It is a Hyundai. They were sold in Canada as a Tuscani.
I believe it was sold in the States as a Tiburon. I saw
one here in the Detroit area about 1.5 years ago and
checked on it then. Check out
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From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Bill Babcock
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:06 AM
To: malaboge@aol.com
Cc: vintage-race@autox.team.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Stumped
Maybe a Hyundai Tuscan? Just kidding. Actually what you're describing
sounds very familiar, but I can't recall what the heck it is--
something really silly as I recall, a tarted up Japanese car, only it
was tarted by a factory instead of a kid. I'll think of it at about
two AM.
On Jan 1, 2007, at 8:46 PM, malaboge@aol.com wrote:
> OK fellow car spottersb&.Ibm stumped. I know the difference
> between many
> cars, I can even tell the difference between a Lloyd and a Goggomobil.
> BUT, Ibm out of knowledge when it comes to this one.
> Last week I was crankin it over my favorite hill when I came up behind
> this car. The guy was doin a pretty good job of the curves and when he
> saw the M3 comin up behind him, he turned up the wick a bit and we had
> a good time. As I gained on him, the car appeared to be an Acura and I
> didnbt pay much attention. But, as I got close enough, the rear end
> didnbt seem quite right. Instead of the usual Acura badging, the name
> b Tuscanb stood out. The rear insignia was a cloisonnC) Gothic
> b Tb with
> heavy serifs and an arrow style end on the bottom of the T. The T was
> chrome in a black backround in about a 3b round insignia. The car had
> dual exhausts, appeared to be front engined and rear drive and looked
> like a Japanese hot sport coupe. When I finally passed the car, I
> noted
> that the front end had very wide flat fenders (like an XJS with wide
> headlites) and the fenders squeezed toward the front of the car so
> that
> the hood was very narrow at the front and the grille which was just
> below the hood, was only about 18b wide and about 4b high. There
> were
> no other markings on the car and it definitely was a production
> vehicle, and no, it wasnbt hot-rodded. Nothing quite looked like
> anything Ibve seen yet. It was very stock looking, with factory
> looking
> wheels (perhaps 6b or 7b ) and no outrageous spoilers or the like.
>
> SOOOOb&any new ideas for this olde dog?
>
> And no, it wasnbt a TVR Tuscan. I have several TVR cars and am
> familiar
> with the marque.
>
> Still ponderin this oneb&.
> Nick in Nor Cal
>
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