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Persnickety Tim
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Mon May 09, 2005 7:50 am Post subject:
identity of rear-engine sports car from seventies |
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On a visit to England in the 1970's, I saw a strange sports car in a
[French?] dealership. Unfortunately, it was Sunday, and the dealership
was closed, so I only got to look at it through the windows. I
couldn't make out the nameplate at all.. This two-door car appeared to
be rear-engined, and sat three abreast in bucket seats, with the
transmission hump separating the driver from the two passengers. The
rear bulkhead [firewall?] was immediately behind the As you would
expect, the car was quite wide, but not very long at all, about the
proportions of a postage stamp. It was low and rather wedge-shaped.
Is there anyone here who might know what it could have been? I have
been curious ever since.
TIA, Tim
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Paul Spencer
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Tue May 10, 2005 1:52 pm Post subject:
Re: identity of rear-engine sports car from seventies |
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On Sun, 08 May 2005 21:55:10 -0500, Persnickety Tim
<tarmstrong@kmts.canthespam> wrote:
| Quote: | On a visit to England in the 1970's, I saw a strange sports car in a
[French?] dealership. Unfortunately, it was Sunday, and the dealership
was closed, so I only got to look at it through the windows. I
couldn't make out the nameplate at all.. This two-door car appeared to
be rear-engined, and sat three abreast in bucket seats, with the
transmission hump separating the driver from the two passengers. The
rear bulkhead [firewall?] was immediately behind the As you would
expect, the car was quite wide, but not very long at all, about the
proportions of a postage stamp. It was low and rather wedge-shaped.
Is there anyone here who might know what it could have been? I have
been curious ever since.
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Possibly the Matra-Simca Bagheera
(http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Bagheera/bagheera-index.html). It was a
3-seat mid-engined sports car, albeit with a 1300cc engine.
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Persnickety Tim
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Wed May 11, 2005 4:30 am Post subject:
Re: identity of rear-engine sports car from seventies |
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Thanks, Paul, that's probably it. The interior looks right. The back
isn't quite as exotic as I thought I remembered, but that's probably
because a lot of fastbacks have come and gone since then. Thanks
especially for the link to the comprehensive gallery - the 'X-ray'
picture was the one that convinced me.
Tim
On Tue, 10 May 2005 09:52:00 +0100, Paul Spencer <ps@boynings.co.uk>
wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 08 May 2005 21:55:10 -0500, Persnickety Tim
tarmstrong@kmts.canthespam> wrote:
On a visit to England in the 1970's, I saw a strange sports car in a
[French?] dealership. Unfortunately, it was Sunday, and the dealership
was closed, so I only got to look at it through the windows. I
couldn't make out the nameplate at all.. This two-door car appeared to
be rear-engined, and sat three abreast in bucket seats, with the
transmission hump separating the driver from the two passengers. The
rear bulkhead [firewall?] was immediately behind the As you would
expect, the car was quite wide, but not very long at all, about the
proportions of a postage stamp. It was low and rather wedge-shaped.
Is there anyone here who might know what it could have been? I have
been curious ever since.
Possibly the Matra-Simca Bagheera
(http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Bagheera/bagheera-index.html). It was a
3-seat mid-engined sports car, albeit with a 1300cc engine. |
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