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Apr 11, 2014 11:59:03 GMT
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The 911 TURBO was the most expensive car sold with a 4 speed manual gearbox I doubt that highly! Some of the old 'proper' luxury cars had four-speeds, for example the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV. If you adjust for inflation then I'm sure some of the older cars were much more expensive than a 911 Turbo. The Rolls-Royce Phantom IV cost approximately US$25,000 in 1955 (including coachwork), whereas the 911 Turbo was the same $25,000 in 1975! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_IVNobody said anything about adjusting for inflation. The 911 turbo was strong money and it had a four speed relatively late on when even Allegros and Maxis were 5 speed. It could very well be the most expensive car ever to feature a four speed manual box. |
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Apr 11, 2014 13:58:59 GMT
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Nobody said anything about adjusting for inflation. The 911 turbo was strong money and it had a four speed relatively late on when even Allegros and Maxis were 5 speed. It could very well be the most expensive car ever to feature a four speed manual box. You really do need to account for inflation. For example, a basic 1921 Deusenberg was $6,500 without coachwork, but at the time the Ford Model T was only $260. If you ignore inflation, a Ford Fiesta is more expensive than the Deusenberg, but in reality that's obviously not true, since the Duesenberg cost as much as a house when it was new. |
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The Rover P8 project (dubbed the 'Mercedes Eater') was cancelled AFTER £3 million had been spent on producing the tooling in readiness for production...!!!  Not the wisest of financial decisions I'm sure you'll agree...?!?!?! |
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scimjim
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 8
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Apr 12, 2014 10:58:29 GMT
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In the ethos of the principle of this thread, the Ford Probe was a Mazda MX-6 in a fat suit, badge engineered as part of Ford's ownership of the Japanese marque. It also used, in V6 form at least, the same K series engine as found in 1.8 form in the Mazda MX-3, one of the smallest production V6s. This had the happy benefit of meaning you could drop a Probe 2.5 V6 straight into an MX-3. Has anyone managed to import a KJ engine? (Edit - the xedos 9 was apparently available in Europe?) The last production emgine to use the Miller cycle?* (supercharged) - same K series block as the aforementioned K8 & KL but in 2.3L form it's around 50 bhp & 50 lbft up on the Probe  Another edit coz I'm rubbish - apparently the Mazda2/Demio uses the miller cycle - ho-hum :-) |
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Last Edit: Apr 12, 2014 11:02:47 GMT by scimjim
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Apr 12, 2014 13:42:13 GMT
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Two 2.3 Xedos 9s on eBay right now  That's one full engine bay! |
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Apr 12, 2014 17:59:14 GMT
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The post office were going to buy a fleet of Imp van's but deemed them too fast for their local Posties!  |
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Apr 12, 2014 19:07:05 GMT
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Nobody said anything about adjusting for inflation. The 911 turbo was strong money and it had a four speed relatively late on when even Allegros and Maxis were 5 speed. It could very well be the most expensive car ever to feature a four speed manual box. You really do need to account for inflation. For example, a basic 1921 Deusenberg was $6,500 without coachwork, but at the time the Ford Model T was only $260. If you ignore inflation, a Ford Fiesta is more expensive than the Deusenberg, but in reality that's obviously not true, since the Duesenberg cost as much as a house when it was new. I can see both points - but tbh i do tend to adjust for inflation |
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Apr 12, 2014 20:24:50 GMT
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The post office were going to buy a fleet of Imp van's but deemed them too fast for their local Posties! So the lucky Posties got minor vans instead! Rootes group knew that Imps overheated if driven at 80ish for any length of time. They were working on a solution when the 70 limit was introduced and they decided that as anyone that cooked their car would have been breaking the law they wouldn't be responsible! |
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Apr 20, 2014 13:09:41 GMT
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On Vauxhall Senators/monzas CD stood for Computerised Dash LDV Vans actually stands for Leonardo Da Vinci   |
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Apr 20, 2014 15:24:35 GMT
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Other's may be able to confirm or otherwise the validity of this "Fact"
The Allegro was designed by Harris Mann, to be a hatchback but the combined forces of the BL bean counters and engineers said it was too expensive to design a shell that was strong enough with a full opening hatchback.
