COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)
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Doofus said:
TR4man said:
Doofus said:
TR4man said:
Seems an odd wheel and tyre combination?
The tyres fit the wheels and the wheels are OEM.What's odd?
TR4man said:
Doofus said:
TR4man said:
Doofus said:
TR4man said:
Seems an odd wheel and tyre combination?
The tyres fit the wheels and the wheels are OEM.What's odd?
Yes the 3 stud hub design must limit your options. Also very unusual on a 137 mph sports car. They changed to 4 studs later on and used the same turbine design TRX wheel as the R5 Turbo (2). The V6 was very popular with German tuning houses with some very wide Group 4 influenced body kits and big wheels.
LotusOmega375D said:
Yes the 3 stud hub design must limit your options. Also very unusual on a 137 mph sports car. They changed to 4 studs later on and used the same turbine design TRX wheel as the R5 Turbo (2). The V6 was very popular with German tuning houses with some very wide Group 4 influenced body kits and big wheels.
I'd never seen (or noticed!) that the early cars used the same design as the 5 Alpine (Gordini). No wonder they changed to four stud later.A993LAD said:
john2443 said:
A few from local pub meet - first of the season.
Ooh that's near me. How do you find out when the meets are taking place?Edited by john2443 on Saturday 17th April 12:52
Dapster said:
Thought it looked familiar - here's my spot of it in 2018
I wonder if it's original. A proper UK car would have little sidelight units next to the indicators but that's a tiny detail and is no indication of provenance.
Looks to have a strange MOT historyI wonder if it's original. A proper UK car would have little sidelight units next to the indicators but that's a tiny detail and is no indication of provenance.
2008 65,737 miles
2009 57,306
2010 20,360
Wow @F40.
That Studebaker is my mate’s.
And the Firebird, I spoke to the owner at a servo one day not long after he’d imported it. It’s genuinely one of the original Rockford Files cars, with the RF number plate.
You should close your bonnet.
That Studebaker is my mate’s.
And the Firebird, I spoke to the owner at a servo one day not long after he’d imported it. It’s genuinely one of the original Rockford Files cars, with the RF number plate.
You should close your bonnet.
Edited by Google [bot] on Sunday 18th April 11:06
I had a chat with the Firebird owner - the car only got back from the paint shop yesterday - looked v noice! We both ignored the Italian thing between us 
and the owner ignored us
F40 was the star but there were loads of good stuff there today - thought you might have come along too, you could almost walk there...
Bonnet on the latch to make it easier to show off the shininess.
and the owner ignored us F40 was the star but there were loads of good stuff there today - thought you might have come along too, you could almost walk there...
Bonnet on the latch to make it easier to show off the shininess.
PomBstard said:
I had a chat with the Firebird owner - the car only got back from the paint shop yesterday - looked v noice! We both ignored the Italian thing between us and the owner ignored us
F40 was the star but there were loads of good stuff there today - thought you might have come along too, you could almost walk there...
Bonnet on the latch to make it easier to show off the shininess.
Excellent. My studebaker mate and his wife were texting me this morning trying to drag me along, saying it was an awesome turnout, but I was horizontal after a looong group ‘bike ride on Saturday, and ensuing drinks, so I couldn’t be arsed, otherwise I would have. Sounds like I should have. and the owner ignored us F40 was the star but there were loads of good stuff there today - thought you might have come along too, you could almost walk there...
Bonnet on the latch to make it easier to show off the shininess.
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