My old Showrooms!!! Not your usual car sales!!!

Scary thought this, but as a youngster back in the 80's I used to cut and paste exact pictures like these to my bedroom wall, Steve Birchall 80's pin up:D:eek:.

But on a positive note, not only was Steve's passion for A2 an influence on my decision to purchase mine, but also looks like you also had an influence in my obsession with mk1 mk2 fords.

Loving the nostalgia, great pictures. (dodgy magnum PI tash):)
 
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Scary thought this, but as a youngster back in the 80's I used to cut and paste exact pictures like these to my bedroom wall, Steve Birchall 80's pin up:D:eek:.

But on a positive note, not only was Steve's passion for A2 an influence on my decision to purchase mine, but also looks like you also had an influence in my obsession with mk1 mk2 fords.

Loving the nostalgia, great pictures. (dodgy magnum PI tash):)
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What can I Say to that!!!

Thank you for those VERY kind comments.

Steve B
 
Love the moustache pic, genuinely made me lol.

Taken when I was just a small perferation at the durex factory.
 
A shot of me warming the tyres before a run in the championship (this time at Santa Pod)


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Steve B
 
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Just some shots of my last project, the Taxi , compared to my current (and last one - the A2) it certainly is a total switch from MPH to MPG.

On the low setting again
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The passenger compartment, Only one seat at the back due to the "tubs" needed to cover the 18" wide wheels (yes 15" diameter wheels that were 18" wide!) . The two fold down seats were recovered in leather too and so it could take three passengers.
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The engine bay, built for go rather than show, but loads of chrome too (500bhp, 8.2 litre tuned Chevy V8)
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The driver's compartment
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The 1200w sound system.
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The rear end showing the wide tyres and the Taxi "plate"
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I miss it lots

Steve B
 
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This was an interesting little car we built.

We bought it with 4 wheel drive (from a Range Rover!!!) with a Range Rover gearbox.

Someone had grafted a Lancia twin cam engine onto a tiny Fiat 126 (and a terrible front spoiler, aptly named because it really did "spoil" the look of the car).

But I was racing Rover V8 Drag cars at the time and thought "Range rover gearbox!!! ----- ROVER V8!!!"

So we measured it for the V8 and it would JUST fit. it would have half an inch clearance between the engine and the rear side windows.

But a 4 wheel drive, Mid-mounted V8 Fiat 126 was just too much fun to resist.

So we did it!!!

BUT, I took it for its maiden voyage around the block and it was SCARY, one touch of the throttle and you were catapulted down the road with no wheelspin (so light and 4 wheel drive). When we sold it I had to give the driver a safety briefing and a few imodium tablets!!!
One for the memory banks indeed.

This shot was before we shoehorned the V8 in.
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Steve B
 
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Ah Steve brings back fond memories of the drags..... and simple days when everything was basic electrics and mechanicals. No electronics, just brute force!
 
With this pedigree I was surprised not to see a Ford Anglia in the history complete with a much bigger engine shoe horned into the front.
I think Jag engines were favoured but can`t quite remember,bikes were more my thing.
 
Jag engines were heavy. Best part about them was the rear suspension.

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I did have a 105e Anglia and fitted a 2 litre OHC lump.

The front wings were rusty ( no surprise there) so I cut them off and fitted a one piece fibreglass front.

A few days later I spotted that the front wheels had negative camber. A few days later MORE negative camber.

Opened the front and the inner wings were ripping away from the body and the struts were getting closer and closer together.

Oops.

But I was only 18 at the time!!!

Steve B
 
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