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Old 10 June 2006, 09:36   #1
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A bit of inflatable racing history for you ribnobbas
just scanned a we booklet produced by Embassy in 1974, and found this pic of what I presume is a racing SIB!

It says it's a Mk4 Zodiac (not the Ford version )

Racing SIB
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Old 10 June 2006, 17:04   #2
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Wonder if he is related to Steve Curtis???
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So cool

Love the driving position, huge steering wheel and proportions of the whole thing.

Looks like someone lifted driver, wheel etc straight out of a 40's/50's racing car.

Or have I had too much sun today?



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Nah, that looks really cool in a retro kind of way
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Very cool.
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high coolness factor, id consider that photo on a wall in my house!
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