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Post by BlackBart »

Oh no way! Look what I just tripped over looking at sports cars listed for sale in faraway lands - not saying which lands.

I saw that shape and rear window and said WHOA! I will not say, but I am surprised, quite!

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Motor is original. It is not American.
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1955 Ford/Simca Comète Monte Carlo
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Isn’t this an interesting one! Ford of France produces a car with Italian design, built by the Facel Vega people, with a French version of the Flathead V8! I wonder how different it is from the US Flathead.

There’s one for sale in the nether lands, not cheap!
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It doesn't look any better with the top off.
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Reliant Scimitar SS1. Last gasp from a company that produced some interesting cars. There was a later attempt to revive the brand may Middlebridge but it didn't last long.

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foggydogg wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 08:41 Retail Red.jpg
It doesn't look any better with the top off.
Later model in white.jpg
Reliant Scimitar, an unloved and short-lived British concoction.
https://bringatrailer.com/2011/11/01/19 ... mitar-ss1/
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It stands tall enough one wouldn't have to bend over far to get the golf clubs out.
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foggydogg wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 02:37
foggydogg wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 08:41 Retail Red.jpg
It doesn't look any better with the top off.
Later model in white.jpg
Reliant Scimitar, an unloved and short-lived British concoction.
https://bringatrailer.com/2011/11/01/19 ... mitar-ss1/
It's not too bad from the rear 3/4 shot seen in your link. I don't hate it, for what it is. It is what I'd term a dollar store Giorgetto Giugiaro design. Those English really loved to try out cars when it was still economically feasible for a guy to start up a 10-man car manufacturer and put his best foot forward.
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foggydogg wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 02:42 High-boy roadster.jpg
It stands tall enough one wouldn't have to bend over far to get the golf clubs out.
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97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
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00 V70xc x2, both now dead
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Post by BlackBart »

Never would have guessed that. Sort of Model A from the rear, Bugatti from the front.
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