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Re: Estates [magnette] by fintail
Oct 01, 2008 (9:14 am)
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Replying to: magnette (Oct 01, 2008 9:09 am)

Looks like a Ford Zodiac on top, and a Vauxhall Cresta PA on bottom...that Cresta is pretty wild. Maybe a Farnham conversion on the Ford.
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Re: Estates [magnette] by urnews
Oct 01, 2008 (11:28 am)
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Replying to: magnette (Oct 01, 2008 9:09 am)

The gray/black one looks like a hearse.
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Re: Estates [lemko] by magnette
Oct 01, 2008 (11:36 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Oct 01, 2008 9:13 am)

Well done lemko and fintail, but the coachwork in both cases is different.
 
The Ford is a Zodiac Mk II, but the estate version was converted by Farnham, and this model was current from 1956/62 - although I think the estate was introduced later than the saloon.
 
The Vauxhall was a Velox, although it looks the same as a Cresta from this angle, and the estate was by Friary. This particular car was the facelifted Velox PA from late 1959/62, but the estate had been introduced earlier in 1959 for the original Velox/Cresta range.
 
Both of these cars, although conversions by outside coachbuilders, were available directly from the respective manufacturers and sold through their dealer network.
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Not what it seems by magnette
Oct 01, 2008 (11:41 am)
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Re: Not what it seems [magnette] by stephen987
Oct 01, 2008 (1:26 pm)
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Replying to: magnette (Oct 01, 2008 11:41 am)

OK, I'll take the bait.
 
It seems like a Morgan 4/4 or +4 four-seater, vintage anywhere between 1953 and sometime last week.
 
What it is, if it isn't what it seems, I haven't a clue. If it's a fake, it's a pretty good one.
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Re: Not what it seems [stephen987] by magnette
Oct 01, 2008 (2:50 pm)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Oct 01, 2008 1:26 pm)

As hinted by the title it isn't actually a Morgan - it is instead a GCS Hawke - made from about 1999 to 2005, I think, but they later sold the design to another company, and this replica was still being produced as the LCD Hawke until recently. Engine and transmission was originally Ford Cortina, later Sierra, so typically this would be 1600/1800/2000cc, but GCS also developed a version with the Rover V8, as a replica Morgan plus8.
If put together properly it is quite a tidy car, although not one to appeal to the purists...
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Re: Not what it seems [magnette] by andys120
Oct 01, 2008 (4:11 pm)
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Replying to: magnette (Oct 01, 2008 2:50 pm)

FWIW I could tell it wasn't a real Mog Plus 4, the windshield is too short....not that I had a clue as to what it is.
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??> by andys120
Oct 02, 2008 (11:44 am)
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Re: ??> [andys120] by bumpy
Oct 02, 2008 (12:30 pm)
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Replying to: andys120 (Oct 02, 2008 11:44 am)

smart roadster, maybe the Brabus version as this one has the wheels, body-color fenders, and optional targa top. I like the roadster-coupe hatchback better.
 
Oh, and some late-90s Golf.
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Re: ??> [bumpy] by andys120
Oct 02, 2008 (2:43 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Oct 02, 2008 12:30 pm)

Yep, it's a Smart Roadster, photo'ed on the steets of Monte Carlo, I don't know if it's the Brabus version.

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