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[omega3000]

Great watching this again .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGxYhJGpnKI

Love the sound of the TR7 

[albitz]

Brings back memories. Particularily of the late great Bertie Fisher.

[henryd]

Great watching this again .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGxYhJGpnKI

Love the sound of the TR7 

TR8 perchance ,sounded like more than four pot

[biggriffin]

Brings back memories. Particularily of the late great Bertie Fisher.

Austin mchale.

[albitz]

Now that was a mentalist man who could drive a car seriously quickly.

[biggriffin]

I thought russel brookes could make a 400 shift,then i saw mchale driving.

[albitz]

He was truly nuts.I remember he decided to rally an Opel Monza for some unknown reason.He wanted to lighten it and one of his methods was to replace the huge glass tailgate with a Perspex one.Scrutineers said no.Something to do with it not being homolagated iirc.They told him he would have to put the glass version back in,which he did.He just didn't actually fix it to the car,so it fell off half way round the first bend.
He was fearless behind the wheel,and had great car control........most of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AraFfjLWdiw

[omega3000]

Great watching this again .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGxYhJGpnKI

Love the sound of the TR7 

TR8 perchance ,sounded like more than four pot

Aye 

[albitz]

Works TR7 V8.

[omega3000]

Works TR7 V8.

 

It did sound a bit more fruitier and well it should do being a v8 

[bootie]

He was truly nuts.I remember he decided to rally an Opel Monza for some unknown reason.He wanted to lighten it and one of his methods was to replace the huge glass tailgate with a Perspex one.Scrutineers said no.Something to do with it not being homolagated iirc.They told him he would have to put the glass version back in,which he did.He just didn't actually fix it to the car,so it fell off half way round the first bend.
He was fearless behind the wheel,and had great car control........most of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AraFfjLWdiw

Couple of guys over on ABS have been trying to re-create this car, some from original bits, not sure what happened to it, I'll have to go over and have a look.

[Olympia5776]

He was truly nuts.I remember he decided to rally an Opel Monza for some unknown reason.He wanted to lighten it and one of his methods was to replace the huge glass tailgate with a Perspex one.Scrutineers said no.Something to do with it not being homolagated iirc.They told him he would have to put the glass version back in,which he did.He just didn't actually fix it to the car,so it fell off half way round the first bend. He was fearless behind the wheel,and had great car control........most of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AraFfjLWdiw

This will be of interest Albs .I think  Page 14 shows that car on that day with the man.......
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/125629/1979-monza-rally-austin-mchale

[CaptainZok]

He was truly nuts.I remember he decided to rally an Opel Monza for some unknown reason.He wanted to lighten it and one of his methods was to replace the huge glass tailgate with a Perspex one.Scrutineers said no.Something to do with it not being homolagated iirc.They told him he would have to put the glass version back in,which he did.He just didn't actually fix it to the car,so it fell off half way round the first bend. He was fearless behind the wheel,and had great car control........most of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AraFfjLWdiw

This will be of interest Albs .I think  Page 14 shows that car on that day with the man.......
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/125629/1979-monza-rally-austin-mchale

I notice a rather well known MV6 in that thread (Paul Lovejoy/Big Rod/Bob Dent/Ljays)

[albitz]

He was truly nuts.I remember he decided to rally an Opel Monza for some unknown reason.He wanted to lighten it and one of his methods was to replace the huge glass tailgate with a Perspex one.Scrutineers said no.Something to do with it not being homolagated iirc.They told him he would have to put the glass version back in,which he did.He just didn't actually fix it to the car,so it fell off half way round the first bend. He was fearless behind the wheel,and had great car control........most of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AraFfjLWdiw

This will be of interest Albs .I think  Page 14 shows that car on that day with the man.......
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/125629/1979-monza-rally-austin-mchale

Very interesting indeed thanks Don.Ive read several pages already,and will read the whole thing in the very near future.

[albitz]

He was truly nuts.I remember he decided to rally an Opel Monza for some unknown reason.He wanted to lighten it and one of his methods was to replace the huge glass tailgate with a Perspex one.Scrutineers said no.Something to do with it not being homolagated iirc.They told him he would have to put the glass version back in,which he did.He just didn't actually fix it to the car,so it fell off half way round the first bend. He was fearless behind the wheel,and had great car control........most of the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AraFfjLWdiw

This will be of interest Albs .I think  Page 14 shows that car on that day with the man.......
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/125629/1979-monza-rally-austin-mchale

I notice a rather well known MV6 in that thread (Paul Lovejoy/Big Rod/Bob Dent/Ljays)

I thought I recognised that too.