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14-03-2013, 02:08 PM | #1 | ||
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14-03-2013, 06:28 PM | #2 | ||
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similar, but the same could be said of a ba taillight and a vx commodore.
out of the two shown above, i know which one id prefer! |
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14-03-2013, 06:30 PM | #3 | ||
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BA : Angular with indicator/ reverse light on lower part of lens
VX: rounded with indicator/ reverse on top. Not similar. Yes, me too but maybe the similarity will keep the SZ fresh for longer and give dealers another angle lol. |
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14-03-2013, 06:32 PM | #4 | ||
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14-03-2013, 06:36 PM | #5 | ||
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That's really a big push saying they're similar.
Yeah they both have the reverse on the bottom, and yeah the top is longer than the bottom length, but that's it really.
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14-03-2013, 06:41 PM | #6 | ||||
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14-03-2013, 07:04 PM | #7 | ||
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They're both bolted to red cars too bahaha
Sorry lol but yeah they're similar, but with that many cars designed and built over the years there's got to be similarities popping up occasionally And the two designers probably went to the same design school lol
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14-03-2013, 07:28 PM | #8 | ||
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I don't know. I see what you mean but its still a big call.
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14-03-2013, 07:41 PM | #9 | ||
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To be fair, Land rover got there first...
2008 LRX concept
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15-03-2013, 05:42 PM | #10 | ||
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Wasn't there also a comparison from the AU to a Mercedes taillights?
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15-03-2013, 06:43 PM | #12 | ||
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I thought that Ford Aus. helped with the design of the LR.... no surprise they look similar
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15-03-2013, 06:45 PM | #13 | ||
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How many cars have the basic up down rectangle taillight style.
Guess that's all plagiarism. |
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15-03-2013, 08:22 PM | #14 | ||
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I couldn't tell the difference between the Range Rover and Territory, Range Rover even copied the rear bar! I bet they even stole the drive train.
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15-03-2013, 09:24 PM | #15 | ||
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Before you jump the gun just remember the Territory's tailllights are a copy of the Explorer's, which was released a year or so before SZ Territory.
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15-03-2013, 09:51 PM | #16 | ||
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same but different.
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15-03-2013, 10:27 PM | #17 | |||
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Ford first came up with that up down rectangle style in 1979 with the XD ute.
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16-03-2013, 01:23 AM | #19 | |||
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Except that the one in the pic, is a chinese knockoff..........
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16-03-2013, 08:16 AM | #21 | ||
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I'd like to see more bright work on the tail of the Terry Titanium, the SX/SX chrome strip was more upmarket looking.
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16-03-2013, 09:14 AM | #22 | ||
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Well spotted I also noticed the both had alloy wheels and tyres made of black rubber , call in the lawyers
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16-03-2013, 12:08 PM | #23 | ||
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I just remembered another Ford plagiarism from Land Rover
Rectangle reverse lights next to the number plate!! You're gonna need a lawyer son. |
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16-03-2013, 12:40 PM | #25 | ||
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Well it does seem to be about as factual........
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16-03-2013, 01:41 PM | #26 | |||
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You can bet that it was a corporate styling initiative that was extended to J/LR on a limited basis, more in the form of market research of what target groups liked in clinics.. |
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16-03-2013, 02:01 PM | #27 | ||
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18-03-2013, 10:20 AM | #28 | ||
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I think the new mitsubishi outlander has the tail light that looks exactly like the new Terry .... Sorry no pics.
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20-03-2013, 01:42 PM | #29 | ||
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Am I the only one who thinks a VT fitted with a VX rear boot garnish looks sort of like a BA falcon ?.
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21-03-2013, 09:35 AM | #30 | ||
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Taken it to the new range rover too.
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