You Only Live Twice If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe. The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa. This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?
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You Only Live Twice If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe. The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa. This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?
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You Only Live Twice If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe. The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa. This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?
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You Only Live Twice If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe. The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa. This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?
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You Only Live Twice If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe. The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa. This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?
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You Only Live Twice If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe. The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa. This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?
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You Only Live Twice

If you think a regular old Toyota 2000GT is a rare find (only 351 were ever built for regular production), how about this one-off targa version custom built by Yamaha/Toyota, for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice, due to the fact that Sean Connery was too tall for the Japanese-size coupe.

The decision to have a fully roofless car for the movie was made when producers noticed Connery’s head stuck ridiculously far out of the top of the targa.

This car got a second chance in 2010 and sold at auction for £179,200. So how’s this for, you only live twice?

Source: motoriginal

Honda Del Sol Welcome to the third installment of the ongoing series, will it be a Classic or Not? where I’ll raise the question of whether a car will become (or already is) a classic. You can give a simple yes or no answer or answer however you like. Feel free to speak your mind! Today’s question is the Honda Del Sol (a.k.a. Civic Del Sol & CRX Del Sol) which was built from 1992-1998. The name Del Sol means “of the sun” referring to it’s targa top, 2-seat, roadster-esque layout. It was a funky, little car from a maker that hadn’t had much funk in their lineup at the time. It had a front-mounted 4-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive, available in Si and SiR trim. In 1995, the Civic moniker was dropped in the U.S. and the Del Sol moniker was dropped from the European market and became solely CRX. In the first year, it sold just under 26,000 units in the U.S. and from then, sales decreased each year it was in production. In 1997, only 5,600 cars were sold totaling less than 75,000 throughout its run. Being popular among teenagers, they are prone to being tuned, mistreated, and crashed, so those numbers are quickly dwindling. The number of stock cars in decent shape is probably somewhere in the 20,000 range. So the question is, will it be a classic or not? Photos via David Clanton.
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Honda Del Sol Welcome to the third installment of the ongoing series, will it be a Classic or Not? where I’ll raise the question of whether a car will become (or already is) a classic. You can give a simple yes or no answer or answer however you like. Feel free to speak your mind! Today’s question is the Honda Del Sol (a.k.a. Civic Del Sol & CRX Del Sol) which was built from 1992-1998. The name Del Sol means “of the sun” referring to it’s targa top, 2-seat, roadster-esque layout. It was a funky, little car from a maker that hadn’t had much funk in their lineup at the time. It had a front-mounted 4-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive, available in Si and SiR trim. In 1995, the Civic moniker was dropped in the U.S. and the Del Sol moniker was dropped from the European market and became solely CRX. In the first year, it sold just under 26,000 units in the U.S. and from then, sales decreased each year it was in production. In 1997, only 5,600 cars were sold totaling less than 75,000 throughout its run. Being popular among teenagers, they are prone to being tuned, mistreated, and crashed, so those numbers are quickly dwindling. The number of stock cars in decent shape is probably somewhere in the 20,000 range. So the question is, will it be a classic or not? Photos via David Clanton.
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Honda Del Sol Welcome to the third installment of the ongoing series, will it be a Classic or Not? where I’ll raise the question of whether a car will become (or already is) a classic. You can give a simple yes or no answer or answer however you like. Feel free to speak your mind! Today’s question is the Honda Del Sol (a.k.a. Civic Del Sol & CRX Del Sol) which was built from 1992-1998. The name Del Sol means “of the sun” referring to it’s targa top, 2-seat, roadster-esque layout. It was a funky, little car from a maker that hadn’t had much funk in their lineup at the time. It had a front-mounted 4-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive, available in Si and SiR trim. In 1995, the Civic moniker was dropped in the U.S. and the Del Sol moniker was dropped from the European market and became solely CRX. In the first year, it sold just under 26,000 units in the U.S. and from then, sales decreased each year it was in production. In 1997, only 5,600 cars were sold totaling less than 75,000 throughout its run. Being popular among teenagers, they are prone to being tuned, mistreated, and crashed, so those numbers are quickly dwindling. The number of stock cars in decent shape is probably somewhere in the 20,000 range. So the question is, will it be a classic or not? Photos via David Clanton.
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Honda Del Sol

Welcome to the third installment of the ongoing series, will it be a Classic or Not? where I’ll raise the question of whether a car will become (or already is) a classic. You can give a simple yes or no answer or answer however you like. Feel free to speak your mind!

