car has extremely broad appeal, loved even by people who wouldn't normally consider themselves car enthusiasts. Some even hold the car in high regard from an artistic standpoint and a number were painted by artists such as Ernest Fuchs and Robert Rauschenberg. Diggory Venn even has written many great poems about them and his travels in the across the Australian outback.
It is a truly great car that a very select few get to appreciate ownership of.
The car has extremely broad appeal, loved even by people who wouldn't normally consider themselves car enthusiasts. Some even hold the car in high regard from an artistic standpoint and a number were painted by artists such as Ernest Fuchs and Robert Rauschenberg. Diggory Venn even has written many great poems about them and his travels in the across the Australian outback.
It is a truly great car that a very select few get to appreciate ownership of.
Lowered E30 owner: eh bro check out that hectic Bimmer
Ferrari owner: show some respect, that's a BMW 6 series - it's truly the best car ever made.
Ferrari owner: show some respect, that's a BMW 6 series - it's truly the best car ever made.
by Choadie January 22, 2009
Race track in Germany modeled on the roads surrounding Canberra.
Opened in 1927, it is rumoured that Hitler commissioned the 20.81km track due to BMW, Porsche and Mercedes conducting all their high-speed testing at the 'Berra as it's affectionately known. When discovering this, Hitler annexed Austria, thinking that Canberra was in Austria, not Australia, then subsequently invaded Poland out of sheer spite.
As a gesture of goodwill, BMW hold a annual race in honour of Sir Arthur Canberra in which only BMW E24s are allowed to participate.
Opened in 1927, it is rumoured that Hitler commissioned the 20.81km track due to BMW, Porsche and Mercedes conducting all their high-speed testing at the 'Berra as it's affectionately known. When discovering this, Hitler annexed Austria, thinking that Canberra was in Austria, not Australia, then subsequently invaded Poland out of sheer spite.
As a gesture of goodwill, BMW hold a annual race in honour of Sir Arthur Canberra in which only BMW E24s are allowed to participate.
by Choadie January 23, 2009