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Driving back from the shooting club this morning, I saw a small sports car. I was in traffic so couldn’t get a photo.
Anybody know what it might be based on my shitty sketch? The rear lights were all equal diameters. This is a view on the rear.
Transam? Pontiac?
No, it was really petite.
Perhaps 1500 mm tall.
Is that the front or back?
Lancia Stratos?
I thought Stratos but I think that’s the back.
MCTD – I’d know a Stratos!
It’s the back hence the exhaust!
It’s a Ferrari of some sort. What did magnum have?
No, not a 308 GTS.
It looked a bit crappy TBH so one of the lesser marques.
Ferrari or Lamborghini?
What colour was it? And what colour was the badge?
Opel gt.
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/restomod-week-retropowers-opel-gt
Or a Gtm coupe?
Lotus Europa?
He said small!
Looks a lot like Ferrari Dino, but not sure that would count as particularly small either. My total punt in the dark is Toyota 2000GT
No to all the above I’m afraid.
The car was black and the badge was chrome lettering, quite jagged / spiky, not a plate.
Old Toyota MR2?
Was it a private plate or old H reg so 1970ish. Or new H reg 1990?
First thought was an old Dino 246 baby Ferrari, but think they’ve got the quadruple exhaust.
Europa (such a beautiful car) didn’t have round separate rear lights, it had 70s style rectangle(ish) rear light clusters. Front lights were round and separate though. And god those things were LOW compared to modern cars. Dream car for me.
Ferrari 308 https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/buying-guides/buyers-guide-ferrari-308/
Deffo H from the 1970s
Same diametre round lights sounds like shitty English companies that raided the ford parts bin. And or kit car.
Ginetta Tvr Marcos Lotus
And if it looked crappy… Def Marcos.
Fiat Dino Spider
De Tomaso Pantera.
Good call on the Fiat.
Cam tail and spiky writing shouts Dino 246 to me.
Another vote for Opel GT. They’re tiny in the flesh.
Fiat Sport 850?
Lotus Esprit – I’m sure a few had round lights.
Came to say Lotus europa but just checked and it isn’t but wow what a great looking car!
Ferrari Dino?
Datsun 160Y?
Datsun Skyline?
Mk1 Opal Manta?
Pretty much all 1970s cars look small – even the ones we remembered being big.
I saw a late 80s Sierra the other day and was surprised how wee it looked
As much as I think it’s a Ferrari Dino too I’d be amazed if one was out on the roads at this time of year!
Marcos of some sort?
Toyota 2000gt
Are those little dashes in the OP’s drawing a louvres engine?- so something rear/mid engine?
Datsun 240Z
Matra Simca?
Matra (Talbot / Simca) M530
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