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'57 Ford?

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Nope.

http://stories-etc.com/1941_T-bolt.htm

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What about the 1934 Peugeot 402?

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OWNED!

Nice work by the guy who was around when those were new. ;)
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The Fairlane's still the best looking of the 3.
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Chrysler building good quality, groundbreaking vehicles is still a completely foreign concept to me. What the hell happened to them?
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Yeah, My first thought was the '57 Fairlane as well. Never even heard of the T-bolt. Looks lika odd though. I'll take the '57 any day.

And That Peugeot... :\ Not a big fan.
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I like the pugeot from the front. It's the 35 feet they had to add behind the cabin that kills it.

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I'm really digging that front plate.
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MinisterofDOOM wrote:I like the pugeot from the front. It's the 35 feet they had to add behind the cabin that kills it.

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Kind of like the s15 varietta?
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AZhitman wrote:OWNED!

Nice work by the guy who was around when those were new. ;)

SLAM!!! You gonna take that, Matt? LOL.


I think the Thunderbolt looks like an extended Nash Metropolitan. Weird lookin car.
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Gold Digger wrote:
AZhitman wrote:OWNED!

Nice work by the guy who was around when those were new. ;)

SLAM!!! You gonna take that, Matt? LOL.
That's OK. He's just mad because I showed him he was wrong again. :laugh:
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In other news, S15's are ugly.

Sorry, fanboiz. Facts be facts.
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S15s look great.
Variettas look tolerable with the top up, better with the top down.
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krash wrote:Kind of like the s15 varietta?
Nope. I'm with Greg: the S15 looks bad from every angle. Pontiac styling, goofy roofline, and that weird crease that sort of just...happens...down the sides.
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Bad design.

The S13 coupe is far more attractive from a pure design standpoint.
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It does look kind of pontiac-ish at times. I don't really like them in stock form, but I have to agree with Razi on this one, they can look great.

However I can't stand the varietta.
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The world's first human-occupied vibrator.

/sorry, but facts is facts

//that thing looks like it belongs up some pr0n star's hoohah.
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MinisterofDOOM wrote:
krash wrote:Kind of like the s15 varietta?
Nope. I'm with Greg: the S15 looks bad from every angle. Pontiac styling, goofy roofline, and that weird crease that sort of just...happens...down the sides.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. Every time I say anything of the sort, it's like the world as we know it is coming to an end. I think everyone loves it for the same reason they love the Skyline: It wasn't available here. Granted, they can be done well, but I think the S13 can be done even better.
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Mercedes gets a lot of undeserved credit for this technology.
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The Peugeot looks kinda nice for an old car. Id like to see another angle.

Umm Ill agree that the back end of S15s look iffy but everything else makes up for it, especially the signiture headlights and bumper. But, IMHO all verts except maybe like 2 in the world look awful to me. I would never buy one of any make/model.
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AZhitman wrote:In other news, S15's are ugly.

Sorry, fanboiz. Facts be facts.
Blasphemy I say!

My original username was IWannaS15. I loved that car. I loved it before I knew it was a 240 or even a Nissan. Those rear fenders are absolute magic!

Stock as a rock
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Widebody :hitit: :fap: :boink:
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hannibal wrote:Stock as a rock
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Also stock as a rock

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Wow.

Yeah, they really butthumped themselves there. Almost as bad as a droptop Murano.

Almost.
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The real differences between the aforementioned vehicles and the Skyliner are:

A (Peugeot): Factory built vs. custom coachwork manufacture, very limited production. (Anything can be custom-built)

B (Chrysler): One-off prototype. Retractable hardtop? Yes. Deemed suitable for production? No. This essentially amounts to a factory built custom car.

They're both examples of retractable hard-top cars, but not even close to the same category as the Skyliner. Comparing one-off cars to a vehicle produced in excess of 40k over a few model years is apples to orange pulp.
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