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Old 12-14-04 | 03:39 PM
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never noticed it...

looks like ford stole their styling cues for the ZX2 straight off the SC3/4

Old 12-14-04 | 03:42 PM
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There are some uncanny striking similarities....hmmmmm....
Old 12-14-04 | 03:48 PM
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Of course the SC is much better looking.
Old 12-14-04 | 06:07 PM
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Yeah when I just got the car and wasn't too keen about the looks still there was a Focus behind me and for a few seconds I thought it was another SC. These and the newest Nissan 240s both have strong SC cues IMO.

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Old 12-14-04 | 06:44 PM
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Originally posted by jet864
Yeah when I just got the car and wasn't too keen about the looks still there was a Focus behind me and for a few seconds I thought it was another SC. These and the newest Nissan 240s both have strong SC cues IMO.

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Old 12-14-04 | 07:10 PM
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SICK pointed out a while ago the Del Sol has some SC cues too............




Old 12-14-04 | 07:30 PM
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a pic i snapped a few weeks ago when the same thought struck me when i saw a this del sol parked close to my sc
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Old 12-14-04 | 08:32 PM
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not to hijack this thread, but can anybody think of any predecessors to the SC that may have had a similar stretched lowbeam/round highbeam design? the only cars with obvious cues that i can think of off the top of my head have already been mentioned here
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i agree, but nothing past the headlights.
Old 12-14-04 | 09:26 PM
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wasn't the del sol out before the Sc? If so.. maybe it was the other way around. That would suck lol

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Originally posted by mrshabo
wasn't the del sol out before the Sc? If so.. maybe it was the other way around. That would suck lol
The Del Sol came out in '93
Old 12-14-04 | 09:59 PM
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only the fact that the highbeams are a circle. other than that i see nothing else
Old 12-14-04 | 10:14 PM
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The closest thing to the Sc is the 240x, nearly identical up to the front clip from the outside. Even the body lines are similar.
Old 12-14-04 | 10:18 PM
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Originally posted by O. L. T.
The closest thing to the Sc is the 240x, nearly identical up to the front clip from the outside. Even the body lines are similar.
The 240SX was a 8/10ths SC.
The DelSol has those SC headlights too.
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hmmm i didnt think my 240 looked like an SC




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