I always preferred the Mk1 with its rectangular headlights and flat front.
Had a Turbo i.e. for 18 years. Paintwork was bright red until 2006 when I drove it to Corfu for 6 months. When I got back, it was pink where it had been parked out in the sun.
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Have you still got the Turbo Croma?
Have you the details of the barn find one in Ireland?I think I would go for the Mk1 if I could find one, myself.
A red CHT came up in Ireland about five years ago. It was in a barn and I was in touch with the lady who had it and she sent me pictures of it.
But ultimately- I didn't go for it.
(already having three cars at the time)
Can you get a picture of the one you are aware of locally, Icom..?
You know what's really interesting about the instrumentation on your Mk1, there?
It's exactly the same choice of gauges & orientation as a Coupe-turbo, which came out years later.
Hey Davren-
You know what's really interesting about the instrumentation on your Mk1, there?
It's exactly the same choice of gauges & orientation as a Coupe-turbo, which came out years later.
(Except of course; not standard Coupe-turbo came with a vacuum-gauge)
There was a shaped dashboard piece of metal over them and the dial-fronts were different of course; but the layou was the same- oil on the left and coolant / fuel on the right.
No Icom- there's not a chance I've still got the contact details for the lady who had the CHT.
If you had legacy issues of Auto Italia magazine, from about 2012 to 2014, you might find the ad in the classified section.
I 'might' still have the pictures she sent me of it on an external-drive; I'll check tomorrow.
if its an Irish car the DVLA would not have any details on itsorry- forgot my external drive today; so It'll be tomorrow before I dig out my 'croma-corner' folder.
I don't think there's a chance the car still exists in Ireland, Icom.
At the time of correspondence; the lady had had the vehicle stored in a barn for a period of time, and was attempting to sell it as a last resort. It was hardly a 'sought after' model at the time, and I got the impression it was a quick sale, or scrap.
The registration would of course confirm or deny that from DVLA databases.
We'll find out tomorrow.