Fast Vans?

[sniff diesel]

Sway said:

Simes205 said:

monthefish said:

paulmurr said:

Mr Gear said:

Ed. said:

paulmurr said:

This one is quite fast

Thought those wheels were familiar

XJ220?

Is that at Goodwood?

(Do Goodwood own it now?)

Yes it's at Goodwood - I think that was back in either 2005 or 2006, either way Justin Law took it up the hill.
It belongs to the Laws.

2006 IIRC, Justin Law had got fastest time of the meet for the previous two (possibly three) years, and so wasn't allowed to run in the XJR-9....

Attention to detail was brilliant, all the crap on the dash blu-tacked down, roof rack, lots of fun, and he didn't hold back at all!

Was it really a TWR development jobbie? What possible justification would there be for that? I always thought it was a fun project dreamed up between the Laws and Lord March...

I was chatting to Justin Law about it at Goodwood this year. It was built from the remains of a written off XJ220 race car and is running about 600bhp. The van is still going, their plans are to take it to the Nurburgring at some point to beat the Transit lap record set by Sabine Schmit on Top Gear. You read it here first.

[monthefish]

sniff diesel said:

Sway said:

Simes205 said:

monthefish said:

paulmurr said:

Mr Gear said:

Ed. said:

paulmurr said:

This one is quite fast

Thought those wheels were familiar

XJ220?

Is that at Goodwood?

(Do Goodwood own it now?)

Yes it's at Goodwood - I think that was back in either 2005 or 2006, either way Justin Law took it up the hill.
It belongs to the Laws.

2006 IIRC, Justin Law had got fastest time of the meet for the previous two (possibly three) years, and so wasn't allowed to run in the XJR-9....

Attention to detail was brilliant, all the crap on the dash blu-tacked down, roof rack, lots of fun, and he didn't hold back at all!

Was it really a TWR development jobbie? What possible justification would there be for that? I always thought it was a fun project dreamed up between the Laws and Lord March...

I was chatting to Justin Law about it at Goodwood this year. It was built from the remains of a written off XJ220 race car and is running about 600bhp. The van is still going, their plans are to take it to the Nurburgring at some point to beat the Transit lap record set by Sabine Schmit on Top Gear. You read it here first.

I suggested that a few years ago!!!

When sabine failed, I thought in typical Top Gear stylee, they would roll out either the above van or one of the 'Supervans' and absolutely trounce the ten minute time......

Would be great to see though

[leccycarsrock]

you can't beat vw's diesel, they did the caddy recently in some kind of porsche homage I recollect. If you were to go bigger you cannot beat the 174bhp caravelle/transporter. I have the caravelle as my load lugger and it's swift

[DaveCavRS4]

Are VW Van very very quick








great van 174 bhp standard now 200bhp

[tegwin]

Didnt they do a limited edition version of the VW transporter with the Toureag V10 TDI engine in it?.... I bet that shifts... and then some!

[Callan.T89]

andyc. said:

YUM YUM!

.....I saw it at his workshop this year.

Coolest vehicle ever made? possibly.

or you could try the General LDV:



Don't know who it belong to but saw it at an airfield drag strip day in Somerset last year and it looked and sounded ace.

[phillvr6]

Callan.T89 said:

Don't know who it belong to but saw it at an airfield drag strip day in Somerset last year and it looked and sounded ace.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?h=0&memberId=52632&t=617048

[sniff diesel]

Just to add a few pics of the XJ220 Transit from GWFOS'06:

[456lbft]

I was told by an ex-TWR engineer that they had used a transit to try the 220 running gear in up and down the M40. It was apparently much easier to work on than the real thing and attracted a lot less atttention. If it survived it's probably tucked up in one of TW's barns.

[LHDisbest]

456lbft said:

I was told by an ex-TWR engineer that they had used a transit to try the 220 running gear in up and down the M40. It was apparently much easier to work on than the real thing and attracted a lot less atttention. If it survived it's probably tucked up in one of TW's barns.

The van above is the TWR development mule. Everything XJ220 related is dealt with by Don Law, he's the messiah as far as XJ220's go.

Don bought it when TWR went tits up a few years ago along with other XJ220 bits that TWR had left from production.

If i remember the story he told me, he asked the if there was anything else XJ220 related and was told 'theres an engine in the back of that van over there' thinking the engine was new in the back rather than powering it!

[garfys v8s]

i had a new astra 2 litre sportive and managed 130 mph(on a private road)honest, it certainly shifted

[space_cowboy]

vw caddy c20 tdi is pretty quick 150bhp. guy at work has one and like it

[andyc.]

LHDisbest said:

The van above is the TWR development mule. Everything XJ220 related is dealt with by Don Law, he's the messiah as far as XJ220's go.

Don bought it when TWR went tits up a few years ago along with other XJ220 bits that TWR had left from production.

If i remember the story he told me, he asked the if there was anything else XJ220 related and was told 'theres an engine in the back of that van over there' thinking the engine was new in the back rather than powering it!

Thats what I gathered from him,tucked in a corner I believe.I think Dons got everything xj related and has been supporting the cars for a long time.I believe Jaguar still do a bit but they get their bits from Don I think.

[Goochie]

stockhatcher said:

Ford Fiesta ST van?

Edited by stockhatcher on Tuesday 2nd December 12:51

The OP said it had to be fast.

[Hitch78]

I don't get the point of a small fast van. Why not just get a big fast estate car, which will probably have more pace, black the rear windows out and put a dog guard between the load bay and the passenger compartment?

That opens up a whole world of glorious options!

[monthefish]

muckymotor said:

MrMoonyMan said:

Hope this helps...

As an aside Royal Mail vans now have 70mph limiters on them, that should slow them down

Just as well this is 'Royal Nail' then....;)

[monthefish]

Hitch78 said:

I don't get the point of a small fast van. Why not just get a big fast estate car, which will probably have more pace, black the rear windows out and put a dog guard between the load bay and the passenger compartment?

VAT possibly?

Goochie said:

stockhatcher said:

Ford Fiesta ST van?

Edited by stockhatcher on Tuesday 2nd December 12:51

The OP said it had to be fast.

Out of interest, what propmted you to seek out this thread after all this time?

[Alicatt1]

[quote=hornetrider]Sprinters go like holy hell unladen. When I was a kitchen delivery driver in my student days, it used to pull healthily up to a ton before hitting the limiter in top gear.

Yes, I was that white van up your 'arris tonking down the M4/M5.

Tidy [/quoWhen your step-son is a merc tech the sprinter dosn't hit the limiter, seen 115mph on the TomTom while driving a 314 fully laden

[disclaimer]not in the UK tho [/disclaimer]

[Goochie]

monthefish said:

Hitch78 said:

I don't get the point of a small fast van. Why not just get a big fast estate car, which will probably have more pace, black the rear windows out and put a dog guard between the load bay and the passenger compartment?

VAT possibly?

Goochie said:

stockhatcher said:

Ford Fiesta ST van?

Edited by stockhatcher on Tuesday 2nd December 12:51

The OP said it had to be fast.

Out of interest, what propmted you to seek out this thread after all this time?

Someone linked to the XJ220 Transit in another thread more recently. It wasnt until I read your comment just now that I realised quite how old the thread is!

[lazyitus]

space_cowboy said:

vw caddy c20 tdi is pretty quick 150bhp. guy at work has one and like it

They are either 104 bhp (1.9TDi) or 140 bhp (2.0TDi)

The 140bhp is quite nifty.