820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
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820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
Whilst at one of our control rooms retrieving CCTV footage for a suspect, I spotted this on the wall.
It is described as taken in th early 90s when the Limehouse Link Tunnel was opened in East london.
Is it me or do those fog lights look a bit odd?
Shame the reg was blanked out.
Kate
It is described as taken in th early 90s when the Limehouse Link Tunnel was opened in East london.
Is it me or do those fog lights look a bit odd?
Shame the reg was blanked out.
Kate
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
Foglamps on a mk1
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
How do you know its a 820 ??
My Mk1 827 Sterling(1990) had front fogs, I thought they all did...
But these`s ones do look odd,
I think they are too central, too near to the number plate
My Mk1 827 Sterling(1990) had front fogs, I thought they all did...
But these`s ones do look odd,
I think they are too central, too near to the number plate
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
Isn't that an R8 Rover 400?
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
It does look more like one the more you study the headlights, bumper and grille.Austin-Rover wrote:Isn't that an R8 Rover 400?
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
That's what I thought - pre-facelift 400
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
The giveaway on it being an R8 (either 200 or 400) is the body coloured moulding that runs just under the headlamps.
Personally i don't think those are fog lamps at all, i think they are high powered xenon strobe lights, blue in colour and the guy driving it has pips on his shoulder.
What do you think Kate? Unmarked 420GSi turbo video car?
Personally i don't think those are fog lamps at all, i think they are high powered xenon strobe lights, blue in colour and the guy driving it has pips on his shoulder.
What do you think Kate? Unmarked 420GSi turbo video car?
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
That would be my guess too. Hence why its in the control room. A pic of the then 'guv' driving through the new tunnel?
I can't see a bulge on the bonnet so I reckon its a 416 GSi
I can't see a bulge on the bonnet so I reckon its a 416 GSi
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
I'd have said an r8 as well doesn't look long enough for an 800.. regards ricky
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
Just thinking, i'm sure my 420GSi (n/asp) didn't have a bonnet bulge, think it was only the Tomcats (220 turbo coupe with targa roof) that originally had bonnet bulges.BennyVitesse wrote:That would be my guess too. Hence why its in the control room. A pic of the then 'guv' driving through the new tunnel?
I can't see a bulge on the bonnet so I reckon its a 416 GSi
Then again, i'm fairly sure the 420 didn't appear until the facelift version so would be a 416 at the largest engine size, possibly a GTi or GSi or even the 200 version (216 GTi maybe) but either way, very lively cars.
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
defo an r8 400, easy way to tell its not an 800, the grill runs along under the headlights, 800s grill only sits between headlights, leaving them sat on top of the bumper.
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Re: 820 in the Limehouse Link Tunnel opening
eh ?midnite wrote:defo an r8 400, easy way to tell its not an 800, the grill runs along under the headlights, 800s grill only sits between headlights, leaving them sat on top of the bumper.
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