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Thats amazing, its a shame it didn't end up in gone in 60 seconds.
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FarmerPug wrote:Thats amazing, its a shame it didn't end up in gone in 60 seconds.
Well it was a Ford Mustang they used, and Ford owned Volvo at the time, so it would've been possible that it would've been shortlisted :D
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Funnily enough that era of Volvo are THE best in terms of reliability and build. The styling is a bit crap but they are bloody good motors :wink:
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haha, excellent :) joking aside they are a great car, were these the ones Volvo took touring car racing?
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I thought it was the 850 they took touring car racing?

Mind that was before aerodynamic aids, then Alfa turned up with a stock 155 covered in spoilers "as standard"

Then they had to have a saloon car shape with a standard spoiler.

But now they have hatchback focuseses and Civics that have a near-vertical rear, why can't they race estates again?
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sirwiggum wrote:But now they have hatchback focuseses and Civics that have a near-vertical rear, why can't they race estates again?
I guess the manufacturers have decided that as hatches are more popular there's less point showcasing saloons and estates, its a pity though, produced some epic racing. And touring cars are still an excellent watch, its a pity itv don't advertise them more as there's so much more action compared to F1.
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sirwiggum wrote:But now they have hatchback focuseses and Civics that have a near-vertical rear, why can't they race estates again?
I guess the manufacturers have decided that as hatches are more popular there's less point showcasing saloons and estates, its a pity though, produced some epic racing. And touring cars are still an excellent watch, its a pity itv don't advertise them more as there's so much more action compared to F1.
It gets fired on ITV4 when the main ITV1 channel is showing repeats of Columbo or Midsummer nights murders.

Mind you, could you imagine Julian Simmons introducing it?

"Well now on the UTV, its big boys with big cars..."
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sirwiggum wrote: Mind you, could you imagine Julian Simmons introducing it?

"Well now on the UTV, its big boys with big cars..."
:cheesy: :cheesy:
The thing is thats exactly how he would say it :cheesy:
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FarmerPug wrote:
sirwiggum wrote: Mind you, could you imagine Julian Simmons introducing it?

"Well now on the UTV, its big boys with big cars..."
:cheesy: :cheesy:
The thing is thats exactly how he would say it :cheesy:
:)

In the style of corrie

"Well Mat Jacksons on a flyer again til thon big jammy get Gordon Sheddon scunders him, and will thon eejit Plato calm the jets? Our will it be another gurnin match? Find out now on BTCC."
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:cheesy: :cheesy:
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I tried explaining him to English people at university.

This big camp man who is an air hostess during the week but comes on before coronation street at the weekends and gives a synopsis using local slang.
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