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Re: Movie still [stephen987]
by kyfdx HOST
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Nov 25, 2008 (1:34 pm)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Nov 25, 2008 1:24 pm)
The white one looks Lincoln/Mercuryish to me, also..
The Civic is '81 or later.. first year of that body style.. (at least in the US).
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Re: Elegance on wheels> [andys120]
by magnette
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Nov 25, 2008 (2:17 pm)
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Replying to: andys120 (Nov 25, 2008 12:24 pm)
That would best be during my working day then.... the trouble with the time difference is that I tend to look at the site during the day here, and then about three evenings a week I log on, like now, but I'm not online for more than one hour - or at least I go away and come back to it, I'm not really a computer addict. It's 10:16 pm GMT here, while it's presumably late afternoon with you...
2:17 pm ? Is this site on Pacific time ?
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Re: Elegance on wheels> [magnette]
by boomchek
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Nov 25, 2008 (2:22 pm)
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 25, 2008 2:17 pm)
It's 2:17pm in now sunny Vancouver BC. I think many posters here from US central and east coast are a couple hours ahead.
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Rosso ?
by magnette
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Nov 25, 2008 (2:33 pm)
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(posted at 22:33 GMT in cold wet dark London)
EDIT - In fairness it isn't actually wet at the moment
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Re: Movie still [stephen987]
by andre1969
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Nov 25, 2008 (3:39 pm)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Nov 25, 2008 1:24 pm)
Yeah, the white one's definitely a Granada. Back in 1981-82, when you bought a Cougar, you knew you were getting a much more prestigious car, what with the vertical grille and all. 
My grandparents had a '77 Granada coupe that was a creme color, and then an '81 Granada coupe that was sort of a 2-tone champagne/brown. We thought that '81 was actually a sharp looking car, at the time!
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Re: Rosso ? [magnette]
by fintail
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Nov 25, 2008 (3:44 pm)
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 25, 2008 2:33 pm)
I see the prancing horse, but it must be some kind of replicar. Wheels look funny too, and the J reg doesn't give an air of being vintage.
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Re: Rosso ? [fintail]
by andys120
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Nov 25, 2008 (4:37 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 25, 2008 3:44 pm)
It doesn't look right to me either, I'll go w replicar too.
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Re: Movie still [andre1969]
by berri
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Nov 25, 2008 (5:10 pm)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 25, 2008 3:39 pm)
What threw me was that it had than little Grand Marquis type look and appeared to have a vertical hood ornament which usually meant L/M, rather than the more horizontal one on most Fords. Roger Smith and GM certainly weren't the only proponents of look alike back then!
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Re: Rosso ? [magnette]
by karsick
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Nov 25, 2008 (6:40 pm)
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 25, 2008 2:33 pm)
I'm going with Triumph Spitfire with a Ferrari kit body. 
That front suspension looks just like the one on the Mk2 '66 Spitfire I owned 25yrs ago.
Am I close? 
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Re: Rosso ? [karsick]
by magnette
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Nov 26, 2008 (12:39 am)
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Replying to: karsick (Nov 25, 2008 6:40 pm)
That's exactly right - it is a Fiorano Type 48 Corsa Spyder - based on a Triumph Spitfire (or a GT6). They were initially sold as just 'Type 48 Corsa Spyder' but the firm got taken over by Fiorano a few years ago. They must have made a few hundred by now - I've seen quite a few and they are not uncommon at shows - but they do suffer from having no weather protection, as British summers and good weather don't always coincide.
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