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dragonflyjewels
- 480 Is my middle name
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by dragonflyjewels » Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:27 am
We've been trawling old magazine archives looking for 480 adverts - I did a double take when I saw this USA offering from 1990
is it just me or does that look like a rounded version of a 480 cabrio ?
especially when you see one with black stripes
the interior is also very similar in the front
although the back isn't
![Image](https://www.dragonflyjewel.co.uk/480/Capri/capriinteriorr.jpg)
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
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WillC9303
- Can tell where the 480 was built
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by WillC9303 » Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:36 pm
That’s a Ford Capri - basically a Mazda underneath I think.
I agree, there are definite similarities with the front end. Even the steering wheel looks similar.
I’m surprised that’s a US advert as they never sold them outside of Australia and NZ
William
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
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dragonflyjewels
- 480 Is my middle name
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by dragonflyjewels » Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:58 pm
Maybe another car that couldn't be made cheaply enough for America.
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
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jifflemon
- 480 Is my middle name
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by jifflemon » Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:16 pm
developed in Aus, was going to be destined for the US market, however, in 1990, Mazda launched a certain convertible that pretty much decimated the market.....
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Alan 480
- 480 Is my middle name
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by Alan 480 » Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:55 pm
especially with the wrap-around indicators?
Alan
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1