Today’s question is the Honda Del Sol (a.k.a. Civic Del Sol & CRX Del Sol) which was built from 1992-1998. The name Del Sol means “of the sun” referring to it’s targa top, 2-seat, roadster-esque layout. It was a funky, little car from a maker that hadn’t had much funk in their lineup at the time. It had a front-mounted 4-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive, available in Si and SiR trim.

In 1995, the Civic moniker was dropped in the U.S. and the Del Sol moniker was dropped from the European market and became solely CRX.

In the first year, it sold just under 26,000 units in the U.S. and from then, sales decreased each year it was in production. In 1997, only 5,600 cars were sold totaling less than 75,000 throughout its run.

Being popular among teenagers, they are prone to being tuned, mistreated, and crashed, so those numbers are quickly dwindling. The number of stock cars in decent shape is probably somewhere in the 20,000 range.

So the question is, will it be a classic or not?

Photos via David Clanton.

Source: motoriginal

Slant Nose Targa: Option 505 Saw it just before dusk last night and immediately slammed the brakes and turned off to make a u-turn. It might be a real 911 Targa Slant Nose, but if the wheels are any indication of an aftermarket job, it might not be. If it were real, it would have 505 checked off the factory options list. Real slant nose 911s are rare, real targa slant noses are even rarer (generally less desirable though). It’s a beauty, and the setting sunlight on the silver body made my heart melt. If it were a 930 Turbo slant nose, I don’t think I would have left the scene, ever.
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Slant Nose Targa: Option 505 Saw it just before dusk last night and immediately slammed the brakes and turned off to make a u-turn. It might be a real 911 Targa Slant Nose, but if the wheels are any indication of an aftermarket job, it might not be. If it were real, it would have 505 checked off the factory options list. Real slant nose 911s are rare, real targa slant noses are even rarer (generally less desirable though). It’s a beauty, and the setting sunlight on the silver body made my heart melt. If it were a 930 Turbo slant nose, I don’t think I would have left the scene, ever.
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Slant Nose Targa: Option 505 Saw it just before dusk last night and immediately slammed the brakes and turned off to make a u-turn. It might be a real 911 Targa Slant Nose, but if the wheels are any indication of an aftermarket job, it might not be. If it were real, it would have 505 checked off the factory options list. Real slant nose 911s are rare, real targa slant noses are even rarer (generally less desirable though). It’s a beauty, and the setting sunlight on the silver body made my heart melt. If it were a 930 Turbo slant nose, I don’t think I would have left the scene, ever.
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Slant Nose Targa: Option 505 Saw it just before dusk last night and immediately slammed the brakes and turned off to make a u-turn. It might be a real 911 Targa Slant Nose, but if the wheels are any indication of an aftermarket job, it might not be. If it were real, it would have 505 checked off the factory options list. Real slant nose 911s are rare, real targa slant noses are even rarer (generally less desirable though). It’s a beauty, and the setting sunlight on the silver body made my heart melt. If it were a 930 Turbo slant nose, I don’t think I would have left the scene, ever.
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Slant Nose Targa: Option 505 Saw it just before dusk last night and immediately slammed the brakes and turned off to make a u-turn. It might be a real 911 Targa Slant Nose, but if the wheels are any indication of an aftermarket job, it might not be. If it were real, it would have 505 checked off the factory options list. Real slant nose 911s are rare, real targa slant noses are even rarer (generally less desirable though). It’s a beauty, and the setting sunlight on the silver body made my heart melt. If it were a 930 Turbo slant nose, I don’t think I would have left the scene, ever.
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Slant Nose Targa: Option 505

Saw it just before dusk last night and immediately slammed the brakes and turned off to make a u-turn.

It might be a real 911 Targa Slant Nose, but if the wheels are any indication of an aftermarket job, it might not be. If it were real, it would have 505 checked off the factory options list. Real slant nose 911s are rare, real targa slant noses are even rarer (generally less desirable though).

It’s a beauty, and the setting sunlight on the silver body made my heart melt. If it were a 930 Turbo slant nose, I don’t think I would have left the scene, ever.

Source: motoriginal