Petrol Heads.
Posted by: Steve2701 on 09 July 2006
Your Starter for 10 :-
Posted on: 10 July 2006 by Tony Lockhart
A couple of old British marques that still attract interest:
Tony
Posted on: 10 July 2006 by Tony Lockhart
And a pic of one of my favourite sounding cars, the BRM V16. I just couldn't believe that this beast turned up, let alone manage to run up the hill:
Tony
Posted on: 10 July 2006 by BigH47
quote:
Ok, a little Italian for you?
Lambretta Model C or D with trailer, model A or B in background. A couple of Vespas at the sides.
That BRM sounds awesome dosn't it? Supercharged V16 and only 1500cc,watchmakers art almost.
Posted on: 11 July 2006 by John K R
Any one get this?
Reg. is the give away.
A real design icon and still popular today, albeit in a evolved form.
John.
Posted on: 11 July 2006 by BigH47
Lotus 7. I am not a number.
Posted on: 11 July 2006 by John K R
Correct, and quick too (answer and car)
For those unfamiliar, this is the latest version
John.
Posted on: 11 July 2006 by Staedtler
If you want something a bit more challenging, what's this?
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by BigH47
A mate has recently bought a Caterham. Unblievably quick and the handling is amazing and "only" a 1400cc one at that. Unfortunately it is like putting your head in a washing machine,after about 30 mins I felt completely banjaxed. Apparently wearing a crash helmet does not help as the airflow tries to rip it of your head.
So my dream of owning might have to go on "hold".
H
Is it a Nova? Space 1999 or something similar.
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by Staedtler
Good guess, but not correct! The colour may give a hint as to what film it appeared in...
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by BigH47
It's not clockwork surely? PROBE that question carefully?
H
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by Staedtler
Congrats! The very same Adams Probe 16! Only 34 inches high, you get in through the sliding glass canopy and steer through your feet......
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by Beano
quote:
Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
And a pic of one of my favourite sounding cars, the BRM V16. I just couldn't believe that this beast turned up, let alone manage to run up the hill:
Tony
I've got the glorious noise as an MP3 sound clip on my mobile phone.
Beano
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by Mike1380
Did you see the Merlin engined Rover SD1 on the Practical Performance Cars stand?
Bonnet open, 27 litres of supercharged V12...
And then they started it up, with me stood about 3 feet from the front of it...
Woah!!!!!
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by NaimThatTune
Bumped into this little beauty on the weekend (not at Goodwood - they wouldn't have us!)
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by Tony Lockhart
Just to add some scale to the huge Cummins diesel:
Tony
PS. A fellow petrol head and naimee to the right of the pic.
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by Tony Lockhart
Did anyone notice this pedal box?
I wonder if anyone can tell me the car?
Tony
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by BigH47
Enzo?
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by Tony Lockhart
Nowhere near as common.
Tony
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by NaimThatTune
Zonda F?
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by arf005
Radical....???
It's got to be light, right!
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by NaimThatTune
Hmm, was responding to a Macca F1 answer (now disappeared). They had alloy pedals (just checked in my Driving Ambition book - how sad am I??).
Don't think its Radical - my pal took me out in his a while ago and it too had alloy pedals (R3 not R4). Also don't think it was Zonda F as I first thought - lots of carbon good but the steel welded tubes etc are putting me off that idea now.
Er - Koenigsegg CCR? I'm really just guessing now...
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by BigH47
Aerial Atom?
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by arf005
quote:
Originally posted by NaimThatTune:
Hmm, was responding to a Macca F1 answer (now disappeared). They had alloy pedals (just checked in my Driving Ambition book - how sad am I??).
Don't think its Radical - my pal took me out in his a while ago and it too had alloy pedals (R3 not R4). Also don't think it was Zonda F as I first thought - lots of carbon good but the steel welded tubes etc are putting me off that idea now.
Er - Koenigsegg CCR? I'm really just guessing now...
Yeah - that was me!
I changed my mind after having a quick squint on the net and finding a pic of the Macca with it's alloy pedals....oooops! so ya caught me out.....
Come on Tony, give us another clue......
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by NaimThatTune
Hi Arf,
tried not to expose you re changing your mind on the F1 but you obviously don't mind...
Now I'm thinking a Koenigsegg would be trimmed up much more opulently than we see here.
Going out on a limb, and perhaps putting more store into Tony's hint at rarity than perhaps is justified, I think this is something like the Audi R10 - that V12 diesel thing that just won Le Mans? Can't be many of them kicking around?
Cheers!
Rich
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by arf005
oooo interesting, you might have nailed it there Rich!
no worries about the expose btw....
Cheers,
Ali
