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The 541 in that picture was last MOT'd in the UK two years later, in 1988. Anyone know where it is now?
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Well vaguely................. it was originally registered TBC 94 and first owned by Fox's Glacia Mints, (but much later the Boots company bought the plate), I believe that it sported tail fins at some part of its life but not when I had it, I bought it from Mike Byrne in 85 and sold it in 93 in bits to a friend in Australia who has since passed it on, so it is still around Melbourne somewhere, I gather the body is now good (the friend was a proffessional modelmaker and proto build expert, one of the best actually), it was VG mechanically, but I dont know if it is back on the road.
The photo was taken outside IAD in Worthing in 86, the rather rude gentleman was a French designer called Patrick Reymond, looking at the photo I had forgotten how small the ALIEN actually was (loosly based on a Panther Solo package), the 541 was considered quite a big car then, now it is even dwarfed by a Polo !!!
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Not name that car, but what's that plexiglass thing for?
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Fly screen? Early head up display?
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Any thoughts? Probably too easy....
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:shock: Got to be a Austin Princess prototype is it not Shaun? :? ... It's not very nice anyway :cry:
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No, I don't believe. SD2
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shaun wrote:No, I don't believe. SD2
What do you mean Shaun.. Its a Rover SD2 :?: :shock: .. good god.. good job that didn't go into production then.. I should think they wouldn't have sold even 1 of them!! :D ... Bloody Orrible :? :lol:
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Triumph SD2 - Dolomite replacement but never to be
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It looks like a cross between a Lada at the front and a Citroen at the rear.

You do have to wonder what the car designers were smoking in those days, even some of the ones that made it in to production were the kind of car only a blind person would buy.

Different times I know and I remember my father telling me how difficult it was to get new cars for his reps. He would order a dozen cars and they would turn up in dribs and drabs over several months. Half of them would be back at the dealers within weeks and a couple of those would go back time and time again for endless problems. It did not matter what manufacturer they were from as he tried many makes. No wonder the Japanese cars became so successful.

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Steve Payne wrote:It looks like a cross between a Lada at the front and a Citroen at the rear.

You do have to wonder what the car designers were smoking in those days, even some of the ones that made it in to production were the kind of car only a blind person would buy.

Different times I know and I remember my father telling me how difficult it was to get new cars for his reps. He would order a dozen cars and they would turn up in dribs and drabs over several months. Half of them would be back at the dealers within weeks and a couple of those would go back time and time again for endless problems. It did not matter what manufacturer they were from as he tried many makes. No wonder the Japanese cars became so successful.

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I note its on a P plate and i believe its probably an earlier design for the sd1 that never made it but did get registerd there are lots of similarities to the sd1 but fk its ugly i am sure the first sd1 were on a p plate, cracking old cars get good v8 they were high speed movers, leyland also supplied you with 2 gold fish when you bought one in readiness for both left and right glove boxes to fill with rain water, :wink: :D :D :D :D :D owned lots of em fave was the ltd run V8 S lovely teddy bear interiors, :D
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Looks like an R on the wheel cap!!
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Royale Sabre, a friend in my other club used to own one.

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