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Postby steelroe » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:18 pm

Was watching the other night and one of the guys working the knicker factory is driving an FTO, reg H13 FTO. Wife says it is regularly shown. Silvet with Topmix spoiler
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Postby Kace » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:36 am

Saw it on there tonight alright - seemed to be debadged on the front but looked good.

Engine sounded like a bucket of spanners though when parked up and pulling off :?
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Postby Bernard » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:23 pm

Leather interior too... :oops:
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Postby colm_mcm » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:21 am

Apparently FTO driving character in corrie died recently. Maybe his car will come up for sale!
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby TopCat » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:43 am

steelroe wrote:Wife says it is regularly shown

colm_mcm wrote:Apparently FTO driving character in corrie died recently

Look lads, at least be as honest as Bernard and just admit you're actually big fans... :P
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Postby Bernard » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:49 am

Show me where I admitted to that!

I'm towing the line here, it's the wife that watches it... honest.
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Postby fatboyfat7 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:43 am

I saw the episode when it first arrived *cough*, apparently it cost £40,000! Must be the most expensive one out there!
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Postby gfalls » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:26 am

What is "Corronation Street"....?? :D
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Postby Kace » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:33 am

I'm afraid we won't be seeing the FTO on there any more - yer man who owned it just got killed in a hit and run :cry:
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Bobby » Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:55 am

lol, car still alive, i bought it .........still on the orginal streets of manchester,
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Bernard » Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:59 pm

Bobby wrote:lol, car still alive, i bought it .........still on the orginal streets of manchester,


You must be b413ar then... welcome along :smt006
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Dragonheart » Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:29 pm

Thats cool. Something I've wanted to know, I presume it was a replica they used for the actual crash, and that they didnt really write off an FTO?
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby optical illusion » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:40 pm

Yay, 2 famous cars on the site now so ;)
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Dragonheart » Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:53 pm

optical illusion wrote:Yay, 2 famous cars on the site now so ;)


Ah I wouldnt exactly call mine famous Laura just very well known but thanks anyway......... :)
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Bernard » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:36 pm

Dragonheart wrote:
optical illusion wrote:Yay, 2 famous cars on the site now so ;)


Ah I wouldnt exactly call mine famous Laura just very well known but thanks anyway......... :)


I don't know Martin, that youtube vid got a lot of hits...
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Dragonheart » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:44 pm

Bernard wrote:
Dragonheart wrote:
optical illusion wrote:Yay, 2 famous cars on the site now so ;)


Ah I wouldnt exactly call mine famous Laura just very well known but thanks anyway......... :)


I don't know Martin, that youtube vid got a lot of hits...


True, cant forget your one in that case, so its actually 3 famous FTOs around the site.
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby paul2508 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:45 pm

whats the third famous fto
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Dragonheart » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:57 pm

The Coronation street FTO.
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Bernard » Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:00 am

From Youtube.com
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby paul2508 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:06 am

really was a great vid tho ,fair play martin and bernard. so 3 famous fto's. anymore to come i wonder :lol:
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby ottostreet » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:26 am

I found that video...oddly specific!
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby Bernard » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:29 am

ottostreet wrote:I found that video...oddly specific!


Depends who uploaded it :wink:
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Re: FTO on Coronation Street

Postby paul2508 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:19 pm

dont forget the fto thats in neighbours..... so i was told :D .
pre facelift silver ,noticed it when my sister was watching it today
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