I've seen a thing, help me Oppo

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 11/01/2015 at 02:18 • Filed to: HELPMEOPPO

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I saw something today and I’ve no idea what it is. Let me describe it to you.

Something about the front reminded me of an Ultima GTR. I think it had a low, low front section framed with more upright round headlights, a bit like the Ultima.

From the side it reminded me a bit of the Tommy Kaira I. It was small, the roof dropped off sharply in the same way. But the back wasn’t the same at all.

The back reminded me of a first-gen RX7. Horizontal-slat type taillights on either side just like the RX. But it had a ducktail sort of a spoiler rising up between them.

All in all it looked like some sort of little sporty mid-engined thing, perhaps a kit car. I’m a bit flummoxed, can oppo help?

Edit: I’ve been away the last few days but there have been a lot of awesome replies. Still not sure what I saw as I’m based solely on my memory, but I think the closest guesses are:

A Porsche 914 with a similar spoiler to the one above. I’ve never seen one in the flesh so it could easily have stumped me.

This GTM Coupe kit car. I remember that curve in the buttresses.

Hopefully I’ll see it around and I’ll be able to clarify.

GhostZ > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 02:27

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DKerstan > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 02:41

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something like this?

Factory Five 818c

Nauraushaun > DKerstan 11/01/2015 at 02:44

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Not as fancy. And it didn’t have a sloping roof, it had a dropoff like the TommyKaira

Nauraushaun > GhostZ 11/01/2015 at 02:45

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That would almost fit the description lol. It was smaller and just different.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 02:54

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Bolwell?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 02:58

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Autozam AZ-1?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 03:00

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http://www.classic-kitcars.com/49/49picgaller…

GTM Coupe?

DKerstan > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 03:11

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a Del Sol with a body kit?

Nauraushaun > DKerstan 11/01/2015 at 03:25

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It seemed smaller and lower, like the Ultima.

Nauraushaun > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 11/01/2015 at 03:26

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It wasn’t an Autozam, I have seen one of those before.

Nauraushaun > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 11/01/2015 at 03:27

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This is a definite possibility. Nothing I remember about the car allows me to difinitively discount this. I think that butress is a lot like it.

DKerstan > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 03:33

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Well I’m stumped! The only other thing i can think of would be a Porsche Carrera GT knock off like this, which is a scaled down less awesome version of the real thing.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > DKerstan 11/01/2015 at 03:49

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Kill it with fire....

Nauraushaun > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 11/01/2015 at 03:52

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I had a look at some, I don’t think it was any of them. Could be, but I don’t think so.

Nauraushaun > DKerstan 11/01/2015 at 03:53

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Ugh. I’d like to think if I saw one of those I’d at least recognize what it’s meant to be.

shop-teacher > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 08:02

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Caprice .

GhostZ > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 08:09

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Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 08:39

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MR2?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 09:23

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Sounds like a Consulier except those had square headlights.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulier…

davedave1111 > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 09:28

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Not some sort of Noble?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 09:59

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RazoE > DKerstan 11/01/2015 at 11:55

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This is actually based on a Porsche Boxster, so you could theoretically get it serviced at the Porsche dealer (if you don’t mind getting laughed at).

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Nauraushaun 11/01/2015 at 16:41

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914 with some sort of wing/spoiler?

Fiat x1/9

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/03/2015 at 21:25

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That’s a funny one. I don’t think that’s it, it didn’t strike me as having such a supercar profile.

Nauraushaun > davedave1111 11/03/2015 at 21:26

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I think I’d have recognized a Noble. They all look the same ;)

Nauraushaun > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/03/2015 at 21:27

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Someone else suggested this. I don’t think it was quite so long and supercar-like. More in the vein of a Lotus or something smaller.

Nauraushaun > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder 11/03/2015 at 21:27

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Nah, I think I would’ve recognized that, and the lights were smaller at both ends.

Nauraushaun > GhostZ 11/03/2015 at 21:28

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Lol, well done.

Nauraushaun > shop-teacher 11/03/2015 at 21:29

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If I saw one of these I wouldn’t be able to identify it, but I wouldn’t care much either.

realikesea > Nauraushaun 11/03/2015 at 21:31

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It wasn’t a light blue-ish colour was it? This isn’t going to help with the finding out, except to say the description is quite accurate. If anyone finds out, I’m intrigued.

Nauraushaun > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 11/03/2015 at 21:36

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I’m aware of the 914 and I like to think I could’ve picked it. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen one, and the picture you’ve posted does look pretty similar. You could be on the money there.

I’m a bit more familiar with the Fiat, I’ve seen those around.

Nauraushaun > realikesea 11/03/2015 at 21:58

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Nah, a stark red. Ferrari red.

shop-teacher > Nauraushaun 11/03/2015 at 22:52

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I was just being silly :)

Nauraushaun > shop-teacher 11/03/2015 at 23:47

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Sorry, it wasn’t as obvious as the guy who posted a 911 :P

shop-teacher > Nauraushaun 11/04/2015 at 00:08

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That’s OK. The ultranets is hard sometimes I figured if I posted a giant brown box, you’d know I was joking :)

Nauraushaun > shop-teacher 11/04/2015 at 00:10

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In retrospect I look like a fool

shop-teacher > Nauraushaun 11/04/2015 at 07:10

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Ha! No worries. Oppo is a place for fools.

Did you ever figure out what the car actually was?

Nauraushaun > shop-teacher 11/04/2015 at 18:39

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Nah I still have no idea really. Just some good guesses. Hopefully I’ll see it again soon.