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F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« on: August 27, 2009, 12:58:15 PM »
For one point I need a name of this car.
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Re: F#83
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2009, 05:33:30 AM »
Gitane GT
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Re: F#83
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2009, 12:35:09 PM »
Right you are!

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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2011, 08:01:25 AM »
Here's a rare further picture of this car:
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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 12:13:59 PM »
And a rear view..

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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2012, 12:54:54 PM »
Hey - it looks pretty sweet from that angle.
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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2012, 07:22:13 AM »
It was a great-looking car; one for the "biggest waste" file.
Believe only 1 was made, which is a pity.  It could have had a future.
Probably lack of capital was the reason for no further development: the usual problem!
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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2012, 07:51:18 AM »
What did the front look like?
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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2012, 07:56:02 AM »
Here you are:
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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2012, 05:15:44 AM »
Wow!
I've NEVER seen the front before!
Thanks.
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Re: F#83 - Solved - 1962 Gitane GT
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2016, 10:38:02 AM »
Front view with a writeup from Autocar magazine: