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Although it is sooo obvious. Reminds me much of this one-off Isdera Autobahnkurier 116i with two v8s inline - and a beetle bodyshell:  At least on that one they have blended it into the body properly! They have also shrunk the rear side windows to disguise the profile, I think it works quite well. |
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Originally conceived, designed and created in USA, over the years the Jeep has been produced and assembled in
Argentina,
Australia,
Austria.
Belgium,
Brazil,
Canada,
China,
Colombia,
Egypt,
France,
India,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Korea,
Mexico,
Netherlands,
Philippines,
Portugal,
Spain,
Turkey,
and Venezuela
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1927 Bugatti Royale had 24inch alloy wheels - the largest ever fit to a production car.
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In Peru, where the term Combi (as in vw) was similarly adopted, the term Combi Asesina (Murdering Combi) is often used for buses of similar size, because of the notorious recklessness and competition of bus drivers in Lima to get passengers.
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Although it is sooo obvious. Reminds me much of this one-off Isdera Autobahnkurier 116i with two v8s inline - and a beetle bodyshell: Had to read more about this and found it's 4 wheel drive with front engine powering front wheels and rear engine powering rear wheels ! Paul H |
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it's 4 wheel drive with front engine powering front wheels and rear engine powering rear wheels ! Please excuse me... I may be a few minutes *walks into the other room with a box of tissues* |
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You're like a crazy backyard genius! |
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The 911 TURBO was the most expensive car sold with a 4 speed manual gearbox
Nissan Micra was first car in its class with DOHC 16V engine standard across range.
Nissan Primera was first car in ITS class with ABS standard across range.
Fiat Punto was first supermini with 6 speed gearbox.
Toyota Camry V6 was first mainstream car with a quad cam engine
Honda Jazz was first car in class with 7 speed box
The 1935 two door Ford Model Y was the only four seat saloon car ever to sell new for just £100 sterling
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fred
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Indeed, Dumped Capri and had a Probe  In the ethos of the principle of this thread, the Ford Probe was a Mazda MX-6 in a fat suit, badge engineered as part of Ford's ownership of the Japanese marque. But it did have pop-up headlights, which arguably is the coolest thing ever. (I liked my Probe  )Pop up headlights trump, I agree they are the coolest thing ever  |
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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The first presenter for topgear was Angela Rippon. And the progam covers her drive from the midlands to london and speed camers and an interview with the transport minister, riverting stuff!
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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The first presenter for topgear was Angela Rippon. And the progam covers her drive from the midlands to london and speed camers and an interview with the transport minister, riverting stuff! Blimey!! did speed cameras exist back then!  |
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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The 911 TURBO was the most expensive car sold with a 4 speed manual gearbox I doubt that highly! Some of the old 'proper' luxury cars had four-speeds, for example the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV. If you adjust for inflation then I'm sure some of the older cars were much more expensive than a 911 Turbo. The Rolls-Royce Phantom IV cost approximately US$25,000 in 1955 (including coachwork), whereas the 911 Turbo was the same $25,000 in 1975! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_IV |
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Apr 10, 2014 18:54:03 GMT
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In the ethos of the principle of this thread, the Ford Probe was a Mazda MX-6 in a fat suit, badge engineered as part of Ford's ownership of the Japanese marque. It also used, in V6 form at least, the same K series engine as found in 1.8 form in the Mazda MX-3, one of the smallest production V6s. This had the happy benefit of meaning you could drop a Probe 2.5 V6 straight into an MX-3. |
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Apr 10, 2014 19:48:06 GMT
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The 911 TURBO was the most expensive car sold with a 4 speed manual gearbox I doubt that highly! Some of the old 'proper' luxury cars had four-speeds, for example the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV. If you adjust for inflation then I'm sure some of the older cars were much more expensive than a 911 Turbo. The Rolls-Royce Phantom IV cost approximately US$25,000 in 1955 (including coachwork), whereas the 911 Turbo was the same $25,000 in 1975! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_IVYes fair point but is the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV auto or manual ? Although i guess there will be some other 4 speed manual Grand Marques with huge prices |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Apr 10, 2014 21:44:47 GMT
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Little known fact about Bertone: There were actually twins who came along quite unexpectedly, and their parents couldn't be bothered to come up with more than one name. So Bert it was. For both of them. Bert Two just went in to the family haddock rearing business and lived a quiet private life but it was Bert One who had the artistic and engineering flair and become much better known.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Kev from B'ham.
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Apr 10, 2014 22:21:41 GMT
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Little known fact about Bertone: There were actually twins who came along quite unexpectedly, and their parents couldn't be bothered to come up with more than one name. So Bert it was. For both of them. Bert Two just went in to the family haddock rearing business and lived a quiet private life but it was Bert One who had the artistic and engineering flair and become much better known. Are you having a laugh, Seth? Bert one & bert two?  Come off it. For a start, Bertone is his sir name, not his forename. His name is Giovanni Bertone and he was the sixth of the seven sons from a farming family, not a haddock rearing business. |
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Apr 10, 2014 23:05:34 GMT
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Seth! Seth! You've got a bite  |
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adam73bgt
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Apr 10, 2014 23:31:42 GMT
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something smells fishy... aha |
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Yes fair point but is the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV auto or manual ? Although i guess there will be some other 4 speed manual Grand Marques with huge prices The early ones were manual and the later ones were auto. |
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Apr 11, 2014 11:55:26 GMT
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Little known fact about Bertone: There were actually twins who came along quite unexpectedly, and their parents couldn't be bothered to come up with more than one name. So Bert it was. For both of them. Bert Two just went in to the family haddock rearing business and lived a quiet private life but it was Bert One who had the artistic and engineering flair and become much better known. Like the Edinburgh teenager with five sons and two daughters all called "Chris", because she couldn't be bothered choosing names and it was easy to spell. "How do you distinguish them when you're calling them?", she was asked. "I just use their surnames." |
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Come off it. For a start, Bertone is his sir name, not his forename. His name is Giovanni Bertone and he was the sixth of the seven sons from a farming family, not a haddock rearing business.
