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Old 02-08-2016, 11:21 AM
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Came across this as I was tidying up an old website before it was re-designed. It is a short piece from the popular UK car show Top Gear of the early 90s.

Tiff Needell (short career in F1 racing and also a well-placed finisher at Le Mans) test drives a 3.6T just after its release. The colour? Love it or hate it - I am not a fan, but the car - a dream. The video is not the best quality but still worth the 5 minutes:





Enjoy

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Old 02-11-2016, 11:59 AM
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That was " Minty " the mint green UK press car that was sadly written
off a few years ago .
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I love that color.
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Wow - I never knew that it was written off. What a tragedy. So much history and gone just like that.
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When I was a kid and watched Bad Boys 1 and saw the turbo 3.6, I immediately went online to research the car I had just saw, and that was the first review I watched.

Loved that mint color.
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a KID?!! .... awe man, now you're making me feel old

Thanks for posting the vid arjay. great to watch
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Originally Posted by bweSteve
a KID?!! .... awe man, now you're making me feel old

Thanks for posting the vid arjay. great to watch
I had a feeling that may date me a bit, but yup. Was quite young when I first saw that movie.
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Originally Posted by Turbo Jonny
That was " Minty " the mint green UK press car that was sadly written
off a few years ago .
Thought someone bought it with a plan to fix it?
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It is rebuilt, living somewhere in the UK!
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Originally Posted by legacywr
It is rebuilt, living somewhere in the UK!
Rebuilt and looks as good as new now.
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I did have contact details for the guy driving it when it was written off...



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