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Old 9/3/05, 08:26 PM
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What do you guys think? I noticed this when the new mustang first came out. The nose/cowl is very similar

http://www.kallinibrothers.com//images/auc...n%20Vantage.htm

The Volante is the convertible or So I remember. This one's labelled as a Vantage. Any takers on that?

Its a pretty good looking car for the 70s. Might even have borrowed something from the 69/70 mustang models


Or is the G35 closer?

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Old 9/3/05, 08:30 PM
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lol, i see where you're going. more like the GB mustang though....

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I never thought about that, but it has always looked like a fancy Mustang II to me.
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the AM? or the GB stang? cuz the GB is a foxbody...
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Yeah, I agree with the AM comment, and I hate to say it but the S197 and the Aston have the best feature of the maligned Mustang II: the big wide nose. Just past the headlights is where it starts to get Pinto-ish..

Always loved the AM though. 390hp in 1977? Sweet! Too bad they are about a bajillion dollars.

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Heck yeah, I have always loved that generation
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The fender flares and hood lines of the AM caught my eye. But hey, if it looks good, it's going to get copied.

That GB is uhhhh, interesting.
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The thing I find ironic is that the mid-90s Vantage is a heck of a lot like the SN95 Mustang (99-04 in particular).

And EVEN more ironic than than is that Ford Mo. Co. Is the parent of AM now.



http://www.astonmartins.com/virage/vantage.htm

Man that is a tight car.

AM really knows how to build cars. Check out this DOUBLE blown AMV8.

http://www.astonmartins.com/virage/v8_vant...volante_lwb.htm

We need a Super Cobra like that!!

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closing this topic since it was posted twice.

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php?showtopic=33578
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