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I've been enjoying seeing these Fiesta pictures :D Definitely the MK1 was the best looking model that once again confirms my 'original is best' belief...

It even manages to look good in that rather insipid 'dishwater grey/green' colour... On any other car it would be vomit-inducing but somehow the little Fiesta pulls off the surprising trick of looking good in it!

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Thanks for your comments Jim. As well as enjoying spotting these things and clicking the shutter for my own pleasure, it is nice to generate a bit of response from time to time, keeps the forum flowing :-D

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I enjoy it as much as you do Neil :D So keep on posting this sort of stuff!

That white MG with the horrid headlights needs to be in this thread ;) Definitely awful!

The MK1 Fiesta looks its very best with round headlights...
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Rare animals indeed Lynx and Jaguar only 67 ever released into the wild.
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Click to enlarge<br />Nice &quot;brochure-esque&quot; composition<br />https://youtu.be/hucucHxTBwY
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They do a better distorted double chevron impression when lit up at nighttime.
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A video review of that one Neil.
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Something anthropomorphic about this quizzical look
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Is that a Triumph Vitesse Neil? :)
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mickthemaverick wrote: 24 Jun 2023, 19:49 Is that a Triumph Vitesse Neil? :)
It is, in black
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Jay-Bruce wrote: 03 Apr 2023, 13:55 The morgan has lancia thema lights on the rear arches, and I believe them to use new mini front headlights. The Aero 8 was a mainstream model spun off of the one-off then "limited run" aeromax, which is sex on wheels and I want one:
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The only cavaet with the aeros, both the aeromax which has the sleeker looking fastback coupe line and the pompus bulbous softtop equipped Aero 8, is they looked somewhat cross-eyed from certain angles:
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There were a couple of Mk III Cortinas at the weekends car show , a very pleasing rear end
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No Mk II Cortinas but their rear light cluster did make an appearance here...
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If you know your wheels, you will also know your side repeaters and vice versa
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 24 Jun 2023, 20:05
mickthemaverick wrote: 24 Jun 2023, 19:49 Is that a Triumph Vitesse Neil? :)
It is, in black
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