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CapriV6S
421 posts
11 months
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Just had another look, think theres a LOT of Datsun 260Z there.
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uk66fastback
9,518 posts
140 months
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Great thread. One of PH's finest.
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martynr
288 posts
43 months
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Well done for sorting this out, LotusOmega375D. As with pete it would have taken another year to find out... BTW where did you get that picture in the first place, mr petemurphy??? Have you sneaked into the yard then took a picture and ran off??? Then posting here and making those poor souls having sleepless nights  then shame on you!!!
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TheTurbonator
1,691 posts
20 months
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CapriV6S said: TR7 screen? Hillman Hunter tail-lights def. The rest of the glass is a mix i cant figure out yet.
Think theres bit of the Datsun 260Z in there too. Oh my god it's starting again, it's like a recurring nightmare. 
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LotusOmega375D
2,111 posts
22 months
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CapriV6S said: Ok, what were donor parts used then, i mean no-one gets a one-off windscreen made, (could buy a Lamborghini for less), and window-glass sized and manufactured. This guy did and you're right: he said that it did cost him a small fortune. He fashioned the exact shapes he needed with wooden bucks and created patterns from those. All the glass was subsequently produced for him by a company in (if memory serves him correct) Birmingham and the stainless steel frames by a local company in Wellingborough. Other than the Princess engine and gearbox there wasn't really a donor car in the usual sense, although clearly certain parts were taken from other cars. The chassis was a bespoke mid-engined stainless steel creation of his own design and manufacture. You can see from one of my close ups of the lower side bodywork that this is still in pretty perfect condition. Check out the sill at the bottom: that is part of the bare stainless steel tub. Imagine what that would look like after 35 years outside if it had been produced in regular mild steel!
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Morningside
16,773 posts
98 months
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Sounds like the latest TVR with the 'lets raid the parts bin' with multitude of parts from gawd knows where.  I bet that engine got hot (and everyone else) sitting just behind the seats.
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Tyre Tread
6,317 posts
85 months
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Mother in Law is pissed off because LotusOmega stole her secret. She was enjoying having access to info that nobody else had and they all wanted.
Its a woman thing. They like 'secrets'.
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Fort Jefferson
6,997 posts
91 months
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Monty Zoomer said: LotusOmega375D, I dare you to go round to petemurphy's MIL and explain that everything's OK  And ask her why she is getting offended on someone elses behalf.
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RobbieKB
5,337 posts
52 months
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I can't really understand why your wench-in-law has got the hump. The couple Lotus spoke to were more than happy with him knocking by the sounds of things.
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Zoki
369 posts
82 months
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Anyone know what car this is? : 
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vixen1700
6,441 posts
139 months
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Zoki
369 posts
82 months
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Hmm I cant quite line it up with a Skylark on Google images, but sure does look like some kind of Buick.
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saaby93
11,472 posts
47 months
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Is there anything we can do for Pete? petemurphy said: petemurphy said: Please can no one else go round im out so cant read all the thread but getting told off please no one else thank you - chaps respect an old mans privacy thanks
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Cledus Snow
1,475 posts
57 months
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vixen1700 said: Buick Skylark? It's a Buick full size car, Probably a Centurion from about 1971 or 72ish. Edit: or a le sabre, Depending on the spec.
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405dogvan
3,335 posts
134 months
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Fort Jefferson said: And ask her why she is getting offended on someone elses behalf. It's what about 95% of the UK population do between reading the Daily Mail/Express, posting on Facebook and watching daytime TV...
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CapriV6S
421 posts
11 months
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Its GM car from very early 70s, like Kojaks Buick Regal but a 2-door version, probably a big-block 8-litre V8 but strangled down to 180 bhp.
OMG did I really type that, i need anti-anorak therapy.
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Trommel
10,484 posts
128 months
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Cledus Snow said: It's a Buick full size car, Probably a Centurion from about 1971 or 72ish.
Edit: or a le sabre, Depending on the spec. I'll go for 1972 Le Sabre (Centurion has vertical grille bars).
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petemurphy
Original Poster
2,953 posts
52 months
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trashbat
1,730 posts
22 months
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Zoki said: Anyone know what car this is? : Looks like an Astra H to me, hard to be sure.
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Hugo a Gogo
15,131 posts
102 months
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