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#18694 of 23877 Dash: by andys120 Oct 21, 2008 (12:27 pm)
Note the peculiar e-brake location and shape>   Replies to this message: stephen987 (Oct 21, 2008 1:09 pm) andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 4:22 pm) karsick (Oct 21, 2008 4:50 pm) andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 6:09 pm) fintail (Oct 21, 2008 6:43 pm)
#18695 of 23877 Re: Orange coupe [magnette] by texases Oct 21, 2008 (12:33 pm)
Replying to: magnette (Oct 21, 2008 11:25 am) And more 'rest of the story' - ran across mention of a 'U-8' prototype for the Bagheera, 2 4-cylinders joined with a chain drive to a common flywheel: Read more here:Now you know what a U-8 is!
#18696 of 23877 Re: Dash: [andys120] by stephen987 Oct 21, 2008 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 12:27 pm) Andys120,   That view is utterly classic on first glance, but the details are flat-out weird. The umbrella-style handbrake was common to some US cars from the '60s and persisted on some Asian pickups till the '80s at least. The windshield has a pretty severe wrap-around shape. The shifter placement's odd--awfully close to the dash. The square minor dials suggest 1970s vintage, and the speedo is in MPH. All in all, an odd mix of some Italianate elements and some American. But wait--does that tach really go to 9000 rpm?   Hmmm. Jensen-Healey? Or some sort of kit car? Replies to this message: andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 4:22 pm)
#18697 of 23877 Re: Orange coupe [stephen987] by magnette Oct 21, 2008 (2:21 pm)
Replying to: stephen987 (Oct 21, 2008 11:30 am) Yes, well done stephen - in under 5 minutes ....
#18698 of 23877 Re: Orange coupe [hudsonthedog] by magnette Oct 21, 2008 (2:29 pm)
Replying to: hudsonthedog (Oct 21, 2008 12:09 pm) I agree with most of your choices, hudson, but I have the advantage of the original picture, and can therefore see it enlarged. The MG at the right on the third row is a rubber bumper Midget and the open hood car is certainly not an MGA - it looks like a mk III Escort or something, but anyway, its more modern and much squarer. I can only add that on the extreme left, on the front row, is a rear corner of a Jag E-type 2+2
#18699 of 23877 Re: Dash: [stephen987] by andys120 Oct 21, 2008 (4:22 pm)
Replying to: stephen987 (Oct 21, 2008 1:09 pm) Sorry Stephen, it's neither a J-H nor a kit car. It is pretty rare, only two convertible versions of this car were ever made, along w 351 coupes.   Anyone else?
#18700 of 23877 Re: Dash: [andys120] by karsick Oct 21, 2008 (4:50 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 12:27 pm) .......C'mon, am I the only one who has owned an older Japanese pickup?   This is likely a Toyota 2000GT (did they make a roadster?) Replies to this message: andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 6:09 pm) fintail (Oct 21, 2008 6:43 pm)
#18701 of 23877 Re: Dash: [karsick] by andys120 Oct 21, 2008 (6:09 pm)
Replying to: karsick (Oct 21, 2008 4:50 pm) Bingo! They only made but one pair of Toyota 2000GT Roadsters specifically for the 1967 Bond flick You Only Live Twice >     IIRC US cars of the late 40s and early 1950's had similar hand brakes. Replies to this message: fintail (Oct 21, 2008 6:43 pm)
#18702 of 23877 Re: Dash: [andys120] by fintail Oct 21, 2008 (6:43 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (Oct 21, 2008 6:09 pm) Fintails have umbrella style handbrakes
#18703 of 23877 Looks like an old school bond car by rightmove Oct 21, 2008 (9:59 pm)
Just in time for the new movie!

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