Colt Lancer 2000 Turbo c1981

Colt Lancer 2000 Turbo c1981

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Stu - B

Original Poster:

502 posts

176 months

Saturday 2nd April 2011
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Have been in contact with the Lancer Turbo Register and a car I sold about six years ago is still apparently the best example of the type and is "99.99%" not for sale.

Really want a superb car, so does anyone know of any standard or BBR time warp Lancer? I once heard that Jo Macari had a keeper, but who knows?



Edited by Stu - B on Saturday 2nd April 22:08

roadend1981

190 posts

158 months

Saturday 2nd April 2011
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That looks real nice,proper old school hero.

soad

32,894 posts

176 months

Saturday 2nd April 2011
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That's old school and some...but looks cool.
First time i've seen one smile

Stu - B

Original Poster:

502 posts

176 months

Saturday 2nd April 2011
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Should have hung onto the last one.

The power figures sound really lame now - 170 BHP as std, but what turned me on about it was reading Car and Car Conversions mag when I was 14 and hearing the car described in a second hand car supplement as one in in which "a lot of young hero's have come to grief in this vehicle.....usually in a hedge backwards".

Well had to have one (well a few) after that write-up.

Smike

23,223 posts

203 months

Saturday 2nd April 2011
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Stu - B said:
Should have hung onto the last one.

The power figures sound really lame now - 170 BHP as std, but what turned me on about it was reading Car and Car Conversions mag when I was 14 and hearing the car described in a second hand car supplement as one in in which "a lot of young hero's have come to grief in this vehicle.....usually in a hedge backwards".

Well had to have one (well a few) after that write-up.

As you probably already know Darin used to be the guy to source one of these. I love them as well but they were rare even back in the 80s - last one I saw was back at the Cosford Breakfast Club but before that the old Gp B Car club meets at Combe used to be the place to see a few together.

Years ago when I had Mk2 Escorts, one of the typists at a place I worked had a really nice one. As you say, 168bhp or thereabouts, but really rapid in 1985. I'd still love one if garage space and funds allowed

Stu - B

Original Poster:

502 posts

176 months

Saturday 2nd April 2011
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Darin was the chap I spoke to.

Used to commute in my BBR from Wales to London (weekly) up to 2001. Totally reliable and good fun.

Edited by Stu - B on Sunday 3rd April 00:45

GeoffOCake

11 posts

183 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Not sure if this is any help but Nick at NR Autosport had one last time I was there, here's a link with a bit of info.

http://www.nr-autosport.com/other-mitsubishis.htm

Stu - B

Original Poster:

502 posts

176 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Top vehicle in link is my old car. cry

Smike

23,223 posts

203 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Stu - B said:
Darin was the chap I spoke to

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I thought you might have done smile
In one of the Classics mags a couple of years back it referred to guy who had several of them. I'm sure Darin knows him but he had a nice looking one for sale on the back of the article.

Do you know how many are still on the road? Tried some of the Irish sites?

GravelBen

15,685 posts

230 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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I know of a few still being rallied, but nothing standard...






MGZRod

8,087 posts

176 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Bizarre timing as I bought one on Friday evening on GT5 on the PS3 hehe

Hadnt seen any real life photos up till now. They look great! Unknown hero?

Stu - B

Original Poster:

502 posts

176 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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MGZRod said:
Bizarre timing as I bought one on Friday evening on GT5 on the PS3 hehe

Hadnt seen any real life photos up till now. They look great! Unknown hero?
Hope GT5 only allows a black or white version, but suspect not!

Smike

23,223 posts

203 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Here's one from MBC



Practical Classics article was March 07 and 2 guys called Vic Bhogal/Harv Cheema brought the Lancer Turbo along to the photoshoot at Knockhill - WDF 534X

Edited by Smike on Sunday 3rd April 09:20

NAS

2,543 posts

231 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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One for sale in Germany:

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=...

According to the seller, only 14 of them left in Europe.....

Stu - B

Original Poster:

502 posts

176 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Lot of money....and more than I would want to spend....but along the lines of the cost of a low mileage 205 GTi a few months ago these cars are getting increasingly rare and you only need one person desperate to buy with the cash.

nottyash

4,670 posts

195 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Not sure what dealer had this one in

soad

32,894 posts

176 months

Sunday 3rd April 2011
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GravelBen said:
I know of a few still being rallied, but nothing standard...





These look good! Would make a perfect screensaver cloud9