Okay: a bit of a weird one, this.... :chin:
I've waxed the heck out of Pippin, twice, now -- both for shows: the first time after liberally working on him with Autoglym Paint Renovator... -- but only yesterday, in the wonderful Wiltshire sun, did Palio notice a marginally slightly darker area at the back of each side (immediately underneath the swage/waist/belt-line; beneath the C-pillar; just in front of the rear light clusters...), that -- if you squinted hard enough -- spelled out the word "Formula" in jaunty, script-style lettering. (The area in question was pretty flat/smooth to the touch: so the writing hasn't been painted over: it's just resulted in a tad less fading where it used to be....)
I know of the Uno Formula; but the only actual 750 Formula I know is...[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/750_Formula"]750 Formula[/ame]
An intensive bout of Googling -- both images and words -- has resulted in a complete cul-de-sac; and I can find no reference to such a special/limited edition anywhere....
It looks as if they were original (or at least put on when Pippin was very young (but obviously not a 750 Young...!)); and ePER has the car down as a '141.080.1.0 - 750 ACT "L PLUS" 4X2' -- which makes me wonder how other 750Ls are thus described; and if there is any difference. That is, does the word "PLUS" hint at a slightly different version of the 750 (which otherwise looks identical to others I've seen); or is it just a red herring...?
I shall try and take a photograph of it, later. Not that I'm convinced that this will help much. If it is original, though, it would be interesting to see if it could be re-made/produced... -- but then how would I know what colour it should be...?
I've waxed the heck out of Pippin, twice, now -- both for shows: the first time after liberally working on him with Autoglym Paint Renovator... -- but only yesterday, in the wonderful Wiltshire sun, did Palio notice a marginally slightly darker area at the back of each side (immediately underneath the swage/waist/belt-line; beneath the C-pillar; just in front of the rear light clusters...), that -- if you squinted hard enough -- spelled out the word "Formula" in jaunty, script-style lettering. (The area in question was pretty flat/smooth to the touch: so the writing hasn't been painted over: it's just resulted in a tad less fading where it used to be....)
I know of the Uno Formula; but the only actual 750 Formula I know is...[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/750_Formula"]750 Formula[/ame]
An intensive bout of Googling -- both images and words -- has resulted in a complete cul-de-sac; and I can find no reference to such a special/limited edition anywhere....
It looks as if they were original (or at least put on when Pippin was very young (but obviously not a 750 Young...!)); and ePER has the car down as a '141.080.1.0 - 750 ACT "L PLUS" 4X2' -- which makes me wonder how other 750Ls are thus described; and if there is any difference. That is, does the word "PLUS" hint at a slightly different version of the 750 (which otherwise looks identical to others I've seen); or is it just a red herring...?
I shall try and take a photograph of it, later. Not that I'm convinced that this will help much. If it is original, though, it would be interesting to see if it could be re-made/produced... -- but then how would I know what colour it should be...?
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