The "I just saw a...." thread

[FastDriver]

Forgot to add this one at the weekend ..

A completely ground up rebuilt Lotus Europa original Twin Cam.
This car was all but destroyed at hillclimb last year

All back to original race spec from the 70s.
As the owner said , "having rebuilt it to original I cant afford to race it"
He still won his class tho' !!!

These images and others are from Browse Album :: Ingliston Sprint May 2011

I made a mistake before when I said the Elan was my least favorite Lotus, I had forgot about the Europa. WTF is up with the back end. that thing is hidious~!

[Matra et Alpine]

You have to remember the styling era and the practicalities of keeping the back end down on a car so small and light
It is a REAL Lotus race car, just with all the usual Chapman issues and using a doughnut drive joint as a stressed suspension component was one use too far !!!!

Besides, there was the Eclat .... actually not bad in driving, but just naff 70s and boring looking (imho)

[FastDriver]

yeah i know of the Eclat, it reminds me of the Ferrari 308 Dino haha. but i like its styling better than the europa

[Commodore GS/E]

Just saw my first new Nissan Micra, an I gotta say... I wasn't aware that you could really make the design worse, but that's what happened. The front end looks generic and exchangable, while the back is all kinds of wrong... just a bulbous mess garned with senseless creases.
Next.

[Ferrer]

Nissan GT-R.

Looks big, sounds loud.

Just saw my first new Nissan Micra, an I gotta say... I wasn't aware that you could really make the design worse, but that's what happened. The front end looks generic and exchangable, while the back is all kinds of wrong... just a bulbous mess garned with senseless creases.
Next.

The most powerful engine is interesting though.

[Commodore GS/E]

Nissan GT-R.
The most powerful engine is interesting though.

What is it?

[Ferrer]

What is it?

A 3 cylinder supercharged petrol engine.

I think it runs on Miller's cycle (not sure though).

[johnnynumfiv]

Ferrari 212 Vignale Coupe, 1 of 1
Awesome car.

[pimento]

A 3 cylinder supercharged petrol engine.

I think it runs on Miller's cycle (not sure though).

It does do the Miller thang, oui.

[ruim20]

My second 'Mini' Countryman, bulbuous and completly ridiculous. but i'm guessing they are selling like hot cakes.

Bubly car is bubly.

[thebrochureman]

^^^ There doing quite good in the uk as well, they must be doing ok for Mini.

[Commodore GS/E]

I'm really looking foward to tomorrow... I'll make a feature about a vintage car/motorbike rallye in our region for the radio station where I'm working which means that I'll be driven around in cool pre-war sports cars :3
I will, of course, take a lot of photos for you. Wish me luck (if I screw this up, my boss won't be happy )!

[Kitdy]

I'm really looking foward to tomorrow... I'll make a feature about a vintage car/motorbike rallye in our region for the radio station where I'm working which means that I'll be driven around in cool pre-war sports cars :3
I will, of course, take a lot of photos for you. Wish me luck (if I screw this up, my boss won't be happy )!

Burger King no longer?

[Commodore GS/E]

Burger King no longer?

Don't remember me -.- I stopped working there because they didn't pay me enough while constantly working overtime under completely unfair conditions. Apart from that, I need to get practice in media-related work because that's required for the studies I want to do .
I can say already that it's MUCH better than my previous job, although I don't get much money there, either... but screw that. I like this job, but I will only do it until my studies begin (should be in October).

[thebrochureman]

Just seen a Caterham 7, looked very nice. My dads Hyundai iload van came today, such a nice van to drive, it looks great, i'll upload some pic of it in the next few days.