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Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:03 pm
by integrale_evo
Looks a similar colour to the Bburago model 993 I had
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:14 pm
by integrale_evo
Rich B wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:24 pm
A rather lovely Alfa GTV6.. we were amazed by how tiny they are - alongside they looked more Mk1 MX5 sized rather than the "large coupe" size we were expecting.
They were a decent size coupe, I’d guess somewhere between a 924 and 928. Cars have grown! Imagine how small my sud or the sprint coupe version look, which are quite a bit smaller than the gtv!
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:46 am
by Rich B
Alfa GTV6 - 4260 x 1664
Mk1 MX5 - 3950 x 1680
The MX5 comparison wasn't far off - almost a foot longer tbf, but narrower (which was how we saw it as we approached)
Yep, cars overall back then were WAY smaller!
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:48 am
by mik
I know someone who owned one in his early 20's, and got a 15min "chat" with the boys in blue when they arrived at a roundabout to find him sliding sideways around it.... great cars.
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:32 am
by PaulJ
As an old git I remember genuinely small cars like the 1965 Elan I once had. 3.68m long by 1.42m wide.
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:38 am
by mik
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:43 am
by Mito Man
I always feel a bit chubby but when I go to the beach suddenly I feel very slender. Similarly I’m sure if you go pull up to a Lotus dealer in your Evora and park up next to a sea of Eletrees you will feel the same way
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:48 am
by Sundayjumper
Small old cars you say ?
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Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:58 am
by mik
Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:48 am
Small old cars you say ?
Don’t bring a boat to an… erm… car fight.
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:17 am
by integrale_evo
Seems an appropriate place to post these
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:01 pm
by jamcg
Doesn’t matter the age, every car is massive when you drive a Twingo
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:44 pm
by IanF
Marine Force One just flew over my head at low level departing from Windsor Castle..
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:54 pm
by ZedLeg
integrale_evo wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:17 am
Seems an appropriate place to post these
It's always the width difference that gets me, bonkers that those two cars took up the same spot in Alfa's range
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:47 am
by Jimexpl
When did you last see one of these on the road?
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This seems to get used as a daily, as I’m here twice a week at the moment and it’s always moved.
On David Beckham’s / Robbie Williams street.
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:23 am
by Ascender
Thought this might make an interesting work horse/dog wagon for someone.
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 10:58 am
by Jobbo
If you have a very big dog, certainly!
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:34 am
by Carlos
Jimexpl wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:47 am
When did you last see one of these on the road?
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This seems to get used as a daily, as I’m here twice a week at the moment and it’s always moved.
On David Beckham’s / Robbie Williams street.
Great looking cars and had quite a following, my mate imported dozens of them in the early 2000's from Japan and they never stuck around.
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:13 pm
by Sundayjumper
Double Coupe ! My dad went to an event at Thruxton and met a couple of other Scimitar owners there.
He uses the car quite a lot, it's certainly getting far more use in his ownership than it would have done here.
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Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:06 pm
by Jobbo
Was that Princess Anne in the GTE?
Re: Teh Spotted Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:09 pm
by nuttinnew
A yellow Mito; I didn't know they did them in that colour, haven't seen one before.
