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Any idea of what American car I raced in the UK...???

Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Any idea of what American car I raced in the UK...???

The only clues I can give is that it was a tuned V8, was in the UK, with converted RHS drive and it had four round red tail lights - two per side - couldnt see any make or model details on the back. Was a coupe. A long shot but....
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GT2CS
The only clues I can give is that it was a tuned V8, was in the UK, with converted RHS drive and it had four round red tail lights - two per side - couldnt see any make or model details on the back. Was a coupe. A long shot but....
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Might be a Corvette ??? Something like this...

 
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yep thats it - now i recall the emblem...thanks
 
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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oh second thoughts it definitely didnt say Corvette on the back, and it was more saloon like in body shape...any more ideas?
 
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yep thats it - now i recall the emblem...thanks
So.. now you can tell the results... There are many generation of Corvettes (also know as "Vette"). The one that scares most 996TT members in here are the C6 (era) Z06 (model). The C6z06 has a little side grill emblem that look like this (located on the fron fender).

BTW, there is another C6 model to come wich is way faster that the Z06, should be named ZR1.. (correct me if I am wrong..)

 
Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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think it looked more like a Shelby Mustang...but had round tail lights...any ideas?
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Monaro?
 
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I'm guessing you lost the race since you saw the tail lights?
 
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Originally Posted by Red 9
Monaro?
Could have been - did it look like this??:



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It was a very rare Ford Shelby Pinto
 
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Maybe it wasn't American? Could be a Nissan Skyline.
 
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Gto?
 
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Originally Posted by kre8ive
I'm guessing you lost the race since you saw the tail lights?
Well didnt lose exactly as there was too much traffic to pass him but I gained on him and hung on his tail until he turned off in a different direction.
The lights were the same size and side by side, as in
 
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it had to have been a vette. what color was it?
 
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Maybe it wasn't American? Could be a Nissan Skyline.
Nope. Lights were the same size and i'd recognise a Skyline anywhere.
Thanks though.
 

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