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Jan 10, 2007 21:45:37 GMT
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to coin an old retro cars phrase........ i seedid this on your ebay thread:  and thought it was an Isuzu 117 coupe! like this:  Any more lookalikeys? Apologies if this is a duplicate thread, aint been on here long  |
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Jan 10, 2007 21:55:07 GMT
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Wow, you're right! I've never noticed that before! The 117 is a Giugiaro design but isn't the Fiat Pininfarina?
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Jan 10, 2007 22:01:10 GMT
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G51NAV
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Jan 10, 2007 22:22:57 GMT
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Mazda 121:  ...Ford Fiesta mk4:  more than a styling-coincidence there is no doubt these two are actually one-and-the-same design. A Ford Fiesta for people who want a small car but it HAS to be a Mazda ;D |
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Jan 10, 2007 23:27:54 GMT
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Mazda 121: ...Ford Fiesta mk4: more than a styling-coincidence there is no doubt these two are actually one-and-the-same design. A Ford Fiesta for people who want a small car but it HAS to be a Mazda ;D i think were talking look a likes, not just badge engineering, otherwise we will get into ford glaxys/seat alhambras/vw thingys, Landrover disco/Honda crossroad(?), rover 214/honda bellend, reliant kitten/suparni(?) dolphin... my memory for this kinda modern stuff is poor, but theres alot of it about, if two new cars look identical, they probably are! |
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Jan 10, 2007 23:50:17 GMT
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Proton Saga  Maserati Biturbo  The resemblance is much more pronounced from the rear, but Maserati owners havent put many rear shots on the www, probably because it looks like a Proton Saga. |
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Was the Proton ever badged a Saga? I've heard it called that lots of times but never seen one badged up. Amazing bit of foresight by Proton there, naming their car after their primary customer age-groups favourite travel/insurance/general-old-folks-stuff company! ;D
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Was the Proton ever badged a Saga? I've heard it called that lots of times but never seen one badged up. Amazing bit of foresight by Proton there, naming their car after their primary customer age-groups favourite travel/insurance/general-old-folks-stuff company! ;D I found them on the www under that name. Couldnt remember the name of the model so went to the Wikipedia page for Proton Cars. My guess is they werent badged as Sagas in the UK because like you I've never seen one with that badge. |
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor |
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Pininfarina sold the same design to Pug and BMC which is why the A60 and the 404 look so similar.
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Seth
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Tatra 613  VW 412  |
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Jan 11, 2007 11:20:54 GMT
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Did the 412 come before the 613? If so, payback for the Beetle being a stolen Tatra design in the first place! |
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Jan 11, 2007 11:28:09 GMT
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Did the 412 come before the 613? If so, payback for the Beetle being a stolen Tatra design in the first place! Sort of.... the 412 came out in about '72 I think? The Tatra 613 was released in 1973 but started development in 1968 (when the VW 411 was released) so I think they were very close. The Tatra was styled by Vignale in Italy! I've owned both and they're similar in may ways, the boot is huge and the McPherson struts are very substantial. They're both roomy inside with comfortable seats and they both feel big. But the Tatra has a V8, which will always sound better than a flat 4, and it's semi-mid mounted so handling isn't a worry. I always found the 412 to have lots of understeer and then quite a lot of oversteer, you couldn't always tell when it would change from one to the other, either ;D |
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Last Edit: Jan 11, 2007 11:28:48 GMT by garethj
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stinkwheel
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Jan 11, 2007 12:12:19 GMT
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The VW 412looks like an alllegro VP a bit.
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Jan 11, 2007 13:23:12 GMT
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Jan 11, 2007 15:59:37 GMT
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That Sylvia always reminds me of several of the ISO cars.
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Jan 11, 2007 16:02:23 GMT
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Aside from the usual stuff, the one that amazed me the last time one of these threads came up (because I'd never noticed it before) was this one: Datsun Cherry Coupe:  Citroen SM:  My other favourite has to be: Ford Mustang:  Toyota Celica:  Shouldn't Toyota now make a retro Celica that looks like the new retro Mustang? ;D |
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Jan 11, 2007 16:39:51 GMT
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That SM/Datsun one IS amazing! I'd never noticed before either!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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That SM/Datsun one IS amazing! I'd never noticed before either! Incredible! I've seen one or two SMs around London recently, they look so good on the road, and they've got BIG tyres ;D |
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