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Count Steer
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Post by Count Steer Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:41 pm
Nordboy wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:49 pm
Shelby AC Cobra 427
And it's still my favourite to this day.
I used to get a lift to Uni in an AC Cobra (not a Shelby). It wasn't really a car for a Yorkshire winter
- the wipers were useless, we were still frantically wiping condensation from the inside when we arrived etc etc. But...I'd really like one of the modern versions. Lovely looking things.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition. .
Wossname
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Post by Wossname Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:57 pm
Demannu wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:38 pm Mr Moofo wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:23 pm Wossname wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:41 pm
Manta, for accuracy.
Geek ... Mantra was the Talbot Rancho thing wifey had when I met her!
Matra-simca, also responsible for the Baghera
Bagheera, for accuracy. Yes- geeky!
Wossname
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Post by Wossname Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:02 pm
Wossname wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:57 pm Demannu wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:38 pm Mr Moofo wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:23 pm
Geek ... Mantra was the Talbot Rancho thing wifey had when I met her!
Matra-simca, also responsible for the Baghera
Out of interest, there are 2 Matra Ranchos left which are taxed, with 8 total SORNed. A rare car - not a surprise. Doesn’t make it valuable tho.
Bagheera, for accuracy. Yes- geeky!
gremlin
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Post by gremlin Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:12 pm
ChrisW wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:57 am
The Cannonball Run Countach is worth a mention...
Needs more spoilers.
All aboard the Peckham Pigeon! All aboard!
David
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Post by David Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:00 pm
I would say Ford Classic or Triumph Vitesse...but I is well old.
ChrisW
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Post by ChrisW Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:05 pm
gremlin wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:12 pm
Needs more spoilers.
But does it have enough tailpipes?
demographic
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Post by demographic Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:32 pm
So far every single car on this thread has been fucked right off after Cheb posted the pic of the 917 longtail.
mangocrazy
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Post by mangocrazy Sat Oct 28, 2023 8:53 pm
Potter wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:42 am
I’m torn here but if I had to nail it down to one then today I’d go with a Lancia Stratos in Marlboro colours.
Same car, but Alitalia colours. Remember watching the RAC rally in the late 70s and the works Stratos entries made everything else look very tame indeed.
There is no cloud, just somebody else's computer.
Le_Fromage_Grande
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Post by Le_Fromage_Grande Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:53 pm
I had two Opel Mantas, both 1977 1.9 SRs, the second one was better than the first (which are it's automatic gearbox), I think I had the second one for about 10 years, eventually an exhaust valve burnt out on it and I couldn't be bothered to repair it as I'd got bored of it (and it was about 21 years old)
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Le_Fromage_Grande
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Post by Le_Fromage_Grande Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:56 pm
Group 5 Stratos Turbo for me
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MingtheMerciless
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Post by MingtheMerciless Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:01 pm
My favourite car from my early driving days, a 2.0 Manta GTE.
"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
Le_Fromage_Grande
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Post by Le_Fromage_Grande Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:04 pm
MingtheMerciless wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:01 pm
My favourite car from my early driving days, a 2.0 Manta GTE.
They're a lovely car to drive, loads and loads better than a Capri.
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petrolpete
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Post by petrolpete Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:18 pm
I used to like the gt40
KungFooBob
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Post by KungFooBob Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:22 pm
<Jan Hammer>
I always preferred this to the fake Daytona...
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Tho that one has a wing mirror too many.
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Post by wheelnut Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:55 pm
Demannu wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:38 pm
Matra-simca, also responsible for the Baghera
Or the Matra Rancho - which probably has no place in this thread
Mr Moofo
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Post by Mr Moofo Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:37 am
wheelnut wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:55 pm Demannu wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:38 pm
Matra-simca, also responsible for the Baghera
Or the Matra Rancho - which probably has no place in this thread
That was wifey's car - and in that colour.
Someone mentioned the Lotus Europa - there is one that drives around here. a) it is tiny b) it is very low to the ground
McSatan
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Post by McSatan Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:12 pm
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- the wipers were useless, we were still frantically wiping condensation from the inside when we arrived etc etc. But...I'd really like one of the modern versions. Lovely looking things. 
