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Land speed record Tomcat!
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:23 am
by CESSNA185
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:52 am
by GeraintUk
bargain price of 20 grand for a 12 year old car that maybe has done 7000 miles, but the engine bay looks like it's done 70,000
don't see anything at all special, and i'm sure they fail to say the records probably been beaten several times since by other cars
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:01 am
by CESSNA185
GeraintUk wrote:bargain price of 20 grand for a 12 year old car that maybe has done 7000 miles, but the engine bay looks like it's done 70,000
don't see anything at all special, and i'm sure they fail to say the records probably been beaten several times since by other cars
I know, who the hell would be stupid enough to buy it??
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:07 am
by GeraintUk
i'm sure someone will though, lol
for the sake of a piece of paper of a record it did a long time ago
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:46 pm
by SubCat001
Its a bit too expensive..but it is unique and historic as it looks as though it might be preproduction as well. Didn't someone buy a video of this landspeed record event on Roverload?? and they weren't they planning to rip it??
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:01 pm
by Jonny 5
I wonder if mirror and another wiper are extra
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:24 pm
by tomcat
good average speed over 10miles though 155mph
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:53 am
by stuartm
I bet the engine is in good order after doing 155mph for 10 miles & the 24hour chalenge
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 5:57 am
by CESSNA185
Ha ha, still hasn't sold, I wonder why
The question is, will it ever sell?
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 8:38 am
by Drew
isnt a std coupe capable of that?
Drew
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 8:48 am
by Jason36
I thought it was sold, the bloke who bought it took it to trax last year.
He wouldn't tell me what he paid for it.
It has a BIG intercooler and a BIG turbo
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 2:02 pm
by CESSNA185
Tomcats wrote:It has a BIG intercooler and a BIG turbo
And a BIG fooking price tag, 20,000 pounds!
Perhaps it has been sold, maybe the site hasn't been updated.
No wonder he wouldn't tell you what he paid for it lol
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 2:13 pm
by 114gta
stuartm wrote:I bet the engine is in good order after doing 155mph for 10 miles & the 24hour chalenge
Exactly what i thought. Clearly announce that your rover turbo has been thrashed hard for hours on end and then ask 20,000 for it. What a great idea, i'll take mine to a track just before (if) i sell it, thrash it for hours until it gains a few rattles then advertise it for £15,000.
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:36 am
by HA54SYM
Re-post!
Yep it has been sold, and IIRC it didn't go for anything like 20k.
I was also suprised that the intercooler and turbo where different, when i thought they where supposed to be as per road car?
Dave
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 1:13 pm
by beeniemac
This was an advert?
No firm history, no spec, bonnet full of filler, had been stood for the last 13 years and they wanted £20k?
C'mon guys, the 1st April was aaaages ago!
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 2:29 pm
by brian220
If anyones really interested, i have all the details stashed at home regarding this car and what changes were made from the standard road car. Also all the figures, etc, etc.
Brian
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 2:53 pm
by HA54SYM
I'm interested!
I've seen the video
Dave
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:53 pm
by iainp
Also interested
Iain
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:01 pm
by SubCat001
Me too. Also has anyone got the video??? I remember someone had it on Roverload.
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:07 pm
by brian220
Just checked, and i haven't got them anymore, I gave them to Will Curtis.
He may be kind enough to host them if he reads this post
Brian
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:02 pm
by will_c
Whats that? i have the details of that car??
i have pics of mine, didnt think i had anything else?
EDIT: Ive just had a look on that disc you gave me, i dont seem to have anything other than pics of my car.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 3:54 am
by CESSNA185
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 3:55 am
by CESSNA185
HA54SYM wrote:Re-post!
Nope, this is the original thread bud, look at the date
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:46 am
by HA54SYM
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 12:02 pm
by SubCat001
Ahhh!!!! That reveals how much it went for in the end.
A bargain for a piece of history imo. The engine was probably stripped and inspected after the 24hr run, so I wouldn't be suprised if it was effectively overhauled at the factory.
sorry mate got me sites mixed up.