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Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset

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3 hours ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

Don't see many of those these days. A very good Caterham.  More than 450bhp/tonne and handles superbly. Could apparently outperform an R500 on the road! 


Thanks Steve. Has wishbones all road instead of the de Dion rear axle from what I read, plus many other upgrades.

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In a local pub car park while out for lunch this week…IMG_2748.thumb.jpeg.3340e991d5b3fac15930e08fd72185bc.jpeg

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I think the CSRs look mega but have read of a propensity for the chassis/suspension mounts/etc to crack/fail, which doesn't seem great. 

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On 28/04/2024 at 07:31, eggontoast said:

I think the CSRs look mega but have read of a propensity for the chassis/suspension mounts/etc to crack/fail, which doesn't seem great. 


Eeek, that’s not good!

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Sorry for the poor pic, don’t see many of these on the road.

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Nice Exige 390 Sport on the M3 this morning. I don’t know there were versions with this much power.

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23 minutes ago, Stuart Davis (fatblokestu) AO - Devon & Somerset said:

Nice Exige 390 Sport on the M3 this morning. I don’t know there were versions with this much power.

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They do a Cup 430 too! 😳

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8 minutes ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

They do a Cup 430 too! 😳


Bet that shifts! 😱😱

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The 390 actually had 397 hp, apparently.

3.8sec 0-60, so fast, but not crazy. About the same as a 5 seat, 2 tonne electric SUV these days.

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Interesting day today heading home from Dartford to Crewkerne. Two McLarens spotted, one identified as an Artura V6 PHEV S-A from the reg, didn’t see what the other was.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Artura

 

Nearer home, an Ariel Atom which are fairly common near me given the location of the factory.

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Nice Triumph TR6 for me this morning on the way in. It appeared to be one which has been entered into competitions of some sort, white roundel and driver and navigator names on the side. I didn’t catch them clearly, perhaps Bryan Green as driver?

 

Some info and pictures of this car here from when it was sold previously.

 

https://www.castleclassiccars.co.uk/showroom/vehicle/12/Superb-Triumph-TR6

 

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I am just in the throws of buying a Herald, a very well timed pic Stuart.:yes:

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31 minutes ago, Richard (OldStager) said:

I am just in the throws of buying a Herald, a very well timed pic Stuart.:yes:

Nice to see some triumph fans in  :)  I still have my first car a 1963 spitfire4  and my dad's old stag :)

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Oh, l'm a long time fan, my first 4 wheeled car was a MK3 Spitty, The simplicity of it has never left me. straight forward to work on and even today spares are plentiful .

 

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With a bit of luck, this should be mine by the end of the day... Got from the classic car club on the Wirral I am also in.

 

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I went to the gaydon gathering last night, all sorts of vehicles in attendance plus they got a prototype D-type out the museum and gave it a blast up and down the road. Think this sums up the vast range ...20240514_181744.thumb.jpg.e5598a7c7d0f3089f197ef54b85346cf.jpg

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