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Old 13-05-2013, 06:37 PM   #1
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Default EB XR8 Convertible

Saw this for sale, looks better than i thought it would. Colour is awesome.
What does everyone think of it?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/spec...-589274001.htm

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Old 13-05-2013, 06:40 PM   #2
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There was something similar to that in Street Strip magazine back in the 90's but it was a different colour.
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Old 13-05-2013, 06:41 PM   #3
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I like it..!!
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Old 13-05-2013, 06:43 PM   #4
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Looks great in my opinion.

Can't go wrong with an EB, looks great no matter what.
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Old 13-05-2013, 07:14 PM   #5
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Awesome!
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Old 13-05-2013, 07:18 PM   #6
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Not as bad as I thought it would be. Saw an xb coupe convertible in Sydney on the weekend, just a travesty!!!
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Sony Scorcher with a roof chop. Looks good, but not really a fan of the front bar.
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looks great being 2 door !
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Here's the one from Street Strip magazine from the 90's....
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Old 13-05-2013, 07:49 PM   #11
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Saw this for sale, looks better than i thought it would. Colour is awesome.
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http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/spec...-589274001.htm
Apart from the EBGT front i think it looks great.
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Old 13-05-2013, 07:55 PM   #12
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Yeah, it needs ED XR8 Sprint front bar, or perhaps even Fairlane/LTD front...
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Old 13-05-2013, 07:58 PM   #13
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very interesting car.. doesnt seem to be in aus though?
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very interesting car.. doesnt seem to be in aus though?
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It's actually not horrible, I'm pleasantly surprised.
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WHen I saw the thread title I was ready to let rip with the "kill it with fire" remark, but that actually looks pretty good!
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Old 13-05-2013, 10:13 PM   #17
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WHen I saw the thread title I was ready to let rip with the "kill it with fire" remark, but that actually looks pretty good!
Same here. I've seen some E series cabriolets and they were hiddeous, but this has been extremely well done.
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Old 13-05-2013, 10:32 PM   #18
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I wonder if it has side glass and a roof (apologies if I just missed it... but I don't think I did )
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I'd own it !
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I like it!!!
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Old 13-05-2013, 09:10 PM   #21
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Like others have said , i read the title and thought FRANKENCAR ,but it's a very neat machine and well done to whoever it was that built it.
It would be a fantastic cruiser .
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Looks kinda bmw'ish. Scorcher front and rear bars would make it killer

Mint color too
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Kinda looks like an early 90s Mustang especially in photos 2 and 4.
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Kinda looks like an early 90s Mustang especially in photos 2 and 4.
It looks BETTER than a Mustang of that same era!
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Old 14-05-2013, 01:37 AM   #25
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It’s been resprayed, and I couldn’t see enough of the interior, but it looks similar to a car that was built and shown at the time (early 90’s.) At the time I read about it, it did not have a top. And I notice NO photos of a top here either. THAT is always the killer. It’s not hard to make a good looking topless, but making a top that actually works and doesn’t look completely hideous is difficult.
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put a horn on a jellyfish. luv the look of it. as above post , very muscle mustang sort of look.
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great picture of it towing the boat

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Yeah thats a very nice effort, agreed it looks tough towing that boat.

I think it would look even cleaner with the side door moulds back on (colour coded), also agreed the GT bar is maybe a bit much but an easy fix.

Still, $30k for an EB, true its "rarer" than owning an EB GT but yoru just never going to see that cash again. But if your after a largish convertible then its pretty neat.
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doesnt look bad, but i loved the hq mustang aswell, maybe my taste is in my ***.
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