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Kompressor maybe.
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E300CE? :)
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Gibbo2286 wrote: 20 Sep 2021, 17:11 Kompressor maybe.
Not that Gibbo

As in Hangman it has this form

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mickthemaverick wrote: 20 Sep 2021, 17:16 E300CE? :)
Right number of characters Mick but not right model. I liked it which for me, is quite unusual for a Mercedes. Its a long coupe.
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 20 Sep 2021, 16:25 Classic Car of The Day Know your Mercedes
What would be the model name on the badge? :?:

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Is it a 560SEC then? :)
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mickthemaverick wrote: 20 Sep 2021, 17:23 Is it a 560SEC then? :)
It is Well done Mick! The angle of my photo makes it look less long than it is :-D
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I spotted this beauty at Chieveley Services this morning.
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You forget how narrow the E type is until you see it in a parking box next to modern cars.
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You forget how narrow the E type is
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I guess most modern cars are bloated; although very few will actually seat 3 across the rear, unless they work as lady dancers for the Royal Ballet - but are sold as 5 seaters.

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I suspect that modern cars are made to suit the "average" family - 2 adults and 2.4 children.
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I agree!! All OK until the 2.4 become 3 large.
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Time was, when a teenager could buy one of these, and learn how to fix them and do them up.
Time was, when a teenager could buy one of these, and learn how to fix them and do them up.
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By the time I got the camera out the classic car I spotted appears very small on the photograph, it was very small to start with :-D
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Spot the classic car (its blue with a white roof)
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Blue/ white Imp
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Post by mickthemaverick »

Is that a Mini, Elf, Imp or Hornet by any chance? :-D
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If it is an Elf it has got very wide alloys!
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