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Old 01-27-2012, 12:09 AM
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SCION a.k.a. THE BOX! My friend had one and we would always get the wrong kind of looks from people....
 
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A 1990 VW Cabriolet in metallic purple/blue with a white vinyl interior and convertible top.
That's a hard one to beat.
 
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Old 02-02-2012, 10:03 AM
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This was my first car. Almost the same color, just more orange in it. This has to top them all!
 
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Did we mention the Sinclair C5?

 
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Old 05-29-2012, 02:41 PM
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You guys in the USA must be spared the worst horrors of European car production - no mention of the Reliant Robin? The Citroen 2CV? Skoda Estelle? Lada?
 
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Old 05-30-2012, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by PeteMC
You guys in the USA must be spared the worst horrors of European car production - no mention of the Reliant Robin? The Citroen 2CV? Skoda Estelle? Lada?

How about a '69 Vauxhall Viva? Ever heard of carb ice? Not on a carburated plane, a car at sea level lol.
 
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Old 05-30-2012, 07:58 AM
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I've never encountered a Viva, but my Dad had a Hilman (I think it was an Avenger) back in the seventies and one day he was half way through a three-point turn and the gearbox just fell out of the bottom of the car...
 
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Originally Posted by PeteMC
You guys in the USA must be spared the worst horrors of European car production - no mention of the Reliant Robin? The Citroen 2CV? Skoda Estelle? Lada?
Come on the Robin was a prince among cars , and in their defence Reliant also made the Scimitar.



 
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Old 05-30-2012, 10:20 AM
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Ah now the Scimitar is a fine car!
 
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Originally Posted by PeteMC
I've never encountered a Viva, but my Dad had a Hilman (I think it was an Avenger) back in the seventies and one day he was half way through a three-point turn and the gearbox just fell out of the bottom of the car...

Yes you mean that car missed a point! lloll
 
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Old 05-31-2012, 03:54 PM
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LOL yup!
 
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Old 06-01-2012, 10:23 AM
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PT Cruiser. god forbid.
 
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Old 06-01-2012, 04:31 PM
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PT Cruiser. god forbid.
We have an amazing number of them in England for some reason, although thankfully not the wood-panneled version! I can only assume they were very cheap to buy new...
 
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I had one as a rental once, never again.
 
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Old 06-02-2012, 06:39 AM
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Some were in such a hurry that they did'nt bother to uncrate them lol...
 
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Old 06-02-2012, 10:32 AM
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I don't know why it is, but in England we only seem to get offered the naff American cars and not the nice ones!

Actually I quite like the 300C to look at, but it's still an old E Class underneath unless you can afford the Hemi. Other than that we get the Crossfire (an old SLK underneath), the PT Cruiser (nuff said), the Neon (urk), the Voyager (yawn) and some small ugly Dodge thing that I can't remember the name of (Calibre? Something like that). Never seen a RHD Viper, Corvette, Charger or Mustang for sale over here sadly.
 
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A hot pink Geo Tracker.
 
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Working in Columbus, OH USA, I watched a yellow Smart car (ironically named) fly past me at about 85 mph. It looked like a wheel chock stuck in a semi trucks tires suddenly got dislodged and was on its way to become an insurance claim.
 
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1977 AMC Pacer Wagon!!!

I drove one. The day we got married my wife made me get rid of it. That was in 1981.
 
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Popped into Freeman Toyota in Hurst today to pick up a few fasteners for the lad's Tundra. Walking back out to the car, I noticed I'd parked amidst a passle of Pry-us. Really felt like I should go back and apologize to the several salesmen hanging out at the front door greeting folks. They were very cordial and directed me in a most-friendly manner to the parts desk when I'd arrived a few minutes earlier. Only when my business was concluded and I was making egress did it dawn on me what I'd done...sun glinting off the gleaming black-n-chrome classic XJ surrounded by bunches of little whitish pot-bellied roller skate booties that those nice young men were responsible to sell.....no way that was gonna happen so long as that situation endured! Ah well, wasn't there long, and I did give 'em a drive-by rather than duck out of the nearest exit to to freeway service road. Judging by the waves and extended stares I noted in the rearview...they appreciated the gesture.
 


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