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Anyone know what this is?
It looked beautifully crafted. Not kit car stuff.
Wheels and various interior bits are clearly BMW—I suspect many other bits are as well.  
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They were just showing these on Disc or Sci channel but I didn't catch the name.
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It's a Marlin Sportster. they are made in the UK.
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Looks like a 7 clone. I'd love to have a 7.
I like the backend of that, but the front end is not nearly as clean as a Caterham or Lotus 7.
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It looks brilliant in real life.
Just looked at their website, and this thing is amazingly affordable. 450bhp per ton with the M engine. And sterling is weak at the moment... hmmmm...
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Looks like a cross between a 7 and Morgan.
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That must be the ugliest car to come out of GB in at least 6 months.
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Here's a better pic from their website. 
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They start at 16,000 GPB and the Sterling is at 1.4 to the USD today. Not bad !
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Wow, in the bottom picture it looks much bigger than I'd expected, and yes, in the bottom picture the front looks much better. I've figured out what the problem is (not your photography).
In the bottom picture the small slots around the large central slot are almost invisible and the mesh grill is more obvious. In your picture the smaller slots really stand out and the mesh grill is almost invisible. So it looks like a big hole that's a foot from the radiator. The horribly misadjusted fog/driving light in the bottom pic is kind of funny.
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That is pretty nice, and very affordable. I'd love to read a road test of one; I will probably buy or build a Seven clone at some point - this thing might be viable alternative, although I don't really like how big it is.
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Maybe some eccentric English thing...
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It's a touch larger than the Caterham—but not much.
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I'd thought the same thing, but it's adjusted to point towards traffic if it's designed to be driven on the left side of the road. which seemed backwards. For driving in the UK, I'd expect the right side driving light to be pointed towards the left.
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That is one smoking car for a good price. I would live to have one.
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1984 Porsche Carrera Targa
Little Red
2007 Porsche Cayman S
The Viridian Falcon
SOLD! -- The Purple Pig
SOLD! -- Mighty Mouse
SOLD!! -- Alpine Wolf
