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Leins said:
Another oft forgotten Italian tax rule car was the E30 320is. The 320i the rest of the world got had the in line 6 M20 producing about 125bhp, but the 320iS, for Italy and Portugal only, had a 2.0 Motorsport 4 cyl, essentially a short stroke S14 M3 engine, producing around 190 bhp. It also had lsd, dog leg gearbox, oil temp guage instead of the econometer, sports suspension (all similar to the M3) and the standard E30 Sport body. Rarely come up for sale these days.€36k would get you this
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...
Edited by Dapster on Friday 29th April 09:19
droopsnoot said:
Mr Peel said:
That DAF 66 with a manual box and a bit of power. Imagine
Like this? https://www.autosport.com/general/news/daf-v8-supe...
Another Italian tax special was the Ferrari 208
https://rossoautomobili.com/blogs/magazine/taxes-m...
https://rossoautomobili.com/blogs/magazine/taxes-m...
Dapster said:
Leins said:
Another oft forgotten Italian tax rule car was the E30 320is. The 320i the rest of the world got had the in line 6 M20 producing about 125bhp, but the 320iS, for Italy and Portugal only, had a 2.0 Motorsport 4 cyl, essentially a short stroke S14 M3 engine, producing around 190 bhp. It also had lsd, dog leg gearbox, oil temp guage instead of the econometer, sports suspension (all similar to the M3) and the standard E30 Sport body. Rarely come up for sale these days.€36k would get you this
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...
Edited by Dapster on Friday 29th April 09:19
There's also the Ferrari 208 GTB - the 2-litre version of the 308 (unsurprisingly).
Not sure if this one's been covered before - Giocattolo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giocattolo
Alfa Romeo Sprint with a mid-mounted Holden V8 for 160mph goodness...
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/giocattolo-gr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giocattolo
Alfa Romeo Sprint with a mid-mounted Holden V8 for 160mph goodness...
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/giocattolo-gr...
PomBstard said:
Not sure if this one's been covered before - Giocattolo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giocattolo
Alfa Romeo Sprint with a mid-mounted Holden V8 for 160mph goodness...
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/giocattolo-gr...
On the subject of over-engined small coupes, how about the BiMotor Scirocco mk 2 which is over engined inasmuch as it has 2! 2 x 1.8 4cyl motors pushing out 360 bhp, 4wd.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giocattolo
Alfa Romeo Sprint with a mid-mounted Holden V8 for 160mph goodness...
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/giocattolo-gr...
VW built the prototype as a Group B study.
1 prototype in the VW museum
They made a second prototype which was far more production ready but ultimately canned the project
2 of each gauge to monitor both engines
Steamer said:
austinsmirk said:
There were a lot of poor looking soft tops in the 80’s though.
DIY Mini conversions and factory metros !
Plus Renault and, escort were awful
Perhaps the Astra and 205/306 were even quite stylish
I recall a few Dimma 205/306 convertibles that looked seriously cool..DIY Mini conversions and factory metros !
Plus Renault and, escort were awful
Perhaps the Astra and 205/306 were even quite stylish
..but then there was the Nova Saloon Convertible, the Cavalier Convertible (slightly better).
Dapster said:
On the subject of over-engined small coupes, how about the BiMotor Scirocco mk 2 which is over engined inasmuch as it has 2! 2 x 1.8 4cyl motors pushing out 360 bhp, 4wd.
VW built the prototype as a Group B study.
A chap called Kim Mather rallied a twin-engined Scirocco in the North West around 1986/87. Did very well till the MSA banned it! VW built the prototype as a Group B study.
soxboy said:
finlo said:
Some made it to the UK, I think Arnold Clark had a job lot of them. Used to be one in our village.rodericb said:
soxboy said:
They were sold in many countries around the world.finlo said:
rodericb said:
soxboy said:
They were sold in many countries around the world.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff