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Nov 23, 2013 23:55:22 GMT
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So much want I don't think i can contain myself, that noise.......... Wow!!!!!!
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edwell
Part of things
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Nov 24, 2013 11:11:07 GMT
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How about a road going version?  Lister Le Mans. Faster than an F40 back in the day |
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Nov 24, 2013 11:26:10 GMT
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OMG - listen to it under full chat!!!  Also has a bit of the story - very nice piece of film!  And still sounds glorious today: |
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Nov 24, 2013 13:05:38 GMT
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iv'e driven that XJS around the car park at work. it does have a transmission tunnel, its just not fitted in the photos. it doesn't have any steering lock so everywhere is an eight point turn and when the engine isn't running it's nigh on impossible to move the steering wheel. bits you cant see is that it has double calipers on the front on huge vented discs and to be able to connect the steering an arm is welded to the bottom ball jiont cap. the reason the rear 44 numbers are on backwards is that a girlfriend of Bobs at the time had a "blond" moment and fitted them wrong. after that the numbers on the rear were always fitted in this way. it was so fast that other teams thought they were cheating. so for a laugh they fitted a dummy switch onto the switch panel labeled "Nos" |
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So much want I don't think i can contain myself, that noise.......... Wow!!!!!! Actually, they get better than that Mike Roddy's Sports Sedan, which I guess is the equivalent of a Thunder Saloons in the UK, 695 hp from 6 litres |
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Contrary to popular opinion, I do have mechanical sympathy, I always feel sorry for the cars I drive.
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Nov 25, 2013 14:08:27 GMT
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So much want I don't think i can contain myself, that noise.......... Wow!!!!!! Actually, they get better than that Mike Roddy's Sports Sedan, which I guess is the equivalent of a Thunder Saloons in the UK, 695 hp from 6 litres The induction noise is incredible, you're right, it's much better!! I remember going to see the thunder saloons at snetterton, seeing the Carlton go round was the best thing ever for me at the time, I must have only been around 9...... |
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Nov 25, 2013 19:24:14 GMT
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Actually, they get better than that Mike Roddy's Sports Sedan, which I guess is the equivalent of a Thunder Saloons in the UK, 695 hp from 6 litres *Faints* |
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Nov 25, 2013 20:12:51 GMT
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I remember the first time I ever heard it
I was in my garage at Phillip Island and Sports Sedans were out for their practice and you hear them go past and you think to yourself, that's a 350 chev, turbo 4, triple rotor, oh that sounds good - Windsor... then this came past WTF! Opened up the front door specifically to have a look. Also remember the pits at PI they pass us at full noise 250kph on the way to 270 plus ,so it is even better than the vids.
Mike also owns an ex-TWR Group A that he races in historics, in fact since he got that the sports sedan only comes out every now and again
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Contrary to popular opinion, I do have mechanical sympathy, I always feel sorry for the cars I drive.
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bortaf
Posted a lot
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Nov 25, 2013 23:33:56 GMT
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OOF! that's the exact sound i made when i saw it  |
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R.I.P photobucket
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 71
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Jaguar XJS Trans-Am [pics]bstardchild
@bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member 71
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Actually, they get better than that Mike Roddy's Sports Sedan, which I guess is the equivalent of a Thunder Saloons in the UK, 695 hp from 6 litres The induction noise is incredible, you're right, it's much better!! I remember going to see the thunder saloons at snetterton, seeing the Carlton go round was the best thing ever for me at the time, I must have only been around 9...... Me too but I was older than 9...............   |
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The noise is just earthshakingly loud, my god what an incredible sound.
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Current:
1983 Volkswagen 1200 Mexico
2021 Kia Niro Hybrid
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Former:
1989 Volkswagen Jetta
1990 Volkswagen Golf Madison
1996 Volkswagen Golf Wagon Happy Hour
2006 Fiat Panda 100HP
2006 Toyota Avensis Wagon
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The induction noise is incredible, you're right, it's much better!! I remember going to see the thunder saloons at snetterton, seeing the Carlton go round was the best thing ever for me at the time, I must have only been around 9...... Me too but I was older than 9............... I wish I had more pictures from then, I've got a few from when it was on the track racing and some of the mock up show one with blacked out windows taken at some show or race on Courtney's stand with a turbo senator, I think we got invited by Chris Courtney, he was friends with my old man at the time |
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Nov 26, 2013 14:01:17 GMT
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I think I have a new favourite car!
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