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SOLVED - What car #580 - 1978 Veebirds Inc. Veebird
« on: April 13, 2009, 08:37:54 AM »
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2009, 11:05:37 AM »
A Ford Thunderbird would be too obvious, so this must be some car that looks like a Ford Thunderbird but isn't...

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...unless it's some special version of the Thunderbird, but I can't find anything to support that.
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2009, 11:57:58 AM »
Judging by the doors at least, I think it is a fiberglass copy.
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2009, 07:16:29 PM »
faksta is right - this one is made out of glass fibre. But isn't there something else that seems a bit odd?
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2009, 09:02:18 PM »
I suppose that the wheelbase is shorter than the original
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2009, 09:32:02 PM »
It is.
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2009, 04:45:36 PM »
Is it a DKW 1000 SP (possibly modified to make it look more Thunderbirdish then the original)?
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2009, 06:27:14 PM »
Regal Replica Tbird kit
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2009, 06:54:07 PM »
Quote from: 250gto on April 15, 2009, 04:45:36 PM
Is it a DKW 1000 SP (possibly modified to make it look more Thunderbirdish then the original)?

It's not based on a DKW, no.

Quote from: gilescooperuk on April 15, 2009, 06:27:14 PM
Regal Replica Tbird kit

That's not the name of this kit!
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2009, 01:02:08 PM »
Veebird?
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Re: What car #580
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2009, 07:01:32 PM »
Ah yes!

This is a 1978 Veebird kit, by Veebirds Inc.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #580 - 1978 Veebirds Inc. Veebird
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2009, 11:19:25 PM »
Wow ... wondered about this one.  Knew it wasn't a Thunderbird ... looked too short for that.  But, wasn't sure what it was.

Interesting ... talk about a retro look for 1978....



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