Alez
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| posted on 4/2/04 at 07:41 PM |
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Renaul Spider?
I was thinking about this nice car which caused a bit of a stir when it came out some years ago.. What do you think?
http://w1.520.telia.com/~u52000003/default/frames.html
Cheers,
Alex
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sgraber
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| posted on 4/2/04 at 09:49 PM |
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Yes, very nice IMO. I'm not a real fan of the two tone, but overall it's a pretty sweet ride. At 2,100Lbs (953Kg) it's kind of a pig
though... 
I thought this photo in the details page was quite nice and I wish I had a bigger version of it!
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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ProjectLMP
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The main page for their site isn't exactly what you would call politically correct I like the look of the car.
Home of the Astronomicalcost Mid engined LMP project
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sgraber
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| posted on 5/2/04 at 02:46 PM |
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Pollitically correct?! I'd vote for her!
She should do the next half-time show...
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Alez
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| posted on 5/2/04 at 06:28 PM |
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Gentlemen!!
The car!!!! The car!!!!
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sgraber
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| posted on 5/2/04 at 07:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alez
The car!!!! The car!!!!
And those two great big beautiful "headlights"....
Actually Alex, thanks for posting that link. I had never seen that car before, but it has a lot of design similarities to what I am trying to build. I
can really use it for research. COOL! 
Steve
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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MikeR
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| posted on 5/2/04 at 10:32 PM |
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hmmm, suspension seems soft, looks like it would bounce around a lot when driven hard over a firm surface.....
oh sorry, the car, yeah nice..... didn't they have to be sva'd under low volume rules or something to be driven in this country?
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ned
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| posted on 6/2/04 at 10:02 AM |
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IIRC the uk spec car had a windscreen whereas the euro one just had an aero screen, or was that the other way round, or just an option ~#!!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 6/2/04 at 01:51 PM |
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and their,s no roof/ragtop available,seen one once,all got the steering wheel fitted to the passenger side for some reason
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Alez
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| posted on 6/2/04 at 04:44 PM |
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So you actually need 2 people to drive it yeah? The driver operates the pedals while the passenger operates the steering. Hmm.
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scuzzer
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| posted on 6/2/04 at 09:47 PM |
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sgraber: The cars rollbar is much taller than the windshield, yet it looks just fine IMO.
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sgraber
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| posted on 6/2/04 at 10:53 PM |
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The rollbar IS much taller!
I was looking at that and saying 'hmmmmmmm....' 
Now I have a glazed look in my eyes and I am murmuring - "must build Renault clone... must build Renault clone...." 
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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MrFluffy
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| posted on 12/2/04 at 09:34 PM |
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Spyder
There was(is?) a racing series dedicated to them, ive spent the odd hour on a bored wet sunday watching them hurtling round the track on the likes of
eurosport. They look fun to drive anyway....
I can be forgiven for not being in the shed, because for my sins Im having to work in the uk for 12 months, and Ive rented a place with a garage so
small you couldnt fit anything but a mini in it, so coincidentally its full of motorbikes, well you have to stop yourself going mad with SOME
mechanical tinkering....
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