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« Reply #30 on: February 24, 2011, 10:01:15 PM »

I have more photo's of this car. Sure the colors are horrible but the car looks in nice shape. The bodywork at least. What did you do with it, Robert?
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« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2011, 10:17:53 PM »

Scrapped it. It was badly rusted, and I mean badly. However, lots of parts live on in my car or were sold. Engine, gearbox, Konis, driveshaft, H?rmann floor protection, complete front axle with steering rack, wheel arches, dashboard and front spoiler are in my car or go there. Driver door, rear axle, exhaust, front mask, front bumper, steering column I keep for spares. Vial wheels, springs, seats, rear muffler, center console, instrument cluster, steering wheel and other stuff were sold. Many years ago now.

Poor car. It was once an orange Sport. Came into the hands of people who made it worse than a Replica  Grin

By the way, the price for it was 6.70 Euros  Grin

And on second thought: the roof spoiler I sold to Ireland. Seems it wasn't happy there and moved on to England?  Wink
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« Reply #32 on: February 24, 2011, 11:19:45 PM »

Is one of the rear whell arch the one you have send me? Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2011, 08:02:25 AM »

yes, I had two for the same side of this particular arch. So, parts of this car live on in Greece also. And in Australia, the B pillar cover plates went there  Cool

By the way, strangest item that was in the car was a stone age "navigation system" by Bosch, from the 80s. See this picture, looks like a taxi clock, but isn't. Also found a happy buyer. Remember, this car was scrapped in 2004, so no bad feelings about trashing a "rare" Sport. Maybe now it would have been a basis for a Replica - it wasn't 7 years ago, there was simply no interest. The times they have changed a little (only a little, still perfect Sports are butchered with uncertain results these days...)


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« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2011, 08:14:48 AM »

Robert?

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« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2011, 08:26:12 AM »

Sorry Mike, here it is - I was distracted it seems  Angry

The name of the system was "Bosch Car Pilot", by the  way. Hard to find any info on this on the web, but I even managed to get the original user manual (xerocopy) from Bosch back then.
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« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2011, 08:40:39 AM »

I never knew there were gps systems back in the 80's. I thought it was something invented in the 90's.
Anyway, the (gay) colors were also on the inside of the car  Undecided
Here is one of the pictures i have from this car  Wink


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« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2011, 08:41:59 AM »

Another one...


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« Reply #38 on: February 25, 2011, 08:56:11 AM »

It was no GPS system. Used a gyrocompass, no satellites. (Don't know if it was any use at all, besides looking fancy).

See the rear muffler on this car? Tried to sell it here several times, nobody wanted it - now it has gone to Northern Germany, new owner (no, it's not Heini!) is happy. Is mounted to a marvelous blue CL with chrome bumpers, looks good - I'm astonished myself  Smiley
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« Reply #39 on: February 25, 2011, 01:07:05 PM »

Rear lights look strange though. What car are these from?
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« Reply #40 on: February 25, 2011, 01:11:02 PM »

From 128 3P?  Smiley
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« Reply #41 on: February 25, 2011, 01:16:36 PM »

From 128 3P  Smiley

Not sure about that  Undecided They look square on the 131 but they are not square on the 3p. Probably some kind of standard square lights as used on trailers  Wink
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« Reply #42 on: February 25, 2011, 01:21:08 PM »

Possible. They are (were) hideous.
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« Reply #43 on: February 25, 2011, 01:21:44 PM »

Theo's right. Not from 128 3P, otherwise they would have sold like gold  Roll Eyes See here, a view from behind. Just square, not in rhombus shape like on 128 Coup


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« Reply #44 on: February 25, 2011, 01:23:39 PM »

Rises one question: Now, where do i put the licence plate  Undecided Tongue
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