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Good colour too. Silver on silver car would be forgotten almost immediately, and the wheel is too special to hide in black. Still surprised you didn't choose Lantis over anonymous Zxi stickers!
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Apr 29, 2024 11:24:41 GMT
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Great colour! Interior colour a surprise at first but gives it plenty of character & looks comfortable befitting what sounds like such a capable GT.
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Apr 17, 2024 21:58:47 GMT
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So many beautiful creations, still trying to comprehend this chassis though!
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Modern-izes the Minor well, as an alternative to Morris's facelift and looks 'factory to leave people wondering... The Low-light is just such an unusual '40's fantasy by comparison it's amazing it was actually made like that!...
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Mar 21, 2024 10:15:54 GMT
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"Corona" Mark II are beautiful, though not really Coronas. Only 6 cyl versions sold here to ensure no confusion despite badging.
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Mar 11, 2024 11:13:16 GMT
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My grandfather had the facelifted variant for almost 20 years. Tough & durable if unlikely to excite by other means. Fair bit of torque but there was no point looking for more power through revs.
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Still amazed they offered them with green interior trim in an era of grey's! Mazda really spent some money upon them!
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Perhaps some cut rubber sheet for internal & external surfaces bonded together with urethane adhesive as used for bonding windscreens?. Is affected by acetone though.
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Jan 21, 2024 20:47:51 GMT
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Parents had an early R4. Practical if limited by 850cc & 3 speed. R8 certainly scarce. Peaked bonnet stands out upon such a boxy body. Sounds like it comes with a collection of 'upgrade' parts from multiple owners.
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Jan 19, 2024 22:39:44 GMT
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Those 203 stone guards are special! Makes me wonder at the sublties of a Bentley Continental / lancia Aurelea rather than Mercury flavour.
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Jan 16, 2024 20:27:34 GMT
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So many suppliers only list parts by car model ratherthan dimensions these days it's difficult to buy generic rubber bushes commonly found across many cars!
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Lovely. Was very tempted seeing one of these cheap on the side of the road a few years ago, though admit I preferred the looks of the 4-door 'hardtop' version which was actually a few KG lighter according to the brochures and it was ironic that sales of the V6 626 actually stopped before V6 323 here when it's body shape changed. My cousin had the 1.8 twin-cam version.
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Makes sense for older style face-lit gauges. I'm looking to do a newer cluster face but that's back-lit with clear/translucent numerals so they look dark until lit. Original white numerals wouldn't work with white face & covering them would block light (though some still offered stickers anyway), so would need to start from scratch with clear plastic cut to shape & have face colour cut from vinyl with numerals cut out, requiring a bit more work than simple image print which has stalled me.
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Last Edit: Jan 4, 2024 20:46:33 GMT by 79cord
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Do like a darker metallic grey though, especially with slightly brighter rims. Silver can be too bland, but black too hard to see.
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Like the front upon that, flows better with original style. I'd try it with early roof buttress & taillights (without side reflector wrap-around), but with radiused top corner of rear side windows as a possible interpretation of original styling before it lost its way.
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Last Edit: Dec 22, 2023 1:04:52 GMT by 79cord
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Dec 20, 2023 21:14:34 GMT
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Lots of impressive work, though using complete MX-5 floorpan looks tempting afterward!
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Dec 19, 2023 23:28:06 GMT
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How to out chrome Cadillac! Though I suppose more could yet be added behind the rear wheels; for paint protection. The parts count upon those grilles alone shows they were from another planet.
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Last Edit: Dec 19, 2023 23:36:07 GMT by 79cord
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Dec 19, 2023 23:20:57 GMT
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Bigger helmets for more protection!
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Last Edit: Dec 17, 2023 8:35:54 GMT by 79cord
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Some certainly have you double checking for error what the car really looks like, others no-where near. Plenty of bizzare surreal settings.
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