(the only thing that makes me think this isn't quite the full truth is that the allegro estate is really a hatchback anyway isn't it?) |
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Apr 20, 2014 16:48:45 GMT
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On Vauxhall Senators/monzas CD stood for Computerised Dash LDV Vans actually stands for Leonardo Da Vinci You are a hoot!  |
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hamps
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www.medwayrscentre.co.uk
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Apr 20, 2014 17:24:29 GMT
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Ford offered the Sierra Cosworth in only three colours, Diamond White, Moonstone Blue and Black. However, one Rosso Red example was made at the factory in Belgium for Ford UK. It was registered on the 11th November 1986 and initially used for press and publicity before being loaned on a long-term basis to the Duke of Bedford who is alleged to have requested a red example and triggered its build. It was sold at a Ford-dealer ‘closed auction’ to well-known racing driver Vince Woodman on the 13th December 1988 with 31,140 miles on the clock. He then used the car regularly, doubling its mileage, before retiring it to his collection of fast Fords. It still comes out occasionally to shows.  And Diamond white |
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Apr 20, 2014 18:02:36 GMT
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Other's may be able to confirm or otherwise the validity of this "Fact"
The Allegro was designed by Harris Mann, to be a hatchback but the combined forces of the BL bean counters and engineers said it was too expensive to design a shell that was strong enough with a full opening hatchback.
(the only thing that makes me think this isn't quite the full truth is that the allegro estate is really a hatchback anyway isn't it?) As was the earlier Maxi. |
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Apr 20, 2014 18:55:00 GMT
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Ford offered the Sierra Cosworth in only three colours, Diamond White, Moonstone Blue and Black. And Diamond white He already said Diamond white? |
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Apr 20, 2014 21:12:05 GMT
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On Vauxhall Senators/monzas CD stood for Computerised Dash LDV Vans actually stands for Leonardo Da Vinci You are a hoot! Don't encourage me !  |
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Apr 20, 2014 22:05:56 GMT
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When Renault was informed by industrial spies that VW was working on this:  An 3l Lupo, they were obviously shocked and started right away on their '3L' variant.  Well, they did say 3l. Didn't they? |
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May 28, 2014 20:01:42 GMT
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Oldsmobile was America's oldest nameplate.
When it was phased out in 2004, Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving American automobile marque.Good foresight they had Old in name!
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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May 28, 2014 21:24:39 GMT
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LDV Vans actually stands for Leonardo Da Vinci No, LDV stood for as my old Uncle Len says Lowly delivery Vans |
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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International Harvester V8s used a gear driven camshaft. The IH 4 cylinder engine was derived from the V8 by removal of the left hand cylinder bank. IH built and sold turbocharged versions of the 4 cylinder in their Scout 4x4s in the mid 1960s.
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1995 Range Rover 4.0
1995 BMW 320i Saloon
1989 BMW 325i Touring
1991 Mercedes 300TE-24
1991 Mercedes 190e
1970 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1966 Valiant 200 Custom
1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Station Wagon
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EFI was invented by Bendix Corp in the United States and was installed on 1958 Chrysler Corp vehicles. Unfortunately teething problems saw it recalled and carburetors retro fitted in its place. Bendix then sold the patents to Robert Bosch GmbH who after much further development debuted D-Jetronic the first widely used EFI system in 1967.
Bendix also developed the first electronically controlled anti lock brake system, "Sure Brake" which was an option on 1971 and later Chrysler Imperials.
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1995 Range Rover 4.0
1995 BMW 320i Saloon
1989 BMW 325i Touring
1991 Mercedes 300TE-24
1991 Mercedes 190e
1970 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1966 Valiant 200 Custom
1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Station Wagon
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