Profpointy
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And of course the Volvo 1800. The Saint had the saloon model but estate equally cool
Pointless & impractical vehicles
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And of course the Volvo 1800. The Saint had the saloon model but estate equally cool
T4tomo
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that is neither pointless nor impractical...the finest "shooting brake" ever made
Profpointy
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How about this one? Dodgy previous owner though
Joking aside, an ex army 6x6 Pinzgauer would be quite cool even if the 4 wheel version is perhaps more sensible for social, domestic, and leisure purposes
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classic33
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The eight wheeled Ferrari was a mock up built to divert attention away from their Indycar project for Andretti.
Reynard
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The Ferrari Indycar project was a mid 1980s thing. There's a whole bunch of articles on it in the batches of Autosports and MN that I bought to digitise for my archive.
The pic you posted is from a car a decade prior.
T4tomo
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Apparently the hill climb one wasn't one of the prototypes 761-2.4.0 that were tested but not raced as the adapted gearbox required was too unreliable / too expensive to make reliable (but apparently the car had excellent grip), it was a later March 771 but with the better of 2 prototype gearboxes borrowed from March bolted on to give the 2.4.0 configuration. Used for a season with a mixture of success and reliability issues, and the reverted to 4 wheel configuration.
Gwylan
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I nominate our local bus.
It slips back and forth through the space-time continuum ignoring the rules of time in our dimension
It is almost totally invisible. Most often the rear is sighted moving away from observers anxious to be teleported or just ride on it.
It gives the impression that it does not exist in our space phase. Or only in a temporal or illusionary sense.
Has amazing properties to redefine itself and it's ultimate goal seemingly at random. This results in it following no prescribed routes and certainly not those defined by the timetable.
Bus number assignments change in transit resulting in a 400m + walk if you arrive at the other re-entry point.
As mentioned photos are hard to find.
It slips back and forth through the space-time continuum ignoring the rules of time in our dimension
It is almost totally invisible. Most often the rear is sighted moving away from observers anxious to be teleported or just ride on it.
It gives the impression that it does not exist in our space phase. Or only in a temporal or illusionary sense.
Has amazing properties to redefine itself and it's ultimate goal seemingly at random. This results in it following no prescribed routes and certainly not those defined by the timetable.
Bus number assignments change in transit resulting in a 400m + walk if you arrive at the other re-entry point.
As mentioned photos are hard to find.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I'll run that past the Gloucestershire jury. I can't comment, as hillclimbing is not my area of expertise, but Si is knowledgeable, as he's competed in and knows a lot of people around the sport.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yep, further research and asking around has proved the 8-wheel Ferrari is a complete and utter fabrication.
The Indycar project was conceived in 1985. Designated the 637, it was designed by Gustav Brunner, who later owned and ran the Eurobrun F1 project in the late 80s. The car was tested at Fiorano by Michele Alboreto.
The Indycar project was conceived in 1985. Designated the 637, it was designed by Gustav Brunner, who later owned and ran the Eurobrun F1 project in the late 80s. The car was tested at Fiorano by Michele Alboreto.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
And the answer is in. The Gloucestershire correspondent says the following:
He's right about the March it was a different chassis to the works one that appeared before the cameras (with only 2 of the 4 wheels actually being driven as the transmission would not stay together) it ran about half a season in 1979, one event win I think and too many breakages so it reverted to 4 wheels . March did make a lot of money from this design as they flogged the model rights to Scalextric!
T4tomo
Legendary Member
I can confirm the Scalextric was like the 1st works version - only 2 driven wheels!
mustang1
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- London, UK
It should also have shark teeth painted along the front of the car.
rikki
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- Limestone Coast, South Australia
At least the truck and probably the bridge are okay.
Seevio
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- South Glos
And the 1982 bunny hop champion is...
