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Re: Roadster> [andys120] by stephen987
Sep 18, 2008 (11:18 am)
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Porsche 356 America.
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Re: Roadster> [stephen987] by andys120
Sep 18, 2008 (1:44 pm)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Sep 18, 2008 11:18 am)

Yep, it's the little known Porsche 356 America Roadster (1950-52). Like the later 356A Speedster, the ARs were designed as lightweight alternatives to the regular 356 Series, many saw competition in production sports car racing.
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Re: Roadster> [andys120] by kyfdx HOST
Sep 18, 2008 (7:27 pm)
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1950-1952?
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Mystery Dash> by andys120
Sep 19, 2008 (3:03 am)
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Re: Mystery Dash> [andys120] by magnette
Sep 19, 2008 (11:12 am)
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Aston Martin - DB4?
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What's this ? by magnette
Sep 19, 2008 (11:17 am)
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Re: What's this ? [magnette] by stephen987
Sep 19, 2008 (11:31 am)
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Austin 3-Litre sedan, 1968-69?
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Re: What's this ? [stephen987] by magnette
Sep 19, 2008 (11:39 am)
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Yes - that was quick. Launched in 1967, but dropped in 71, the Austin 3 Litre was a flop - about 10000 were built, but it never caught on.
Based on the FWD Austin 1800 body shell, the 3 litre had a straight six engine, but was RWD, and too bulky and clumsy to sell - it was aimed at the Austin Westminster market, but apart from a few police forces nobody wanted it...
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Re: What's this ? [magnette] by stephen987
Sep 19, 2008 (12:14 pm)
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Replying to: magnette (Sep 19, 2008 11:39 am)

It is sort of goofy-looking. But I can see it as a police car, very easily. Was it as expensive as the Rovers and Volvos of the day?
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Re: What's this ? [stephen987] by magnette
Sep 19, 2008 (1:41 pm)
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It would have been comparable to the basic Rover 2000, or the Volvo 144, I suppose, although the latter wouldn't have been a natural choice then as a police car - being foreign.

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