Cheap to run as a daily driver!

 

 

 

On 06/06/2022 at 18:50, roottoot said:

Cheap to run as a daily driver!

 

OMG!! 😱

 

Fab vid and an awesome car, but that's some commitment for the school run 🙄

 

I winced when he caught the corner of the bonnet on the drive 😓

 

Gaz

Edited 8 June, 20223 yr by Gaz

1 hour ago, Gaz said:

but that's some commitment for the school run 🙄

 

Would be better than dropping my brother off in a Fabia, mind you. I'd look pretty cool, or at least I like to think I would.

 

However, I think through the threat of me purchasing a bronze one was enough to convince him to behave.

I had a V64V engine in my Sierra XR4x4, gods truth!

 

It didn't make a noise like that, in fact it didn't make any noise.

 

From memory it was destined for a Le Mans C2 car, I was asked to be the wheel man because the Sierra was a company car and my fuel was paid for, pretty sure the whole deal was very dodgy.

 

I mentioned on another thread that I had worked on the design of the 6R4 but it resulted in the person who started the thread about his car getting antsy, it repiqued my interest and  Google brought me the first reference I have ever seen to the work we did at IAD back then, posting it on this thread hopefully will be more appropriate, my memories of the reasons for the late and hurried redesign were correct:

 

"From here radiated all the enthusiasm that was to make it happen. Gordon Sked’s styling people got us fixed up with IAD down in Worthing to make a proper styling buck. IAD created the information needed to produce all the fibre-glass and Kevlar panels.

But even then there always seemed to be a new spanner dropping into the works. Not the least of these came when Pierre Dupasquier and Maurice Guaslard at Michelin, with whom we had been working closely since Day One, suggested that perhaps we could move up from 13-inch wheels to 390mm and thus benefit from all the work they had been doing for Peugeot What they meant was that we had to do it or be stuck on non-development rubber. It

meant that engineer Wynne Mitchell could incorporate bigger brakes, but the original arch profile had to go as he and Richard Hurdwell lifted the suspension turret tops and lengthened the wheelbase by two inches.

Looking back, it seems almost a miracle that, over the winter of 1984/85, everything came together. The V64V ran after just 11 months and delivered on its promises. The changes to the suspension and bodywork to accommodate the big Michelins were handed over to IAD, while the final form of the outrageous front and rear wings was agreed. The Longbridge line was geared for action and the Radford plant identified as the best location for engine and gearbox assembly.

My task was to put together the final presentation to the ARG Board in the middle of January. Their approval would set everything in motion, and with help from Fred Coultas, the paperwork was done, the figures added up and the methods detailed. To my immense satisfaction, it was agreed: our target was the 1985 RAC Rally."

12 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Would be better than dropping my brother off in a Fabia, mind you. I'd look pretty cool, or at least I like to think I would.

 

I think it'd be very cool, although you might wanna check out insurance quotes before you commit to one.

 

I love the nerdy element, of which I'm one of sorts.  At Goodwood in 2001, amongst all the exotica, one of the cars that drew crowds, myself included, was a Rover 75 V8 because of the rumble.  I remember a mate I went with saying 'Who needs a mortgage...'.  Of it's day, I liked the 75.

 

G

 

 

 

I tried to watch Part 2 but gave up as the sound levels are awful. I left a comment whiles the video still hadn't too many replies, but it didn't seem to be noticed.

 

Shame as it would be a very quick fix. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 9 October, 20223 yr by roottoot

 

 

 

 

Edited 10 October, 20223 yr by roottoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazed!

Funnily enough, I'm halfway through that vid, just paused it to make a cup of tea and noticed you had already posted it up. I like Mike Wheeler and knew he was car daft, but I didn't realise quite how car daft he is. Astonishing! 

I really enjoyed that and am really pleased to have seen it.

 

I cannot stand his on screen persona but had always had an inkling that in person he was a really decent down to earth chap and he certainly seemed to be on there, his choice of keepers also said a lot about the real person.

 

But the big question is, does he wear a syrup? 😆

2 hours ago, toot said:

Amazed!

 

OMG, me too! 😎

 

The 928 was my dream for a couple of decades.  I saw his 912 and got goosebumps.  But then we got to the Cooper S, external hinges and sliding windows et al and that just felt like automotive royalty!

 

Gaz

 

 

They went and showed it to Mike's Dad when finished this one. One cool dude, it must be someplace as a full vid or it gets repeated.

 

 

Edited 12 December, 20223 yr by toot

Excellent, I really enjoyed those interviews, thanks for posting them.

 

 

This was a reposted video

 

 

 

 

OOOOPS!

Edited 4 January, 20233 yr by Lady Elanore

This is worth a watch. I can't stand Schmee, but gave this a go anyway and it was genuinely quite interesting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aww, my Dad's favourite car was the sister model - his 1980 Mitsubishi Colt Sigma 😎

 

Gaz