Beucars
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He forced you to turn over and stop...?
Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels
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Alzero
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Leaving California behind we are now on Guadeloupe and this is about the only interesting car I saw the whole time we were there: a two door Matra Talbot.
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That's not interesting, that's badge engineering. Was Matra Simca before. Matra Simca then Talbot, both owned by Chrysler. Renault kept Matra alive until they pulled out.
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It’s interesting to me! There will probably be lots of pictures of familiar vehicles that are new to me still to come. Like all the various VW, Fiat and Renault small pickup trucks that serve the South American market, or all the new-to-me Chinese brands and weird clones.
Beucars
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The first expression of a SUV
Nah, don't think so. Early Toyota FJ55 Land Cruisers were already rusted through by the time the Simca/Matra Rancho appeared.
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Beucars
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Ofcourse, you are completely right, what was I thinkingNah, don't think so. Early Toyota FJ55 Land Cruisers were already rusted through by the time the Simca/Matra Rancho appeared.
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Hey Red, you could tour the USA in a Holden ute, several companies in the USA do top-class conversionsMaxene's Vette and my Chevy truck
Often thought of shipping the Vette back to the USA and doing a tour in her, being right hand drive conversion Americans would be totally amazed
Only a dream now, too old to fit into the dam thing these days
pair of Chevs
Left Hand Utes USA
For the last two years, Left Hand Utes have been importing Utes into the U.S. and converting them to LEFTHAND DRIVE! Our Left Hand Utes are converted by stripping the Ute to bare body. We replace the firewall and rebuild the car from components using all AMERICAN standard parts from the Pontiac...
Alzero
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Is it the real thing or is it a replica?
The Sock
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The rear wheel arches say "Replica", to me.
Too much modern stuff in the cockpit. More a AC Ace replica than a AC Cobra. Wrong tail lights too.
A link to a magazine article on the Ace: https://www.auto-illustrierte.ch/de/ac-ace--der-vater-der-schlange--1317
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KLEINDORF
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Kit Car. I remember when Carrol Shelby had his plant in Venice,CA early on you would see the
gay blades (old terminology ) driving up and down the major boulevards of Los Angeles proudly
showing off their new wares. This was of course the pre-427 side oiler tire shredders but those AC
Cobras were the top of the heap performance wise.Its no wonder I'm guessing thirty or forty
different knock-offs tried to copy the originals.
gay blades (old terminology ) driving up and down the major boulevards of Los Angeles proudly
showing off their new wares. This was of course the pre-427 side oiler tire shredders but those AC
Cobras were the top of the heap performance wise.Its no wonder I'm guessing thirty or forty
different knock-offs tried to copy the originals.
Alzero
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I passed this smart Roadster every morning in Panama City during my daily walk. It looks abandoned to me.
The Sock
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I'd love to have had a go in one of the Brabus V6 ones, 62 mph in 5.8 seconds and a topspeed of 140 mph!
1396cc V6 Brabus Smart Coupe
