Coupes that never were...
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kamilb1998

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Monday 21st February 2011
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Here's two to start off



restoman

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Monday 21st February 2011
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sawman

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261 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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that SD1 is interesting, pity they never made it

mgtony

4,219 posts

221 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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Another MG


vixen1700

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301 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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TVR 420 Sports Saloon.

55allgold

519 posts

189 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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Mercedes 190 coupe in an article on the W201's origins.



Elsewhere the same article has photos of theprototypes for the W201 3-dr hatchback and coupe cabriolet.


YesItsARover

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196 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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mgtony said:
Another MG

cloud9

Mermaid

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202 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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E46/E92 M3's

kamilb1998

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208 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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Is it just me but does this MX-5 look a bit like the Jag XKR's from the rear?




And another one:



Edited by kamilb1998 on Monday 21st February 19:26

ritmo

607 posts

202 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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that rover doesn't look half bad
getmecoat

4rephill

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209 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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As the thread title is: "Coupes that never were...", surely the MX5 coupe doesn't count as it was made for the Japanese market (albeit as a limited edition).

See here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

kamilb1998

Original Poster:

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Monday 21st February 2011
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4rephill said:
As the thread title is: "Coupes that never were...", surely the MX5 coupe doesn't count as it was made for the Japanese market (albeit as a limited edition).

See here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Sorry! I didn't know that.

V10P0W3R

22 posts

191 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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mgtony said:
Another MG

Lovin' that swoopy roofline...biggrin

V10P0W3R

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191 months

Monday 21st February 2011
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kamilb1998 said:
Is it just me but does this MX-5 look a bit like the Jag XKR's from the rear?




And another one:



Edited by kamilb1998 on Monday 21st February 19:26
to me, it looks like a cross between an XKR and an XJS for some reason..confused

//j17

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254 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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Triumph Stag - 1-off prototype


a8hex

5,832 posts

254 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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Triumph also had the Lynx

johngee

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198 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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kamilb1998 said:
Is it just me but does this MX-5 look a bit like the Jag XKR's from the rear?




And another one:



Edited by kamilb1998 on Monday 21st February 19:26
More like an MX6 than an MX5 /

danger mouse

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292 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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sawman said:
that SD1 is interesting, pity they never made it
I think Pinin and Enzo might have been really miffed if they did. wink

Rouleur

7,428 posts

220 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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BMW Z1 Coupe. Didn't go well did it, although you can see where the idea for the Z3MC came from.



MX-5 prototype


Yertis

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297 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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Rouleur said:
That looks like those 1950's advertising pics, where they play with scale to make a TR2 look the same size as a Thunderbird.