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Sept 13, 2004 18:59:43 GMT
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Sept 14, 2004 12:29:39 GMT
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Now I'm confused!!! I thought around 1987 Carinas looked like this:  Or was this rounder version only for Euro markets? Making this something of an oddity!  Probably is the only one in the country - but is it really worth all that much? The styling kinda reminded me of this:  which is the coupe version of the Saloon I used to have. Not too sure on the model designations..... This shape is last of the RWD models....  |
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Sept 17, 2004 18:54:31 GMT
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The Japanese always have a confusing range of cars under the same name. Previous generations Corolla and Civics had 3 or 4 different body shapes on the same badge!
I used to have a early nineties Corolla GLi which had very little in common with the smaller engined model. Bonkers.
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SkoCan
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Sept 17, 2004 19:10:53 GMT
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The Japanese always have a confusing range of cars under the same name. Previous generations Corolla and Civics had 3 or 4 different body shapes on the same badge! I used to have a early nineties Corolla GLi which had very little in common with the smaller engined model. Bonkers. i remember going a copy of a book put out by the Italian Car Club listing all manufacturers, including model designations(names), worldwide for 1980. When I looked up Toyota Corolla for 1980 there were 2 door and 4 door sedans, 2 door coupes, 2 door liftbacks, 2 door hatchbacks and 4 door wagons. The liftback and hatchback shared no body panels with the others, not even headlights. Three transmissions and three engines available for each one. Think of the combinations. That was just for the Japanese home market. The Americans got the Corolla Tercel as well even though it didn't even have any colours in common. (Ours were just badged Tercel.) Then there was the Celica and Celica Supra Different nose, identical from B pillar back in the Supras first years. There's more but I'm starting on a toy headache  |
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Sept 17, 2004 19:16:44 GMT
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That's just confusing!
The panel sharing thing was done to a far lesser extent by Volvo at one time. Certain 760s shared the same bodywork wih the 740, but some had the same nose as the 940/960, but were bodily the same behind the a pillars. Then there were the last of the 960s, who had a completely different again nose and slightly different tail end, which were more inline with Volvo's other mid 90s models, of which the 9 series was living on borrowed time.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Sept 18, 2004 17:23:54 GMT
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i remember going a copy of a book put out by the Italian Car Club listing all manufacturers, including model designations(names), worldwide for 1980. I love those books, world cars/world car catalogue from the automobile club of Italy. I have 1981 and 1968 which are both superb, the information and detail on every car is fantastic and I especialy like the prototype and specialbody sections. |
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SkoCan
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Sept 19, 2004 18:10:07 GMT
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I love those books, world cars/world car catalogue from the automobile club of Italy. I have 1981 and 1968 which are both superb, the information and detail on every car is fantastic and I especialy like the prototype and specialbody sections. Darn right. Gave me my first taste of the "who did what where, when to whom" and "who borrowed what, why and how often" |
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