GTM Libra V6 - it was all my fault...

[hidetheelephants]

gregstark said:

Chromed badges make it look a little more like a 'production' car - but from which manufacturer(s) were they filched?



Original (i.e. 13 years old) trim still looking pretty good. The leather covers the underside of the removable roof panel, which will stow behind the seats. I got the trimmers to replicate the quilting of the seats - looks a bit more planned that way, I reckoned.

The lower lot look like Alfa badges, not sure about the upper lot; Vaux/GM of some kind?
The interior is fabulous! The quilted roof panel is very pimptastic!

[TheInternet]

gregstark said:

Slightly labouring the V6 thing, I'd rip the badges off and leave it to the number plate.

[Flying Toilet]

Libra V6 one is a Calibra V6 badge chopped down?

[gregstark]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Top badges from vauxhall, bottom ones from alfa?

Spot on! Specifically a Calibra 16V badge (minus the 'Ca' and the '1') - the Alfa badges speak for themselves...

[gregstark]

TheInternet said:

gregstark said:

Slightly labouring the V6 thing, I'd rip the badges off and leave it to the number plate.

A fair comment - I still get people asking me what it is, though - presumably they can't read??

[russy01]

Is it a 4 pot?

[gregstark]

russy01 said:

Is it a 4 pot?

Yep.

[samoht]

Getting the 'modern Stratos' vibe going on with that mud

Car looks great, like the suspension too. Must be fun!

I'd lose the lower set of badges but keep the (CA)LIBRA V6 one, as it looks factory.

[Yazza54]

Weren't you getting it converted again to VW engined?

[vrooom]

Wow, my kind of cars!

[rdodger]

Yazza54 said:

Weren't you getting it converted again to VW engined?

That was Rich.

[Yazza54]

rdodger said:

Yazza54 said:

Weren't you getting it converted again to VW engined?

That was Rich.

Ah. What happened with it?

[Sway]

Then there's the chap in Belgium who's now fitting a dsg box to his Audi turbo'd one...

Mines running great, although the driver's door latch has stuck closed whilst the door is open... Having to wait for Rimmer to send me a new one.

Hope you had a great Christmas Greg, I've received some custom interior parts for mine...

[Yazza54]

He fitted the dsg box and had it all working a while ago, last I heard it was for sale.

Mine probably ended up getting crushed into a cube

[Sway]

Yazza54 said:

He fitted the dsg box and had it all working a while ago, last I heard it was for sale.

Mine probably ended up getting crushed into a cube

Ouch.

[rdodger]

Yazza54 said:

Ah. What happened with it?

Don't know.

Bertram has sold the VAG DSG

[mph1977]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Top badges from vauxhall, bottom ones from alfa?

could well be looks to me that the 'libra' badge is a late calibra badge with the 'ca' lopped off

[Hitch78]

Bonkers car. I agree that losing the bottom badges would improve it - such a car shouldn't need to try so hard donchaknow!

[aka_kerrly]

lovely car and great concept but those badges spoil it for me. Yes the (Ca)LIBRA badge is a good idea but the rest are clutter.

[Yazza54]

Itd look better with no badges at all.

I had an old school GTM badge on mine off an old coupe with the rest filled in. The big blue GTM badges in particular looked crap IMO.

Edited by Yazza54 on Monday 30th December 21:31