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[Closed] Anybody help identify a car from a rubbish drawing of it's headlights?

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Saw a car on the way home tonight that was just beautiful. It was a sports car, looked late 60's / early 70's, possibly French?. On the back it had V8 and a letter (can't remember what it was). The headlights were quite distinctive, looked slightly menacing, and it was reasonably big. Anybody suggest what it was?

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Posted : 07/07/2014 9:15 pm
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Citroen ds21?

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Posted : 07/07/2014 9:16 pm
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Panda?.

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Posted : 07/07/2014 9:17 pm
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Not quite, a bit sportier than the DS21, and the headlights didn't have a cover over them.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:20 pm
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Stuggling to think of anything French with a V8 😐


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:21 pm
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An older Marcos?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:21 pm
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Alpine, perhaps?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:22 pm
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REnault alpine maybe


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:22 pm
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Renault Alpine
http://www.boldride.com/ride/1976/renault-alpine-a110

Edit: beaten to it


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:23 pm
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baby robyn reliant?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:24 pm
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[img] [/img]
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Posted : 07/07/2014 9:26 pm
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^ is very close, but I think it was a little bigger and squatter. What is it?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:28 pm
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In fact, the badge on the bonnet looks correct...it might be that


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:29 pm
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Jensen cv8

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Posted : 07/07/2014 9:30 pm
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Jensen cv8....that's the fella :-). Thank you. Are they expensive?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:32 pm
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It was exactly this car...

http://www.wallpaperup.com/206693/1963_Jensen_CV8_(MkII)_classic_h.html


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:34 pm
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Is your Google not working?
You're welcome 😉


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:35 pm
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Rare as someone on here actually ridding a bike 🙂


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:35 pm
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They are beautiful. My dad's mate had one. Not that expensive. £30 to £40k for a nice one.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:36 pm
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Facel Vega?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:36 pm
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2unfit2ride, it's your turn.

🙂


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:37 pm
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French v8 = Facel Vega


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:39 pm
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That could well be the car - a rare thing but there were at least 3 of them from the UK over at the Le Man Classic event this weekend.

Quite a strange looking car when you see them in the flesh, something about them just doesn't look right IMO, not helped by the simply staggering display of cars on show and being thrashed around the track over the weekend.

If anyone has the opportunity to go then I strongly advise making the trip, for me its 100X better than the actual 24hr race.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:40 pm
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Oh my, they are nice 🙂


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:41 pm
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It was deffo. that car...same colour and Reg. (4 OVX) as that pic.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:43 pm
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2unfit2ride, it's your turn.

I'm not quite sure I want to get that, can you explain? Unless it was to point out that they are in fact the same car!


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:44 pm
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i think he means to draw a picture of headlights of a rare car so people can guess.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:48 pm
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How awesome are the innards on a Facel Vega?
[img] https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQc3xGUFtM-SDzEDnMFh_NcRJpe26-5GPyNQantI2iFGQ6SRjwG [/img]


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:48 pm
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It's almost enough to make you want to buy something other than a diesel estate car 😉


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:57 pm
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It's alright, they're French.You'll only get 20 yards down the road before it pours petrol in your lap and the indicator switch that's under the seat shoots up your jacksie.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 9:59 pm
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i think he means to draw a picture of headlights of a rare car so people can guess.

OK, but how about a small pic rather than a drawing?

[img][url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14597476614_f7d9566628_o.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14597476614_f7d9566628_o.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/oeVTeh ]hlamp[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/people// ]MartinRobbo[/url], on Flickr[/img]

It should take about a minute 😉


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 10:20 pm
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I think the minute has gone, no guesses?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 10:34 pm
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I'll start the bidding with Frog-eyed Sprite?

Not too sure, though...!


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 10:47 pm
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No, sorry.


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 10:48 pm
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2cv?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 11:42 pm
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Err, dunno?

Looks vintage, colour's not a giveaway.
Rolls or post war Bentley?


 
Posted : 07/07/2014 11:50 pm
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Neither correct, but it is from a 70's V8 if that helps 😉


 
Posted : 08/07/2014 7:16 am
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Porsche 928?


 
Posted : 08/07/2014 7:24 am
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Winner!

Your turn 🙂


 
Posted : 08/07/2014 7:34 am
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i would but don't know how to post pic's on here 😳


 
Posted : 08/07/2014 7:37 am