My cousins and I came across the Feb 14th, 1965 New York Times wrapping
some old dished (complete business and sports sections). In the classifieds,
there are large ads for:
A _REAL_ SPORTS CAR - Not Just "Sporty" Looking!
for only $2199 delivered
The 1965 Triumph Spitfire
Designed and built in the incomparable TRIUMPH
tradition of British precision manufacture... the
SPITFIRE is a real sports car with every conceivable
sports car feature. Disc brakes...4-wheel independent
suspension...4-speed stick...Twin carbs...
Rack and pinion steering...roll up windows.
Unsurpassed in its class in maneuverability, accelleration,
roadability and dashing appearance. Why
settle for less than the "champ" (S.C.C.A. winner)?
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[Picture of Tiger at speed]
Art Arfons,
fastest man on earth,
owns the Sunbeam Tiger:
world's fastest sports
car for $3499*
(detachable hard-top also available) [small type]
Britain contributed the racing chassis. America provided the
mighty Ford V-8 power plant. The men in England
who build the famed Sunbeam sports cars put chassis
and engine together to create the hottest car to hit 1965.
Test the Tiger's cat-quick reflexes. Touch the throttle
and get the ride of your life.
'65 Sunbeam Tiger
by ROOTES of England
(* whitewalls optional extra)
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MG
Austin-Healey
MGB
is noisier than a Rolls Royce (and Ford too)
THANK GOODNESS!
[rest of ad deleted]
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NSU PRINZ
SPORT
by Bertone
$1998
Famous design. Elegant. Racy. Fastback.
Aircooled OHC engine. Well Heated.
Disc brakes. Tacho.
[etc]
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BUY
Crysler Corporation's
lowest price car for -- $1595
SIMCA
1965 '1000' 4-door Sedan
[etc]
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SALE
SKODA
Family sedans
$1225 fully equipped
Optional semi-automatic transmission for
clutch-free driving ... $100 extra.
12-month, 12000 mile warrantee.
[etc]
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For 1965
GM's
lowest-
priced
wagon
$1793
24/24 warrantee
30MPG
OPEL
KADETT
[etc]
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'61 Porche Super 90 convertible for $2495
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Triumph '65
1200 Family Sports Convertible
$1949 delivered
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Triumph Abarth 1964
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TR-4 1965 Triumph
$2849 delivered
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'61 Rolls Silver Cloud $9500
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Porsche 1957 Speedster 1600S $1250/bo
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MGB's 1965 roadsters, wire wheels, Blk, Red, Blue
Damaged in transit $1500-$2000
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'63 Midget $1100
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A rover ad - land rover, Rover 2000, and Mark II
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Duesenberg SL
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1927 Bugatti Type 40, boat-decked, mint, $2500
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1928 Bentley 4.5l Lemans Touret
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1954 Kaiser Darrin $2000
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1929 Nash straight-8
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1937 Rolls 25/30 Park Ward $2000
1936 Bentley 4.25l $2000
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1963 Cobra, low price, full competition with trailer
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1962 Ferrari Berlinatta SCCA "B" prod $8500
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1964 Jaguar XKE roadster $4195
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1962 Daimler SP250 $1695
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1958 Aston Martin DB 2-4 Mk III-A, DBA engine, coupe. Exc. $2795
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1962 AH 3000 $1995
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1963 Austin Cooper immaculate $995
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1957 AH 100-6, OD, WW, $1050
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Facel Vega HK500 1960 $3000
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1965 Griffith 0-60 4.8s! FOB $3995! Ford 289 pwr, 138" long
& handles! Eats other cars.
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Now, where did I put that time machine? ;-)
--
Randell Jesup, Scala US R&D, Ex-Commodore-Amiga Engineer class of '94
Randell.Jesup@scala.com
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