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John Roberts
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SM - the great misfit!...

SM - the great misfit!...The SM was an enigma. Citroen aficionados didn't like it because of the Maserati engine and Maserati fans didn't like it beca...

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I'm pretty sure the windows are perspex not glass...

I'm pretty sure the windows are perspex not glass...after all, this was a racing machine and glass would have added considerably to the weight. Howeve...

6 years ago
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XK120 every time. However, it's commonly acknowledged..

XK120 every time. However, it's commonly acknowledged..that this Alfa was the inspiration for the E Type and it's not difficult to see why.

6 years ago
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I agree about CA...and also The Automobile

I agree about CA...and also The Automobile

6 years ago
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Best 1953 Studebaker Starliner, worst 1959 Cadillac

Best 1953 Studebaker Starliner, worst 1959 Cadillac

6 years ago
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Neither for me thanks.

Neither for me thanks.

6 years ago
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I do but it pails in significance compared to yours John!

I do but it pails in significance compared to yours John!

6 years ago
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Descendant of Boudicca is alive and living in...wherever this is.

Descendant of Boudicca is alive and living in...wherever this is.

6 years ago
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'55 for me. I like the '57 too as a second choice.

'55 for me. I like the '57 too as a second choice.

6 years ago
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Beautiful models - I'd like the Jaguar too!

Beautiful models - I'd like the Jaguar too!

6 years ago
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It's been done here Jack, also a V6 too apparently.

It's been done here Jack, also a V6 too apparently.

6 years ago
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To be pedantic the Zodiac would look better with proper wheels...

To be pedantic the Zodiac would look better with proper wheels...and the script should be gold. The script was raised on the Zodiac, as opposed to the...

6 years ago
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Ha! good one!!

Ha! good one!!

6 years ago
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Hmm....I prefer Buick from 48 and Chrysler from 41....

Hmm....I prefer Buick from 48 and Chrysler from 41....there's just no pleasing some people! You've taken the trouble to post these John and I've ridde...

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Me being ultra pernickity John! It could just be '63. Interiors changed..

Me being ultra pernickity John! It could just be '63. Interiors changed..for '63 along with some mechanical bits but exterior was virtually the same. ...

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