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JamesL

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Spot the deliberate mistook
« on: January 11, 2011, 11:01:20 »
 :D :D

And yes, it's an ad in the January Classic and Sports Car magazine placed by MB Special Products division at MB Brooklands. Car is for sale at £60k. Sorry about the pic quality, I snapped it with my phone after finishing the magazine



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Re: Spot the deliberate mistook
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 11:09:15 »
1959 - to 1965 ??? Just my humble guess...
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Re: Spot the deliberate mistook
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 12:05:08 »
Despite the mistake in the years, it took them six years to build that car?  Must be pretty special.
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Re: Spot the deliberate mistook
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 15:09:55 »
Quality takes time :-)
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Re: Spot the deliberate mistook
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 22:08:35 »
I've never heard of the concave roof explained as adding balance to "such a lightweight coupe". Without going back to the definitive literature (Guenther Engelen's "Vom Barock zur Pagode") my recollection is that it was to add glass / visibility surface.
And there's no reference to a soft-top, referring to the car as a coupe. Wonder if that makes it a California Coupe?
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Re: Spot the deliberate mistook
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2011, 18:34:35 »
It's pretty bad when the manufacturer itself starts to spread misinformation.....

 

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