MK1 RS000 and The vintage working mans car.

Warning - Motor Sport Rally Car Porn:

Our Motor Club (Streetly Motor Club) arranged a visit to the David Sutton Motorsport Museum in Daventry. Some lovely machinery there, that you can sit in, open the bonnets etc.

Twas a good day out.

Lawrence

that second pic ?? is that the 3 door cosworth of andrews heat for hire??? i remember seeing that in its rally days ,,,, i miss going the lombard rally all round the country up and down ,staying out in all weathers brill

wasnt it russel brookes who used to rally it ??

Think so mate...

The best brown trouser car I ever owned was a 4.7 litre Sunbeam Tiger, it was really dangerous if you gave it a bit of wellie on the bends, but that was all part of the fun :sick:

and there but for the grace of god Etc., :drive:

I had an avenger tiger for a while, took it for part payment on my old 635csi...my tiger was only powered by a li'll 4 banger and was only mildly scary... :lol:

Hmmmmmm

Testing a BDA at boreham wood...toasty manifold! :shock:

Bubble arched mmmmmmmmmmm!!

A must watch...from crystal palace in 1971, crabtree, marshall vs the brute camaro!....pure retro petrol head car porn at its best...

I take it all you old skool rally enthusiastics know about the rally course at Goodwood Festival of Speed, all your favourites appearing driven by some old drivers and some new ones, a trip down rally memory lane.

Hmm Stratus...the car that was built by accident as they happened to have a dino engine kicking around in the lancia factory!

Hate to think how much a screen costs for one of them though! :shock:

Thats Steves car, ive been in that. Steve n Santi own Global Brands at clay cross near me, you guys mite now it as VK vodka kick. Thayve got some nice cars!!

I love all these old Rally cars, it really takes me back, but there again I was a lot younger then, and now I don't think I'd have the bottle anymore to go tearing around :thumbdown:

risking life and limb :problem:

Those were the days when I was immortal, I used to race the little 850 Minis and wrote a couple off, I've got a busted collar bone from hitting an oak tree backwards at 80mph :!:

it didn't do the car much good either :lolno:

used to love them old mk1 escorts a mate and i modded a few of them I also used to own a mk1 carpi i did away with the old 1.3 engine and bunged a 1.6 cross flow in it and yes i did the inside out in fur :oops:

it looked the muts nuts then first time i got it road legal i took it for a spin round the estate came round i tight corner and took the wall/fence and the hedge out on the other side of the road and ended up rolling it

oh the good old days

my first road car after passing my test was a mk11 escort although not an rs was great fun to drive though

but the one to have and they are as rare as gold was the mk1 rs1800 with the 1780 bda engine in it only ever seen 1 of them

cheers

Lee