novelty track day car!?

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anonymous-user

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60 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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theres five Sinclair C5's for sale on ebay!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1769603945 at the moment its <£1,200 for all five, thats less than £250 each!..........

CarZee

13,382 posts

273 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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dreadful pieces of shite..

reckon you could fit a Hiyabusa engine & gearbox in one?

Basil Brush

5,205 posts

269 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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No but they make a good spares source for your washing machine.

Dazren

22,612 posts

267 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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Last I heard they were very popular with yuppies using them as plant pots in their art deco pads.

DAZ

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

60 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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dreadful pieces of shite..

reckon you could fit a Hiyabusa engine & gearbox in one?


that was my thinking!...... i was going to put a dump valve on it somehow!

JonRB

75,845 posts

278 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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Didn't someone hold some sort of British landspeed record in a modified C5 at one point?

<clicketty-click> (does quick Google search)

Yes, here we are:
Adam Harper, 1991, modified Sinclair C5

Seems he's a judge on Robot Wars too (click here)



More here

>> Edited by JonRB on Thursday 26th September 17:11

N17 TVR

2,937 posts

277 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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did someone foul the rose scented air with the words dump valve ?

neil_cardiff

17,113 posts

270 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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quote:

did someone foul the rose scented air with the words dump valve ?




Bonce

4,339 posts

285 months

Thursday 26th September 2002
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That looks like he's next to an entry for Robot Wars!

Round 1:
Sinclaireomatic vs Big Nipple