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Offline Nordic

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« on: October 05, 2012, 06:30:44 pm »
http://www.24hseries.com/?page=550&newsID=1010

VDS, a well know racing team, that dates back to F5000 and before have come up with this rather good looking GT.
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Re: VDS
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2012, 08:18:43 pm »
That looks hidious!
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Re: VDS
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2012, 08:37:40 pm »
Has a Pantera look about it.  I'm always up for something that looks different than the usual cookie-cutter GT design theory.
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Personal favorites for me are Geoff Brabham's 1981 Can-Am title run, Al Holberts 1982 Can-Am campaign, and John Paul Jr's epic 1983 Michigan 500 win, when he beat Rick Mears in a straight fight, something almost impossible to do at MIS.
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Re: VDS
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2012, 11:59:40 am »
Hideous was not my first reaction. Interesting that it has a Maser engine, because the side elevation has something of the 4.7 litre Masers of the '70s about it. It looks purposeful enough - although the wide open grill thrills me less.
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Re: VDS
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2012, 03:15:20 pm »
First time on track at Spa







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Re: VDS
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2012, 07:38:28 pm »
Looks strangley odd - nice
Front yes 70's, Pantera era and back reminds me of Panoz

so need to see it in flesh, but overall not bad looking

Mind you it might be something to do with the TOP NOTCH photos  :)
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Re: VDS
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2012, 07:44:21 pm »
Quote from: nopanic - neil on October 28, 2012, 07:38:28 pm

Mind you it might be something to do with the TOP NOTCH photos  :)

Could be, they're not mine  ;D.
I still don't know what to think about it.  Starting to like the front but the side and the back are butt-ugly.
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Re: VDS
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2012, 09:53:21 pm »
Front is a bit Viper-ish, but the overall impression looks like the back end and front end of two completely different cars welded together. 
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Re: VDS
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2012, 11:37:45 pm »
I like that....Like a racing Reliant Schimitar (one of my favourite cars!)
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Re: VDS
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2012, 09:43:46 pm »
Fornt end reminiscent of the AM Vantage and side view of the AC428/ Cobra Daytona Coupe...chuck in a bit of Corvette and Pantera too and at least it's different....

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Re: VDS
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2012, 01:16:54 pm »
It's a 70's SAAB Sonnet with a body kit.

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Re: VDS
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2012, 06:46:46 pm »
It was raining at Spa??? :o :o :o

I thought it never rained there!  ;D
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Re: VDS
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2012, 12:14:57 am »
Quote from: Lazy B'stard on October 31, 2012, 01:16:54 pm
It's a 70's SAAB Sonnet with a body kit.

 ;D

That's what it reminds me of, could'nt think
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Re: VDS
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2012, 03:43:57 pm »
Sorry, I think it's a munster of a car, def. the worst looking GT I've seen for a while, kinda the Daytona Prototype of GT cars  :-[
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Re: VDS
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2012, 04:57:11 pm »
I agree
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