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ZedLeg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:50 am The S1 Exige is one of my all time favourites.

Really into this. Would put smaller wheels on for a bit more of a muscle car look but apart from that it’s pretty tidy

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1417663

Agree with the change of wheels.

Lovely front, lovely rear, lovely profil... wait! wtf is going on with the rear arches?!!

It might look better dropped a bit, it's a lot like a Fiat dino.

nuttinnew wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:57 am

ZedLeg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:50 am The S1 Exige is one of my all time favourites.

Really into this. Would put smaller wheels on for a bit more of a muscle car look but apart from that it’s pretty tidy

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1417663

Agree with the change of wheels.

Can’t tell from the pics whether the front brakes are likely to accept a smaller rim.

Matty wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:51 am Exige S1 was one of the shortest car ownerships I've had at 8 months, so I think that says it all for me Save yourself the cash and get Dan to convert you an Elise...you'll even have the benefit of being able to take the roof off to hear it better.

I know it's shallow, but that mini-group-C look with the roof and rear engine cover etc is part of the appeal for me.

That, and I've got soft tops out of my system now. Fixed roofs for the win!

(I don't recall if the S1 exige roof is fully structural or just a blanking panel etc, don't @ me )

mik wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:14 am

nuttinnew wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:57 am

ZedLeg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:50 am The S1 Exige is one of my all time favourites.

Really into this. Would put smaller wheels on for a bit more of a muscle car look but apart from that it’s pretty tidy

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1417663

Agree with the change of wheels.

Can’t tell from the pics whether the front brakes are likely to accept a smaller rim.

Yeah, I reckon it's probably the brakes that have dictated the wheels. Put smaller brakes on too for traditional muscle car handling

ZedLeg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:24 am

mik wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:14 am

nuttinnew wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:57 am

Agree with the change of wheels.

Can’t tell from the pics whether the front brakes are likely to accept a smaller rim.

Yeah, I reckon it's probably the brakes that have dictated the wheels. Put smaller brakes on too for traditional muscle car handling

It’s all about the brakes. ‘Bout the brakes. No throttle.

Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:09 am Lovely front, lovely rear, lovely profil... wait! wtf is going on with the rear arches?!!

It might look better dropped a bit, it's a lot like a Fiat dino.

Yeah, it's a nice looking thing but judging from a look on google that one has something wrong with the rear suspension. Sits far too high.

Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:09 am Lovely front, lovely rear, lovely profil... wait! wtf is going on with the rear arches?!!

It might look better dropped a bit, it's a lot like a Fiat dino.

Am I missing something? They look pretty standard to me.

Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:40 am

Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:09 am Lovely front, lovely rear, lovely profil... wait! wtf is going on with the rear arches?!!

It might look better dropped a bit, it's a lot like a Fiat dino.

Am I missing something? They look pretty standard to me.

I'm not questioning their originality - I'm just saying they look awful!

I'm definitely missing something. We are talking about the Stanza coupe posted by Zed? They're just fairly normal arches aren't they? Not overly enormous or anything?

Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:53 am I'm definitely missing something. We are talking about the Stanza coupe posted by Zed? They're just fairly normal arches aren't they? Not overly enormous or anything?

Yeah I must be missing the same issue! Look fine and normal to me

My bad - I should have quoted it - the Maserati that Steve posted!

I stared at those Stanza pics for ages thinking “erm”

mik wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:03 pm I stared at those Stanza pics for ages thinking “erm”

Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:58 am My bad - I should have quoted it - the Maserati that Steve posted!

Ah! You're absolutely right; in profile it looks like metal has been cut out before a repair or something

That Datsun Stanza is quite pretty - could certainly be verse.

Bravo.

It looks different in the mirror





Settling by a couple of inches would probably help the rear arches.

Having some actual arches would help.