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In the van market I guess the Bedford presented the worse load/volume capacity of its category. Thats for Ford fans. But, take this 2.3 engine with a proper head and good carbs and throw it in a Magnum and you'll promptly turn any Grp1 Escort into a stupid machine. Thats for GM fans. Droop snoot anyone?
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Quite, John! At a time when most petrol transits had the nasty 1.7 litre V4, with no torque and no ability to rev, the 2.3 sohc CF was a rocket ship in comparison! A relatively easy job to put the Lotus engine in, I guess.
Thanks for the Viva GT info, everyone. Pool car! Must have been fun working for Lotus in those days.... |
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When the job was completed, the blue car had it's original engine fitted & was sold, whilst the rather attractive metallic green one was destined to become Chapman's personal car. However he took one look at the salmon-coloured interior & said "No thanks". As a result, that too had the engine swapped back to the original & it became a pool car. It was much preferred to the alternative Mk 3 Cortina's. I did many miles in it collecting up parts for the build of the first production Elite's. For a week or two I probably spent more time in that car than at my desk! |
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The Viva GT wasn't really a pool car though, more a development hack. For pool cars we mostly made do with rather mundane Mk3 Cortina 1.6L's, later replaced by Mk2 Escort's. There were also a few Renault 5's which we took in exchange for a new Elite. |
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I remember my first Trabant it was a 1932 Model Sickle 55, the one with the 8.4 litre V9 engine. It was good for at least 47mph and easily out accelerated the Jaguars of the day. As I'm sure you will all recall it won the Tibet 24 Hour race three years in succession taking the Llama Cup in perpetuity. Major problem was obtaining a supply of Ox ding to fuel the thing, and the exhaust fumes were quite disgusting, so much so that the local council issued a restraint of use order on it.
I swapped it for an ex-postmans bicycle which proved faster. As Delia says; Happy days …………. where's me pills ….? |
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This is just for our Bob. Delta first race car truck. Mini Artic with transit tractor unit. V4 single carb. Yes it was very slow but we had a lot of fun back in those days. We would get to the track unload then I could pile everyone into the crew cab and shoot of down the pub. happy days.Actually "very happy days"
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Talking of F1, I found this pic on this month’s calendar amazing. It’s the Honda F1 preparing their car at the Italian GP in 1965. Times certainly change!
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And mine!
Great photo Iain. All this talk of Transits reminds me of a night at a pub in Harrow the night before the England Scotland game a long time ago when my friend and I got into his V4 Transit at the end of the night, only to find the back full of Scottish football fans that had each paid some enterprising sole who was stood by the unlocked back doors for a ride to the ground at Wembley after closing, so we had to make a detour on the way home! |
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Those Honda Mechanics did not know how lucky they were.
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I've got a few minuets before we head of to Bicester to test a car.
We had a nice day at Castle Combe way back in 1991.Loaded up and three of us in cab in the truck headed home. We just through Reading with around 10 miles to go back to workshop. Fuel pump packed up. Hmmm, what to do. fear not.We rigged up a gallon can of petrol and my Brother in Law held the can resting on the window with a gravity feed to the carburetor.Took about an hour but we got back to work and as i recall still had time to get to the pub. There you go Bob. headline news. |
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Yes I raced no 44 all through the 80's and 90's but not to bothered what number I run these days.
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