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Old May 18th, 2019, 18:34   #1
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Default A real beauty!

quite rare!
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Old May 18th, 2019, 23:20   #3
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A bit harsh,I like to think of it a bit like a whale shark......😜
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Volvos first attempt at a sports car, for the American market. Glass fiber body,the forerunner of the 1800 From the side the profiles are pretty similar
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I quite like it - though I'm guessing it would be a bit too small for people of my size.

I went for a jolly in my friend's Sprite and could hardly get in or out of it. When I did squeeze in the windscreen height was so low I saw the need for those sad looking period racing goggles...
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IMHO that's actually pretty cool. If you want to be different try to find one !
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Reminiscent of a 1951 Briggs Cunningham C-1. --- or maybe a '53 C-3.
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