Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

carchaeologist · 18-11-2008 09:30PM

While on the subject of the transit van,how about these ones!!
Supervan I,400 Horsepower 302 cubic inch V8

Supervan II Ford cosworth DFL engine

SupervanIII Cosworth HB 3.5L 72 degree V8 730BHP @13500rpm.....nuts!!

Heres a link for anyone looking for more info...
http://www.nsva.co.uk/ford_supervan_page.htm
Wouldnt mind a spin in one of them!!

shagman · 18-11-2008 10:39PM

And then there is of course the other supervan!

http://showtrux.com/showvans/supervan/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SU6jae9FZo

http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:eiTLwC5fHQEJ:www.barris.com/gallery_cars/TV_MovieCars/gallery_supervan.html+barris+supervan&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ie

The Super Van was re-built for the movie “Super Van” in the early 70’s. It started out as the Love Machine in the late 60’s, made out of a Dodge Sportsman Van. Super Van was example of the ultimate in futuristic motoring with solar energy.
The 318 cubic inch engine and automatic transmission were not changed, but the undercarriage was beefed up with Bilstein Shocks, for added stability and performance. The body was modified to establish a basic belt line from which fore and aft dual vertical arches (that house quad mercury tubing safety roll bars) act as air foil spoilers at the very top, which provides added high speed control. The grille bars are of “V” type to accent the body line, with K.C. quartz lights for full flood road illumination, behind the outer bars. The rear grille-bumper assembly is unitized with chrome face and colored offcast to match the front grille bars. U.S. Steel sheeting was used to from the aerodynamic sculptured body panels. Polaroid charcoal tinted glass is used at vision areas throughout the vehicle except for the center rear section, in which adjustable louvers were installed, matching the louvers along the very top of the side windows. The right side master door glass lifts like a gullwing and the body door section at that points lowers for easy entrance as well as to unveil the elegant plush interior.
A six foot U shape boudoir sofa is the center of the entertainment console area, using a new flamboyant blue and orange burnished cotton material. The interior utilized Van Stuff accessories, with Perkins seat panels and Cole snack trays for added luxury pleasures. Musical sounds from a Craig stereo flow through quad speakers and dual 40 channel CB units. Wild music bars transform the tones to visual colored lights. A plastic servateria slides our for easy access to refreshments. The number two compartment contains a monitor phone with intercom system. In the center, a Panasonic colored television and video units offers another choice of entertainment. Another compartment houses a Panasonic recorder for all taping and playback. Solar Power and electric panels by Sensor Technology, Inc., and PDC Labs, have solar battery and electronic system. A unique computerized lighting circuit with switches, actuates the electronic system to provide more battery power from the solar cells.
The exterior finish color is coordinated by the concept of Burnt Orange Sunset Pearls of Essence, and then blended to a bright sky blue candy, sprayed in 40 coats of lacquer. Then hand rubbed to a high lustre. Lazer stripping beams in prisma tapes and metalflake extends up on the fore and aft arches. The final touch are the G60 Formula Stock tires mounted on 10” Appliance wire mag wheels.

Twinksno1flan · 18-11-2008 10:43PM

MercMad wrote: »

I vaguely recall something about that BMW M1 crash. My uncle worked at Ford in Stillorgan at the time and was involved with the Motor Show that year. I think the M1 had something to do with the Show and was crashed by an employee.

Actually perhaps it IS the Frank Keane one, he may have had to buy it instead of making a claim and upsetting BMW.

Just a thought, could be totally wrong, but hey...........

I also love the Mk1 Transit, havent seen one for so long. I know the early ones were V4's, I assume you could get the V6 aswell, I seem to recall a few Ambulances were v6 petrols. Many were transformed into rally crew vehicles.

That blue Escort Mk2 is stunning, as are the Alitalia colours.

That's great as I know I have a good memory, I take some stuff for it and it works very well. It's unlikely you would remember something that never happened. So all someone has to do is talk to the guy and maybe get him to do a live re- enactment of the scene. I don't remember any blue/white stripe and have no idea if it's original.

