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Apr 15, 2005 17:13:23 GMT
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personally, I'd love to see them upside down in a skip Never liked the princess, looks like a wedge of cheese. But it's just that diversity that makes us all so different and this place more interesting.
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Apr 15, 2005 17:18:27 GMT
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Aren't they O series? Surely they must be the ultimate candidate for a T-series Turbo swap?
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Kris
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Apr 15, 2005 17:25:44 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 15, 2005 17:31:08 GMT by Kris
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Apr 15, 2005 19:15:25 GMT
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Another Austin Princess I'd have liked to have seen is a 2 door one, or even a three door hot hatch... Like my artist's impression here. Now, what I've done here is shortened it down to a 2 door, also lengthening the front doors, or possibly a three door hot hatch, fitted Rover SD1 wheels on, slammed it, added extra ventilation beneath the grille, and a couple of other minor additions. Now, imagine if they'd released this thing with rear wheel drive, a Dolomite Sprint engine, and a nice sporty interior, supportive seats and all that, and a hatchback (I know the later Ambassador had one, but it didn't have 3 doors and was dead ugly! ) it would have actually pre-dated some of the great retro hot hatches, and might well have done quite well for itself. Of course BL would have said it competed with the SD1 too much, but not really, because it was a big exec car, whearas this would be more competing in the hot hatch/small sports saloon sector, I know not many of you would choose it over a Golf GTi or an XR2 Fiesta, but with rear wheel drive and a Dolomite 16v, it'd have been brilliant!
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Apr 15, 2005 20:19:05 GMT
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Old Lotus wheelsDarrenW
@darrenw
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Apr 15, 2005 21:16:06 GMT
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How cool would a set look (with 175/50s stretched over them) on a slammed and roof-racked Daewoo Matiz or Suzuki Swift! I don't believe it ;D I was following a metallic orangey brown Matiz this morning and thought "hmm, that would look interesting slammed with Ronal Turbos and s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d tyres on"... They were originally designed to be Fiats after all, so they must have some brio in there somewhere!
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Old Lotus wheelsDarrenW
@darrenw
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Apr 15, 2005 21:18:33 GMT
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Yep, sorry. The wheels are going on this: ...making it look like this: The photoshop that I did at the time slipped through into the real gallery...
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Apr 15, 2005 22:05:52 GMT
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I don't believe it ;D I was following a metallic orangey brown Matiz this morning and thought "hmm, that would look interesting slammed with Ronal Turbos and s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d tyres on"... They were originally designed to be Fiats after all, so they must have some brio in there somewhere! They just need to get a bit cheaper and I'll be doing this!:
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Apr 15, 2005 22:09:23 GMT
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wow, Matiz type-R!
Warning: Those things may look cool, but they have the most god-awful 3-cylinder vibro-plant donkey engine up front, that anyone with the slightest interest in engineering would throw their lunch up on the dashboard in disgust, as soon as they turned the key.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Old Lotus wheelsDarrenW
@darrenw
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Apr 15, 2005 22:11:06 GMT
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They just need to get a bit cheaper and I'll be doing this!: Fantastic!
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Apr 15, 2005 22:15:13 GMT
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wow, Matiz type-R! Warning: Those things may look cool, but they have the most god-awful 3-cylinder vibro-plant donkey engine up front, that anyone with the slightest interest in engineering would throw their lunch up on the dashboard in disgust, as soon as they turned the key. The solution is to jam a nice superbike engine or something in there surely? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Apr 15, 2005 22:56:41 GMT
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wow, Matiz type-R! Warning: Those things may look cool, but they have the most god-awful 3-cylinder vibro-plant donkey engine up front, that anyone with the slightest interest in engineering would throw their lunch up on the dashboard in disgust, as soon as they turned the key. My Wife had one and I thoroughly enjoyed it...a Turbo would be nice though!
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racer86
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'76 Toyota KP30 / '73 BMW 2002 / '93 Mini
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had i have not seen it i would not have belived it, but that matiz looks ace! bike engine would be sweet but think more along the lines of the espace f1!
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Defo an ace base for a project, i'd have to do away with the donkey engine though! I love the Espace F1 idea!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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they have the most god-awful 3-cylinder vibro-plant donkey engine ;D ;D Such a way with words
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Apr 17, 2005 11:31:13 GMT
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Nah, it'd be shame to rip that Austin Princess apart Don't worry Rev, I was kidding! I actually quite like the styling, and your 2 door version looks great - I hope it's pillarless for that proper coupe effect
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Apr 17, 2005 15:50:16 GMT
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Apr 17, 2005 16:00:44 GMT
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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