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Old 17-01-2005, 10:22 PM   #1
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Default Since when did SPHELL have a V8??
Ok, it's a different car! :P

RMYERS and myself spotted this hidden away behind a local ford dealer this afternoon, and we thought the similarity between this car and doug's was quite striking.



Oh, incidently, the scoop is functional, as there is a K&N filter tucked away nicely in there ;)
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Old 17-01-2005, 10:25 PM   #2
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my god thats scary...

sure its an 8, might be CFi with the filter............
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Old 17-01-2005, 10:27 PM   #3
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That is remarkably scary!
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Old 17-01-2005, 10:27 PM   #4
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my god thats scary...

sure its an 8, might be CFi with the filter............
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Old 17-01-2005, 11:15 PM   #5
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Quite a strong resembelence!!! just needs mirrors painted asap!
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Old 17-01-2005, 11:55 PM   #6
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mmmmm sexy car
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Old 17-01-2005, 11:56 PM   #7
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WTF..................................! Can't tell from the angle but are they the same rims?
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Old 18-01-2005, 01:05 AM   #8
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Why would he bother with a V8, twin Turbo 6 is enough. still, it looks bloody similar.
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Old 18-01-2005, 01:10 AM   #9
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thats pretty close although that looks like blueprint, dougs is a cypress blue of an ignis and he has the grey stipes not clour coded ones otherwise there pretty similar good find !
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Old 18-01-2005, 07:50 AM   #10
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nah they're different rims.
But deffinately something u have to look at twice :P
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Old 18-01-2005, 08:44 AM   #11
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Looks pretty similar. Functional or not, I really don't like that bonnet scoop.
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Old 18-01-2005, 08:54 AM   #12
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No, i'm not a huge fan of the bonnet scoop either.

I reckon if it was lower it wouldn't be too bad...
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Old 18-01-2005, 10:16 AM   #13
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Whhaaatttttttt the hell happened there lol?!? If you didn't look at that twice you'd just about think it was Doug's car.

Nice find ThanTOs :P

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Old 18-01-2005, 10:18 AM   #14
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Actually, is that photoshopped? That rear wheel looks huge.

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Not photoshopped. The rear wheel just is huge :P
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Was it for sale or was it the dealer's car?
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Old 18-01-2005, 04:04 PM   #17
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Nice EA overall, would be interesting to know what's under the bonnet...
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Old 18-01-2005, 06:06 PM   #18
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No, i'm not a huge fan of the bonnet scoop either.
The scoop looks to Commodore for the car really. Never have liked that style.
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Old 18-01-2005, 06:10 PM   #19
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hmm ea with a v8?
guy musta spent alot of time on it by the look of it
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Was it for sale or was it the dealer's car?
It was in the employee carpark out the back, so my guess is it belongs to someone working there...
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No, i'm not a huge fan of the bonnet scoop either.
Don't lie, vent boy!
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yeah sunny showed me this yesterday, it's freaky!
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Yes, it is freaky. ;)

But more importantly, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU SELLING YOUR CAR!?!?!?!?!?! :(
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lol, simple.....cause i want an EF/EL ;)
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And you're not gonna transfer any of the gear (i.e. turbos) over to the new car?
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nup too much stuffing around. I just want a nice clean EF/EL then I want to lower it and get some big wheels and leave it like that for a while. Gotta start saving some money this year. I spend too much on the EA.
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holy shit doug! i cant believe youre selling it!

btw, i heard a story about you the other day.. know anyones sister called ashley?
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dougs threatened to sell a million and 1 times now...

it will go with him to the grave..........
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btw, i heard a story about you the other day.. know anyones sister called ashley?
lol sounds juicy..........:P
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holy shit doug! i cant believe youre selling it!

btw, i heard a story about you the other day.. know anyones sister called ashley?

yeah i know ashley it's my mate's sister. Her b/f said he knew ya.
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