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Nov 10, 2010 19:05:13 GMT
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i once heard one guy describing my imp to his mate as revolutionary,and then spoilt it by carrying on to say that it was the worlds first flat four,two stroke aircooled FWD car in the world,and if that wasnt bad enough five minutes later a complete stranger berated me for "desecrating a fine car" by cutting a hole in the floor to mount the choke and what a silly place to put it. its also been mistaken for a wartburg,nsu,simca and a wolseley hornet wtf!!!!
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Nov 10, 2010 19:10:10 GMT
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after parking over night once at a tesco's carpark, I returned to find a parking ticket.. for a 100 quid! but, stated on the ticket was my reg along with 'make - BMW'... shame it was my Audi! ;D
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1970 Beetle 1600
1973 Rover P6 2000SC
1993 Audi 80 Avant 1.9TDI
1996 Transit SWB pop top camper, 2L Twink
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Nov 10, 2010 19:25:51 GMT
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Somebody once asked me if my mk3 Polo was a Lancia ! ;D
also been mistaken for a Fiesta , Nova and Golf ....
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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Nov 10, 2010 19:26:21 GMT
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My Opel GT apparently is kitcar with a fibreglass body. I've never seen fibreglass welded....
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Last Edit: Nov 10, 2010 19:28:53 GMT by leigh
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,926
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Nov 10, 2010 20:08:30 GMT
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Any hot rod = VW beetle. A woman reversed into a mates 60 chevy pickup, she thought it was a skip lol.
Matt
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Nov 10, 2010 20:21:52 GMT
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Once had a guy spend 5 minutes telling me my Standard Vanguard Phase 2 was a Rover 90, then he got irate with me and he shouted " I should know I used to own one!" wtf? It had Vanguard scripts on the bonnet and on the boot lid.
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74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
Posts: 15,538
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Nov 10, 2010 22:32:50 GMT
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I've been out all afternoon/evening and just came in to find this! Didn't know the Hillman was doing the rounds of the blogs. Thanks for posting Loxlee! (I had heard Datsun 510 mentioned once before online. Generally people on the street have no idea what it is and can't find a badge to read to find out )
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,937
Club RR Member Number: 71
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ive had people walk past my manta saying nice capri mate Don't feel so bad now - at Least they get the make right when they call the Monza a Manta ;D
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"Oh, nice 2002/E30 mate," It's. An. E. TWENTY. ONE. [/clenched teeth] One bloke at German Car Night once was so convinced it was an 02 because he'd never heard of an E21, I just nodded sarcastically in agreement in the end.
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My commodore ALWAYS gets mistaken for an Ascona B Yeah, really, its only 1\3 bigger than one, djeez... What really gets me is the IDIOTS arguing that they are right, I mean, shoot, its MY car ffs...
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Last Edit: Nov 11, 2010 11:11:54 GMT by HARDCORE
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If you drive a Beetle then you will be guaranteed to be rid of these problems forever! Never had anyone mistake my Beetles for anything else.
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If you drive a Beetle then you will be guaranteed to be rid of these problems forever! Never had anyone mistake my Beetles for anything else. I can guarantee you that people WILL mistake it for a beetle of a different year\model AND insist that they are right, even if you are holding the papers for the car. Like this one curse word insisting that my `58 was a 70`s beetle. To the point where i told him off before i was forced to smack him upside the head for being a dumbass
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I've been asked if my Imp is a Renault, a Fiat, an NSU, a BMW, a Goggomobil and a Lightburn Zeta (look it up!) I remember a bloke walking by and saying "always wanted one of those - a Fiat 124 coupe." Oh yeah, a couple of times people have mistaken it for a Mini.
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63 Alpine Series III 69 Imp Sport 930 07 Golf V GTI 11 Freelander 2 (hers!)
70 Hunter Royal (scrapped), 78 Chrysler Alpine GLS (given away), 84 505 STi (sold), 01 206 1.6XR (sold)
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RA40tony
Europe
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
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Had a guy telling his mate " Its an old Porsche, I love them"... they were standing behind the Karmann and both the Volkswagen and Karmann Ghia badges were in full view.... Plenty of "what is it? Its gorgeous!!" though
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1979 Toyota Celica GT. Currently Gone.
1975 Toyota Celica ST. 13x7 Allycats, "the stick" applied. 100kW 4AGE... Sold
1963 Karmann Ghia - Lo & Slo, Sold.
1965 VW Fastback - cruising
1953 Oval Ragtop, work in progress...
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,784
Club RR Member Number: 34
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Nov 11, 2010 10:00:26 GMT
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My MX5 is apparently a Porsche Boxster according to a chap I took a mate of mine to buy a Puma from. Fair enough. wtf?! youre friends with someone who bought a puma?
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Nov 11, 2010 10:15:29 GMT
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There are worse things... the Puma's a Fiesta in a party dress - not amazing, but better than owning a Fiesta.
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Nov 11, 2010 10:22:29 GMT
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My MX5 is apparently a Porsche Boxster according to a chap I took a mate of mine to buy a Puma from. Fair enough. wtf?! youre friends with someone who bought a puma? It's a girl and she used to have a fiesta (til she ran it out of oil on the m18) and decided she wanted something "a bit sporty" after seeing my Mazda. She decided on a Megane coupe. I'd rather shoot my nads off with a Lidl nailgun than even look round a Megane, so I was quite happy when I managed to convince her to get a Puma!
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Last Edit: Nov 11, 2010 10:23:18 GMT by cobblers
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Nov 11, 2010 10:28:44 GMT
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This image is currently doing the rounds on Tumblr of Seths Minx YAY! That's my photo What has your car been mistaken for in the past? In the ten years I owned it, I often used to get asked if my Z1 was from a James Bond film! My Delica (the big one) has fairly regularly been likened to the car from Tango & Cash My other Delica (the 'Apocalyptic' one) sometimes gets "is that some kind of Land Rover concept?" Everyone thinks my Hustler 6 is a Johnny Cab or the Popemobile Someone even asked once if my Fugitive was a Mk1 Aerial Atom! WTF???
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Loxlee
Part of things
Ford Capri with 1600cc's of pure power!........
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Nov 11, 2010 10:30:52 GMT
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I think this thread needs more pictures of your cars and the cars they are getting confused with! For example Seths Minx has been confused for a Datsun 510 wagon More pictures please ;D
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rob0r
East of England
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Club RR Member Number: 104
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Nov 11, 2010 12:40:52 GMT
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"Oh, nice 2002/E30 mate," It's. An. E. TWENTY. ONE. [/clenched teeth] One bloke at German Car Night once was so convinced it was an 02 because he'd never heard of an E21, I just nodded sarcastically in agreement in the end. Oh yes, I know that well, here's my BMW "2002"
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i ETC
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