http://www.prescott-hillclimb-images.com/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=0
I don't know if cars like this regularly attend hillclimbs in England but I'd've liked to attend this one!
Makes me want to build a little single seater with nothing more than wheels and engine like several in the last few pics.
See if you can spot the car doing the wheelie
mad_machine wrote: that was the last car I expected to do the wheelie
It would be interesting to find out the specs on that car...
JFX001 wrote:mad_machine wrote: that was the last car I expected to do the wheelieIt would be interesting to find out the specs on that car...
Did anyone else notice the Toyota emblem on the front?
ScottRA21 wrote: The white car is a Mini Marcos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Marcos
Awesome, thank you.
mad_machine wrote: we talking about the same car? I saw a smart doing a wheelie
Smart has a Toyota badge on the front.
My favs - 9, 32, 40, 41 & 65
Yeah, a Smart pulling a wheelie (and with a cage) is not something you see everyday!
Love the Lotus Cortina.
That bright orange, slammed, VW Kombi truck-thing is also pretty cool. There's a roll cage in the cabin...I wonder if it went for a run up the hill?
Whilst I'd love to do a hill climb for the variety of cars that attended this one, I'd be spending all my time in the paddock area taking pics and asking questions. Like can I sit in it?
I did some digging around, and here's the skinny on that Smart. It's powered by a 2.0l Toyota MR-2 engine (3SGE?)
Close up- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hBWVWbQZ4A
In action at Shelsley Walsh - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Eiryoyz-M
I'm guessing the wheel stand is a result of SWB + powerful, heavier-than-stock engine + aggressive launch.
As an aside, here's what one member of the Mercedes-Benz forum has to say about this particular car:
"Seems like a waste of time, money, energy, and film. Why anyone would do this is beyond me"
What a square! He's like the total opposite of us.
Great stuff. For those of you in the eastern USA, ~This Group~ is excellent.
~HERE~~ is pictures I took at Duryea last year.
Love that SuperSmart
I have to ask, what is the vertical black bar on the front of every car for? Something to do with the timing system I am guessing?
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