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mik wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:51 pm Multiple views available
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Not spotted by me, but a Roller rollin’ on twenny fohs….

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Fake taxi gone upmarket?
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Jobbo wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:30 pm I did wonder if anyone would even pretend to think that, SJ 😂
I've been nosing at random old Frenchies (as mentioned when you made a rare spot t'other week) so was my first fleeting thought also until I remembered I saw new one on a dealer forecourt on Friday :oops:
I'm not expecting to see one on the road anytime soon, mind. Oh, saw a Cygnet being driven Friday though :D White with blue grilles & bits, I didn't fancy that one :(

They should have rolled that Ami back onto its wheels and carried like they would have a Reliant.

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The nice thing about this angle is seeing everyone* rush to help after it flips.

*nobody whatsoever

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Blimey, Rory Reid's got a real bee in his bonnet about it hasn't he? :lol:
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Would appear to have some justification though…. He might not have that arm now if VBH hadn’t righted it :shock:

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I’m genuinely surprised that it’s possible to roll them. It’s got all the weight down at the bottom of the chassis with a light plastic body and low grip eco tyres. You can’t flip an ancient 2CV that easily or at least you shouldn’t be able to flip one at all.
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@Mito Man That was my thought too, but they are only 1.4m wide, and it would appear it's got more grip than stability.
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Different topic - that's a challenging exterior colour :? (also FTAO @Delphi )

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mik wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:04 am Different topic - that's a challenging exterior colour :? (also FTAO @Delphi )

Just a very big Werther's Original...
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mik wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:04 am Different topic - that's a challenging exterior colour :? (also FTAO @Delphi )

Dear God, that's a terrible colour - and that gear shifter is truly horrific.
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Speaking of poor 928 choices, the latest Porsche art car.

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Apparently inspired by Y2k, they really captured how shite everything looked.
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Horrific in every way. Wheels are awful
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Like they looked at the Saab three spokes and decided they weren't quite ugly enough.
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Those alloys are from the Porsche Panamericana concept from the early 90s:
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ETA: Frankfurt motor show 1989 in fact, so a few months before the 90s.
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^ What a birthday present 8-)
Don't forget the Jobboness of its interior :D
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Yes indeed, the interior is great. Though the dash looks pretty old-fashioned now since it's heavily 964 based whereas the exterior looks like the inspiration for the 996.
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Mito Man wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:55 am You can’t flip an ancient 2CV that easily or at least you shouldn’t be able to flip one at all.
Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:55 pm I thought you meant one of these at first, until you mentioned the range.


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Of all the pics SJ could have chosen... :lol:
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Jobbo wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:38 pm Yes indeed, the interior is great. Though the dash looks pretty old-fashioned now since it's heavily 964 based whereas the exterior looks like the inspiration for the 996.
The layout of it aye, but the trimming of it :D
It's definitely 996 work in progress and shades of 993 targa with the roof and headlights. I'd forgotten quite how sliced the arches are; it looks like they inspired Bangle, and never mind a Safari 911 I want a Baja one now :P
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