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Old 06-26-2010, 07:53 PM   #99
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Here's sort of a hint, a guy I work with had 3 of them. (They're cheap and available in North America.)
K, I gotta go play some soccer... so if no one answer it by then, I'll squeeze my brain some more...
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Old 06-26-2010, 09:24 PM   #100
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lol, Ichitaka seems to be getting credit for everything when I think him and I are about even!

... It's something Ford.. Don't think it's an Escort Cosworth but something along those lines... gimme some time

OH!!!!!! is it a merkur xr4ti or whatever?

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Old 06-26-2010, 09:36 PM   #101
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lol, Ichitaka seems to be getting credit for everything when I think him and I are about even!

... It's something Ford.. Don't think it's an Escort Cosworth but something along those lines... gimme some time

OH!!!!!! is it a merkur xr4ti or whatever?

Thats what I was thinking, Escort Cosworth, but I didnt think they were available at all in North America...did Canada get them?
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Yeah, and the Cossie's upper wing was higher, thats why I thought it was somethign else related. then, after searching some fords, looked at the pic again and immediately thought Merkur... the Merkur XR4Ti was an off-branded euro-spec Sierra XR4Ti, and FR turbo-4cyl, in the late 80s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkur_XR4Ti
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Yeah... I didn't know what the hell that is... Merkur? Never heard of em.
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Old 06-27-2010, 12:10 AM   #104
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Yeah... I didn't know what the hell that is... Merkur? Never heard of em.
HA, you have a weakness!

Here ya go... it's American as apple pie!

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HA, you have a weakness!

Here ya go... it's American as apple pie!

I know this one. Camaro right? I always see this car parked right next to the Autozone where I go (cuz the dude owns it work there).
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I know this one. Camaro right? I always see this car parked right next to the Autozone where I go (cuz the dude owns it work there).
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yeah it's a '69 Camaro
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You don't sound too sure there.
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yeah it's a '69 Camaro
To be honest, I wasn't sure either. LOL
Seriously, I can count how many muscle car I know w my right hand... same goes w exotic car, I can count w my both hands (I know more exotic cars than muscle cars, but not much).
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How 'bout a mix of exotic and muscle!

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How 'bout a mix of exotic and muscle!

You must be kidding right? If you mix those 2, how do you expect me to answer that. It'll take me million yr to figure it out... so I'll let other answer it
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haha... maybe theat was top hard. here's two hints... it's got a Ford engine (302 if I'm not mistaken) and is the older brother of this:
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haha... maybe theat was top hard. here's two hints... it's got a Ford engine (302 if I'm not mistaken) and is the older brother of this:
Now, I know this design. De Tomaso Pantera! Love Pantera... They're sweet looking~!!!

That means, previous one was De Tomaso... Magna. No... Mangsta! (had to wiki a bit)
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How 'bout a mix of exotic and muscle!

Correct on the Merkur XR4Ti.

For Ichi, it was a strange German Ford that made it to North America under the Merkur brand (Also the Scorpio we got briefly). Ugly as sin in my opinion but they came with a Ford 2.3L turbo 4 cylinder, and independent rear suspension. They're cheap here because people generally are turned off by the weird rear quarter windows and crazy wing, plus nobody really has a clue what they are.

That car is a DeTomaso Mangusta (Italian for mongoose, 'Because they ate Cobras!' Ford power but not sure which motor. I want to say 351 but don't know enough about Ford to know whether it was a Windsor or Cleveland.)

And a bit of trivia about that Camaro. It says it's a Z/28 which means it had a Chevrolet *302* cubic in V8 in it. (Not a typo.)
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