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| Jon |
Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 18:32:09
The Rapier is a 1962 ser 3 , the only other one around here ( Richards Bay ), and the Sceptre ( in Durban ) is the best I have ever seen.
Regards
Jan.
The other pic wouldnt up load jan dont no what happened
Hillman Avenger MK1 GT,
Commer PB Pick-Up x2,
Commer PB Panel Van,
Dodge spaceavn Auto sleeper,
Triumph Stag MK1,
Chevette HS x2,
Lancia Delta Integrale,
Fiat Mk1 Uno Turbo, |
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| turbinecol |
Posted - 31 Dec 2010 : 13:45:22
if only someone really made a Sceptre model like that. The Lansdowne models one that crops up on eb*y for huge prices is utterly terrible....
The background here has been cut out and blurred in photoshop using gaussian blur. A bit overdone in this instance!! |
| UMU |
Posted - 16 Nov 2010 : 21:32:24
Definitly a model car
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| janmarine3 |
Posted - 15 Nov 2010 : 03:57:08
seeing that England beat the Aussies I will forgive you... |
| arrocuda |
Posted - 14 Nov 2010 : 20:48:26
Hi Jan.... you are correct... I have let the thread slip behind a little. Things have moved on but I've not had the car outside recently to get any pics. Is very difficult to get bodyside shots inside the lock up cos it's chokka with stuff and the lighting is poor.
I'll make the effort to get some pics, boot lid is coming along quite well now so will give me a reason to get it up to date. Plan is to prepare the engine for the turbo installation over the winter but probably be next spring before it's ready to go on. Will get some pics of what I'm doing with the parts I've gathered so far.
Building the '2nd series' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda'). |
| janmarine3 |
Posted - 14 Nov 2010 : 18:44:38
I have given up trying to think what is cooking here with this photo, and I have actually lost contact with the owner too, so can't ask him either.
By the way arrocuda, I/we have only seen one photo of your turbo'd motor, how far did you get with your car and how about some photos then.  |
| arrocuda |
Posted - 13 Nov 2010 : 21:20:33
The car appears to be parked on a concrete block that is raised inside the garage. Check out the edges of the block running from the o/s rear wing and the n/s front wing. Very strange!
Building the '2nd series' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda'). |
| janmarine3 |
Posted - 21 Oct 2010 : 16:18:01
I see what you mean, maybe the camera was zoomed or something , when one zooms on the picture there are funny glares and reflections. The glass might be causing magnification and distortion as well.I never noticed anything on the original photo, maybe it went funny afterwards . Helluva discussion though ! |
| JPSH120 |
Posted - 21 Oct 2010 : 08:56:36
It almost looks like its parked in a garage but then the walls of the garage have been superimposed with something else!?
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| Holbay120 |
Posted - 21 Oct 2010 : 08:34:00
Hi Jan, It's just that something is not quite right but I can't put my finger on it,If that's a full size car the reflection in the windscreen is one very big bloke!
Regards
David McKenna |
| janmarine3 |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 23:39:53
I never took the photo's, now that you mention it - I tried to look what it is parked on but I don't know...but the background does look eerie as if the focus of the camera was not right. |
| Holbay120 |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 21:13:47
Hi Jason, no it's not just you,I thought it looked like a (very)sophisticated model as well, perhaps it the background - what's it parked on?
Regards
David McKenna |
| JPSH120 |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 20:56:51
Is it me or does that last picture of the sceptre look like a dinky toy?!!
Nice looking car tho 
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| janmarine3 |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 20:13:36
Actually at one stage we came close to swapping the Sunbeam and the Humber, but it never was to be. Just as well because I can't see me keeping those immaculate white seats and interior clean. I would love to have one though.I am one of those guys who steps off the ladder into the paint tin |
| Fastback Thomas |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 17:40:52
My dad always says he drove one of them once from a friend.
And he was surprised about how smooth the automatic gearbox on a standard car was. And how easy and smooth it drove.
My dad and me also have been dreaming about putting a V8 in there.
It would make a wonderfull car to drive with a V8 engine...
I like a car thath looks normal but can really knock you off your socks! |
| janmarine3 |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 14:56:52
or the small Rover V8, nice quiet smooth engine that won't break anything  |
