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Post by v8sceptre on Nov 7, 2008 22:21:42 GMT
 Chrysler 180 / 2 Litre - a big and relatively sumptious saloon - an Avenger on Steroids perhaps?  Talbot Tagora - a sales flop - overpriced and er, understyled? |
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Post by Davenger on Nov 8, 2008 0:03:17 GMT
Someone on retro rides has a 180.
Pretty sure there's a Tagora there too
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ice
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Post by ice on Nov 8, 2008 8:16:01 GMT
I know one guy who has a red Chrysler 180 and another who owns a couple of Tagora's, one of which is concours and both people are members of the Avenger & Sunbeam owners Club as we've seen them at our National Weekend. Also one member had a Tagora engine in his Talbot Sunbeam, it looked amazing like an F1 engine.
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Post by v8sceptre on Nov 8, 2008 13:52:14 GMT
You know a guy who owns a 'couple of Tagoras' ? Didn't know they sold that many . . .
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Post by sunbeammadd on Nov 8, 2008 22:19:43 GMT
I still see Chrysler Centuras around every now and again. "Centura" is what the 180 was called in Australia. They were bigger sellers here than in the UK because we had a choice of four or six cylinder versions, and of course we don't have quite the same problem with rust.
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macoli
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Post by macoli on Nov 8, 2008 22:46:19 GMT
You know a guy who owns a 'couple of Tagoras' ? Didn't know they sold that many . . .  ;D ;D ;D Very droll! Best laugh of the night! |
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Post by v8sceptre on Nov 9, 2008 15:05:12 GMT
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rottie
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Post by rottie on Nov 28, 2008 18:06:00 GMT
looks like an oversized viva without the bonnet point
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Post by bratfink on Feb 1, 2009 15:33:18 GMT
You may be interested to know there is a Centura at the Transport Museum in Coventry. They have it hidden away not on display. Chrysler brought it over to UK too see if the 245 Hemi version would be suitable for the market. I guess since it's the only one they found it wasn't! The museum don't know what it is and I had to tell them, since Chrysler left UK abruptly in the late 70's and Talbot weren't interested in keeping records or doing anything useful then this car got lost.
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Post by nickbrad on Jan 28, 2010 9:17:57 GMT
i/we need more info on this, a hemi in a 180's got to be pic worthy at the very least if you have some pics.
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Post by sunbeammadd on Jan 30, 2010 10:16:30 GMT
There's a decent write up on the Australian version here, including the Hemi-6 model. www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/car-development/dev-centura.htmlBefore you get too excited note that the Australian Hemi-6 was a different animal to the US Hemi V8! i/we need more info on this, a hemi in a 180's got to be pic worthy at the very least if you have some pics. |
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Post by nickbrad on Feb 2, 2010 18:32:24 GMT
I did reply to this before, but it seems to have been lost. Anyway, as I said before, the only Hemi I know of is the big yank V8s, didn't realise there was any other kind.
Still, I wouldn't say no if I was offered the chance of one.
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Post by croavenger on Feb 3, 2010 11:08:04 GMT
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Post by nickbrad on Feb 4, 2010 17:06:58 GMT
The Avenger isn't better in my eyes, they're all equally awesome  |
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Post by Davenger on Feb 8, 2010 19:15:51 GMT
The Avenger isn't better in my eyes, they're all equally awesome Hell yeah. I'd roll in one of those |
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