tazzieman Posted 18July, 2018 Report Share Posted 18July, 2018 Be the first off the lights https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/aston-martin/cygnet/v8-2dr/first-drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidmarks Posted 18July, 2018 Report Share Posted 18July, 2018 1 hour ago, tazzieman said: Be the first off the lights https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/aston-martin/cygnet/v8-2dr/first-drive It’d still look like yer driving a squished frog ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 18July, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 18July, 2018 32 minutes ago, Skidmarks said: It’d still look like yer driving a squished frog ... You mean like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave997S Posted 18July, 2018 Report Share Posted 18July, 2018 Reminds me of the E36/6 318ti sport that someone squeezed a v12 from the 850i into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 18July, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 18July, 2018 Or for those who haven't seen this https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/news/a24826/super-rabbit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 19July, 2018 Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 14 hours ago, tazzieman said: Or for those who haven't seen this https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/news/a24826/super-rabbit/ I remember many, many years ago reading a story in Wheels I think it was of a Golf body on a 928 floorplan, lengthened bonnet required. Wolfsburg springs to mind as the modifier??? 18 hours ago, tazzieman said: Be the first off the lights https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/aston-martin/cygnet/v8-2dr/first-drive Not sure I really see the purpose, other than "we built it because we could" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 19July, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 5 minutes ago, TwoHeadsTas said: I remember many, many years ago reading a story in Wheels I think it was of a Golf body on a 928 floorplan, lengthened bonnet required. Wolfsburg springs to mind as the modifier??? You must be as old as me ;<) Though tuned pocket rockets are as common as bumholes today , there is nothing like a German built V8 under the bonnet. http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/10/car_spotlight_gt_gt_a_wolf_in_rabbit_s_clothing/ "Built in the late 70s by the Hanover based tuning company, Nordstadt, the Golf 928 took a fully functioning, shortened Porsche chassis and clothed it with a bespoke Golf body. Details are a little sketchy on how many of these cars were produced -I’ve read that anywhere from 2 to 20 were built and were sold by the VW dealer Gunter Artz." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 19July, 2018 Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 2 minutes ago, tazzieman said: You must be as old as me ;<) Though tuned pocket rockets are as common as bumholes today , there is nothing like a German built V8 under the bonnet. http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/10/car_spotlight_gt_gt_a_wolf_in_rabbit_s_clothing/ "Built in the late 70s by the Hanover based tuning company, Nordstadt, the Golf 928 took a fully functioning, shortened Porsche chassis and clothed it with a bespoke Golf body. Details are a little sketchy on how many of these cars were produced -I’ve read that anywhere from 2 to 20 were built and were sold by the VW dealer Gunter Artz." That's it!!!!! yes, Tazzie, I'm probably even older than you ? I think it might have been that Nordstadt was based in Wolfsburg?? If I remember the title of the article was "Sleeper from Wolfsburg" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 19July, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 3 minutes ago, TwoHeadsTas said: yes, Tazzie, I'm probably even older than you ? Nearly LV1 if you recall speaking Roman at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 19July, 2018 Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 2 minutes ago, tazzieman said: Nearly LV1 if you recall speaking Roman at school. State school, so no Roman numerals for me, but I've got II on you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 19July, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 Just now, TwoHeadsTas said: State school, so no Roman numerals for me, but I've got II on you? Except in the standing 1/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 19July, 2018 Report Share Posted 19July, 2018 Just now, tazzieman said: Except in the standing 1/4 most likely... Now let me get back to work. Working from home today, lots of distractions...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garypgt3 Posted 20July, 2018 Report Share Posted 20July, 2018 Nothing new with sticking big V8s in small packages. 1965 TVR Griffith 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 20July, 2018 Report Share Posted 20July, 2018 Love a Windsor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 20July, 2018 Report Share Posted 20July, 2018 I had a little Mitsubishi L200 Ute with a bored out Holden V8 Commodore Cup engine in it. That was a pretty lively thing to drive! Will try and find a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 20July, 2018 Report Share Posted 20July, 2018 I hit you with a like to start with. Madness, pure madness. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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