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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auto-Speciali ... 43acf672e1 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auto-Speciali-VELENO-one-only-4-Nearly-completed-STUNNING-SUPERCAR-/290664641249?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43acf672e1)
Take a look at the windscreen, this car is very narrow from the shoulders up, the roof is narrow, and looks very much like the back of my Avante - i wonder how close this screen is to a Nova / Avante screen
bushboy
08-02-2012, 09:20 PM
And underneith that very interesting & appealing car was "what others are watching" was this "vintage style Lmbo contache"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-count ... 0908071492 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-countache-style-kit-car-trailer-/190635390627?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3D UCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6191637230908071 492)
bushboy
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auto-Speciali-VELENO-one-only-4-Nearly-completed-STUNNING-SUPERCAR-/290664641249?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43acf672e1
Take a look at the windscreen, this car is very narrow from the shoulders up, the roof is narrow, and looks very much like the back of my Avante - i wonder how close this screen is to a Nova / Avante screen
All that work and only a 1600 Mondeo 4 pot engine? At least go for a v6, preferably with a hairdryer or supercharger. Hmm, or go for a 20B rotory for something even more unique, if you can track one down.
LotusNova
10-02-2012, 06:31 AM
All that work and only a 1600 Mondeo 4 pot engine? At least go for a 2000 Mondeo 4 pot, preferably with a hairdryer or supercharger.
EFA.
Nothing wrong with the faithful old Zetec in my book :whistling:
Spacenut
10-02-2012, 12:16 PM
And underneith that very interesting & appealing car was "what others are watching" was this "vintage style Lmbo contache"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-count ... 0908071492 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-countache-style-kit-car-trailer-/190635390627?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3D UCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6191637230908071 492)
bushboy
That's a Panache! You can tell by the rectangular air vents at the base of the windscreen, which makes it look like the Dome P2. Original flip-forward canopy too.
Hmm, that Veleno thing looks interesting. There's no way the screen would directly fit into the Nova, but it might form a base for a remodelled canopy. I found some Youtube footage...
http://youtu.be/UMZQA56srok
Its a nice looking screen, lots of curvature, even the A-pillars aren't straight, very sculptural. Is it a one-off, or sourced from another supercar? Its not a Diablo or Murcielago item. This yellow demonstrator gets about quite well, they say it had 500+ bhp, so probably a Mundane-o V6 with some Noble-style turbo assistance!
http://youtu.be/VaAXh88Uj7M
Basic chassis seems OK, square box tube throughout, including the wishbones, which have Nylon bush inserts (non-adjustable). Front uprights are cut-down Mac struts with top inserts (common Sierra modification) - heavy but do the job. Looks like the original manufacturer sold the project on to Vindicator.
Its going to need an IVA, which it may pass given its a recent design (2007?), but I'm not sure the new owner will be able to claim Mundane-o heritage to get an age-related plate, as the seller suggests - there just aren't enough original parts.
Lauren
Alzax3
11-02-2012, 07:53 PM
We measured up that screen at Stones 3(?) years ago - it was the last year Paul Fryer was there so possibly that was 4 years - bit hazy so I'll blame Jason and his rocket fuel! (they were much more curved than the Nova but not that different in size) and talked to the manufacturers who said they were getting them for around £200 each..... that was as far as we got, sorry.
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