Jay Laifman wrote:
> I constantly see the comparisons between the Alpine and the Thunderbird.
> But, has anyone else ever noticed the striking similarity between the
> Alpine and the Aston Martin DB4 (that's the one that looks like the James
> Bond car, but has ringed headlights instead of the covered headlights)? If
> you slightly pucker the grill and stretch the bonnet out, it really is
> similar. And the rear tailights are of similar design too. The Aston
> Martin has three verticle circles, in similar formation to the Alpine
> shape. The Alpine early bumper uprights are almost identical, as are the
> front turnsignals, and the body shape at the same spot. The line from the
> top of the front fender to the back of the later tail fins is basically
> identical. The shape of the windshield is basically the same. And then
> there's the Harrington.
>
> So much for the poor-man's Cobra, let's hear it for the poor-man's Aston
> Martin!
Hey Hey, what cha say ? I used to know a guy that allways said" I had a car
just like that one, except the tial lights were different, the dash is
different", and go on to list about 20 other items that if you were full of
barly pop and had to many days on the road it sounded like he had a car just
like that?????my 2p
chuck
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