Photos from Factory Open Day 2008

[Davrianman]

Just downloadad a few pics from todays Open Day... Congrats to Steve D for the Lifetime Achievement Award! That's one very very nice prize.... Anyone get a photo?

Mart

[GTWayne]

Nice snaps Mart, shame that there were not many cars there but I reckon the weather put paid to that don't you ?

[Stig]

Errr... that's my old Can-Am! What was Nick thinking - those vinyls look pants

[vipernick]

Hi Chris,

Pants!!!!!

Not invented here, I think

Always get a positive feedback with them!!!!!

No accounting for taste

[shithotfast]

GTWayne said:

Nice snaps Mart, shame that there were not many cars there but I reckon the weather put paid to that don't you ?

yep.... it was pis%ing down most of sunday in the girly south - so amazed to see the sunny photos.

Well done steve... even though you have the wrong colour car and a girly roof...!

So missed it for another year.......

Wayne - are you up and running yet?

[shithotfast]

Davrianman said:

Just downloadad a few pics from todays Open Day... Congrats to Steve D for the Lifetime Achievement Award! That's one very very nice prize.... Anyone get a photo?

Mart

Saw this car at the Lemans classic a few weeks back..... wondered then if it was an ultima as it is so heavily modded.... who's is it?

[Davrianman]

sthotfast said:

Davrianman said:

Just downloadad a few pics from todays Open Day... Congrats to Steve D for the Lifetime Achievement Award! That's one very very nice prize.... Anyone get a photo?

Mart

Saw this car at the Lemans classic a few weeks back..... wondered then if it was an ultima as it is so heavily modded.... who's is it?

Not sure what the chaps name was, but it has a 5L Supercharged Rover V8 in it... 500BHP!! Great looking car. Loved the 80's interior too! Brilliant!!

[GTWayne]

sthotfast said:

Wayne - are you up and running yet?

Hello Paul, still on the approach to catching that monkey I am afraid but you will know when the the day has arrived

[Stig]

vipernick said:

Hi Chris,

Pants!!!!!

Not invented here, I think

Always get a positive feedback with them!!!!!

No accounting for taste

Hi Nick,

Oh I'm a fan of stripes in the main (see my Mustang in my profile) - but why so narrow? Never been a fan of the factory vinyls either - but as you say, each to their own

By the way, I've uncovered a few useful bits for the car after having a tidy up in the garage - if you email me your address I'll send them on.

Hope you're enjoying the car.

[vipernick]

The stripe width arrived from the rear lid power bulge, which was carried forward to the front end. I think also the camera which took the shot has a slight wide angle lens this has slightly distorted the shot. In the flesh it gives a different perspective.

I will send you a mail

[highflyer]

But you forgot to stripe the bit, the front numberplate sits on

Edited by highflyer on Wednesday 6th August 07:01

Edited by highflyer on Wednesday 6th August 07:02

[vipernick]

Do you have a full stripe at the rear? Since on mine the stripes are on the power bulge only, with a tapering end, so a half length stipe on the front I thought looked OK.




Here is some real and original stripes on my Viper taken recently at LeMans!










They are the real thing!!!

[highflyer]

I carried the stripes right through, thought they looked better.

[Stig]

vipernick said:

The stripe width arrived from the rear lid power bulge, which was carried forward to the front end. I think also the camera which took the shot has a slight wide angle lens this has slightly distorted the shot. In the flesh it gives a different perspective.

I will send you a mail

Hi Nick,

I can see why they're the width they are from your rear end shot, it would look odd with the rear 'hump' wider. But to me, they're still too narrow. Perhaps a wide central stripe with 2 narrow ones flanking it?

Anyway, it's what you like and that's what matters

You'll have to excuse me, but having given 'birth' to the car, you do get quite attached to them It was like seeing a beautiful ex that you'd had to let go of, only to see her again and find she'd been covered in tatoos

[Stig]

Here's my little bestriped 'pony':



PS. Dull trivia: 'Real' stripes are actually 'Briggs Cunningham' stripes - doesn't have quite the same ring as Le Mans/Shelby/Viper though has it

[crafty]

Stig said:

Here's my little bestriped 'pony'

"my little pony"......that sounds so lovely Stig






(I do like the matt black stripes though!)

Edited by crafty on Thursday 7th August 01:09