Wolfrace Sonic
Discussion
hi all, hoping that somebody on here may be able to help me with what seems to be a very difficult task!
my name is Chris Cook and i work for Wolfrace, i have been asked to try and locate the Wolfrace Sonic promotional vehicle, but i can't seem to get anything other than 'its in somebody's garden under a cover in kent'
does anybody know exactly where it is?
if it's worth it, we may try and speak to the owners with a view to restoring it for promotional use in 2011 - to help with our 40th anniversary celebrations.
thanks for any help you may be able to give - i am not trying to promote wolfrace - just trying to find the car!
http://www.wolfrace.co.uk/gallery/thumbs/lrg-832-w...
my name is Chris Cook and i work for Wolfrace, i have been asked to try and locate the Wolfrace Sonic promotional vehicle, but i can't seem to get anything other than 'its in somebody's garden under a cover in kent'
does anybody know exactly where it is?
if it's worth it, we may try and speak to the owners with a view to restoring it for promotional use in 2011 - to help with our 40th anniversary celebrations.
thanks for any help you may be able to give - i am not trying to promote wolfrace - just trying to find the car!
http://www.wolfrace.co.uk/gallery/thumbs/lrg-832-w...
It was for sale on here 2 years ago.
Archived page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080314210353/http://w...
Archived page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080314210353/http://w...
Justayellowbadge said:
It was for sale on here 2 years ago.
Archived page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080314210353/http://w...
A touch optimistic on the price I feel! Archived page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080314210353/http://w...
If you do sort something out, I'm sure you can show your appreciation:
http://shop.pistonheads.com/?section=shop&prod...
http://shop.pistonheads.com/?section=shop&prod...
Hi Chris, I was Googling Sonic to see where it had got to, and found your posts. I helped Nick Butler to build Sonic all those years ago, and later, having set up my own business, sprayed it Ferrari Racing Red for Barry Treacy of Wolfrace. I'd love to hear what's happening with it now. It's first showing was at the Geneva Motor Show back in '81. My we had some fun there. I've spent over a year there since. Regards. Garry.
Hi all, myself and son have owned the car since it was sold by wolfrace receivers way way back. At one stage wolfrace were going to use the car in a celebration of Nick Butler for I believe his Birthday, they were going to get as many of the cars he built in one place at a show. This was a few years back and in the end they didn't do it as Nick was going to be out of the country, well that's what we were told. Another guy was then interested in buying the vehicle from us but in the end we couldn't come to an agreement. Historicaly the car has only been used at I think 3 shows, one I don't think counts as it was about 20 years ago and was my sons schools summer fair, the other was at the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood for a celebration of motoring, they even had Nigel Mansalls F1 car there as the other star attraction. I am still trying to get hold of a copy of the Playboy Article that was a cutaway type diagram of the car, I don't mind if it is just a photocopy of the thing. I did hear of someone that had a copy, but would not let me have a copy of it. It is a really remarkable car and as some may know has 2 x Rover V8's to drive it, 2 cockpits that go up on a motorised ram, a Computer (if you can call it that) that rises out of the bodywork between the driver and Passenger. It has 6 wheels, 4 at the front and 2 at the rear, pop up headlights that work as side lights when they shine through the grill at the front. The radio is a Blapunkt Stereo with the speakers mounted into each headrest, the rear of the vehicle was taken up by relays and batteries that were just huge.
Hope this may be of interest to people and if you want to know more then feel free to contact me. My email is m16pab@hotmail.com
Regards
Pete
Hope this may be of interest to people and if you want to know more then feel free to contact me. My email is m16pab@hotmail.com
Regards
Pete
Blib said:
Could you post some photos of the car?
Its on ebay.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-1981-Wolfrace-Sonic-...
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