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Re: Need help creating UK bluesmobile (on the cheap)

> Hi guys (please excuse cross-posting)...

> > > > For a charity banger rally here in sunny england, i'd love to recreate > > a bluesmobile style car... i dont have a lot of cash (and i certainly > > couldnt import a Dodge Monaco) so was thinking of taking a british car > > of similar shape and painting it up myself. > > > > But here i'm stumped - i dont really know what british cars are very > > suitable... does anyone have any ideas what type of car looks a similar > > shape? > > > > There's some great advice for american cars on > >
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... can anyone help me on my mission?!> > > > Cheers, > > Colin > > > > PS... its not live yet, but
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will be> > charting how much we've raised for chairty, and the rally itself.> > > > > You want to look for something large 70's Jap such as a Toyota Crown > etc. There were various Nissans that would work too. > Also look for a Vauxhall Victor,VX 4/90, or Ventora or maybe a 60's MK4 > Zodiac or very late model cresta. > --

Probably all turned to iron oxide by now. What about mk1/2 Granadas or a nice old 3L mk1 Senator?

JB

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JB
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Needs to ahve that boxy baby yank tank look though. MK1 grannies are too curvy, and Senators too Euro.

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NeedforSwede2

Needs a 440 motor that will run good on regular gas and no cigarette lighter.

Fraser

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Fraser Johnston

In that case a 3.3L Ventora would indeed be ideal.

JB

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JB

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->> Needs to ahve that boxy baby yank tank look though. MK1 grannies are too

->> curvy, and Senators too Euro.

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->Needs a 440 motor that will run good on regular gas and no cigarette

->lighter.

The problem will be the cop shocks and cop tires.....

IIRC it had a cigarette lighter just needed fixing.

Has the OP looked on ebay ?

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Geoff

In news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Geoff wrote something quite bizarre, possibly in an effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;

Jake through the cigarette lighter out of the window when he said "Fix the cigarette lighter"

HTH

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Pete M

->> The problem will be the cop shocks and cop tires.....

->>

->> IIRC it had a cigarette lighter just needed fixing.

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->Jake through the cigarette lighter out of the window when he said "Fix the

->cigarette lighter"

->

->HTH

You could argue he threw half the lighter out.......

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Geoff

With good pick-up...

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