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  1. Bobj

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    #1 Bobj, Sep 19, 2014
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    Been looking at pics of 250 cabriolets / options / colours. Amazing how many different combinations there are / side grills, covered headlamps etc there are. Having wasted a load of time looking at car porn I thought I would do something vaguely constructive and post a small medley on here. Feel free to add
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  2. Edward 96GTS

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    #2 Edward 96GTS, Sep 19, 2014
    the 2nd and 3rd pictures really illustrate the 250 pf cabs enormous rear trunk area. just too long and out of proportion imho.
     
  3. Bobj

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    #3 Bobj, Sep 19, 2014
    I like that. It's like the back of a Riva - Although I wouldn't want to sun bath on it at speed...
     
  4. John Vardanian

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    #4 John Vardanian, Sep 20, 2014
    Photos of the black SII on Highway 1 really show the best side of this design. I love that looooong rear deck.

    john
     
  5. Bobj

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    #5 Bobj, Sep 20, 2014
    Highway 1 is an awesome drive. Would love to do that in mine when it is finished!
     
  6. Vincent Vangool

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    #6 Vincent Vangool, Sep 20, 2014
    I'm not opposed to the long rear decks on these. I think its what gives the car its elegance.
     
  7. Kram

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    #7 Kram, Sep 20, 2014
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  8. tilomagnet

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    #8 tilomagnet, Sep 20, 2014
    Is there anyone who prefers SII over SI?
     
  9. Bobj

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    #9 Bobj, Sep 20, 2014
    I'm in 2 minds, I think it depends on the angle. The S1 looks more sporty but it can also look a bit squashed
     
  10. Bobj

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    #10 Bobj, Sep 21, 2014
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    I do like the lack of the 1/4 window in the S1 though. I guess this was introduced to improve the seal with the roof.

    I personally prefer the back of the SII though, the SI look a bit corvette with the sharp fins - not that I have anything against corvettes just not to keen on fins but realise this is a personal thing. The rear light is nicely introduced into the fin however
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  11. John Vardanian

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    #11 John Vardanian, Sep 22, 2014
    Is the cab doorshorter than the coupe's? Thanks.

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  12. MiuraP400

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    #12 MiuraP400, Sep 22, 2014
    Interesting question, looking at the photos above of a series II car the front of the door lines up with approximately the middle of the dash and finishes in line with the back side of the seat. Looking at a coupe the front of the door lines up the same but the back of the door extends about 6 inches past the back side of the seat. So it appears they are shorter but I do not have any measurements to back it up.

    Cheers Jim
     
  13. John Vardanian

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    #13 John Vardanian, Sep 22, 2014
    Suppose the longer doors of the coupe is for access to the luggage shelf.

    john
     
  14. Vincent Vangool

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    #14 Vincent Vangool, Sep 23, 2014
    I believe I lean on the series II side. It's the first of the two I became familiar with.
     
  15. John Vardanian

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    #15 John Vardanian, Sep 23, 2014
    I was comparing, the door of the coupe is longer and taller. The Cab has a thinner waistline and has those "hips", just aft of the doors. Interesting, how two similar cars can look so different.

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  16. Kram

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    #16 Kram, Sep 23, 2014
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    I'll measure my cab. door later today and post the length. Any chance you could do the same with your car?

    I'll use the crease in the bodywork as the measuring point (see below).

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    #18 Kram, Sep 23, 2014
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    I've taken the liberty of moving your pictures about - and you are right. The doors, no the whole cars, are very different.
    Who knew?

    When measuring my car I discovered, to my shock, that the left and right doors are the same length! Very un-PF. Must have been made during the equinox, or something.
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  19. John Vardanian

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    #19 John Vardanian, Sep 23, 2014
    Nice splice job!
     
  20. Bobj

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    #20 Bobj, Sep 24, 2014
    Cool. You can really see the differring door length in the pannel around the rear wheel. The section between the wheel and the door on the coupe is much narrower. I wonder if other pannels on the car differ. Obviously the rear wings, Assume it has the same bonnet and front wings? Boot lid?
     
  21. John Vardanian

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    #21 John Vardanian, Sep 24, 2014
    Yes Jason, all panels are different, but the hood and trunk may be interchangeable.

    john
     
  22. Bobj

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    #22 Bobj, Sep 24, 2014
    Thanks, any idea how the front wings might differ?
     
  23. John Vardanian

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    #23 John Vardanian, Sep 24, 2014
    Seems to me, if you draw a line from the top of the headlight to the top of the tailight of the cabriolet you'll have an "S" curve. If you do the same with the coupe, you'll have an arch. This, and the shape of the flanks, should make the front wings very different.

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  24. bertdeboer340

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    #24 bertdeboer340, Sep 25, 2014
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    Some I saw during the years..
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  25. Marcel Massini

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    #25 Marcel Massini, Sep 25, 2014
    #6 appears to be a 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina, not a Cabriolet.

    Marcel Massini
     
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