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VMA131Marine
(4,893 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
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Here's your challenge. Name this one:

Kilgore
(1,818 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)Try something a bit newer:
longship
(40,416 posts)With The Avengers' Tara King. She always drove a Lotus Europa.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)The Tara King:
longship
(40,416 posts)They look like toilets!
Worst car design ever!
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)I'd like one of these:
longship
(40,416 posts)The only thing wrong with it was that it had horrible British electrics.
Nice car, otherwise. Six cylinders, overdrive (switch on dashboard). Pretty damned fast.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)
http://motostalgia.com/car-detail/?car=AIC17-1957-Austin-Healey-100-6-&vin=BN4L038413-CarId41904-94
Electrics plagued some makes in the '50s and '60s I believe. I recall some stories of Fiats with electrical issues catching fire in the dealership showrooms.
longship
(40,416 posts)1. Austin Healy Sprite. (AKA MG Midget) worked well. No synchro 1st gear made for interesting drive technique.
2. MGB GT -- nice looking, but an absolutely horrible car!
brush
(59,168 posts)Last edited Sat Feb 25, 2017, 02:16 PM - Edit history (1)
longship
(40,416 posts)And lever shocks were very expensive to replace (yet another horrible British idea), so I sold it.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)...it wasn't rare for manual trans cars to have 1st and reverse with no synchro.
brush
(59,168 posts)after driving it at night.
longship
(40,416 posts)That's right. The British!
And they drive on the left, too. Wacko!
brush
(59,168 posts)I almost pulled the trigger on one last year but the price on them is very high now.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)Needs some work but affordable.

Bob Loblaw
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discntnt_irny_srcsm
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discntnt_irny_srcsm
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Bob Loblaw
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