Redzone! That is my mates old car, I've spent a day in it... and know it VERY well, haha. Even done a few youtube videos from inside. It is actually a genuine GrpA not a CS (import) and no it isn't the earliest that we know of but close. I believe Neil Bates owned #1 and #2 (#1 then got sold to someone in a foreign country). I know of 005, 009 and 013 that are lower.
Its a wicked car and would have been an absolute bargain for the price I'm assuming your brother got it for. So many goodies included and it really does pull very well. The guy who sold it actually bought another white GrpA exactly the same, but with a 205 engine swap. He's a real nutter, totally into these cars and knows exactly what he's doing, so your bro can be assured that his new car came from a good pair of hands.
airbats801 wrote:those suckers are hard to find here the st185 was the last gt four model we received. Nice looking car!
I never quite understood why the USA didn't get the 205, at least you got the nicest shape in the Alltrac, can't complain too much... But its always nice to have the best of both worlds 205 heart with the 185 glamour. :D
mate thats funny as! small world indeed.. it has been through a couple of owners since your mate i believe, but has stayed pretty mint. it has come into good hands now though, peter is mr pedantic when it comes to his cars! would u mind pm'ing me your phone number he'd very much like to chat to ya about the car's history :)
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Haha, Justen's TT V8 RWD is awesome. To put it all into perspective Justen owned two GrpA's the other one which Justen kept as a 4WD but put the 205 engine in is THE car that replaced Redzone's bro's GrpA when my mate sold it, he bought that instead.
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found this post while searching thru the forum for some info.. thought i'd revive it :D
my favourite car as a kid was the supra.. even before i knew about cars and driving and speed and all that, i fell in love with the supra at first sight.. and they still float my boat..
other cars i was thinking about recently.. lotus exige.. turboed of course..
was toying with the idea of a 1990 merc 190e or an E30 3 series bmw.. but with the stock engine taken out and replaced with a 1uz toyota v8.. 3uz heads.. supercharged.. yummm :drool: perfect luxury sleepers..
I have a love for all cars that have good base for performance.. love turbos.. love superchargers.. love big block v8s, love hi tech 4s.. love them all.. as long as they're modified to be the best they can be (or at least modified to be exhilarating in any way), I want to drive them.. listen to them.. sit in them.. feel them..
it's a shame i don't have a nack for the mechanical side of things.. my fingers seem to be better suited to a keyboard than a wrench :?
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quest wrote:
WANTSOM wrote:Personally, I find sloppy boxes very unsatisfying. I like them tight and taught to the point that if you dont have to push to get it in then its probably too old and time to get a new one :P
don't try explaining that to her tho..... just leave. lol
Ive had well over 150 cars in my life...no joke.
Westfield clubman was great but too impractical
Ford Cobra was all show and no go ( XC falcon model )
Had about five or six starions
Original sigma turbo was one of my favourites - should never have sold that car
I have to say there is no other car regardless of price that I like as much as a starion. In saying that if money was no object perhaps an Aston Martin DB9. All class and effortless power. yep that would do it for me. Would still have to have a starion though.
Here's a list of my fav cars
R32 skyline
DR30 skyline coupe
Toyota Chaser
MA61-MA70 supra
R31 skyline coupe
My old TD Gemini coupe (2.6 rodeo engine, 5spd and a welded diff ftw lol)
89-90 merc 450SL
Any 70s muscle car
Staz of course
GE-GH Scorpions
Jaguar XJS V12
And you guys are probly gonna hate me for this but I really like VL Calais turbos
And the late 70s aston martin dbs vantage is cool
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