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Old-Nail · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 853

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

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22779 Location: UK

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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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4231 Location: South Cheshire

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.

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Some work has gone into that!

Cheers

Dave

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4850 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4231 Location: South Cheshire

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

Scotty · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 883

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).

Uncle Joe · Guest

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

Old-Nail · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 853

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

Uncle Joe · Guest

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

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22779 Location: UK

Uncle Joe · Guest

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?

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22779 Location: UK

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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Uncle Joe · Guest

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.

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4231 Location: South Cheshire

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.