Adams Probe 16
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It brings back memories. I remember seeing a Centaur in Edinburgh about 1979 before I left. Very low, which is what "Probe" was all about.
Hugh
O/T Just ending a holiday in Le Marche, driving a hired Lancia Ypsilon. Largest A posts I have come across making driving round bends difficult.
Hugh
O/T Just ending a holiday in Le Marche, driving a hired Lancia Ypsilon. Largest A posts I have come across making driving round bends difficult.
FlossyThePig said:
It brings back memories. I remember seeing a Centaur in Edinburgh about 1979 before I left. Very low, which is what "Probe" was all about.
Hugh
O/T Just ending a holiday in Le Marche, driving a hired Lancia Ypsilon. Largest A posts I have come across making driving round bends difficult.
I like it so low..Hugh
O/T Just ending a holiday in Le Marche, driving a hired Lancia Ypsilon. Largest A posts I have come across making driving round bends difficult.
O/T enjoy the drive in le Marche.
The latter 2001 had an electrically sliding roof, with seats on rollers that slid back and up vertically as you stood into the cars. The seats then rolled back down underneath you!
Also from the same stable:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/marcossportscars/Marcos...
Also from the same stable:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/marcossportscars/Marcos...
Edited by blitzracing on Friday 30th September 13:11
Edited by blitzracing on Friday 30th September 13:29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ltwX603Ft4&fea...
A nice warm vibratie feeling all through your gutty wutts.
A nice warm vibratie feeling all through your gutty wutts.
Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Friday 30th September 22:05
Dont get the Probe 16 confused with the Probe 15, the 15 was the really small one based on Hillman Imp running gear, that evolved into the kit car Concept centaur Mk1, which is the likely one you saw at a kit car show. I owned one of these for some years with a high tuned motor. Im really suprised Im still here, it was a night mare to drive as it was so low. At night you where below the dip beam cut off for most cars, so you where constantly dazzled, and the cars used to steam up pretty badly with such a large screen so seeing where you where going was an optional extra.
I remember falling in love with a Concept centaur Mk1 at the last London Classic car shows at Ally Pally. There was also the later Pulsar (Concept centaur Mk2) outside, that I didn't like. Funny that! There was also one at Bromley Pageant of Motor the next year, in need of a massive rebuild. They claimed it had been the road only a few years before.
A car like this are marmite! You love them or hate them. I love them.
Personal I would like to see a new version of these. Three seats, driver in the middle and an engine of around 1000cc. A top speed of 100mph and 0-60 under 7 seconds. Door that work better (so they don't crack the front screen when thrown open) but keeping those looks.
A car like this are marmite! You love them or hate them. I love them.
Personal I would like to see a new version of these. Three seats, driver in the middle and an engine of around 1000cc. A top speed of 100mph and 0-60 under 7 seconds. Door that work better (so they don't crack the front screen when thrown open) but keeping those looks.
FlossyThePig said:
Sagacitas said:
Are there really no doors? Looks like you have to climb in the roof - but not sure how it comes off from the outside.
You enter through the top after sliding the roof panel back. Not much of a problem when it is that low.What a cool looking car though this one is. So sporty!
the probe website is now rebranded as www.adamsprobe.com. It covers all 3 probe modles and the cocept centaur derivative ... loads of nice piccys
This one of one of the Probe 16's at Brands Hatch
This one of one of the Probe 16's at Brands Hatch
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