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Re: super cars
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Date: 
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 02:23:55 GMT
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The 8448 looks like a 4th gen Camaro to me. Front engine, V8, convertible, mag
wheels, with the secret white plastic seat option you can only get through
Lego-Chevy dealerships. The Lego version has more cup holders than the Chevy,
and costs about $30,000 less with the same options, but everything else is
exactly the same.
Compare:
http://a332.g.akamai.net/7/332/936/0001/www.edmunds.com/newcars/media/35505.jpg
and
http://www.personal.u-net.com/~westwood/lego/pics/8448.jpg


In lugnet.technic, Matt Martin writes:

hi all, i was just sitting here looking at my collection of supercars/ auto
chassis and trying to figure out which ( if any) real life autos that they
are patterned after. i have heard that the 8860 is based on the porsche 911.
so i was wondering if anyone had any guesses or theories about any or all of
them. i am of course talking about set #'s 8448, 8880, 8865, 8860, and
956/853 i would love to here what anyone thinks about these. thanks -Matt



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  Re: super cars
 
I've done a quick bit of modification to a 8448 image filling in the panels and such, see it at (URL) . The fourth generation Camaro does look a lot like the Super Street 8448, but I think the Ferrari 550 Maranello fits it better. The 550 has a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)

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  super cars
 
hi all, i was just sitting here looking at my collection of supercars/ auto chassis and trying to figure out which ( if any) real life autos that they are patterned after. i have heard that the 8860 is based on the porsche 911. so i was wondering (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)

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