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SOLVED - What car #407 - 1983 Moss Mamba
« on: September 02, 2008, 05:25:48 AM »
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Re: What car #407
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2008, 05:58:04 AM »
I know this, I know this, I know this. Will take a while to trace it back....

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Re: What car #407
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2008, 06:24:33 PM »
Take your time... but there are other good rookies these days... ;)
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Re: What car #407
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2008, 05:30:09 PM »
Well… am I ruining the fun if I tell this is a Moss Mamba? (Its early sixties’ look is misleading, it was actually built between 1983 and 1985.)

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Re: What car #407
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2008, 05:47:02 PM »
Ah! Indeed it is the Moss Mamba. The point is yours!

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Re: SOLVED - What car #407 - 1983 Moss Mamba
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2008, 07:00:08 PM »
Anorak fact here - the Moss Mamba was basically a re-engineered AKS Continental bodyshell from the early 1960s (pic attached)

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Re: SOLVED - What car #407 - 1983 Moss Mamba
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2008, 08:14:47 PM »
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Re: SOLVED - What car #407 - 1983 Moss Mamba
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2008, 08:58:04 AM »
"Look deep into the Parka"