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Lotus 340R
The 340R is a special edition of the Lotus Elise. Just 340 were built, and all were sold before they were manufactured. It uses a custom built bodyshell with no roof or doors. All cars came with a silver and black colour scheme. Special A038R tyres were developed for the 340R in collaboration with Yokohama.
Engine
The engine is a four cylinder tweaked version of the Rover K-Series engine called VHPD (Very High Power Derivative) used in the regular Elise which produces 177 bhp (132 kW; 179 PS) at 7800 rpm/ 172 N·m (127 ft·lbf) at 6750 rpm as standard, or 187 bhp (139 kW; 190 PS) at 7500 rpm/ 189 N·m (139 ft·lbf) at 5600 rpm with optional Lotus accessories.
Specifications
Weight: 701 kg (1,550 lb) (kerb: all fluids and full tank of fuel)
Performance: 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) 4,4 sec; 0-160 km/h (99 mph) 10,7 sec, top 209 km/h (130 mph)
Power to Weight: 252 bhp/Ton or 3,96 kg/bhp
Transmission: Rover 5 speed PG1 Close Ratio Gearbox
The CL Series Valiant was introduced in November 1976. Although it used the same bodyshell as the previous VK range, the front and rear ends were restyled. The front end used horizontally arrayed quad round headlamps flanking a central grille. The front guards and bonnet were also reworked accordingly. The new bootlid's curved leading edge flowed down to new taillights that sandwiched a simple centre garnish panel. The bumpers, however, were the same units as had been used on the 1969 VF series Valiants.
The 3.5 L (215 cu in) Hemi-6 and 5.9 L (360 cu in) V8 were dropped, and the only engine options were low- and high-compression versions of the 4.0 L (245 cu in) Hemi-6 and the 5.2 L (318 cu in) V8. The CL's introduction had closely coincided with that of the strict exhaust emission regulations contained in ADR 27A. With the 318 engine, a new emissions control system was introduced: Electronic Lean Burn.
Valiant and Regal sedans also benefited from the 1978 introduction of Radial Tuned Suspension in response to Holden's having marketed their suspension as particularly suited to radial tyres.
36,672 CL Valiants — including the last-ever Chargers — were built.
TrenItalia 402.152 rolls into Monterosso working IC651 to Livorno Centrale. These locos, the E402Bs, while sharing the same Class number as the older E402As have a completely different bodyshell and are much closer cosmetically to the E403s. They can be found on Intercity services throughout Italy.
Another view of the small-scale version of class 20 diesel locomotive 20 227 running on the Acton Miniature Railway with this view seen from the cab end of the locomotive, with its control carriage on the right. Visible in the background on the left of the photo is the bodyshell of miniature 1920s Metropolitan Railway Bo-Bo electric locomotive No. 18 'Michael Faraday'. Since its repaint from this former London Underground red, white & blue corporate livery into London Transport lined maroon livery the real-life 20 227 has been named 'Sherlock Holmes'.
Showing the rather drastic change in body profile between the Class 455 and 508 bodyshells, 5702 departs from Clapham Junction with 2F16 0802 Woking - London Waterloo
Coachwork by Henri Chapron
Chassis n° 4219414
The 1961 Paris Salon de l'Automobile show car
The Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 180.000 - 250.000
Unsold
Zoute Grand Prix 2023
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2023
Just as it had done 21 years previously with the revolutionary 'Traction Avant', Citroën stunned the world again in 1955 with the launch of the strikingly styled 'DS'. The newcomer's startling appearance had been determined by the requirements of aerodynamic efficiency, while beneath the shark-like, low-drag bodyshell there was all-independent, self-levelling, hydro-pneumatic suspension plus power-operated brakes, clutch and steering. No European car would match the DS's ride quality for several years, and the fundamental soundness of Citroën's ahead-of-its-time hydro-pneumatic suspension is demonstrated by its survival in top-of-the-range models until relatively recently.
Other models offered alongside the original DS were the ID (a simplified, cheaper version), the cavernous Safari estate and the two-door Décapotable (convertible). One of the most stylish cars of the 1960s, the latter was the creation of that most celebrated Parisian coachbuilder, Henri Chapron, who called his first such model 'La Croisette'. A native of Nouan-le-Fuzelier in the Sologne region of France, Henri Chapron founded his coachbuilding company in 1919 at Levallois-Perret, Paris. Unlike so many fashionable French coachbuilders, Chapron carried none of the mental baggage that came from having graduated to cars from building horse-drawn carriages; consequently, his work had a freshness and innate sense of proportion that was well suited to chassis of quality.
Chapron's interpretations of the Citroën DS and ID were quite different from the regular production versions. Chapron added fins to the rear wings as early as 1965 and launched his own version of an upmarket DS at the Porte de Versailles Salon de l'Auto in October 1964 using the name 'Majesty'. At first, Chapron's décapotable conversion was not approved by Citroën, forcing him to buy complete cars rather than rolling chassis, but eventually the factory relented and went on to produce its own usine version on the longer chassis of the ID Break (estate) model.
Chapron continued to build his own Le Caddy and Palm Beach cabriolets together with various limousines and coupés. Chapron's second take on a soft-top DS, Le Caddy first appeared in 1959 and represented a considerable improvement over La Croisette. Whereas the latter had used saloon-type rear wings, necessitating a covering strip for the join between the wing and the redundant rear 'door' panel, Le Caddy used a much neater one-piece wing. The saloon's front doors were used until 1960 when longer ones were adopted, resulting in a further improvement in the design's proportions. Only 28 examples of the Le Caddy cabriolet were built between 1959 and 1968. Needless to say, they are all highly desirable.
In August 1961 this DS19 was despatched by Citroën to Henri Chapron for it to be modified into a 'Le Caddy' convertible to model-year 1962 specification, and the completed car was duly exhibited at the 48th Paris Auto Show from Thursday 5th to Sunday 15th August 1961. According to the Chapron certificate on file, this chassis was delivered to Henri Chapron, 114-116 rue Aristide Briand, on 4th August 1961.
When it arrived at the factory in Levallois-Perret, the car was given the Chapron number '7459 '.
This car is the 10th 'Le Caddy' cabriolet out of the 28 built by Henri Chapron. The car was originally painted in 'Or Longchamp' ('16288') and had a 'Sweet Calf Peggy' interior, black soft-top and soft-top cover in 'Sweet Calf Peggy', same as the interior. After the Paris Auto Show, the car was delivered to a Mr Ricard who lived in Paris. In accordance with his order, the car came with a hardtop, 'Radiomatic' radio, and a mirror on each of the two front wings. (The hardtop is no longer with the car).
Fully restored some time ago, the DS is now presented in the Chapron colour 'Bleu Royal', while the interior is trimmed in natural leather. The current vendor purchased the car around 12 years ago. Sold with a French Carte Grise de Collection and a Chapron certificate, this stylish Le Caddy represents a wonderful opportunity to own a superb example of Citroën's and Chapron's 20th Century motoring icon.
ALPINE RENAULT A110 BUILT 1971 1.6-LITRE 4-CYLINDER
With a Lotus Elan inspired steel backbone chassis and glass fibre bodyshell the rear engined A110 was very successful in 1.6-litre form winning the 1971 Monte this ex works car is still actively campaigned
DRIVERS
CHARLES REYNOLDS
Or is it a Testarotta. even a Testa-Rat-a. But I may be disrespecting the guy of course, built form a bodyshell and lots of boxes of bits imported from America
New Year's Day 2019 Brooklands gathering - Post 1986 Sports and Supercars Parking
The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting GT-class car (semi) hand-built in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for a car made between 1950 and 1957. The car broke with Jensen tradition by having a steel bodyshell instead of glass-reinforced plastic and by having the body designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff. The early bodies were Italian-built, by Vignale, before production began in West Bromwich.
The Issigonis Mini was launched in 1959. It was available as an Austin Se7en or Morris Mini Minor, BL Mini, Austin Mini, then just Mini as a sub-brand. A square fronted Clubman was available from 1969-1980 and estate, van and pick up versions were also built. Despite an attempt to replace the Mini with the Metro in 1980, public demand saw the Mini available until 2000 when it was becoming impossible to incorporate all the necessary safety requirements into it's small bodyshell.
Under BMW ownership, a new Mini was launched in 2001. Clearly showing styling cues to the original, the larger Mini became a brand in it's own right and was taken by BMW when the BMW/Rover relationship ended. A much larger version of BMW's vision of the 'Mini' is still on the market to this day.
The Issigonis Mini was launched in 1959. It was available as an Austin Se7en or Morris Mini Minor, BL Mini, Austin Mini, then just Mini as a sub-brand. A square fronted Clubman was available from 1969-1980 and estate, van and pick up versions were also built. Despite an attempt to replace the Mini with the Metro in 1980, public demand saw the Mini available until 2000 when it was becoming impossible to incorporate all the necessary safety requirements into it's small bodyshell.
Under BMW ownership, a new Mini was launched in 2001. Clearly showing styling cues to the original, the larger Mini became a brand in it's own right and was taken by BMW when the BMW/Rover relationship ended. A much larger version of BMW's vision of the 'Mini' is still on the market to this day.
Last of the RS bodyshells in primer were being sold off by Ford Rallyesport for £250 in 1973.
3 litre V6 from a burnt out Gilbern complete with overdrive, eight forward speeds, Cortina Estate axle with 3.09 diff, RS front suspension and brakes, Piper cam, gas flowed heads ,DFI5 Weber, lasted over ten years, Girls hated it, never overtaken by anything, metamorphosed into a Dutton Phaeton. when body rotted.
An interesting Ford Model A hot rod, at least some parts of it are Ford Model A LOL, definitely a good looking build... The specs of the bodyshell - based on a 1930 Model A, 1932 Model A rails, on the front end a 1940 Chevrolet hood and 1941 Terraplane grille...
A trip to the huge River City Classics car show, at least 1250 cars were registered! Always the biggest show of the year in southern Alberta...
