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Sept 17, 2004 21:00:40 GMT
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Saw one a couple of weeks ago, on a garage forecort somewhere in Dorset (can't remember where unfortunately)
VERY ODD LOOKING!
That's all....... ;D
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Sept 17, 2004 21:01:57 GMT
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ooh... that was my 400th post....
*RK raises a glass to himself in celebration....* ;D
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Sept 17, 2004 21:05:07 GMT
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ooh... that was my 400th post.... *RK raises a glass to himself in celebration....* ;D Hooray!! ;D ;D ;D |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Sept 17, 2004 21:24:01 GMT
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;D ;D
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SkoCan
Posted a lot
Quando omni flunkus, mortati
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Sept 17, 2004 21:37:50 GMT
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Only 98 to go ;D
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Sept 17, 2004 21:38:48 GMT
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They are made by a company called Mitsuoka. They make a whole range or retro styled things based on modern running gear, usually with Nissans as a base. Here's their website... www.mitsuoka-motor.com/english/I'm not that keen on the Jag ones (called a Viewt). The Ray which is supposed to look like a Riley is not bad and more convincing than the Viewt by far. It's made out of a Daihatsu Cuore I think. Check out the Le-Seyde...it's built from an S15 Nissan Silvia! I think the first run of Le-Seyde's they built were based on a 300ZX. |
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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Sept 17, 2004 21:40:33 GMT
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I see some nice old motors at a local garage. There was a Saab rally car down there about a week ago, and a Capri.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Sept 17, 2004 23:22:38 GMT
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one instance of the japanese copying something and getting it hopelessly wrong
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Sept 18, 2004 0:05:35 GMT
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one instance of the japanese copying something and getting it hopelessly wrong Not really. They are providing a product to fill a requirement perculiar to the Japanese market. There are some pretty severe restrictions in Japan which make the ownership of an old car impractical and somewhat expensive so companies like Mitsuoka provide people who want and old style car with an affordable alternative. Because they are based on a new car they can be used and taxed as you would a new car. It's not only aftermarket companies who produce these retro styled cars for the Japanese market. Some of the big manufacturers have them in their model linup. Nissan have a few variations of the Micra, complete with walnut and leather and chrome bits galore. Daihatsu are another company that offered a similar thing with the Mira Classic which looked a bit like an old Mini (on a dark night, squinting from a distance) |
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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Sept 18, 2004 9:01:51 GMT
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And the Daihatsu Sirion, which is about Mini sized and has more chrome than some real classics. Awful car, I've had some experience with them before. There is no interior space, and the tiny three cylinder engine pulls far far worse than any Imp engine I've ever ran, and some of those have been very sick at the time!
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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