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Originally Posted by Clifford Pope
But the "special" extras in this case were at least good quality.
Special steering wheel with an inset brass badge and blue real enamel lettering.
2 brass plaques on the front wings, where the flasher repeaters now go.
Blue plush seats, carpets and door cards.
Silver inscribed key fob - chunky, feels real.
All the goodies are a lot nicer than the shoddy later special extras, like stick-on tape zebra stripes of the Torslanda, and a special lower power engine.  |
That is true, Clifford, but, while they may render the car more saleable, do they really add £1000+ to the price of an otherwise similar, but non special edition, example?
While I'm not absolutely sure, I don't think that all of those 'goodies' were exclusive to the
Thor either. My 1983 (Y) 245 GLT, which admittedly started life as a special order Embassy car, had the same blue plush upholstery (which I incidentally much preferred to the 'buttoned' leather alternative), carpets and door cards.
It also had very similar, if not identical wheels (the centre caps of which were 'nicked' when we were on holiday in Norway once -
) and was additionally fitted with air conditioning *and supplementary gauges. The
Thor may be desirable, but as an example of the breed is it any different to many other 240s?
Regards, John.