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01-12-2008, 02:30 PM
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01-12-2008, 02:49 PM
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Country:  | Nice cars my father used to drive them but to bloody expensive to keep on the road over here
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01-12-2008, 02:51 PM
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Country: | I don't know how it is in Canada or US etc., but in Sweden cars that's over 30 old are taxfree....seen as "classics".
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"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant"
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01-12-2008, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucky13  I don't know how it is in Canada or US etc., but in Sweden cars that's over 30 old are taxfree....seen as "classics". | Much the same here but driving a Volvo from the Mid 60's til about 85 it was very expensive as all parts were Volvo and very few in the wrecking yards
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01-12-2008, 03:21 PM
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Country:  | One of these 
4.5 420bhp V8, 0-60 in 3.9 and 0-100 in 10 seconds. No ABS, no airbags, no traction control. Or if you want to be less sociable 
Only 2 seats, but with a car like this who needs friends?
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01-12-2008, 03:48 PM
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01-12-2008, 04:16 PM
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Country: | It'd have to be something like this then.... 
....or a tasty cal-looker.
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JAN
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!" | |
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01-12-2008, 04:36 PM
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Country: | Wouldn't say no to these either... 
Ausin Mini Cooper S... 
1965 Lotus Cortina...
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JAN
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!" | |
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01-12-2008, 04:43 PM
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Country: | *car geek mode*
Is the first one not a late model Rover Mini Cooper as opposed to an Austin Cooper S?
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01-12-2008, 04:46 PM
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Country: | Sorry, old habit.....it is a Rover. 
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JAN
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!" | |
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01-12-2008, 09:48 PM
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Country:  | I wouldn't mind any mopar muscle car with a hemi in it. I'm just into muscle cars so I spose I would take my pick of them all.
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01-13-2008, 01:58 AM
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Country: | Citroën DS. Futuristic.
or a Maserati Bora. | |
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01-13-2008, 02:50 AM
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Country: | Too high-tech, I'd go for an Opel Ascona - simple, reliable, and fun to drive... 
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01-13-2008, 05:28 AM
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Country: | As ive said on many previous occasions id go with a Land Cruiser because the old ones are simply put indestructible
would fit LSD and lift kit as well as putting a long range fuel tank in.
LSD = Limited Slip Differential
will post pic soon
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01-13-2008, 05:59 AM
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Country: | Got this pic off ebay sort of what im talking about although i do wonder what the idiot did to the bull bar 
and the other one is i believe a new version looks pretty 
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