breakdown truck

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Re: breakdown truck

#451 Post by suffolkpete »

TerryG wrote:You do like finding things I have never seen before. what is a Siata spring? Is it a kit?
It's built by an Italian company and based on Fiat 850 parts. It looks a bit like the Vignale Fiat Gamine from around the same time.
1974 Rover 2200 SC
1982 Matra Murena 1.6
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Re: breakdown truck

#452 Post by mach1rob »

I do like the Tagora :D
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Re: breakdown truck

#453 Post by JPB »

The Fiat 850 was a beautiful wee thing, the company responsible for doing that to it should be made to eat their own eyeballs as they clearly aren't using them in connection with their work. :twisted:

Here, looking at this for a short time will take the nasty taste away:
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There was also an even prettier 850 coupé:
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"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true.. :oops:
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Re: breakdown truck

#454 Post by mach1rob »

JPB wrote: There was also an even prettier 850 coupé:
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One was a regular almost as much as the Consul GT in The Sweeney. ;)
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Re: breakdown truck

#455 Post by rich. »

i see your not a fan john :lol:
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Re: breakdown truck

#457 Post by TerryG »

That poor matra looks like it has lost a fight and has 2 black eyes.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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#458 Post by suffolkpete »

Those Simcas are pretty little cars, much sought after by enthusiasts, well worth restoring.
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#459 Post by rich. »

the simcas are 73 km from me if you are interested in buying them... :D
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#460 Post by TerryG »

Not that you have been looking to expand your collection Rich ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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