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Old-Nail



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: Concours Dolomite Sprint. Reply with quote

I have just received a commission to do a painting of a Dolomite Sprint for a chap in Scotland.

This car is a real minter! I'm sure the owner wouldn't mind me sharing the link to his photos on here.

Dolly Sprint fans prepare to drool!

http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p21/hutch76/Dolomite%20Sprint/?mediafilter=images
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That does look bonnie doesn't it!! Smile

One of the few 70s cars I would like to own one day, along with a BRG XJ12C and early 99 Turbo

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Learned to drive & passed my test in an Dolly; a bright yellow 1980 (only a 1.3 tho)car, ah may be this is one of the 80's car I would like to own Very Happy
Cracking looking car Old Nail.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

Some work has gone into that!

Cheers

Dave
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi
ukdave2002 wrote:
Learned to drive & passed my test in an Dolly; a bright yellow 1980 (only a 1.3 tho)car, ah may be this is one of the 80's car I would like to own Very Happy
Cracking looking car Old Nail.


Was that a private car?
I remember BSM using Toledo's.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Penman

It was a BSM car definatly a Dolomite, it was a brand new car and I felt like a king driving it. Dave
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now that's a seriously smart car. Very Happy

Anybody notice the American "Starsky & Hutch" Ford Torino beside it in one of the shots, that looks very smart as well (I think I've seen it "in the flesh" here at one of our American related shows).
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The car does look OK, and it looks as though someone hasput an awful lot of work into it.

But if I'm truthful it doesnt do anything for me.

I've noticed that there are quite few more modern cars being posted on here. Cant we have a cut off date? Or a separate section? Then I could avoid looking at them... Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a tip UJ, if it says 'Dolomite Sprint' in the title - don't click on it and hey presto!...you don't have to look at it! Wink

That's what I do with Chrysler 300's and stuff like that...it works fine for me! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not as easy as that O-N. Went into the ''seen anything interesting'' topic. what did I see? A V reg Escort! Whats that doing on here? There are plenty other places on the net for something like that, without the need to sully this forum... Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uncle Joe wrote:
Not as easy as that O-N. Went into the ''seen anything interesting'' topic. what did I see? A V reg Escort! Whats that doing on here? There are plenty other places on the net for something like that, without the need to sully this forum... Laughing


well its knocking on 30 years old - ok not really my thing, but others might be interested in it, plus its a rare thing to see other than at a show, which is why I put it on here. And lets not forget, it pre-dates some of the younger members of the forum....

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick: I can understand your reasoning. But why not create a separate classic cars section, shall we say for cars after 1975, but no younger than say 25 years old?
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think there are really enough threads about post-75 cars to make it worthwhile, generally speaking most cars that belong to people on here are earlier anyway. If this changes though of course its something that could be done at a later date, but at the mo, is it worth it?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hopefully, this posting photos of ''newer'' cars will die out naturally. As I remember, over the past few days there have been 4 postings of newer stuff. So therefore, you are probably correct Rick, at present its not worth it.

I suppose more or less everyone on the forum has seen these cars every day. Therefore, to me at least, they arent all that interesting. My daily driver is now 12 years old. I guess that very few forum members members have seen one in reality. Therefore, it will possibly be an interesting car to most, just due to it rarity. But would I consider posting a photo on the forum? No, sorry. It just doent belong on here.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UJ an interesting/ classic car is interesting in the eye of the beholder, whether it be 100 or 1 years old, please lets not discriminate, if its interesting its cool.
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