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Very cool photo, Paul! It's the kind of dream find that gets you all excited and then you start to think, 'But what the hell am I going to do with it?' :lol:
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I had a Montecarlo many years ago - a model that many people said didn't exist: a RHD 'solid buttress' model.
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My mum used to have one of these, I thought it was cool!

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Bootsy wrote:My mum used to have one of these
My Mum used to have a Dodge. It was never very reliable though...

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I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SHAPE OF THOSE RENAULTS WAS TERRIFIC....................bad news the tailgates used to rust incredibly quickly and fall right off !
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Vic Cohen wrote:I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SHAPE OF THOSE RENAULTS WAS TERRIFIC....................bad news the tailgates used to rust incredibly quickly and fall right off !

At the time they did look quite special - she only had it for a year from memory and it was the Turbo
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Ferry Man wrote:My Mum used to have a Dodge. It was never very reliable though...

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If that's your mother then I apologise now, unreservedly... I felt so much better afterwards, she knew nothing about it :wink:
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Is that 'Daisey Duke' with the steamer?
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911hillclimber wrote:Is that 'Daisey Duke' with the steamer?

The wonderful Daisy Duke - Catherine Bach. The subject of many a young boys Saturday night fantasy

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My Dad leant me his R17 TS once after I had passed my test - it had fabulous torque-steer!
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