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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    Each to their own, I am sure someone, somewhere will love it ??? !!!
    To me awful colour, louvers, rear lights etc

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    Each to their own, and not entirely to my taste, but you need to know the background to this build. It is cover on the Retropowercars youtube channel and the attention to detail is superb.

    www.youtube.com/@retropowercars

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    I really don't see the point of building a replica of a classic like the Stratos and then trying to make it different?

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    That's steel monocoque Stratos money.
    A safer bet, surely?

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    Quote Originally Posted by john View Post
    I really don't see the point of building a replica of a classic like the Stratos and then trying to make it different?
    Well, certainly not THAT different.

    I'm sure there's a buyer for it tho.

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    Looks like it might have sold, its 'no longer available' wonder if it went for the asking price?...........

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    Quote Originally Posted by renmure View Post
    Well, certainly not THAT different.

    I'm sure there's a buyer for it tho.
    I wouldn't disagree with that Jim. I'm all for uilding cars which look exactly like the original, or as close as you can go given the scarcity of 'original' parts.
    Looks like you're right about a buyer too. At least ebay says its no longer available this morning.

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    Looks as though trying to be a slight homage to the original original. Paint colour and louvers??

    I think I may nip down and show them how it should have looked, only 4 miles down the road, but the engine wouldn’t be warm by then.
    "Why make it easy when you can struggle"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Longtimefan View Post
    Looks as though trying to be a slight homage to the original original. Paint colour and louvers??

    I think I may nip down and show them how it should have looked, only 4 miles down the road, but the engine wouldn’t be warm by then.
    Depends how quickly you do the 4 miles!

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    Re: Good Luck With That.

    Quote Originally Posted by renmure View Post

    I'm sure there's a buyer for it tho.
    Hmmm. Having reflected on it for 14 months I'm now not so sure. It really is neither fish nor fowl and when it was at a daft price I thought there was probably enough daft folk out there to go for a one-off daft car. I'm less sure now who would go for it.

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