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Remove grille - an infill / bonnet lip in the body colour, followed by some form of horizontal bars in black and/or body color and the whole character of the car would be changed?
Remove grille - an infill / bonnet lip in the body colour, followed by some form of horizontal bars in black and/or body color and the whole character of the car would be changed?
Remove grille - an infill / bonnet lip in the body colour, followed by some form of horizontal bars in black and/or body color and the whole character of the car would be changed?
A grill like this would help
Mister Towed wrote:
But what about the back?
Oink. Oink.
And perhaps Tribute could make a sloping back to make it look faster. They could call it a fastback
zagmad said: Well when I said the last one I meant this would be the last one. What would the Alfa Romeo 1750 gt coupe look like with the triumph 2000 Italia roofline. Its that roofline that to me looks spot on no rear seats .
And why not something inspired by this.....
This is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso with a roofline which you might like.
By the way, the car in the picture is a replica, using a Volvo P1800 as a donor. This was the car used for the movie "Tower Heist", were Adam Stiller and Eddie Murphy steal it from a penthouse. (interesting movie).
Turn the rather ugly American Town car inspired convertible into a far prettier coupe? Absolute genius! It would look really rather good and be worth three to five times more with the right spec.
Turn the rather ugly American Town car inspired convertible into a far prettier coupe? Absolute genius! It would look really rather good and be worth three to five times more with the right spec.
What about a Tribute forum group buy of all the convertible Capris so we can refit rooves and make our fortunes!
Zagmad can be in charge of sourcing the rooves to satisfy his obsession.
Ha ha ha . Found the roofline I like its the one above off the Italia. But yeah I could sort the roofs if anyone wants a one off roof. As the mx5 has a shorter wheel bad and slanted screen it requires a certain roof. I spose a sporting break/brake would cover all bases. Could be a sporty estate or hatch back.
After a long discussion with Mrs WCA it has been agreed that the round door Rolls Royce or any other Art Deco streamlined style car is a silly idea and simply not practical.
Obviously I fully support my wife in her decision of what my opinion will be.
So...
... She hasn't ruled out the idea of another car altogether which probably means that deep down she wants me to build one.
Agreed?
I sloped off down to the cabin and relaxed in the hot tub drinking Crafty Hen and reading back issues of Classic & Sports car and Octane and realised what she meant when she said "You are not having another f@cking car you stupid sh!t"
She meant she wanted something like a cross between the Mercedes CL V12 that she liked and an Aston DB5 or perhaps an Intercepror.
I shall Google big GTs while desperately trying to think of a decent donor. S Class mercy would be ideal if it came apart like a Z3. Big Audis or Lexus?
I've sent a pic to Chris of what it may possibly look like working with the mx5's front screen and the angle. So sort of similar to the lancia fulvia. Just need to sort balance of overhang. 3inch shorterish.
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