Anyone know anything about the elephant car?

[dan]

Does anyone know anything about this new british sportscar??

www.parradine-cars.com

Not exactly pretty but nicely executed and has 525hp!!

Cheers Dan

P.S. or is there somenthing I have missed?

[meerkat]

Hmmm....last news update Oct 2001....doesn't bode well.
Unless anyone knows any different?

[Twin Turbo]

Nope, I think I remember seeing a review in AutoExpress ages ago.

We could play "Spot the parts-bin parts"!

For starters:

Puma headlights
Polo tailights

[dennisthemenace]

quote:
Nope, I think I remember seeing a review in AutoExpress ages ago.

We could play "Spot the parts-bin parts"!

For starters:

Puma headlights
Polo tailights

Most of the interior is ford ka/fester by the look of it

[Podie]

Paradine 525S... handbuilt, British...by a Scunthorpe based company, run by John Paradine.

£130,000.

4.6 supercharged Mustang V8 mated to a 6 speed box... 525bhp @ 6400rpm, and 624NM torque... at 1350KG that's 388bhp/tonne (100bhp/tonne MORE than a Ferrari Marenello). 0-60 in 3.8secs and 204mph top speed.

British motorshow car had Ford switchgear and centre console (inc radio)...

That's about all I know... (I'll get me coat)

[Twin Turbo]

What is it about Scunthorpe? Isn't that where Ginetta are/where based as well?

[CleG]

Ginetta have a place in Sheffield .. near Meadowhall .. or at least they did a year or so back.

[Twin Turbo]

D'oh....I was sure there was a car company based in Scunthorpe (other than Parradine).

Must brush up on my useless car info knowledge.

[JSG]

They will all be exported to the USA and targeted as a Grand Tourer - excellent carrying capacity due to it's very large trunk.

Cheers,
JSG.

[cpn]

:hands JSG his coat:

>> Edited by cpn on Friday 26th July 10:16

>> Edited by cpn on Friday 26th July 10:16

[JonRB]

quote:D'oh....I was sure there was a car company based in Scunthorpe (other than Parradine).

Ginetta were certainly based in Scunthorpe during the 80's and probably before. I'm not sure when they moved, but they were based there in 1988 when I talked to them at the 1988 Motor Show.