Blue850 · 19-11-2008 09:31AM

The ultimate Transit? XJ220 powered:D

L-M · 19-11-2008 04:57PM

Blue850 wrote: »

The ultimate Transit? XJ220 powered:D

I knew looking at the wheels they were off an XJ220, before i scrolled down to your writing i said "it couldn't be".... Ah but it is. lol!! Such a waste of a good engine, no excuse for that contractor being late

corktina · 19-11-2008 05:27PM

seems to be a race track...would it be Rockingham perhaps? love the roof rack and hard hat hanging in the cab.....

jozi · 19-11-2008 05:30PM

corktina wrote: »

seems to be a race track...would it be Rockingham perhaps? love the roof rack and hard hat hanging in the cab.....

Goodwood festival of speed

1 Place I have to visit in my life time!

Lauder · 19-11-2008 05:49PM

Spotted on Howth Hill today

Bitten & Hisses · 19-11-2008 06:59PM

On the crazy van theme:

Espace F1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEDwfk8EYR0

Supervan 3 clearing its throat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mzIU_cHy1Q

Max_Damage · 19-11-2008 08:00PM

Blue850 wrote: »

The ultimate Transit? XJ220 powered:D

From the DVLA website:

The vehicle details for G134 XVX are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2009
Date of First Registration 22 09 1989
Year of Manufacture 1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null

L-M · 19-11-2008 08:05PM

Max_Damage wrote: »

From the DVLA website:

The vehicle details for G134 XVX are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2009
Date of First Registration 22 09 1989
Year of Manufacture 1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null

Jaysus they actually did it properly, that mean it's road worthy so? lol:D

carchaeologist · 19-11-2008 08:54PM

niceirishfella wrote: »

Ok, so, hoods up anoraks - - Whats this?:D

and no cheating - no checking cartell!

It says on cartell(yep i cheated:p) its a plymouth,so after further investigation it seems to be Plymouth buisiness coupe,as below(Closest i could get to it anyway!?

English plates and geman country plate,wonder will it have irish plates soon!!

junkyard · 19-11-2008 10:26PM

Max_Damage wrote: »

From the DVLA website:

The vehicle details for G134 XVX are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2009
Date of First Registration 22 09 1989
Year of Manufacture 1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null

I saw that transit in action in Goodwood a couple of years ago, it was some yoke to go. As far as I remember it's got the Jag chassis and suspension fitted too!

Blue850 · 20-11-2008 09:28AM

That Transit was the TWR development mule for the XJ220, it can actually accelerate quicker than the car, it was used as a works delivery van etc
click for more here

Max_Damage · 20-11-2008 04:32PM

Blue850 wrote: »

That Transit was the TWR development mule for the XJ220, it can actually accelerate quicker than the car, it was used as a works delivery van etc
click for more here

I was wondering where someone would get an XJ220 engine and other components, they are not exactly a car that you'd see in a scrapyard too often!

niceirishfella · 20-11-2008 08:45PM

carchaeologist wrote: »

It says on cartell(yep i cheated:p) its a plymouth,so after further investigation it seems to be Plymouth buisiness coupe,as below(Closest i could get to it anyway!?

English plates and geman country plate,wonder will it have irish plates soon!!

i got some more pics on the day of my sighting. I also got to speak with the owner. He told me its a 1931 Plymouth P4 and is in daily use.

Nice old classic ehhhhh:)
more pics......

Lauder · 21-11-2008 01:03AM

Nice Mk1 Ranger orig Irish

Max_Damage · 21-11-2008 01:14AM

Lauder wrote: »

Nice Mk1 Ranger orig Irish

Ha! Funny you should take a picture of that, that very Range Rover passed me earlier today near Kevin Street!

carchaeologist · 21-11-2008 01:30AM

Lauder wrote: »

Nice Mk1 Ranger orig Irish

Mid 70s cork reg,wonder has it been re-shelled?

MercMad · 21-11-2008 10:22AM

Yes it must have been as the 70's RR's were all two door cars !

