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Is that GTO a replica? It looks really good but something about it is suggesting it might be?

As far as I can go by a pic, it looks the goods, no two were exactly the same, if it’s a ringer it’s a bloody good one.
 
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As far as I can go by a pic, it looks the goods, no two were exactly the same, if it’s a ringer it’s a bloody good one.
Yeah, it does look bloody good.. Though I've seen some incredible-looking replicas in recent years.. I've always fancied one..
You're correct.. every car at that time was completely handmade and body parts were bespoke, and not interchangeable because of this
 
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Spending some lovely days in Italy with the family. Tons of Ferrari and Lamborghini around.
Spotted this a couple of days ago.
Fiat 600 Ghia Jolly
Much cooler than any of the modern beasts IMHO. 😉😎
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Spending some lovely days in Italy with the family. Tons of Ferrari and Lamborghini around.
Spotted this a couple of days ago.
Fiat 600 Ghia Jolly
Much cooler than any of the modern beasts IMHO. 😉😎
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I'm pretty sure that Lando Norris owns one of these 😁😁😁
 
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Is that GTO a replica? It looks really good but something about it is suggesting it might be?

No, sir. It is Martin Brundle’s own. Here it is being put through its paces on the circuit:

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No, sir. It is Martin Brundle’s own. Here it is being put through its paces on the circuit:


It's gorgeous, but I have a feeling that's Nick Mason's, it's the 22 looking like 99 on the bonnet.. I'm pretty sure Martin doesn't own a GTO, but he certainly owns e-types and he's got a black Eagle restomod..
 
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It's normally nick's that makes the rounds in the UK. One of the few owners that still races their car. I read somewhere that he has two engines - one for racing and the original one for road driving / exhibiting.
 
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It's gorgeous, but I have a feeling that's Nick Mason's, it's the 22 looking like 99 on the bonnet.. I'm pretty sure Martin doesn't own a GTO, but he certainly owns e-types and he's got a black Eagle restomod..

Of course! I recall an old Evo magazine that had his 250 in it and the number plate was a topic of discussion. You are my kind of car people!
 
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Lépine Seiji
Right proper 427 Side Oiler. CSX serial number.

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Very nice.. Although something in me prefers the more understated AC Ace 2.6.. Is it aluminium body or is it wrapped?
 
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like this one 😉
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Goodwood photo dump

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of the three 911’s 2 are no longer Porsche 911’s. The base turbo look singer is a little too tame for 300k us imho. The lightweight 934/5 on the other hand… looks every part of the cool 1/2 million.
 
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Arnoult Bristol?

not too dissimilar, but it's an AC Ace 2.6 (originally AC Ace Bristol) a British sports car launched in 1953, and essentially what an AC Cobra looked like before Carol Shelby started tinkering and shoehorning
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not too dissimilar, but it's an AC Ace 2.6 (originally AC Ace Bristol) a British sports car launched in 1953, and essentially what an AC Cobra looked like before Carol Shelby started tinkering and shoehorning
The wind screen and grill where throwing me.
 
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In Normandy this week
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Citroen Traction Avant ??

For some reason that I don't know, you actually see quite a few of these on the road in London, nearly always black and very occasionally burgundy and I think once I saw one in white..

In fact, I always used to see several in and around Splitterfields ..

Maybe there was some post-war deal that was made?? or they were manufactured here or something??

Does anyone know anything about this?
 
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