The replica Diesel Brake Tender, No. B964122, and the bodyshell of former DRS Class 37/6 No. 37605 are seen at Quorn GCR at the Great Central Railway Quorn Wagon and Wagon Open Weekend on 22nd July 2023.
You dont see many V8 engines in a DB7! At the request of a customer, Works Service were asked install a 32 valve V8 into a DB7 bodyshell. This was the only factory DB7 V8 ever made. The engine was a 6.3 litre unit, detuned to 452 bhp
in the 1980s freight cars started growing at the same time that the economy started getting better south of new england, so the PV&T started to run short of power, even after putting all the stored B1s & B2s back into service and starting a serious production run of class I & class J engines. What was needed was something that was between an I and a J, so the class K machine was sketched out, approved, and put into production as well (in 1990, the PV&T had 2000 route miles under wire, and only about 100 electric locomotives) to fill the gap between a 2800 HP class J2 and the 12000 HP class I. The 7200 HP class K filled that gap nicely.)
The something new is that it's got more than 2 trucks, but only one carbody segment, and there's /plenty/ of room inside the bodyshell.
(profiles used to make this drawing were all drawn by Joshua Moldover @ The Railroad Paint Shop and yours truly at my dining room table.)
Photographer: Chris Walters
This image depicts a Honda Civic bodyshell undergoing final inspection at the company's Swindon car and engine plant before going on to the assembly frame where the internal body fittings, wiring, suspension and engine are fitted. More than 3,000 people are employed at Honda in Swindon where the company produces Civic, CR-V and Jazz models.
By the late 1970s BMW had managed to rationalise their range to 3 bodyshells (the 6 was based on the 7) & a large selection of engines.
A slight confusion was having 4 & 6 cylinder engines with 1900cc, but this one is stated to be a 6 cylinder one.
Reading registered GGM738W was a red 320 1990cc, last taxed on 1 January 1993.
Passenger front leg to base plate.
This side was 2mm further forward & 3mm towards the outside of the bodyshell compared to the drivers side , which while not perfect was as close as I could get.
The second generation Renault 5, often referred to as the Supercinq (or "Superfive"), appeared in 1984. Although the bodyshell and chassis were completely new, familiar 5 styling trademarks were retained. It stayed in production until 1996. Enough time to come up with coach built variants such as this rare seaside pick-up.
The external build is now just about complete. Any holes that needed to be cut / drilled into the bodywork have been completed. Doors, boot and bonnet are all fitted and aligned for uniform shut lines and it is now ready for painting. The next job is 'dishearteningly' is to take it all to bits again and get it back to a bare bodyshell ready to send it off to the paint shop.
A quick check back to the pictures of the scrap A1 Service vehicle showed I had put the grabrail on the side of the engine cover too high, and too short. That has now been remedied. The grabrail for the centre exit has been fitted, seat moquette applied to the squabs and panels on the seat backs, and some tidy-up painting done, including a thinned-down coat of brown for the formica on the seat backs. Now for the upper deck.
Tomorrow's task is to mask and spray the central light green band onto the bodyshell, which will complete the exterior paintwork. Problems with cracking on the surface of the cream have been addressed today by flatting and respraying the affected areas.
These models, valued by collectors, are considered by many to be the greatest classic 911s of all-time. RS stands for Rennsport in German, meaning race sport in English. The Carrera name was reintroduced from the 356 Carrera which had itself been named after Porsche's class victories in the Carrera Panamericana races in Mexico in the 1950s. The RS was built so that Porsche could enter racing formulae that demanded that a certain minimum number of production cars were made. Compared with a standard 911S, the Carrera 2.7 RS had a larger engine (2687 cc) developing 210 hp, revised and stiffened suspension, a "ducktail" rear spoiler, larger brakes, wider rear wheels and rear fenders. It only weighed about 975 kg, the saving coming from the thin-gauge steel used for parts of the bodyshell and also the use of thinner glass. In total, 1580 were made, comfortably exceeding the 500 that had to be made to qualify for the vital FIA Group 4 class.
After i did the interim photos of Calder with the DRS stock on it I thought I'd timewarp it back to Late Sub-sector era. The class 31 is a heavily modified Airfix bodyshell on an Athearn Alco PA 1 chassis. The 'Blue Drigg' KFAs are heavily modified Train container flats. The 'Drigg Skipliner' PFAs are modified Cambrian OTAs with the skip locating lugs scratchbuilt
The window sprue is made from Polystyrene. The lights are nicely detailed but are tinted.
The head lamps snap into the body shell, the rear lights are secured with a 2 mm self tapping screw.
This S-Class restoration must be costing a small fortune. In fact unless they are adding a 6.3 litre V8 engine instead of the 3.5 litre stock V8 then it's not worth it financially - the car will never recover the outlay in a sale.
After the Paper Model Version RC Bodyshell Pick-Up Truck, here is a VW Off Road Bug, also based on the Off Road RC bodyshell, and created by Repap Studios. The scale is in 1:10.
You can download this paper model template here: Paper Model Version RC Bodyshell VW Off Road Bug Free Template Download
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