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Originally Posted by Othen
Thank you for that BicycleBoy, I had no idea; I'd always assumed that was the Ford Pop domain.
I don't think I'll be fitting air suspension, a V8 motor and undercar lighting to Great Aunt Maud :-).
Alan
PS. I'm not surprised about there being a dearth of 140/240 models in the custom scene. I think our motor cars attract fairly conservative owners that tend towards originality. I'm not sure 240s lend themselves well to even mild customisation such at lowering the springs and fitting much larger wheels.
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They were designed with aesthetics in mind, by messing around with the proportions the essence of the car is lost. I think the 240s are beautifully proportioned, someone once described them as 'kinetic sculpture'. Also the practicality of a good ground clearance is lost by lowering, often one hears lowered cars scraping across speed bumps, what's the point?!