Vehicles you don't see on the road anymore
09-27-2007, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Jez15,Sep 27 2007, 02:17 AM
I wanted one of these 
after seeing them race at Castle Combe 
after seeing them race at Castle Combe
09-27-2007, 02:43 AM
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About 5 years ago when I lived in Oxford I'd see a G-reg Lotus Esprit every day. The thing was a piece of rust and I couldn't believe it was still going.
Last week I happened to go that way in the morning and saw it again. I couldn't believe that.
Last week I happened to go that way in the morning and saw it again. I couldn't believe that.
09-27-2007, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by j8mie,Sep 27 2007, 02:40 AM
I can't remember the last time I saw one of these tbh 
Good ridence
09-27-2007, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by j8mie,Sep 27 2007, 10:40 AM
I can't remember the last time I saw one of these tbh
He was obviously short of cash and I thought I'd do him a favour - filters and fluids and a new set of plugs. I was mad about cars even then, a friend and I were restoring a Wolsely Hornet we'd found in a barn, so i was happy to offer my new found mechanical knowledge to the old boy for free.
Only I forgot, as I reversed it over the inspection pit in my dad's barn that it had 3 wheels. Until the front end dropped violently and there was the sound of fibreglass hitting concrete.
Cost me
09-27-2007, 03:51 AM
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Yeah Lloyd, the Maestro Turbo was silly quick for its day. I had the Metro Turbo as my first car. Lasted 6 years before I flogged it to a mate. Great fun - shopping trolley on wheels with a massive 96bhp (plus Janspeed stainless exhaust and K&N air filter to take it to an earth shattering 102
)I was a bit of a chav
I'm almost tempted to source another one for a laugh actually...
09-27-2007, 04:30 AM
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[QUOTE=MarkB,Sep 27 2007, 11:59 AM] ...Only I forgot, as I reversed it over the inspection pit in my dad's barn that it had 3 wheels. Until the front end dropped violently and there was the sound of fibreglass hitting concrete.
Cost me
Cost me