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1951 Ford Thunderbird
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My 1850 with a 1935 Armstrong Siddely, TVR 350 and Wolseley 1500
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Transit Recovery Truck needing TLC
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#287 Post by longboarder »

Yesterday walking in the rain I came across a big Blobby Bubble of a car being restored, The owner claims its an "Austin Atlantic Convertible. Now, I'm getting on a bit, but I dont remember ever seeing one of these around, Is it a late April fool or did they exist? Pictures will follow once I dry the Brownie out! Ugly as sin!
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#288 Post by JPB »

Here's an A90 Atlantic, the soft top was the same shape as this but sans roof:
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Ugly? :scratchin: Can't have been one of those you saw. :lol:
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#289 Post by YoungManGoneWest »

Ooh!, love the cabrio. Twin flying 'A's - fantastic!
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#290 Post by longboarder »

Yep, defo one of those, black and chrome with red upholstery, looked a lot uglier then those, big brute of a thing, A30 on steroids? Even the steering wheel is huge! maybe when its finished I'll grow to like it, its just up the road next to the healey 100/6 I crave!
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#291 Post by Aar0sc »

I saw this pair yesterday, one making a quick escape:
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And one not:
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#292 Post by JPB »

WAC831S is on page 28 of the freshly received DM148. What are the chances of two indices so close together eh?
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#293 Post by DoloWIGHTY »

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For Sale too, as I was taking the picture one of the men loading the stuff into the Vectra was shouting out "buy it, buy it!" I am sure I could hear some desperation in his voice too!
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#294 Post by Carledo »

S'gotta very odd stance to it and presumably a very odd engine from that bonnet bulge, there was once a fad for dropping these bodies over Range Rover chassis' , it's not one of them is it? Steve
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#295 Post by JPB »

I'll post the link to this thread at R3W and see whether anyone on there will admit to having abused and disfigured that once-lovely example of the best thing to come out of Staffordshire since the toilet was invented. :x

Sticking them on a RR chassis is one thing and some have been done very well indeed but that, on the other hand, is just vulgar. :cry:
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#296 Post by DoloWIGHTY »

Carledo wrote:S'gotta very odd stance to it and presumably a very odd engine from that bonnet bulge, there was once a fad for dropping these bodies over Range Rover chassis' , it's not one of them is it? Steve
Sorry I don't know mate, only saw it, took a picture of it and stuck it here for your delight(?)

Today I saw this 1975 Honda;

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Which I believe is 400/4 Super Sport(?)

Always liked the look of these, a well proportioned shape that could almost described as handsome I reckon. 8)
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#297 Post by simonr »

DoloWIGHTY wrote: For Sale too, as I was taking the picture one of the men loading the stuff into the Vectra was shouting out "buy it, buy it!" I am sure I could hear some desperation in his voice too!
Gawd - that's awful
Princess Anne would definitely not be Amused!!!!!!
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#298 Post by DoloWIGHTY »

Today I saw this TR7;

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#299 Post by Oli_88 »

Thursday a Herald and a Chevette in Chineham Tesco.
Friday, Lancia Delta HF Integrale (Blackwater), Chevy Camaro (Camberley), two Bentley Continental GTs (Camberley again) and the last of the V10 M5s, outside Blackbushe car Auctions.
Also saw one of them Chinese hatchback Mk2 Jag copy things. Fooled my mum from the front.
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#300 Post by Howard81 »

Ah, that would be the Mitsuoka Viewt from Japan!

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