A few of us on here like a little French car

Hurricane52

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Awhile ago, I took my GTA to a busy little local garage for a spruce up and MOT.

“It’ll be ready by Christmas” became a running joke for fifteen years. Sadly, it never was, as the owner of the garage passed away recently and took all his knowledge and enthusiasm with him.

No-one knew what jobs he’d done over the years and his family need the garage space, so I’ve brought it home today. My dad is 80 on Monday and he’s keen on getting back together in time for Christmas, so we’ve decided to have a crack at it together. Gulp.

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Oneball

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Awhile ago, I took my GTA to a busy little local garage for a spruce up and MOT.

“It’ll be ready by Christmas” became a running joke for fifteen years. Sadly, it never was, as the owner of the garage passed away recently and took all his knowledge and enthusiasm with him.

No-one knew what jobs he’d done over the years and his family need the garage space, so I’ve brought it home today. My dad is 80 on Monday and he’s keen on getting back together in time for Christmas, so we’ve decided to have a crack at it together. Gulp.

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Would love a Le Mans but missed that boat. Great colour. They had a white one in the window of the Renault dealers in Digbeth when they were new, great looking cars.
 

lifes2short

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Awhile ago, I took my GTA to a busy little local garage for a spruce up and MOT.

“It’ll be ready by Christmas” became a running joke for fifteen years. Sadly, it never was, as the owner of the garage passed away recently and took all his knowledge and enthusiasm with him.

No-one knew what jobs he’d done over the years and his family need the garage space, so I’ve brought it home today. My dad is 80 on Monday and he’s keen on getting back together in time for Christmas, so we’ve decided to have a crack at it together. Gulp.

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nice plate, you could of waited until the bloke had finished taking a leak before taking the photo
 

Hurricane52

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Would love a Le Mans but missed that boat. Great colour. They had a white one in the window of the Renault dealers in Digbeth when they were new, great looking cars.
I love the colour too, but my Dad thinks it’s not exciting enough. It was a badge delete Turbo from new. I had it about three years old I think. There was a chap called Alan Matthews in Lulworth Cove who used to service it for me. Think he had a Lemans. He definitely had a special A110 and a R5T2. Also had the first UK Venturi 400GT in once when I was there. That was a beast.
 

Tallman

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I never knew this existed......Very pretty!

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And this would be something to look forward to...

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Whilst generally I like convertible versions, in this case I think I like the coupe more, maybe because the rear has such an iconic shape. It loses a bit of its identity - that aggressive squat look as a convertible. But maybe I should see it in real life before judging - no chance of that unfortunately where I am…
 

zagatoes30

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Don't tell Phil but I always liked the GTA, we nearly bought one at an auction a few years ago but the build quality and interior fit was shocking
 

Vampyrebat

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Whilst generally I like convertible versions, in this case I think I like the coupe more, maybe because the rear has such an iconic shape. It loses a bit of its identity - that aggressive squat look as a convertible. But maybe I should see it in real life before judging - no chance of that unfortunately where I am…
Agree 100%! I love spyders but generally FHC versions are generally better looking...........Karmann Ghia being a perfect example (IMO)