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Nov 15, 2006 14:45:24 GMT
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Nov 15, 2006 14:47:48 GMT
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one of those astras was at cars.
its a factory bodykit i believe
i think they rule tho, so 80s and in your face
I'm sure someone hear will know all about them
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Stu
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Nov 15, 2006 14:48:12 GMT
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Astra owner - 'New rear wheelbearings for an Astra please...' Shop owner - 'Again sir...?' Looks ace though, I'm starting to like 80's style stuff again now!  |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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Nov 15, 2006 14:49:04 GMT
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well, it said mattig on the front, and the wheels look mattig. You can blattantly see the seam where they joined the wheel hoop though  |
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Nov 15, 2006 14:49:39 GMT
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i didnt expect people to like it!! ;D
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Nov 15, 2006 14:53:17 GMT
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Dimma kit isn't it? There was a modified car mag out in the late 80's wiht one of them I think on the front cover. Kind of a forrunner to MP.
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qwerty
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Nov 15, 2006 14:59:45 GMT
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Its a mattig kit and its fapping ace!!
Remote control Motorbike cool!!
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dp
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Nov 15, 2006 15:06:37 GMT
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vw in da house:
Ok, I know its curse word, bad body kit and a whole pub bench on the back, but check the wheel dish!!
AWESOME CAR!!!! Imagine it slammed, low profile rubber, loose the "whale tail", fill the "vents" on the hood and paint it "Fly Giallo" and even I would be driving it proudly.....
DP says: The 80's is back on us, I had just gotten used to all this 70's kitch....
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Nov 15, 2006 15:08:22 GMT
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Nov 15, 2006 15:17:15 GMT
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I'm not denying it could look good, didnt the twin headlights, fill the grills in the bonnet and loose the tail and it would be sweet. I always liked mk2 gte's, its just a little laughable as it is.
Wide bodys and mile deep dish steels will always be cool.
As for the bike, the wheels akt like gyro's to hold it up.
You don't steer it as such, you make it lean and it steers itself, a bit like flying a plane. You control the tightness of the turn with the throttle.
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Nov 15, 2006 15:24:06 GMT
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Last Edit: Nov 15, 2006 15:24:27 GMT by VW
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Nov 15, 2006 15:25:14 GMT
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I think you are all wrong.
If memory serves me right its an Irish Kit and there was one for the Corsa too.
I remember seeing about 20 of these cars sitting outside an industrial estate in Dublin in the early 90's and I believe that there were no GTE's involved. They were made on 1.4's? or possibly 1.3's
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Nov 15, 2006 15:25:26 GMT
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Uggh ... it looked cr*p then and still looks cr*p now.  |
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Nov 15, 2006 15:26:31 GMT
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80's reigermattigBBS FEEERTEEERWHOOOOOOO
80's styling is waaaay 'the future#
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Nov 15, 2006 15:54:22 GMT
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I think you are all wrong. If memory serves me right its an Irish Kit and there was one for the Corsa too. I remember seeing about 20 of these cars sitting outside an industrial estate in Dublin in the early 90's and I believe that there were no GTE's involved. They were made on 1.4's? or possibly 1.3's Ivw no idea if this was based on a gte or not, just mentioning i liked em. As for the kits makers, as i said, it has mattig cut out on the front bumper, but my initial impression was that it was fake. It just didnt look great in real life. It could however just be badly fitted. I should have took a rear shot too. |
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Nov 15, 2006 16:27:38 GMT
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Mattig Astra... AWESOME!  in the same league as Rieger Wide Bodied VW's.... 80's COOL! |
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Nov 15, 2006 16:45:36 GMT
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I think you are all wrong. If memory serves me right its an Irish Kit and there was one for the Corsa too. I remember seeing about 20 of these cars sitting outside an industrial estate in Dublin in the early 90's and I believe that there were no GTE's involved. They were made on 1.4's? or possibly 1.3's nah, i think we are all right. those are 100% mattig steels and the mattig astra looks like this  kit can be gotten from here: www.uk-car-store.com/vauxhall-astra-mk2-body-kits.asp |
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Nov 15, 2006 17:00:21 GMT
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i still love it. I think its ace. so flawed (having such big rear wheels on a ftw car) - but so mint.   |
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Nov 15, 2006 17:34:49 GMT
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where were them pics taken? I saw this on a crappy housing asspciation estate in sheffield.
So, did mattig just sell the kits, or convert the cars? Is this red one likely to be propper mattig, or a copy kit?
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Nov 15, 2006 17:43:50 GMT
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those pics are from cars i think
there was definitely one there - go check out the gallery from CaRS, i know i took some pics of it
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