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Hi, I was wondering if anybody on here can help identify a car I saw yesterday. Fancy a challenge?
It was mid 90s - M reg
Long/large convertible
Single round headlights
Dark red/ burgundy
I'd say British
I originally thought Bristol, but can't find any models that look the same.
It's unusual for me not to know what it was. I tried to follow it for a photo but lost it. Thought it might be fun to figure it out.
Any suggestions gratefully received!
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Caterham 21  |
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Not much to go on! MG rv8?
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If at first you don't succeed........
....Don't try skydiving!
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TVR Chimaera?  |
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It's the long/large bit that's getting me, a TVR / MG / Caterham is going to be no bigger than a modern Fiesta. The mention of a Bristol makes me think of something like a Jaguar, Aston Martin or Bentley, but I don't think any of those had single round headlights. I did think Ford Thunderbird but it's very American and Wiki says it was 2002  |
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Last Edit: Jun 26, 2021 9:36:12 GMT by ajprice
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Jun 26, 2021 15:36:42 GMT
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jag ?
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misteralz
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I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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Jun 26, 2021 16:16:53 GMT
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Bentley Azure?
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Jun 26, 2021 18:38:47 GMT
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Thanks everyone.
None of those, much squarer than that
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Jun 26, 2021 18:39:59 GMT
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Don't think it was a Bentley.
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Jun 26, 2021 18:40:22 GMT
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Starting to wonder if it was a kit car perhaps??
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Jun 26, 2021 18:40:59 GMT
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More like a large saloon with no roof.
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Jun 26, 2021 21:23:33 GMT
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Hi, I was wondering if anybody on here can help identify a car I saw yesterday. Fancy a challenge? It was mid 90s - M reg Long/large convertible Single round headlights Dark red/ burgundy I'd say British I originally thought Bristol, but can't find any models that look the same. It's unusual for me not to know what it was. I tried to follow it for a photo but lost it. Thought it might be fun to figure it out. Any suggestions gratefully received! Doesn't quite fit the description but AC Brooklands Ace/Ace V8?  |
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Jun 27, 2021 15:40:28 GMT
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Thanks everyone. The current suggestions all seem to sloping/curvy. It was much more boxy/square corners.
Seems like we are struggling to get there. May have to wait and hope to see it again!
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Jun 27, 2021 15:51:36 GMT
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The closest thing i have seen is a Bentley S2 convertible...but the car I saw had a H or M 90s plate.
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Jun 27, 2021 16:36:42 GMT
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Volvo 262 convertible?  Rolls Royce Camargue convertible?  Bentley Continental convertible?  |
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Jun 27, 2021 17:33:11 GMT
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Was it this then, with a roof chop 😀  |
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Jun 27, 2021 18:03:38 GMT
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maybe just a modern style/private plate on an older car tricking the eye
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If at first you don't succeed........
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andy88
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Jun 27, 2021 22:29:30 GMT
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Not much to go on! MG rv8? I would've said this as well.  |
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adam73bgt
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Jun 27, 2021 23:22:06 GMT
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The closest thing i have seen is a Bentley S2 convertible...but the car I saw had a H or M 90s plate. If it was an H rather than an M, might have been a late registered Aston Martin Vantage Volante?  |
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maybe just a modern style/private plate on an older car tricking the eye You can't easily put a newer-style plate onto an older car, though it could of course be an M-prefix plate on a later car. |
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