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post #31 of 107
3/19/08 at 2:57pm
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post #32 of 107
3/19/08 at 3:06pm
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I've always felt drawn to these unappreciated "classics." I guarantee that in the future such cars will become costly, sort of how like old Maseratis and Ferraris were simply used cars in the '70s. Now is a good time to buy them as nobody really wants them and a good example can be had for the price of a Lexus or something. A good Maserati Quattroporte III can be had under $10,000 which is a huge deal considering the very limited quantities they were built in, and the high quality--they were a virtually hand-built mass production car, which, though, makes for a difficult situation if you ever find yourself in an accident. How many body shops know how to hang doors on a car that was hand-filled at the seams? That interior would also be expensive to replace--huge amounts of briarwood and apparently 8 entire cowhides were used.
I'm sure they will become collector's items at some point in the future -- I just wouldn't want to have to drive a Lagonda now for any future benefit! We all have to drive what calls to our souls, as I know you do. The Maserati isn't bad, though. But....8 hides? My, my , my....
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post #33 of 107
3/19/08 at 3:06pm
An ESTATE?
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post #34 of 107
3/19/08 at 3:17pm
i think it's fantastic looking. i wish i could find one somewhere for $5k running.
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post #35 of 107
3/19/08 at 3:57pm
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An ESTATE?
The only one built.
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post #36 of 107
3/19/08 at 4:11pm
Thankfully!
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post #37 of 107
3/19/08 at 4:15pm
Kind of looks like a squashed and stretched Volvo wagon.
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post #38 of 107
3/19/08 at 10:44pm
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Estates rarely look good. The stylish Volvo P1800 was made into an estate ES model, which is quite ugly, I feel.
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post #39 of 107
3/19/08 at 10:52pm
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LK, what do you think of TVR? Or Morgan?

I don't like the look of TVR. Morgan can be a bit Internet Gentleman for my tastes.
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post #40 of 107
3/19/08 at 11:34pm
TVRs are, to quote Top Gear, absolutely mental. Agree on the estates -- I've seen DB5 estates, that ruined Volvo, and an estate of my XJS. The people who do those things have lost sense. ps, LK, what's the story with the fish?
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post #41 of 107
3/19/08 at 11:41pm
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It's an antique etching of an electric ray--I rather liked the shape of it.
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post #42 of 107
3/20/08 at 12:06am
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Estates rarely look good. The stylish Volvo P1800 was made into an estate ES model, which is quite ugly, I feel.

I disagree. I always liked the ES much more; I almost bought one. I reminds me of an XKE hearse.
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post #43 of 107
3/20/08 at 3:13am
Is the ES the one with the big glass rear window?
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post #44 of 107
3/20/08 at 3:19am
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Is the ES the one with the big glass rear window?

Indeed.

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post #45 of 107
3/20/08 at 3:24am
That's not a very good example. There used to be one that ran around San Francisco. British racing green, tinted glass with chrome wire wheels. It was quite nice.
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