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[aaronjb]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6WdboK1nY[/media]

[05omegav6]

A bit seventies

But impressive, nonetheless. 8-)

Wonder what they would have made of the F1 powered Renault Espace? :-/

[Kevin Wood]

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. I bet he was touching cloth on that chicane. 

Kevin

[aaronjb]

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

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

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

[Vamps]

Smile takes me back to my youth, not sure about the front wheels though, do not look right to me.. :-/

[aaronjb]

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 

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' .. 

[mrgreen]

makes you wonder where it is now the wider track must have helped with understeer as they said it handles well!

[freecall666]

spray it black and put red stripe on side and you got the A Team van

[henryd]

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

[bluey]

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.

[Kevin Wood]

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 It's a bit outdated.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.

Kevin

[Bixy1]

HDNL should use one of them, might get stuff delivered quicker..... :-?

[Kevin Wood]

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

[aaronjb]

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 

[bluey]

I always keep my parcels safely tucked inside my underpants ta.