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Title: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: aaronjb on 13 January 2011, 22:40:21
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6WdboK1nY[/media]
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 13 January 2011, 22:51:17
A bit seventies ;D

But impressive, nonetheless. 8-)

Wonder what they would have made of the F1 powered Renault Espace? :-/
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 January 2011, 22:53:47
Bet it sounded a bit special in there with those weber downdraughts echoing around the rear.  :-*

I think they need to do something about the body roll. :o I bet he was touching cloth on that chicane.  ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: aaronjb on 13 January 2011, 23:00:12
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I think they need to do something about the body roll. :o I bet he was touching cloth on that chicane.  ;D

It does rather look like they forgot any anti-roll bars  ;D

I chuckled a little at the "With proven performance showing a 0-60 time of seven seconds.."

Still, in 1971, I suppose that was fast ;)
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: Vamps on 13 January 2011, 23:05:33
Smile :) takes me back to my youth, not sure about the front wheels though, do not look right to me.. :-/
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: aaronjb on 13 January 2011, 23:06:47
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Smile :) takes me back to my youth, not sure about the front wheels though, do not look right to me.. :-/

I'm guessing the 'wider track' was the only thing stopping it from falling over in the corners  ;D

I chuckled at the 'stretched tyres' - I can't recall if it was here or the MR2 forum where people were bemoaning this 'recent stupid trend' ..  :D
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Post by: mrgreen on 13 January 2011, 23:45:13
makes you wonder where it is now the wider track must have helped with understeer as they said it handles well!
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Post by: freecall666 on 14 January 2011, 08:20:19
spray it black and put red stripe on side and you got the A Team van :y ;D ;D
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: henryd on 14 January 2011, 09:43:37
did anyone see the transit that was at goodwood last year,four wheel drive and jag twin turbo power,it was quick up the hill complete with ladder on roof rack ;D ;D
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Post by: bluey on 14 January 2011, 11:37:27
From memory the comments about the van's performance being a shade slower than the Le Mans winning GT40 is rubbish.  The car was much, much quicker, sub-five seconds to 60 and over 200mph at the top end.
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 January 2011, 11:52:59
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From memory the comments about the van's performance being a shade slower than the Le Mans winning GT40 is rubbish.  The car was much, much quicker, sub-five seconds to 60 and over 200mph at the top end.

It's true for a certain value of "shade". ;)

Obviously a huge airbrake like that is going to suffer aerodynamically compared to a GT40. I suppose both offered what would have been regarded by the layman of the time as pretty jaw-dropping performance, though. How things have changed. ;)

So, if anyone's got a GT40 kicking around, take note. It's a bit outdated. I can offer a disposal service for such obsolete cars and my rates are very reasonable. :D

Kevin
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Post by: Bixy1 on 14 January 2011, 13:13:41

HDNL should use one of them, might get stuff delivered quicker..... :-?
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 January 2011, 14:04:09
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HDNL should use one of them, might get stuff delivered quicker..... :-?

.. as long as a fine mist of petrol and oil rejected by the engine would be acceptable. ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: aaronjb on 14 January 2011, 14:09:57
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HDNL should use one of them, might get stuff delivered quicker..... :-?

.. as long as a fine mist of petrol and oil rejected by the engine would be acceptable. ;)

And your parcels didn't get sucked into the carb trumpets  ;D
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: bluey on 14 January 2011, 15:59:15
I always keep my parcels safely tucked inside my underpants ta.  :D
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: SJKOO01 on 14 January 2011, 22:23:48
Video maybe from the 70's, but funny how even today white van drivers still drive the same as this on the roads  ::) .  After all a Diesel transit will beat any supercar  ;D .
Title: Re: Old Ford lovers.. does this make you smile or cry?
Post by: oatcakekev on 16 January 2011, 18:55:38
Ah yes, old fords. What did it stand for again?? oh yes, I remember, Fix Or Repair Daily.  ;D