Vans

[Mr Skrunts]

How about a V8 RS4 engine in a VW T5 van. 

https://youtu.be/DgZpE8NIDfQ?feature=shared

5th gear, VBH was taken for a blast in an unlimted RS estate, she gigled a lot during the clip.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Rascal was mid engine rear wheel drive...

The Rascal was RWD, basically a rebadged Suzuki

My Dad had the Honda version. Honda Acty? 

It had something like a 650cc twin mid engine RWD, and was actually quite good fun to drive. 

[TheBoy]

Nothing was faster than the little yellow vans they gave me, along with £1m of liability....

Fair bit of weight in the back of those fully loaded with tools and spares.

All of which gave it maximum traction at the rear*, which made it out handle an F1 car, added to the fact Mansell was a pussy


*Joking aside, I found my (much later) tranny too much of a handful, esp in the damp, without it being heavily laden

[TheBoy]

Nothing was faster than the little yellow vans they gave me, along with £1m of liability....

Or mine - after the little 850cc green Morris one I had before

Was that complete with a restrictor shim in the carb?

[countrywoman]

Wobbly Bob ,he has a Yellow CF with a mid mount 440ci blown Dodge engine and a side gull wing door. He got his name after it got out of shape drag racing, was a regular at Long Marston/Shakey .

[Keith ABS]

How about a V8 RS4 engine in a VW T5 van. 

https://youtu.be/DgZpE8NIDfQ?feature=shared

Pretty certain I have seen this one. Had a V8 meet up in Wakefield and he came along as he was friends with one of our V8 lads. I think he said it had just had the full quattro drive train fitted to make it a bit more "sure footed"

[wingman]

Nothing was faster than the little yellow vans they gave me, along with £1m of liability....

Or mine - after the little 850cc green Morris one I had before

Was that complete with a restrictor shim in the carb?

Sort of complete after it had been somewhat filed out to let a little more go go juice through Could reach a heady 50mph!!

[Viral_Jim]

*Joking aside, I found my (much later) tranny too much of a handful, esp in the damp, without it being heavily laden

I very very nearly binned a tranny trying to get it back to the hire place in time to avoid a fine. I hadn't driven a van in a couple of yrs and had forgotten about a lack of weight, skinny Chinese tyres and damp roads.

Let's just say my ar$e was twitching like a rabbits nose. And if there had been anything coming the other way there would have been an almighty accident. 

[countrywoman]

My mk3 tranney that I fitted with a 2.8 twin plenum v6 went okay and handled fine , took it down the drag strip and full of camping gear it kept up with a BMW mini.

[Sir Tigger KC]

My mk3 tranney that I fitted with a 2.8 twin plenum v6 went okay and handled fine , took it down the drag strip and full of camping gear it kept up with a BMW mini.

Did you have someone in the back making a cuppa as you went down the strip? 

[Doctor Gollum]

My mk3 tranney that I fitted with a 2.8 twin plenum v6 went okay and handled fine , took it down the drag strip and full of camping gear it kept up with a BMW mini.

Ford built the early MK4 '92-95 with the Cosworth 24v 2.9 and manual box as a retail model.

[countrywoman]

Yes they did the mk3 with a v6 as well for Ambulance, that's how I got a rad that fitted off the shelf.