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rare car (me thinks)

Post by dakary340 » 04 Mar 2011 12:15 am

the other day i was visiting a friends garage. just behind his unit are a couple of banger racing loons and there yard was open. well some much needed trespassing was in order and while mooching i found an old jag poss s-type or mk2 and alot of 240's. one of the 240s was a two door type of which ive never seen before and it had a really low vinyl roof and i think it was styled by bertone.
just wondering if anyone has any more info on these cars n whether its worth saving (it was mint btw)
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Post by sven360 » 04 Mar 2011 12:22 am

dakary340 wrote:the other day i was visiting a friends garage. just behind his unit are a couple of banger racing loons and there yard was open. well some much needed trespassing was in order and while mooching i found an old jag poss s-type or mk2 and alot of 240's. one of the 240s was a two door type of which ive never seen before and it had a really low vinyl roof and i think it was styled by bertone.
just wondering if anyone has any more info on these cars n whether its worth saving (it was mint btw)
cheers
zac
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Post by dakary340 » 04 Mar 2011 12:31 am

how common are they as ive never seen one before n i dont wanna see it go to the track :(
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Post by Chris_C » 04 Mar 2011 02:01 am

Not hugely common at all... see what you can get it for!
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Post by 2 Fast 4 U » 04 Mar 2011 03:26 pm

It looked like this?

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Post by jtbo » 04 Mar 2011 03:38 pm

It saddens me that today parking lots are not filled with such variety in shape and size, there is also another Volvo in that pic, or is it a DAF?
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Post by dakary340 » 04 Mar 2011 05:38 pm

yep thats the same shape but this one didnt have the crown on the side of the roof, it had a B (bertone i think)
and it had later rear lights
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Post by Nimminz » 04 Mar 2011 06:35 pm

nice looking motor!! amsterdam that photo i'd say lol
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Post by 2 Fast 4 U » 04 Mar 2011 08:17 pm

jtbo wrote:It saddens me that today parking lots are not filled with such variety in shape and size, there is also another Volvo in that pic, or is it a DAF?
Looks like a DAF 55
Nimminz wrote:nice looking motor!! amsterdam that photo i'd say lol
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Post by Bjorn Belter » 05 Mar 2011 10:46 pm

The DAF in that picture is a Volvo 66. So in other words, a DAF 66 with big bumpers and different transmission selector lever.

And the Volvo 262C is indeed a rare beast. Was never what you could call a big seller, even when new.
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Post by Speedy88 » 06 Mar 2011 12:09 am

Dunno why not, I'd have one :D Pimp-mobile
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Post by macplaxton » 06 Mar 2011 03:08 am

Bjorn Belter wrote:The DAF in that picture is a Volvo 66. So in other words, a DAF 66 with big bumpers and different transmission selector lever.
I was going say that Mr B, but I'll add that it looks like a Combi too. ;)

I think to the left is a Honda Civic and a Fiat 127. Second from right looks like a Renault 20. Don't know about the rest.
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Post by jtbo » 06 Mar 2011 08:17 am

White Renault, Yellow Trabant(?) might be Sunbeam Imp too?, Datsun Z 280 next to garbage bin thing, next to Volvo in question is Citroen, maybe DS?

Behind Volvo one might be Mercedes, chrome window frames. Fiat, Civic and Volvo 66 as already mentioned. There are four that I dare not to guess, but next to Volvo in question is perhaps Porsche 924, however better not make any claims as it is so little I can see.

edit: Renault is model 20 like here http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/407 ... f40c89.jpg
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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Mar 2011 08:44 am

jtbo wrote:White Renault, Yellow Trabant(?) might be Sunbeam Imp too?, Datsun Z 280 next to garbage bin thing, next to Volvo in question is Citroen, maybe DS?

Behind Volvo one might be Mercedes, chrome window frames. Fiat, Civic and Volvo 66 as already mentioned. There are four that I dare not to guess, but next to Volvo in question is perhaps Porsche 924, however better not make any claims as it is so little I can see.
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Post by macplaxton » 06 Mar 2011 03:13 pm

jtbo wrote:Yellow Trabant(?) might be Sunbeam Imp too?,
Don't think it's either. Yellow thing next to the Renault? My guess would be something like a Simca 1100.
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