PaulK_CCI · 21-11-2008 01:10PM

MercMad wrote: »

Yes it must have been as the 70's RR's were all two door cars !

it's a 93-94 body shell, position of the fuel cap gives it away...

carchaeologist · 21-11-2008 10:45PM

PaulK_CCI wrote: »

it's a 93-94 body shell, position of the fuel cap gives it away...

Ha,it time warped 20 years!!

ulick-magee · 22-11-2008 06:11PM

not sure it's a classic or not but certainly old..i think it was 1986 seen in Lidl in Ballypheane Cork last week

Wishbone Ash · 23-11-2008 12:03AM

MercMad wrote: »

Yes it must have been as the 70's RR's were all two door cars !

One learns something new every day! Thanks.

carchaeologist - what year is this RR?

macplaxton · 23-11-2008 01:43AM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

One learns something new every day! Thanks.

carchaeologist - what year is this RR?

That RR is made out of so many non-period bits it's of indeterminate age. :rolleyes:

carchaeologist · 23-11-2008 02:21AM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

carchaeologist - what year is this RR?

Well the registration number dates to around 1977,not sure about the rest of the RR though!!

PaulK_CCI · 23-11-2008 10:46AM

carchaeologist wrote: »

Well the registration number dates to around 1977,not sure about the rest of the RR though!!

This is an 85-88 body shell, which can be determined from the 'outside' visible door hinges and integrated door mirrors. However, the grille and left side wing panel are of a later date...

The Range Rovers have a seperate chassis with a bolt on body, so it's very easy to take the shell off and replace it.
Also, the Chassis never changed significantly through the years (with the exception of the 91-94 chassis when it received Air Suspension. But the size never changed, so you could literally put any body shell on top of any Chassis.
Since there is no legislation in place, that forbids putting a 'younger' body shell on top of an old chassis, it is perfectly legal to fit a 1994 body shell to a 1977 chassis, even though the old Range Rover would have been 3 door. Also,again because there is no legislation in place to fit a new, even more modern engine to the car (as long as you pass on the changed engine capacity to your insurance company (:-)) ) it is also perfectly legal to change the old 3,5 litre lump with a fuel injected 3.9 or even 4.6. I mean engine conversion have been done in past in many,many cars, the likes of throwing in a Nissan, Mazda, or Perkins diesel engine, and nobody would blink an eye. On the other end of the scale, people have put RAcing Tuned TWR engines in a Range Rover :eek:

Here is Holland, driving a modified Range Rover tax free is very popular, so Ireland is not alone in this. There are quite a few for sale here, that would have a late (or as the ultimate, the 94 Soft Dash!!) body shell, on a early seventies chassis, a modern engine with an advanced LPG Gas version and underbody gas tanks (so you dont loose boot space!!). All legal and above board, as long as you don't do it the easy way by welding in the chassis number, that is highly illegal!! So, if you see a modified Classic Range Rover with an old registration number that has Air Suspension, then the owner will have some explaining to do, since switching over the air suspension is a very difficult modification on an old chassis (although I have seen it being done)

macplaxton · 23-11-2008 04:52PM

In the UK there is a points system in order to determine what's original and what isn't. 8 points required and a chassis is worth 5.

Now the chassis bit goes like this.

a) original unmodified chassis - 5 points.
b) brand new chassis with receipt to original specification - 5 points.

Unmodified allows chassis shortening, but not welding things on like brackets for alternative steering arrangements.

From that, even having a chassis alone isn't enough to retain a registration mark, it has to have some of the original suspension / axle / steering / tranmission or engine to push it past 8 points.

If it doesn't score enough and all the parts are over 25 years old. It's classed as a re-constructed classic, which is dated on the youngest component and given an age-related registration mark.

Otherwise it ends up on Q-plate.

This system also allows kit cars to carry over a registration mark providing enough of the donor vehicle is used.

junkyard · 23-11-2008 11:49PM

I've seen vintage Range Rovers with Discovery bodies fitted too.

Wishbone Ash · 23-11-2008 11:52PM

Here's another example (a Discovery this time) of a LR on an old Kilkenny plate.

(Apologies - crap camera phone pic).

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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