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Aug 21, 2004 15:16:37 GMT
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RetroMat
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Aug 21, 2004 16:57:09 GMT
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I got a pic of one of these fitted with a March (micra) Super Turbo engine it was tuned to 300bhp  i will have to find it |
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RetroMat
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Aug 21, 2004 17:09:20 GMT
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no it wasn’t a Pao but an other micra based retro styled car the BE1:  |
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Last Edit: Aug 21, 2004 17:12:15 GMT by RetroMat
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Cute but not my thing. (Can anyone else see a BMW Mini style wannabe retro but not quite there thing going on?) The Mazda MX5 done it right. It wants to be a 60s Lotus and it knows it, but it's still modern enough not to be a sad half replica.
A good old car is a good old car, and a good new car is a good new car, but they don't cross over well.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Aug 22, 2004 11:59:36 GMT
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Nissan launched the BE1, Pao and Figaro is a fit of design 'retro-mentality' to help bring liven the fairly conservative range line up in the late eighties.
A fairly cynical exercise in shifting cars which the retro mad japanese wanted. They did a lottery in which you'd be allocated a place in the queue to buy one. I think the Figaro commanded most demand, hence the lottery.
(Can anyone else see a BMW Mini style wannabe retro but not quite there thing going on?)
Capatalising in retro design yes! But Nissan designed these cars when the Mini brand was still in Rovers pants.....perhaps the BMW people looked closely at the BE-1? I personally think the Nissan is more attractive. (but then again I would wouldn't I!)
Yes, you're spot on with the Mazda MX5 though, along with the Fiat Barchetta its about as close as classic in the making gets.
Well PC sezs that so it must be true.....
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Aug 22, 2004 13:17:51 GMT
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you say its not really retro but i would have assumed it was as old as it pretends to be. looks excellent to me  |
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i will have to find it
