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Thread: UCP 2006 COTY: Knock-out 1st & 2nd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by -What-
    Who's the biggest fool:
    The guy who included a yet to be driven/heard/priced/produced concept car as one of the choices for car of the year, or the 31 fools who voted for the Alfa Romeo 8C. Well, 31 is a big number, so I vote for them....

    ...At least 31 fools......and 1 GOD.
    As a God surely you should know the 8C is in fact available for purchase, as it has been made into a production model.

    But interesting idea, nonetheless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by -What-
    Who's the biggest fool:
    The guy who included a yet to be driven/heard/priced/produced concept car as one of the choices for car of the year, or the 31 fools who voted for the Alfa Romeo 8C. Well, 31 is a big number, so I vote for them.

    Timeh, while you're at it, you should add the P 4/5, Skyline GTR, and 2009 Mustang to the mix. Since release date isn't a concern, drop the McLaren F1 in there too for a throw-back crowd pleaser.

    I have this cool car drawing on my nightstand that impressed me. I'd imagine it has a V12. I'd like to see that.

    You do know that adding a concept to the mix of your botched Car of the Year voting immediately makes this contest a joke. I hope the Alfa Romeo 8C wins and one of the main fools post the "winner" on the main page so newcomers to the forum will be informed that the majority of the active members....are fools.


    At least 31 fools......and 1 GOD.

    Guys, don't take him serious, he's signature kinda explain that.
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    How about a Peugeot 207 GTi Twin Supercharged, Quad Turbocharged 14litre W16 3dr Hatch?

    Looked like fun...
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    IIRC the price of the Alfa Romeo will be 134.000 € before taxes.
    Lack of charisma can be fatal.
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    The Porsche 911 was launched in 1963. How on earth can it still be the 2006 COTY? (and don't let there be a clever one who comes up with the prewar Alfa 8Cs )
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    Ah, but the 997 didn't come out in 1963
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    Quote Originally Posted by Waugh-terfall
    Ah, but the 997 didn't come out in 1963
    the basic design did.
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    HAHA, True, Porsche have the lasiest design team in the world!
    But still... If it 'aint broke, don't try fix it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    the basic design did.
    The basic design came out in the 30's with the Volkswagen...
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    the basic design did.
    Then couldn't you say that the "basic design" of the 8C came out in 1948?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Canuck
    Then couldn't you say that the "basic design" of the 8C came out in 1948?
    please indicate the model you are referring to. The first post war V8 Alfa was the 33 Stradale, followed later by the Montreal....
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    please indicate the model you are referring to. The first post war V8 Alfa was the 33 Stradale, followed later by the Montreal....
    6C 2500 Competizione

    Wasn't the 8C more or less built to "pay homage" to it? So the "basic design" would be the same?

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    The basic design of the internal combustion engine is over 100 years old, but it'll still power the COTY - doesn't make the Sinclair C5 any better!
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Canuck
    6C 2500 Competizione

    Wasn't the 8C more or less built to "pay homage" to it? So the "basic design" would be the same?
    In short no. Many Alfa Romeos before that one have been front engined and rear wheel drive, and for intance there were the prewar 8C with straight eight engines of various capcities has a more similar name. The new 8C might be a bit of a retro pastiche but it's not related to any previous Alfa Romeo, in fact it's not related to any Alfa Romeo at all, it's a Maserati in drag.

    The Porsche 911 carries the same filosophy since the sixties original, altough it was completely new with the 996 (that one beared no mechanical relation to the previous 911s).
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    z0mg d0nt l3t teh alf4 l0os3.
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