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lindsayhbrown
 Post subject: fifth gear
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:02 pm 
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anyone see fifth gear tonight ? VBH giving a lotus carlton a good workout around the track brought back memories of seeing one of these beasts tearing past me as if i was standing still on the M45 many years ago

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 Post subject: Re: fifth gear
PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:28 pm 
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Wasn't much in it between the cars was there?

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 Post subject: Re: fifth gear
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PaulPSB wrote:
Wasn't much in it between the cars was there?

Too right, the Carlton was a damn quick car & still is. Also developed more than the Holden/Vauxhall thing.

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 Post subject: Re: fifth gear
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tr7v8 wrote:
PaulPSB wrote:
Wasn't much in it between the cars was there?

Too right, the Carlton was a damn quick car & still is. Also developed more than the Holden/Vauxhall thing.


I learned to drive in me dads carlton. even the bog standard ones were just brilliant tourers.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:48 pm 
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I must read these posts more carefully. I was wondering who this Carlton chap was giving VBH a good workout. Then i read it again..DOH :oops:

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Clive993 wrote:
I must read these posts more carefully. I was wondering who this Carlton chap was giving VBH a good workout. Then i read it again..DOH :oops:


Wishing your name was Carlton :?:

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