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Francis
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The Pacer was voted the butt ugliest c ar ever built! The Pinto had the nasty habbit of exploding on rear end impacts!
Two of the automotive industry's worst cars!
Francis
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jonc
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| Where's the photo then Vincent? |
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Vincent
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Francis
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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The Bitter is nice and a rare car. What is the other one you got?
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jonc
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Vincent wrote: | That's it :
And I bought something different last week on ebay :
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Nice looking car. 
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Typical car of the 80'S built in UK; straight 4; RHD
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OK, so 'typical' to me means Ford or Vauxhall. But how typical? Sierra? Cosworth is not 'typical'.. |
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Francis
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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From England in the 80`s...
The hot cars with 4 cylinders in the 80's... Lotus Esprit?
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Vincent
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| Francis wrote: | From England in the 80`s...
The hot cars with 4 cylinders in the 80's... Lotus Esprit?
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I forgot to mention 'sport' car...Lotus is correct ! But not an Esprit...
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jonc
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| Excel? 2.2L DOHC Slant four. Didn't realise there was a load of Toyota components underneath it. |
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Vincent
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| jonc wrote: | | Excel? 2.2L DOHC Slant four. Didn't realise there was a load of Toyota components underneath it. |
Not far from an Excel I thought to buy a year ago.
There are some cars I liked to own 'once in a lifetime' : the first one is the Lagonda, the second one is the Bitter ( or a Ferrari 400 but really too expensive in maintenance ), then a DeLorean but the PRV engine is really too 'fat' and the car is said to be a disaster...I like very much the Lotus Esprit but I cannot explain why I prefer the Elite 501... 
The crown would be fully jewelled with a MONTEVERDI 375/4 ( Zoran, can you help me ? ) 
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Francis
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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It's an acquired taste I guess just like a Lagonda!
Monteverdi, the only Swiss car builder in the 70'. Very nice looking!
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Rodolphe
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Superbe ta nouvelle voiture |
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jonc
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Monteverdi looks a very interesting car.
Two more cars I admire but I think I choose to never own are the Bristol 401 and the Facel Vega HK500.
I did buy one non-Lagonda this year though - 1990s UK made and one of less than 400 produced but really actually one of nine. Roger knows what it is, possibly Vincent. |
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Vincent
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I thought about a ROVER 75 V8 but the car was launched in the 2000s...
A XJ220 ?
A DB7 ZAGATO ?
What is the engine ?
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jonc
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Ah yes - the engine is a good clue.
V8, 4 valves per cylinder.
Actually I do like the XJ220, but the only Rover I have ever owned was a 214 which Helen managed to snap a drive shaft when starting it in gear. I will never own another Rover.. |
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Vincent
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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V8 : ...
TVR GRIFFITH/CHIMAERA/CERBERA
WESTFIELD S.EIGHT
GINETTA G33
MORGAN +8
Some Bentleys ?
or RR ?
Anything else ?
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