locost_bryan
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 01:01 AM |
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Hulme.F1 launched in NZ
Interesting new mid-engine supercar
[Edited on 24-3-05 by locost_bryan]
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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kb58
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 02:52 AM |
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Too "show-car". If they shortened the nose, a lot, and got rid of the, um, whatever those big front appendages are, then, maybe.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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violentblue
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 06:03 AM |
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whats with all the ugly cars being launched recently, this definatly isn't the worst of them, but I cant possibly see any aerodynamic benifits
to justify such an ugly front end.
a few pics of my other projects
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Geoff011
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 06:29 AM |
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I like it.
Good to see someone prepared to design something a bit different.
There's a little bit of Lotus Elise 340r and Ferrari Enzo (front) in it.
Geoff.
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 07:30 AM |
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I think it looks a lot like many of the enzo consept schetches that are out and about.
blake
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James
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 08:55 AM |
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Good engine choice!
If any of the Kiwis here could blag me a Transaxle please I'd be very grateful! 
Cheers,
James
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- Muhammad Ali
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Bigfoot
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 10:48 AM |
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It's good to see a tribute made to Denny Hulme, he was a good bloke.
It's painted in his colour, but I think that he would have preferred something a little less "concept car-ish". The front and rear
mud gaurds are so completely different in style, it looks like it was designed by a commitee, or perhaps they were trying to incorporate as many ideas
as possible.
It will probably go quite well though.
I'll ask them about the trans James.
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JamJah
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| posted on 24/3/05 at 11:57 AM |
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Two words.
Humps speed.
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goat
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| posted on 25/3/05 at 03:23 AM |
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imo that looks awesome. its so out there but still takes design cues from other cars
[Edited on 25/3/05 by goat]
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kreb
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| posted on 25/3/05 at 02:28 PM |
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It's kinda gratuitous that they have the exposed front suspension bits. Cool perhaps, but can't help the aero. Sorta like the exposed
members on the Ariel. They say it's a no holds barred performance machine, but those uncovered bits have to push air.
If they bring it to market looking like that they're a balsy bunch, cause right now it looks like a show car - one that's gonna snag that
low-hanging nose once it enters the real world.
Pure aesthetics though? I'll give it an A-
https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1966_FiatAbarth_1000SP1.jpg
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JamJah
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| posted on 25/3/05 at 02:40 PM |
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Just realised my former posting above could be seen as having a smutty indeuendo. It wasnt intended. With this tense, prewar build-up I was not
intending to draw stir faecies Sorry to all those I may have offended.
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