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hothatches
29 posts
17 months
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I had a 1987 Metro. And mine had MG on the front too. Only that was an MG Metro Turbo, which was about the funniest car I've ever owned. The understeer in the wet was ridiculous!
There's no way Senna could have caught me driving back from work in it though.....
(if he'd been walking)
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7DWM
20 posts
20 months
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That Nova would be worth a few quid now. Owned by one Mr. C. McRae if I'm not mistaken?
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BazT
308 posts
59 months
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Lovely as ever Chris! But please get his name right; Ayrton Senna D a Silva. 
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quantum_man
229 posts
80 months
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tomoleeds
358 posts
56 months
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thanks to ph for more group B rally features,as you can see from the comments they always create a lot of interest on here, if this story does not get a 9 average or more i dont know what will, the legend senna driving rally cars that most ph readers (and jurnos) can really only dream of owning. sure a modern day rally car would prob handle better but they dont have the soul of the early 80"s cars
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jamespink
417 posts
74 months
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Flat6 said: 6R4  the noise oh the noise  So right, I don't think there is any rally car that sounds better than a well sorted 6R4. Glorious!
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dandarez
4,505 posts
153 months
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BazT said: Lovely as ever Chris! But please get his name right; Ayrton Senna D a Silva. The proof-reading is non-existent on PHs just lately: just run on from that to get Russel with one l ! '...was instrumental in Ayrton Senna de Silva and Russel Bulgin creating...' 
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dandarez
4,505 posts
153 months
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Lancashire Lad said: Russel was a great journo, but maybe not quite in the same league as the late, great LJK Setright! Agree. You can't (well, you can if you wish but I'd disagree) call him the greatest journalist of the last 50 years - a few others enter into that time-frame. Setright for one, as mentioned, but WB as another (the best imo, not just for his writing but a mind that contained everything motoring and motor racing until the end) and, of course, Bolster who died in 84. As for Bulgin on Senna, Russell did a 4pp feature/interview with him in Autocar on the Braz. GP in 87. And the book at plus 200 notes on Amazon is just silly. I did a quick search and can find one at a snip - £100 ! 128 pages. Hmm. Seems a slim volume for a prolific writer. The idea of the book was so the proceeds could go to the Hospital where he was treated, not to try to make a shed-load.
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Famous Graham
26,541 posts
95 months
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hothatches said: I had a 1987 Metro. And mine had MG on the front too. Only that was an MG Metro Turbo, which was about the funniest car I've ever owned. The understeer in the wet was ridiculous! I had an 89 Mk2 Was my first ever car and I had it for about 7 years. Went to the great Fire Brigade practice session in the sky. 
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Just want a v8
67 posts
17 months
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jamespink said: So right, I don't think there is any rally car that sounds better than a well sorted 6R4. Glorious! Big fan of the 6R4 but the lancia sounds so much better IMHO.
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vit4
3,094 posts
40 months
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S Bennett said: Senna yumping Allan Edwards Escort 4WD built by Edwards himself. Engine was a Ford GA V6. [/url]  [url]  |http://thumbsnap.com/iHDzFs8d Out of interest does anybody know why that's on an S reg, seeing as even the earliest mk3's were on a W? Based on a mk2 perhaps? 
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M666 EVO
856 posts
32 months
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Famous Graham said: hothatches said: I had a 1987 Metro. And mine had MG on the front too. Only that was an MG Metro Turbo, which was about the funniest car I've ever owned. The understeer in the wet was ridiculous! I had an 89 Mk2 Was my first ever car and I had it for about 7 years. Went to the great Fire Brigade practice session in the sky. Why do I sunddenly want to check the clasifieds for a Metro Turbo? I need to concentrate on work more!
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soad
16,134 posts
46 months
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Flat6 said: 6R4 the noise oh the noise Youtube here I come
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The Stiglet
1,278 posts
64 months
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AndrewW-G said: Lancashire Lad said: Russel was a great journo, but maybe not quite in the same league as the late, great LJK Setright! Like racing drivers, there are greats, but never just one who is the greatest . . . LJK Setright William "Bill" Body Dennis Jenkinson Russell Bulgin Would all be in the upper half of my top ten Jenks... Anyone who would drive a Lotus Formula 2 car on back roads in Hampshire, on Christmas Day (when winter was still winter!) without killing themselves or getting caught by the police deserves the ultimate accolade. This is just a small part of some of the wonderful things he did and wrote about in his lifetime.
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HairbearTE
580 posts
24 months
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Turned down a real one £19k once.. 
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Dave Hedgehog
5,321 posts
74 months
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HairbearTE said: Turned down a real one £19k once.. t  t lol
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Stack
690 posts
57 months
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Whislst I love the 6R4 & the history behinf this particular example, I would prefer it it it had the correct Michelin decals on the side of the front wings - as it did when Senna drove it.
Also is the engine in this a clubman spec one ?
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skeggysteve
3,968 posts
87 months
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HairbearTE said: Turned down a real one £19k once.. Many years ago my boss agreed to buy a road version for £11k - by the time we had check it out, just to make sure it wasn't one of Mr. Davenports, the seller had sold it for very little more. But we did buy a Quattro, one of the first ones imported, plastic panels, huge turbo lag, etc. So it wasn't all bad!
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pSyCoSiS
1,596 posts
75 months
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Awesome car, piloted by an awesome driver.
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Gary C
605 posts
49 months
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AndrewW-G said: Like racing drivers, there are greats, but never just one who is the greatest . . .
LJK Setright
William "Bill" Body
Dennis Jenkinson
Russell Bulgin
Would all be in the upper half of my top ten Could not stand Setright.
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