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Post by David on Apr 15, 2006 14:53:57 GMT
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Post by dorsetflyer on Apr 15, 2006 15:23:26 GMT
I agree, what a super job. I like the colour scheme too, a very modern approach without going over the top.
A set of sill trims, and the waist and roof lining would finish it off nicely.
Looks also that it is a two door coupe , and a nice touch to get rid of the door handle and make it semi-flush.
I would be forever worrying that someone would re-design the front end each time I went out as it is very vunerable to the slightest touch.
Shame there isn't any more pics of it from different angles.
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Post by glennr on Apr 15, 2006 17:08:16 GMT
If only he knew about the sill trims  Interesting to see the P5 in a different guise with no wing indicators at the front.  |
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Post by Smallfry on Apr 15, 2006 21:15:36 GMT
Well I think the colour is hideous, as is the door mirror.
I dont think bright red suits the P5 at all.......
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Apr 15, 2006 22:36:20 GMT
This Rover was drag raced extensively in the 80s until it was retired for show work and the odd burn out competition. Originally it was a street car that got smashed after the accelerator got stuck after some exuberant driving around a roundabout in london. It was rebuilt with a tubular front end and a bigger engine. The owners name is Winston. Well known in the drag racing fraternity..
I'll get a couple more pics on here when I can remember my imagecave password!
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Post by Andy - SE London on Apr 15, 2006 22:54:41 GMT
The picture of this car had been bugging me all day, I had seen it at show last year in Bromley, and remembered I took this photo!  |
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Post by Smallfry on Apr 15, 2006 23:14:27 GMT
Do you know what engine it is ? It looks like a Ford 351 Cleveland from what I can see.
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Post by Kev on Apr 16, 2006 7:27:34 GMT
8-)Good old Winston,
makes my new 4ltr engine look puney, i wish i had his money and time.
this car has been around for years and always draws a crowd at shows,good to see a modified p5b.
Big Kev.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2006 9:11:00 GMT
cannot open pictures could you re-post.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2006 12:12:47 GMT
I cannot open the link either, very curious to see this one!!
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Post by Andy - SE London on Apr 25, 2006 16:32:11 GMT
Is anyone else having problems viewing the picture I posted? It is there when I scroll down? Ignore me I checked the first post/link and it appears the photo's are no longer there.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2006 20:10:12 GMT
could you re-post?
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Post by Keith - Portsmouth on Apr 25, 2006 22:21:55 GMT
Matt, you'll have to ask someone on the Saab forum. The missing pictures were not supplied by anyone who reads this forum.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2006 14:37:17 GMT
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Post by iambiggles on Apr 26, 2006 22:29:59 GMT
If you like that - wait until mine is finished  Fully detailed 5 lt Chevy TPI/700R4 in a detailed engine bay Airbagged Jag Front end, bagged Ford 9" rear Full auto control of lift (dakota digital controller) De-chromed (some) and shaved handles FULL custom interior.... and I mean FULL as in custom dash etc. Very suble colour scheme - Aston Martin Meteorite Silver. 17 x 7 215/50 front 18 x 8 255/45 rear. + many other small but subtle touches (like re-radiused wheel arches to fit wheels better). The idea being that at a first glance it looks stock(ish) but on closer inspection........ kind of if they made a P5B now, to the original standards - what would they put in it, how would it look? Don't hold your breath's though - I dont expect it to be done all that soon..... its a big and expensive job. All courtesy of Burnham Auto's (one of the best rod builders in the country). Watch this space  |
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Post by Smallfry on Apr 26, 2006 22:39:18 GMT
Burnham Autos ? At Crayford ?
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Post by iambiggles on Apr 27, 2006 12:37:36 GMT
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Post by andymaslen on Apr 27, 2006 16:38:10 GMT
Looks like someone's randy auntie at a wedding in a red PVC mini-dress. You know, the one who's had a few too many glasses of fizz and comes up and pinches your bum. Seriously though, not against customs in general, but that to me looks plain wrong. Colour's too bright and that hideous bonnet scoop. Gotta be more subtle with a P5B; more Q-car than kit-car. BTW, did anyone see the equally in-yer-face P4 on the same site? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2006 19:53:11 GMT
wow! souds great. Burnham autos' do some fine work, there p4 was stunning and very subtle except those 10X15's out back..
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Post by Smallfry on Apr 27, 2006 22:55:22 GMT
I remember them from Crayford. They used to have the rear end of a Ford Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac mark 2 sticking out of the wall, but that was back in the early/mid eighties.
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Post by iambiggles on Apr 27, 2006 22:29:12 GMT
wow! souds great. Burnham autos' do some fine work, there p4 was stunning and very subtle except those 10X15's out back.. Yup - it was that car (and a Ford Pilot they did - California Dreaming) that made me pick them. Very resto-rod - not too many (obvious) body mods, but LOTS of detail (if you knew where to look). That P4 is a wonderful car... not so keen on the colour, but then I don't really like red in anything except italian cars |
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Interesting to see the P5 in a different guise with no wing indicators at the front. 
