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what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« on: 12 January 2008, 00:24:17 »
as the title, just wondering what powerful cars everyone has been a passenger/driven in and what bhp was the mentioned car?

someone close to me has a very powerful motor which takes my breath away everytime i go in it.

i'll reveal all with a few pics in a bit, just want to see what everyone else comes up with first ;)
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #1 on: 12 January 2008, 00:43:07 »
My brother in laws 2.8i Capri special edition (one of many Capris that he owned), very quick  ;)
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #2 on: 12 January 2008, 00:50:56 »
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My brother in laws 2.8i Capri special edition (one of many Capris that he owned), very quick  ;)

Awesome Car for the time I have had two 2.8's...
But my mates Scooby is the fastest car I have been a passenger in  :o
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #3 on: 12 January 2008, 00:53:18 »
 few years ago i was installing some vending machines at marinello at egham, they are the main ferrari importer for England and was offered the chance to drive the then new F355 spider,  "OH ! THE NOISE THAT THING MADE!!!!!"  :o :y
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #4 on: 12 January 2008, 00:54:43 »
Not necessarily the flashiest of car but an experience all the same.
In 1991 I was taken for a drive (for the experience as an IAM member, honest!!!!!!!) in a 2.8 Sierra 4x4 plain clothes police car driven by a Herts traffic driver trainer type person. It is so very true that it is not just the speed reached, but how the car is driven. I remember it well, an excellent experience never been driven so fast, no regard to speed limits. Mainly B roads and Motorway.
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« Reply #5 on: 12 January 2008, 00:57:42 »
as far as i can remember, a chipped up scooby. the fastest (accellerating)car i have owned was my chevette hs (twin 48 dellortos,blydenstien ex.manifold etc) it was 1979, i was young free single with a nice motor,a few bob and hair! happy days. ;D
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #6 on: 12 January 2008, 00:59:44 »
just found the pics of the car i was on about...










my brother's LC, the most powerful car i've ever been in :)
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #7 on: 12 January 2008, 01:00:56 »
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few years ago i was installing some vending machines at marinello at egham, they are the main ferrari importer for England and was offered the chance to drive the then new F355 spider,  "OH ! THE NOISE THAT THING MADE!!!!!"  :o :y

did you take it for a spin?
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #8 on: 12 January 2008, 01:02:38 »
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as far as i can remember, a chipped up scooby. the fastest (accellerating)car i have owned was my chevette hs (twin 48 dellortos,blydenstien ex.manifold etc) it was 1979, i was young free single with a nice motor,a few bob and hair! happy days. ;D

Saw a HS Chevette in Blackpool (white with black windows) in the dry just keep gettin its arse out every time he put his foot down, and it sounded nice too :y
Mates Scooby had been chipped dont know what to but it was fast  8-)
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« Reply #9 on: 12 January 2008, 01:11:07 »
a lad at work has a scooby, fast car but he's selling it cos it's realy bad on fuel.

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« Reply #10 on: 12 January 2008, 01:17:42 »
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a lad at work has a scooby, fast car but he's selling it cos it's realy bad on fuel.


Mate sold his for the same reason cost him a fortune to run, petrol and servicing apparently  :-?
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #11 on: 12 January 2008, 01:19:53 »
I think Ford made some really nice sporty cars at one time, RS Turbo, Sierra Cosworth, Capri 2.8i, XR4i, dont think they do a car i like now  :-[
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« Reply #12 on: 12 January 2008, 01:20:03 »
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as far as i can remember, a chipped up scooby. the fastest (accellerating)car i have owned was my chevette hs (twin 48 dellortos,blydenstien ex.manifold etc) it was 1979, i was young free single with a nice motor,a few bob and hair! happy days. ;D

Saw a HS Chevette in Blackpool (white with black windows) in the dry just keep gettin its arse out every time he put his foot down, and it sounded nice too :y


In the old days, late 70’s early 80’s Driven most Russell Brookes (Andrews Heat For Hire) Rally Cars, Mk 1 and 2 Escort, Sunbeam, Chevette and Manta. These were all spare / duplicate cars fully loaded and a hoot to drive. Company Policy, at the time (Andrews) Was if you got caught speeding in one you got the sack!
For a couple of years used to follow the RAC Rally in an Andrews Transit, no parking problems you could get anywhere. By coincidence we were overtaken by Russell Brookes at Kielder one night and simply followed him down to the beginning of the stage, marshals assumed I was the support vehicle, I did not argue.
Always wanted one of the support vehicles, as a company van, I tried, but got one of the 1st Mk2 Transits instead,  in the early days when Andrews did all the support themselves they ran V6 Transits.



Mates Scooby had been chipped dont know what to but it was fast  8-)
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #13 on: 12 January 2008, 01:21:08 »
C**ked that post up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: what's the most powerful car you've been in?
« Reply #14 on: 12 January 2008, 01:22:40 »
Tab , you bet i did, made me nervous though as i was driving a car worth more than me house. Great fun it was. :y
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