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in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Wed Nov 16, 2016 7:02 pmby Aaron Calder •
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RE: Proud 540GT owners at last.
in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Wed Nov 16, 2016 7:40 pmby Pepé Le Pew •
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Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #17I don't pretend to know that much about this kind of thing really - it's mostly the usual mixture of bullshit and horse feathers, but I do remember having seen that GT in red letters on the front of the roof of quite a few continental vans in photographs, so I surmised that the stickers were a factory job.
...maybe it's an age-related thing? I've just downloaded Hob's 2004 brochure and all the vans for the UK market at least were GTs so you are right, Pete.
Was it that Lechlade offered a package of optional extras in addition to the standard GT trim, I wonder?
For what it's worth I think it's an age-related thing too. A combination of that and this weird thing that importers do in cherry-picking the options list to specify their vans the way they think most customers will want them and calling it some cheesy 'Special Edition' name.
Car manufacturers do a similar thing depending on the market they sell into, especially in the States where very few customers do factory orders. It seems that Americans are used to having their new cars immediately, and that involves browsing a dealer's new car lot containing dozens and dozens of cars until they find one the right color (sic) and buying that one.
Apparently European car makers hate that - having to have that many new cars in stock all the time is a logistical nightmare as well as being very expensive.
Americans. Don't you just love 'em
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yy-R56kh
Mine came in from Holland with no battery or charger no door screen etc and has touring GT emblazoned on the roof stickers 
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RE: Proud 540GT owners at last.
in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:54 pmby Randa france •
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Quote Soulbluesman:- I am an ex-mod 1960's scooter rider who rode an esteemed and fairly rare Lambretta Series 2 TV175 so I am a total sucker for a GT badge.
Now that IS posh. I could only afford humble Li 150. Nothing changes 
Randa
1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match 
Now that's really got me going nostalgic.......
1966, my Li 150, Parka, and the Small Faces still ringing in my ears as I was singing along........Sha la la la lee yeah!
16 to 66 
just like that...and I'm not talking mph.
How is it I can remember every word of that song and yet most days need Anne to tell me which cups/plates are in which cupboard in the kitchen ?
Lovely 1997 Eriba 530GT
RE: Proud 540GT owners at last.
in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:00 amby Randa france •
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Small faces, Who? 
Our 27 year old son is still performing their music at his gigs. See, we brung him up right 
R
1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
RE: Proud 540GT owners at last.
in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:08 amby Randa france •
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Quote: Soulbluesman wrote in post #27
If ever there was a mod caravan it would have to be the Eriba, though not sure about loading it with chrome mirrors and spotlights!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got a 15' Flag Aerial though.
1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
Believe it or not I also still have the spotlights !
And for Eribafolk the friendly forum
"wouldn't it be nice to get on wiv me neighbours"
Not so sure about the next line and the ravers bit......I think it has a different connotation these days
Lovely 1997 Eriba 530GT
RE: Proud 540GT owners at last.
in Hi. Please take a couple of minutes to say hello here Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:21 pmby Julie Grafo •
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