SVM 286
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Originally posted by tom_simes
what is this 260 you speak of Jim?
The MG ZT 260 Tom. 
It's the one with the Mustang engine.
Before Longbridge and all of it's employees were sold down the river by a small group of thieves, the list price for my car was nearly 31k. A fully loaded SE model was just over 37k.
My car was one of many new vehicles that the administrators shared out among the dealer network, for sale at an enourmously discounted price in an attempt to recoup some losses.
As a consequence I was able to buy a car that i'd always wanted, but never thought i'd own, for just under half price.
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SVM 286
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That's so nice. 
I would like a V8 Elise.
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SVM 286
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Has to be:
XB Ford Falcon, with that Arcipadne Kit on it, and Wieand supercharger of course!
 This is one of the 95 or so other cars on my list.
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Lynny
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Wouldnt mind the new DBRS9
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Marc
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Porsche 911 Turbo/GT3
Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type-RA
Ferrari F40
Ford GT40
Ford Sierra Cosworth
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by SVM 286
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Originally posted by ra5ax
i know they dont actually exsist
They do.
No they dont!
The GT500 exists, but the actual model in the film 'Eleanor' was custom designed by Chip Foose. Although there are companies who you can buy official replicas from that Carroll Shelby has signed.
Indeed, the car in the awful remake has cosmetic enhancments, but the GT500 does exist.
I was merely clarifying this for the gentleman in case he was misinformed.
The real Eleanor is in fact a yellow Mach 1.
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A1EX
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id have a 69 camaro modified by barry white in beverly hills!
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Originally posted by A1EX
id have a 69 camaro modified by barry white in beverly hills!
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A1EX
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been watchin too much wrecks to ritches on discovery real time 
[Edited on 16-05-2006 by A1EX]
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SteveW
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Barry White cars are wicked..
always turn out perfect
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Bram
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Yes Please!!!!
I will also own one of these one day:
Not that impressive I know but my old man restored one as I grew up!
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A1EX
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they sure are beautiful cars, watched the one last night where he had to do a brand new mustang for the sema show and an old 69 mustang for auction, so much attention to detail its amazing
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A1EX
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wouldnt mind this either
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Camaro-Convertible-69-CAMARO-CONVERTIBLE-SEMA-SHOW-CAR-656HP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6161QQitemZ4639953205QQrdZ1
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wouldnt mind this either
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Camaro-Convertible-69-CAMARO-CONVERTIBLE-SEMA-SHOW-CAR-656HP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6161QQitemZ4639953205QQrdZ1
656 bhp, ACE
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Mad Moe
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How cool would it be flying about town in this
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1 SCR
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love it
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tom_simes
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Originally posted by Mad Moe
How cool would it be flying about town in this
there is one of these that drives up and down the Kingsway in Swansea, the main street where all the clubs are.
I'm sure some of the other Swansea people on here can confirm this!
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tom_simes
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Originally posted by SVM 286
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Originally posted by tom_simes
what is this 260 you speak of Jim?
The MG ZT 260 Tom.
It's the one with the Mustang engine.
Before Longbridge and all of it's employees were sold down the river by a small group of thieves, the list price for my car was nearly 31k. A fully loaded SE model was just over 37k.
My car was one of many new vehicles that the administrators shared out among the dealer network, for sale at an enourmously discounted price in an attempt to recoup some losses.
As a consequence I was able to buy a car that i'd always wanted, but never thought i'd own, for just under half price.
So do you own a 260 Jim?
What about the 380, or was that only ever a concept car?
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Carl
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Originally posted by Mad Moe
How cool would it be flying about town in this
I kid you not i've always wanted one.
Wouldn't mind a v6 406 coupe with some nice rims.
If not it would be a countach or an F50, for some coolness or a Mclaren f1. 
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Ian
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Monaro day to day
Possibly a CLK convertible or something, maybe also XKR convertible.
Dodge Ram for the crack, or perhaps some other silly impractical American thing with huge wheels.
Aerial Atom or a Lotus 340R
F40 if I had too much money, or perhaps a Murcielago, in white.
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gianluigi
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My elite 3 are:
Nissan Skyline
Mistibushi Evo
Subaru Impreza
I think I'm going Japanese, I really think so.... 
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gavin18787
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Mclaren F1
Or a Noble M12
Slight differnce in price
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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MR2Mike
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Monaro
Skyline
Evo
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by tom_simes
So do you own a 260 Jim?
What about the 380, or was that only ever a concept car?
Yes I do Tom.
And the 380 was the supercharged version of the car and was in the process of all the pre production testing and approval/legislation and development work when MG Rover was murdered, so the car was killed off just prior to it's birth.
A bit like shooting an 8.5 month pregnant woman in the head realy. 
There is at least one pre-production car in existence, but it is purely a development mule, and as such, not road legal to my knowledge.
There was one auctioned off a while back, and this may well have been the same car.
The good news is that all 260 owners with 6k to spare can have 405 bhp and 420 lb ft by having the good people at Dreadnought carry out one of their supercharger conversions, thus exceeding what the 380 would have been.
It's a beautiful conversion and looks completely factory, and I plan to have one done in about 5 years when the car's paid for and i've saved up enough dough.
You can have about 600 bhp and lb ft, but that would require even bigger brakes, a stronger transmission and preferably wider wheels and tyres, which would need body mods.
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Just realised, I want a Brabus 7.3 EV12 aswell.
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