shmoogle wrote:

Talking of which: Lotus Carlton!

Still not many saloons quicker than this bad boy, this many years on! Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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06 RRS TDV6 HSE, Java/Ebony, PTI, Running Boards, Privacy, S/C Grille/Vents, Stormers, Tasmods - GONE - (

True - 177mph tops if I remember. I think it remained the world's fastest production saloon for years... 

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They've got quite a cult following I think... most of them have been rebuilt about 5 times. 

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3.6 litre straight 6, twin turbo

377bhp

419lbft

177mph

0-60 5 secs

0-60-0 = 8.5 secs

0-100-0 = 17secs (F40 took 15.9secs)

Power to weight = 228bhp per tonne

Remeber, this was a four door, 5 seater Vauxhall Carlton back in 1990!  Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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06 RRS TDV6 HSE, Java/Ebony, PTI, Running Boards, Privacy, S/C Grille/Vents, Stormers, Tasmods - GONE - (

Wow SuperT didn't know they where that good!!  RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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BMW 320D Coupe M Sport
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I liked the Carlton actually... I used to own a GSi 3000 - one of the 24v jobs. That was quick too, until I burnt the clutch out  

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The only reason they were 5 secs + to 60 was trying to get all that torque down!

A problem you are probably familiar with, Mr Mann??

I am sure I read a roadtest in Autocar back in early 90's where it hit 125mph in 14 seconds or less which is amazing! Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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MDP wrote:

Mine has to be my Sunbeam Lotus - it was totally unique beacause...

It was the only one with a Full Metal/steel electric tilt sliding sunroof. This was because I had a Tudor Webasto one fitted [ the same as factory fitted by BMW's at the time ] the roof panel cut out is used as the sunroof panel to provide exact fit. The car was then stripped down to bare metal and resprayed - I bought it new - it was the Mk 2 in Moonstone Blue with black stripe. It was then resprayed Embassy Black with the silver stripe. It was better than came out of the factory !!!

The interior was completely re-trimmed in Black leather/Alcantara - and the headlining too was alacantara !

Bespoke audio system
Works suspension & exhaust system
4 x Huge Cebe SPOT lights professionally mounted on the front.

Awsome






I will scan some old photos in ASAP to let you all see the beast !


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BUT - then I wrote it off [ more pics to show you ]

Ok here are some pics at long last !

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You can just see the sunroof tilted - also I fitted all the sunbeam Ti spoilers to it. Note the LOTUS grille badge

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On the front at Woolacombe Bay [ 80's ]

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At my parents house with " Zee German Girls" - my sister was a Bi lingual secretary at the Bundesbank !
also this shows it in its original Moonstone Blue colours before total re-spray

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and finally - written off by yours truly  
" WITH MORE EXTRAS THAN A HOLLYWOOD EPIC "

I sense a tear in your eye when I look at this photo.

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Supertrotter wrote:

TA problem you are probably familiar with, Mr Mann??

Yep lot's of snaking  RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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BMW 535D M Sport
BMW X6 XDrive35D
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ok



if I have to




Going tooooo fast down the A5 on slippery/icy conditions [ remember the early 80's when it froze over with several feet of snow as well ] - it was then in January !

I was overtaking a very old ford escort ......... approx 50mph .... but accelerating towards 200mph .. when .................... my rear end is now leading the way ... ... scary at these speeds...

so.................. stop the action there , what happened next ?




Having corrected the directional problem - my rear end now shot round tooooo quickly and thus , clipped the front wing of the poor sod in the escort......

what happened next....



I just remember climbing out of the ditch on all fours  
" WITH MORE EXTRAS THAN A HOLLYWOOD EPIC "

I feel your pain MDP.

But I don't remember the weather, I think I was out in the Far East that winter.  Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Some people accuse me of thinking the world revolves around me, but I'm not stupid . . . I know it revolves around the sun. Which shines out of my @rse!!!

..... embarrased I was

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" WITH MORE EXTRAS THAN A HOLLYWOOD EPIC "

Nice one MDP, many many moons ago i used to work for Talbot, i loved them

They were really twitchy on the back end, you must of been gutted, did it get repaired some of my Previous cars
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