F1 car?

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willcrookz

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10,810 posts

201 months

Friday 12th September 2008
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http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/carintro.php?...

"It is the last of the F1 Ferraris that can be used without a laptop and a small army of engineers. We can supply a disc showing F310 s/n 168 being started, brought up to operating temperature and run through the gears without any complications"

how hard would it to be to get road legal?

are there any F1 cars which have been converted?

Vesuvius 996

35,829 posts

278 months

Friday 12th September 2008
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yikes


Ultrasound

358 posts

206 months

Friday 12th September 2008
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willcrookz said:
http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/carintro.php?...

"It is the last of the F1 Ferraris that can be used without a laptop and a small army of engineers. We can supply a disc showing F310 s/n 168 being started, brought up to operating temperature and run through the gears without any complications"

how hard would it to be to get road legal?

are there any F1 cars which have been converted?
I think you'll find it would be a litle bit difficult and also a little bit rubbish on a public road.

evil_dr_fish

2,479 posts

232 months

Friday 12th September 2008
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...but b|00dy funny!

If you've got the $$$ - go for it!

...shame their dials only go up to 10 tongue out


sebo

2,176 posts

233 months

Friday 12th September 2008
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Didn't some mad Japanese businessman manage to get an ex-F1 car road legal? Seem to remember seeing it on one of Clarkson's motorworld programmes or similar.

(The headlights looked a bit rubbish though)

willcrookz

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10,810 posts

201 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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Now sold.

Schermerhorn

4,346 posts

196 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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sebo said:
Didn't some mad Japanese businessman manage to get an ex-F1 car road legal? Seem to remember seeing it on one of Clarkson's motorworld programmes or similar.

(The headlights looked a bit rubbish though)
It wasn't an F1 car.

It was a Japanese equivalent of an F3000 car and was made road legal by a man called Go Ishikawa. He customised cars (making Minis even smaller, fettling with Testarossas, Rollers etc). It was on Top Gear in 1996 when they featured the Nissan Skyline R33 GTR V-spec. It also featured the Marquess of Blandford too who owned the Skyline.

I only know this because I'm very very sad and it was the very first Top Gear I ever recorded and must have watched 100 + times.

Bungleaio

6,393 posts

209 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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Has he been caught taking a leak?


diablo_pete

3,594 posts

202 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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Wow! Would love to own that car.

sebo

2,176 posts

233 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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Schermerhorn said:
sebo said:
Didn't some mad Japanese businessman manage to get an ex-F1 car road legal? Seem to remember seeing it on one of Clarkson's motorworld programmes or similar.

(The headlights looked a bit rubbish though)
It wasn't an F1 car.

It was a Japanese equivalent of an F3000 car and was made road legal by a man called Go Ishikawa. He customised cars (making Minis even smaller, fettling with Testarossas, Rollers etc). It was on Top Gear in 1996 when they featured the Nissan Skyline R33 GTR V-spec. It also featured the Marquess of Blandford too who owned the Skyline.

I only know this because I'm very very sad and it was the very first Top Gear I ever recorded and must have watched 100 + times.
Please. You are not sad, that is great. I have been wondering about that for years! I needed "closure". I'll see if I can find it on YouTube.

shirt

23,467 posts

208 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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sebo said:
Schermerhorn said:
sebo said:
Didn't some mad Japanese businessman manage to get an ex-F1 car road legal? Seem to remember seeing it on one of Clarkson's motorworld programmes or similar.

(The headlights looked a bit rubbish though)
It wasn't an F1 car.

It was a Japanese equivalent of an F3000 car and was made road legal by a man called Go Ishikawa. He customised cars (making Minis even smaller, fettling with Testarossas, Rollers etc). It was on Top Gear in 1996 when they featured the Nissan Skyline R33 GTR V-spec. It also featured the Marquess of Blandford too who owned the Skyline.

I only know this because I'm very very sad and it was the very first Top Gear I ever recorded and must have watched 100 + times.
Please. You are not sad, that is great. I have been wondering about that for years! I needed "closure". I'll see if I can find it on YouTube.
didn't he have to crash test a couple of bodyshells to be able to make it road legal?

i also remember that one well, thats the stuff they should have on dave.

MitchT

16,227 posts

216 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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I've been browsing that site for a number of years. Some amazing stuff comes up for sale on there.

Schermerhorn

4,346 posts

196 months

Saturday 7th February 2009
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shirt said:
sebo said:
Schermerhorn said:
sebo said:
Didn't some mad Japanese businessman manage to get an ex-F1 car road legal? Seem to remember seeing it on one of Clarkson's motorworld programmes or similar.

(The headlights looked a bit rubbish though)
It wasn't an F1 car.

It was a Japanese equivalent of an F3000 car and was made road legal by a man called Go Ishikawa. He customised cars (making Minis even smaller, fettling with Testarossas, Rollers etc). It was on Top Gear in 1996 when they featured the Nissan Skyline R33 GTR V-spec. It also featured the Marquess of Blandford too who owned the Skyline.

I only know this because I'm very very sad and it was the very first Top Gear I ever recorded and must have watched 100 + times.
Please. You are not sad, that is great. I have been wondering about that for years! I needed "closure". I'll see if I can find it on YouTube.
didn't he have to crash test a couple of bodyshells to be able to make it road legal?

i also remember that one well, thats the stuff they should have on dave.
Yup, he had to crash test a few body shells/chassis, fit headlamps, sileners, indicators etc.

He painted it yellow and Andy Wilman tested it. He also couldnt put the Reynard(?) engine in there either and had to use a 180bhp engine instead. Not sure if it was from a Jap manufacturer or a specialist engine though.

Unfortunately Dave don't show classic Top Gear episodes. Infact, their collection is very poor and I must have seen each episode they have at least 3-4 times. It's time they bought some more episodes IMO. The same stuff is boring as are the 2002-2003 Fifth Gear episodes they keep repeating as well.

Youtube seems pretty thin on the ground on classic/old Top Gear episodes too, unfortunately.

shirt

23,467 posts

208 months

Monday 9th February 2009
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i think the engine may have been from mugen. 180bhp seems pretty weak though, seems a lot of bucks for not much bang.

carryondentist

77 posts

197 months

Monday 9th February 2009
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Would be pretty good for the odd trackday! May surprise some of the exiges.

Schermerhorn

4,346 posts

196 months

Wednesday 12th September 2012
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Sorry for the thread resurrection.

I still haven't found that old episode anywhere on Top Gear unfortunately.

Pork

9,453 posts

241 months

Wednesday 12th September 2012
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Schermerhorn said:
Sorry for the thread resurrection.

I still haven't found that old episode anywhere on Top Gear unfortunately.
Have you been looking for 3.5 years!?

Thats commitment! smile

Schermerhorn

4,346 posts

196 months

Wednesday 12th September 2012
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Haha....not quite.


I have it on VHS somewhere....problem is I don't have a VHS player LOL.

dtmpower

3,972 posts

252 months

Wednesday 12th September 2012
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Schermerhorn said:
Haha....not quite.


I have it on VHS somewhere....problem is I don't have a VHS player LOL.
If you are happy to post it, I could put it on DVD/Youtube for the benefits of PH.

WCZ

Original Poster:

10,810 posts

201 months

Wednesday 12th September 2012
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I was about to write "I posted about this car awhile ago" without realizing OP is infact me pre-name change!