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spike60 Rank: Renault 16

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I think it's inside a shipping container and it;s somehow chained to the roof to allow another car to be stowed underneath. Those chains from the wheels stop it swinging about. 

Presumably have to be chained to the roof from the wheels, a !400kg plastic car with a huge front clamshell, a targa roof and fairly large glass rear hatch isn't going to be easy.

UltraWomble Rank: Talbot Tagora

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This is a very scruffy Corvette for sale. Does anyone know WTF is going on with underside pics? How is it supported? I know what it looks like to me but how and why....

 

 

 

 

 

Turn your monitor upside down and the photos make more sense. Its hung in a container upside down by chains. Presumably there was another car on top.

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garethj Rank: Isuzu Florian

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My knowledge of 1990s Japanese cars is based on playing Gran Turismo on the Playstation 2.  While everyone recommended starting with an MX5 or a Mitsubishi FTO to win some rookie races, I got myself a Mitsubishi GTO on the grounds that 3 litres must be better than 1.8

 

This one is a 4x4 for maximum Japanese weird points, manual gearbox too

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi-gto-30-24valve-4x4-one-turbo-5-speed-manual-px/302884785838?hash=item4685570eae:g:6usAAOSw2ytbnVxw

 

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Asimo Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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New Beetles of course are a bargain compared to the aircooled ones, I think this is the speediest type - a V5 which makes 170bhp

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Beetle-2-3-v5-2002/263930154564?hash=item3d73768e44:g:PD8AAOSwWw1bJO4d

 

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I really like those wheels, one of the best alloys this century IMHO.

And the V5 must be worth a shot. Not so much a V engine as a squeezed-up inline, but unique and unlikely ever to be copied. More of a Lancia V4 plus one than a V6 less one.

But fark me, the rest of these New Beetles is too like the grim old mk4 Golf.....and I don't want to go there. Again.

New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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I really like those wheels, one of the best alloys this century IMHO.

 

And the V5 must be worth a shot.

One of the few alloy wheel designs that aspire to look like Halfords worst plastic wheel trims. Good effort.

 

Given that the golf, beetle and TT share common platforms would a 3.2 V6 fit in a beetle? That would be interesting

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I hate those GTO's. They remind me of a time ~20 years ago when any 22 yr-old dickhead who could get a bank loan, bought an 8-10 yr old grey import one and got about 8 months use out of it before it found itself parked up behind a local garage with a popped turbo or clutch that their warehouse operative/plasterers assistant wage had no chance of clearing

Snipes Rank: Lancia Gamma

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I hate those GTO's. They remind me of a time ~20 years ago when any 22 yr-old dickhead who could get a bank loan, bought an 8-10 yr old grey import one and got about 8 months use out of it before it found itself parked up behind a local garage with a popped turbo or clutch that their warehouse operative/plasterers assistant wage had no chance of clearing

 

Great Days! Shame I was too young to drive, and thus enjoy those 8 months of super car ownership....

 

I think I'd like a MK4 Golf V5. Or maybe a Passat. 

Schaefft Rank: Isuzu Florian

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All GTOs were 4x4, and possibily 4 wheel steer I can't recall. Only the Yankee Dodge Stealths were available with FWD. Turbos were also available from the start. Despite the NA being fairly pointless, I like this drug dealer example;

 

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MITSUBISHI-GTO-3000GT-NONE-TURBO-AUTOMATIC/183399325275

 

Thats not quite right. The 3000GT/GTO was available with fwd on the base models, which was the case for the Stealth as well. 4WS was an option on higher spec models of the Mitsubishi, I dont think it was available on the Stealth. All years were available as Twin Turbo, I want one with a manual before they become unaffordable.

Rod/b Rank: Renault 16

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Presumably have to be chained to the roof from the wheels, a !400kg plastic car with a huge front clamshell, a targa roof and fairly large glass rear hatch isn't going to be easy.

I’m not sure its upside down, but hoisted up to the top of the container on wires to fit something below it.

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