I have no idea what it is, but I want it
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
Studebaker Avanti
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scotty-2-forty
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
Ew ... sorry, ranks right up there with this one for me:
The Aston Martin Lagonda - an overpriced squashed version of an early 80's Lincoln Town Car.
Ironically enough, I was at the library yesterday and happened across a book about the 100 ugliest cars ever made ... the Avanti and the Lagonda are both in there. But guess what's not?
The Aston Martin Lagonda - an overpriced squashed version of an early 80's Lincoln Town Car.
Ironically enough, I was at the library yesterday and happened across a book about the 100 ugliest cars ever made ... the Avanti and the Lagonda are both in there. But guess what's not?
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s0m3th1ngAZ
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
The Avanti R2 (Supercharged) used to be the fastest sedan on the planet. Which is weird coming from studebaker. Good R2's can hit 35k at auction. R1's (NA) about half that.
Really amazing car actually... first american production fiberglass car, broke a ton of speed records, and was ALMOST enough to get studebaker out of the crapper. Love it or hate it body design though. Looks odd from the front with no grill and recessed headlights. But from the back its 330GT-like trunk leads to a very pleasing design. Side view is kinda awkward too with the reversed C-Pillar slant.
It's like it can't decide to be curvy or boxy.
Really amazing car actually... first american production fiberglass car, broke a ton of speed records, and was ALMOST enough to get studebaker out of the crapper. Love it or hate it body design though. Looks odd from the front with no grill and recessed headlights. But from the back its 330GT-like trunk leads to a very pleasing design. Side view is kinda awkward too with the reversed C-Pillar slant.
It's like it can't decide to be curvy or boxy.
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
A vert'd 240?? I dont know I give up. Also what was top 10??scotty-2-forty wrote: Ironically enough, I was at the library yesterday and happened across a book about the 100 ugliest cars ever made ... the Avanti and the Lagonda are both in there. But guess what's not?
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
alms24sebring wrote:A vert'd 240?? I dont know I give up. Also what was top 10??scotty-2-forty wrote: Ironically enough, I was at the library yesterday and happened across a book about the 100 ugliest cars ever made ... the Avanti and the Lagonda are both in there. But guess what's not?
... Well, no 240's made it 
... I don't recall the top 10, but the #1 was some Amphibicar.-
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
A Bi-sexual Amphicar?scotty-2-forty wrote:
Amphibicar.
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Dattebayo
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Re: I have no idea what it is, but I want it
Was it a VW or that thing you see in Africa specials on TV?scotty-2-forty wrote:the #1 was some Amphibicar.