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Old 12-09-2010, 11:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice find.

I like their Mitsu design: tapered in profile AND plan, and it looks like it follows a reasonable curve. Pretty too.



From: ORCIARI - Prodotti

There's a Nissan too. Think this one may have come up on the forum before.... The design isn't as aero (no plan taper), but more volume underneath:

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