Coffee powered SD1
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littlebasher

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3,907 posts

191 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9176035.Caff...Express_ocar_prepares_to_break_land_speed_record/?ref=mmsp

Not sure i can forgive them for what they did to that SD1, it's like wiping your arse with the dead sea scrolls

And i thought Gold Blend was expensive, what's the point of getting to run a car off that

Strawman

6,463 posts

227 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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littlebasher said:
Not sure i can forgive them for what they did to that SD1, it's like wiping your arse with the dead sea scrolls
He bought the car for £250 so I'm guessing it wasn't a concourse example.

littlebasher said:
And i thought Gold Blend was expensive, what's the point of getting to run a car off that
It says Used Coffee Grounds, so the waste out of a coffee machine = free.

s3fella

10,524 posts

207 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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In a world where 99% of the population think it beneath them to travel on public trnasport or in a car more than 5 years old, or one without aircon, pas and ncap 35, an old boy and his 16 yr old son have built a 37 year old car that runs on old coffee.

It's fking awesome!

That's all.

snuffle

1,587 posts

202 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Did they make the SD1 as far back as 1974?

Uhura fighter

7,018 posts

203 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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snuffle said:
Did they make the SD1 as far back as 1974?
Well spotted, 76 - 86 IIRC.

CampDavid

9,145 posts

218 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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snuffle said:
Did they make the SD1 as far back as 1974?
Must be an early one. A mate has a 73 P6

Strawman

6,463 posts

227 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Probably just a typo on the age of the car, T reg would be 1978/79.

cahami

1,248 posts

226 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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How does it work then? can someone enlighten me please

Uhura fighter

7,018 posts

203 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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cahami said:
How does it work then? can someone enlighten me please
clicky

Used lots during/after WW2 (fuel shortages)

Blue Oval84

5,336 posts

181 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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s3fella said:
In a world where 99% of the population think it beneath them to travel on public trnasport or in a car more than 5 years old, or one without aircon, pas and ncap 35, an old boy and his 16 yr old son have built a 37 year old car that runs on old coffee.

It's fking awesome!

That's all.
+1 yes

Eggman

1,253 posts

231 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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I've found a (rather uninformative) website here.

I think it's a pretty cool experiment - I've seen plenty pictures of cars running gasifiers during WWII, but not heard of anyone doing it subsequently. I had always wondered how far they could travel on one 'tank' - London to Manchester is pretty impressive!

One thing's for sure, though - I wouldn't be happy about having the gasifier inside the car without a well-sealed bulkhead between me and it.

fwiw, the car's a 6 cylinder model; those weren't particularly well regarded. I remember having a go in a 2600 at the time and thinking it was crap.