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JimmyJam
1,520 posts
88 months
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OK, so a bit of constructive argument about what constitutes a classic then, although I know that is a massive can of worms here  I wonder whether the boggo 205 could be argued in the same way as my boggo '72 Alfa 1300 GT Junior? It was the bottom of the range edition in its day against the 1750 and 2000GTV. However now I would say (somewhat biased!) that it is a firm classic? I don't know a great deal about the 205 but this would just be based on the same chassis and classic shape as the 1.6 & 1.9 GTi so there must be a degree of heritage and therefore potential classic status in another 20 years, albeit at a much lower level than its already famous siblings?
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Ali2202
2,741 posts
73 months
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Forthright MC said: Had a real belter pass by tonight! Stunning DeTomaso Mangusta caught up in the slow moving traffic headed south on the A1 earlier this evening -  One of the rarest cars i've seen anywhere!  Stunning!
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Google [bot]
3,077 posts
50 months
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Ali2202 said: Forthright MC said: Had a real belter pass by tonight! Stunning DeTomaso Mangusta caught up in the slow moving traffic headed south on the A1 earlier this evening - One of the rarest cars i've seen anywhere! Stunning! Agreed, top spot and they just look so menacing...
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JimmyJam
1,520 posts
88 months
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Ali2202 said: Forthright MC said: Had a real belter pass by tonight! Stunning DeTomaso Mangusta caught up in the slow moving traffic headed south on the A1 earlier this evening - One of the rarest cars i've seen anywhere! Stunning! Yep, fantastic. Saw this at AutoItalia a few weeks ago, great plate too.... 
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loveoldclassics
162 posts
14 months
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JimmyJam
1,520 posts
88 months
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loveoldclassics said: I saw these earlier to-day in Hastings.  Lovely car but what is up with those tyres, I love a banded wheel but there looks to be some tyre stretching there?
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SWH
906 posts
71 months
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  Stopped to take a couple of photos this time; owner was in the bar next to it, friendly chap, car is a proper Cobra Daytona, No.8 in fact.
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Blown2CV
6,479 posts
72 months
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utterly cool car but a) bad parking thread and b) that rear overhand means it's going to get clouted by a bus turning that corner!
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mark387mw
1,685 posts
136 months
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SWH said: What is it? HPI says a Superperformance but I've never heard of it. Too much modern stuff on it - high level brake, glass, mirrors etc. Guess thats the IVA for you. The Daewoo family look happy on their picnic.
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Hoofty
227 posts
59 months
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SWH said: car is a proper Cobra Daytona, No.8 in fact. [cough]therewereonlysix [cough] That sirs, is the first incarnation of the Superperformance Daytona Coupe, penned by the same Peter Brock that did the (now unfeasibly valuable) originals. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2286636.htmThey've done a mk2 version, but there's something a bit wrong with it to my eye. This mk1, however, is a peach - I remember it being for sale last year, unusally finished in BRG (or is that my eyes?) and one of only 9 RHD versions. Spot of the year for me chap, well done. 
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SWH
906 posts
71 months
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Cheers, yes, stunning thing. Nearly drove off the road when I spotted it in the same place a few weeks back... managed to actually stop, say hello, and take a photo this time.
I was still in commuter mode however, and on reflection, should have stayed a bit longer, grabbed a drink and asked a bit more about it!
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lotus72
333 posts
135 months
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spotted this in the hospital car park this morning. It was just around the corner from a 1964 Triumph 2500!! (apologies for the car window in the way, I took it with the phone) 
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dockertrigger
173 posts
69 months
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Mk2 Fiesta in the back ground too!
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loveoldclassics
162 posts
14 months
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englisharcher
1,499 posts
33 months
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deltashad
2,728 posts
66 months
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Opposite Expro (Survivex) in Dyce, Aberdeen, yesterday. Mitsu Galant coupe... ooohhhh soo very cool indeed. 
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dave stew
1,316 posts
36 months
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JimmyJam said: Ali2202 said: Forthright MC said: Had a real belter pass by tonight! Stunning DeTomaso Mangusta caught up in the slow moving traffic headed south on the A1 earlier this evening - One of the rarest cars i've seen anywhere! Stunning! Yep, fantastic. Saw this at AutoItalia a few weeks ago, great plate too.... Quite ironic the next spot was the Cobra - these were named 'Mangusta' because they eat snakes!
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FourPot1275
7,208 posts
73 months
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SWH said: Stopped to take a couple of photos this time; owner was in the bar next to it, friendly chap, car is a proper Cobra Daytona, No.8 in fact. That's fecking awesome  A continuation that can't be stiffed at.
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loveoldclassics
162 posts
14 months
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I saw a Black C-Reg Capri with no bumpers.
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Forthright MC
7,799 posts
152 months
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