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    Re: What front end is this?

    Quote Originally Posted by Marcolino View Post
    Chris, i am glad too we did not convert it ;-)

    Last Saturday, Black Forest near Sasbachwalden, direction towards French Border ....
    'Great photo Marcus. A nice part of the world?

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    Re: What front end is this?

    Quote Originally Posted by ProtoTipo View Post
    'Great photo Marcus. A nice part of the world?
    Yes Chris, of course a nice part of the world ... like so many other ones ;-)

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    Re: What front end is this?

    Remembering this thread we chatted recently with Bernard Darniche about front end and this 1977 Tour auto winner car...one of his favorite car with this front end for track stage...here shot on Castellet circuit!

    I like this one and would like to get one similar front end...an idea for a next build!

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    Re: What front end is this?

    Its the Giro front end. Gerry makes them, not cheap!. More top louvres above the headlights. Almost the same as the le-mans cars ran but the opening next to the indicator is slightly too small to fit the same lights the Le-mans cars had fitted. I'm lucky enough to have both spec front ends. The Giro is much much lighter! I will be using this one for hill climbs.

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    Re: What front end is this?

    Quote Originally Posted by GrahamH View Post
    Its the Giro front end. Gerry makes them, not cheap!. More top louvres above the headlights. Almost the same as the le-mans cars ran but the opening next to the indicator is slightly too small to fit the same lights the Le-mans cars had fitted. I'm lucky enough to have both spec front ends. The Giro is much much lighter! I will be using this one for hill climbs.
    Thank you for this helpful explanation...Have you any pics of your car's front end which it would be interesting to see!

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    Re: What front end is this?

    Here's my car with the Giro front end on
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    Re: What front end is this?

    Looks fantastic ! Thanks

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    Re: What front end is this?

    Those lamps on the Chardonnet TDF car?
    I think they might be Vespa:
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/c1...38e8987d38.jpg

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