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Re: Classic car Spring/Summer Collection-2017

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 20 Jul 2017, 17:46 Saw an absolute gem in Harrogate today. An in the wild spot too, and caught on camera too.....

Didn't immediately identify it from the front , absolutely gorgeous side profile.

Looked a bit SM ish, but pre dates the SM by 8 years or so.

pic to follow!

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L Falcon Own Work Harrogate 20th July 2017
L Falcon Own Work Harrogate 20th July 2017
There's enough there for car enthusiasts worth their salt to come up with a decent guess. Me not quite worth all of my salt had to go and look at its rear end.

Anyone get it straight away without looking it up?

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 21 Jul 2017, 14:35
Anyone get it straight away without looking it up?


No, I thought it looked
Maserati-Logo-Stencil-thumb.jpg
But I see it isn't
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myglaren wrote: 21 Jul 2017, 16:50
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 21 Jul 2017, 14:35
Anyone get it straight away without looking it up?


No, I thought it looked

Maserati-Logo-Stencil-thumb.jpg

But I see it isn't

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I did say it looked a bit SM ish Steve, and some say the Maserati Mistral has a similar look. The logo is an S.

It's not Italian, but the model name is, may help "move forward" the ID :-D

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No educated guesses? With only 5 active on UK Roads on Howmanyleft quite a rarity

From the front my subtle "move forward" clue becomes obvious to students of Italian.
Avanti-N.Falcon own work
Avanti-N.Falcon own work
....and this particular incarnation has the round headlights and is a 1963 model.

Walk round the back like I did an you discover that it is one of these....
Avanti rear N Falcon own work
Avanti rear N Falcon own work
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I would never have guessed that one Neil,
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Sorry but that excuse for a car is one of the fugliest things I've ever had the misfortune to see :(

It's horrible!
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Inclined to agree. The windscreen looks like someone's parts-bin leftover rear window!
Definitely not a lot of Italian styling.
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Bedford (assuming Y-Series) coach with Plaxton Supreme bodywork...broken down in lane 3 of the M25 about 30 seconds ago...oh dear.

Looked to have a full load of passengers too... that'll be a fun recovery operation.
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CitroJim wrote: 22 Jul 2017, 06:01 Sorry but that excuse for a car is one of the fugliest things I've ever had the misfortune to see :(
It's horrible!

white exec wrote: 22 Jul 2017, 06:48 Inclined to agree. The windscreen looks like someone's parts-bin leftover rear window!
Definitely not a lot of Italian styling.
Must be a marmite thing I really like it, definitely a head turner for me. It's got a pleasing rear, an odd front (and for me odd is interesting, odd is good) and the side view.....well if you think an SM is nice its not that different!

Added to that for its time it went like merde off a shovel and probably sounded pretty good with a V8, and it was a complete failure in the marketplace, although still with its dedicated followers.

Come on, what's not to like?

Try the side view.
Probably the nicest 1963 Studebaker Avanti in Harrogate! N Falcon Own Work
Probably the nicest 1963 Studebaker Avanti in Harrogate! N Falcon Own Work
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I think the problem might be that they put the wings on the wrong end of the car. It wouldn't take much in the way of changes to make this into a perfectly reasonable rear end of a car.....
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That's a really odd looking thing...

Guessing there's a bus thing on somewhere either today or tomorrow as we just passed an old (guessing 50s) Bedford coach on the A31...Duple badge in evidence confirmed its origin, but no idea what one...too early for me. 60s-80s is the era I know inside out (well...ish) in the bus world.
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Sorry Neil, it's still not doing it for me....

I agree with Bobins... The wings are definitely on the wrong end!
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Yes... Wings at wrong end, windscreen and rear window need to exchange places.
Photoshop, anybody???
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One thing about it....it's front end is pretty unique in the car design world particularly in a car that actually reached production as opposed to the "Concept" offerings. Its production was pretty short-lived (yes Jim/Chris/Bobins I'm sure you can think of a few reasons why :!: :-D ) from June 1962 to December 1963.

sorry musical intervention from my stream of consciousness



The front lights in their round incarnation do find similarity in the Ford Corsair, which traces back to the Thunderbird.
But as far as cars go front wing "tail fins" in advance of the lights I don't think there are any others and even the "batmobile" is a poor second!

Anyone warming to its uniqueness?

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No, but I do like a nice Ford Corsair :D
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