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Shonandb 
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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Saw these beauties today in my neighbourhood.
and this one at a gathering on Sunday
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 3:11 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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A low rider Lincoln……awesome….
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NJ John
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 9:41 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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2 door caprice!
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Shonandb
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EverettB
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finster
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 8:45 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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by spooky internet voodoo this was on my farcebook homepage minutes after seeing the above... 
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Abscate
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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by spooky internet voodoo this was on my farcebook homepage minutes after seeing the above...
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If a car hits a submarine out at sea does it sound?
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Shonandb
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 8:52 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Saw these beauties during a fund raiser drive to Lytton that was affected by a wildfire a few years ago.
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Shonandb
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 6:33 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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saw this 1965 bedford ca based dormobile debonaire camper today. body is grp.
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:05 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Is this a BMW Z8? |
looks like it's based on a datsun 240z
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Shonandb
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:09 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| Fish wrote: |
Is this a BMW Z8? |
I thought it was a BMW but the dash looks like a Datsun 240Z. Here are a couple more pics:
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:25 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| finster wrote: |
saw this 1965 bedford ca based dormobile debonaire camper today. body is grp.
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What is GRP? Fiberglass?
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calvinater
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:37 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Glass reinforced plastic?
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:54 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| Glass reinforced plastic? |
indeed - otherwise known as glassfibre or to you guys fiberglass  tomahtoes, tomaytoes...
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Fish
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Not today but a few weeks ago. A 2024 Ineos Grenadier.
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zerotofifty
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Saw a yellow AMC Pacer
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Not today but a few weeks ago. A 2024 Ineos Grenadier.
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So that's what those things are?, I've seen a few with thier British flag badge/Range roverish thing going on, yet sporting a Mercedes or AMG logo on the back IIRC, kinda confusing, like something only gullible rich people would fall for when all thier neighbours have G wagens.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:58 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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indeed - otherwise known as glassfibre or to you guys fiberglass tomahtoes, tomaytoes... |
No doubt reinforced with Aluminium….
That would be one heck of a VW challenge…your VWNT a pacer or a Gremlin, or both…illegally parked of course
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