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Had a few Gazelle's, built a tan and brown Chevette based, bought a white  Pinto based that was done except for wiring and Purple VW powered Gazelle I bought and sold the same day at Carlisle. ( Gordon made fun of that one but it quickly filled my pockets). Built three MGTDs and resto'd another 6 or so followed by a few of those Speedsters.    CMC would not get away with their video' s Porsche references today that's for sure.  CMC Auto Resolution and Street Beasts what a monumental " pork'n "   that was.

@Nolan posted:

I had one, black with red interior. Fun to build more fun driving it. Lost it to an engine fire when carburetor backfired and ignited. Engine lid was locked and I couldn't get it out of the garage. Dialed 911 and grabbed a hose, fire department showed up before I could turn on the hose. Someone else must have called the FD because in my panic I didn't wait for 911 to answer and ran for the hose. Garage survived, Gazelle didn't.

Bummer; which is why running appropriate air cleaners, fuel hoses and a fire extinguishing system is a good idea. The promo includes all the styles they had; including the Speedster C, which was the first model that I loved; so different from the later extra wide body style. I find the Tiffany model interesting; it was a factory brand new Lincoln Mercury chassis and drivetrain (5.0) with factory warranty. Still don't like the VW Bug turn signals on the fenders. Quirky but interesting for sure.

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