I was going to post one of those annoying guessing game threads but decided against it. My friends came by today so decided to post a few. This is the same car featured on Jay Leno's Garage.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Cool! Which engine does that one have?

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

The big Hemi, 6.1 I think I know it has a Magnussen supercharger and is rated at 640 hp and I think 600+ fp of torque.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Beautiful!


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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I see they copied that side-mount spare tire look from that 70's Cadillac roadster/"coupe".

What a fantastic and stunning car!!!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I was surprised to run across this little nugget: "Cobra designer Carroll Shelby and father of the Corvette Zora Arkus Duntov both drove Allards in the early 1950s."

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Two weeks ago I drove thru some really scenic sections of Quebec just north of the NY/Vermont border. It sure would have been nice to have one of those for the drive. Didn't really expect it to be a French car.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

The Allard was English....at least the original one was. Built by Sydney Allard.

The original had independent front suspension created by sawing a ford beam axle in two and making it pivot in the center.....a primitive swing axle for the front suspension. It gave them a reputation for being a bit evil to drive. Apparently the car steered itself when going over bumps and dips.

Shelby was good enough to figure it out and not be intimidated by them. He also raced some of the mid fifties big engine Ferraris which also had a reputation for being a bit evil....before winning LeMans with Roy Salvadori in an Aston Martin and having to quit because of a weak heart.

in retirement he decided to build a car with an English chassis and an American v8, of course, the Cobra.

The rest is history.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.