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Old 07-29-2012, 04:02 PM
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I'm dreaming of another obscure car, preferably an open 2 seater.. a proper roadster. As we all know, the great bargains are found where noone is looking

Lotus Elan M100 comes to mind but it's front wheel drive...

Fiat Barchetta - It's front wheel drive and a .. Fiat...

Keep them coming!
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Old 07-29-2012, 05:43 PM
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How about a Ford Merkur.

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Old 07-31-2012, 01:14 PM
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Sierras and Scorpios were in abundance here. They relieved the Granadas and Taunuses (Taunii?).
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Old 07-31-2012, 01:28 PM
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Obscure proper roadster, preferably not FWD? Uh, BMW Z1?
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Old 07-31-2012, 01:33 PM
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Obscure proper roadster, preferably not FWD? Uh, BMW Z1?
Those are awesome.
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Old 07-31-2012, 02:11 PM
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Obscure proper roadster, preferably not FWD? Uh, BMW Z1?
It's a fantastic looker but rumour (= motorist "consensus") has it's not a great handler. And it's hardly obscure...

I found one one, the Mazda Autozam AZ-1:



The bigger problem is getting this registered for the road...

Edit: It's a coupè, not a roadster. But it's LIGHT!
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Re: Obscurity level SVX

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