DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

911hillclimber wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:26 am

My friend Derek Kessell’s Maguire spaceframe Mini. He has been competing very successfully with that car for over 35 years.

JW

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One of my friends has just acquired this...



The unusual coach built nose is of unknown origin... possibly Italian?

Got the toys out at work today. This building used to be a machine shop that made Merlin engines, then the main Rolls engine machine shop, then was my office for a good few years and now has been opened back up to house our heritage fleet. Great use of a heritage building

Fantastic!

Gary71 wrote:

Love the old stuff Gary, but can’t help thinking the Bacalar was named by someone at Bentley with a love of the Sopranos

I give you, Bobby Bacala

I’ll save you googling

sladey wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:08 pm I give you, Bobby Bacala

Yes! Walk On By is an absolute classic.

As usual Sam you’ve lost me

I think he means Burt Bacharach Sladey….

911hillclimber wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:23 am In a high street near me earlier this year. The old market town of Bridgnorth closes once a year for an Italian Supercar Day, and this V6 rumbled in for a coffee.

Apparently the Toyota 3.5 V6 ListerBell sounds better than the Alfa Busso which might have some Alfista spitting out their coffee.


I have been trying to order a Lister Bell since 2018, initially there were some delays with Brexit and certification for EU but then they changed from listerbell to LB specialists and now this is what they are sticking to over the past 3 years.
..."Due to the unprecedented demand we have experienced for the STR our orderbook will unfortunately remain closed for the immediate future. Despite the combined efforts of Covid and Brexit we are back in work and fully operational but it will take time to work through the backlog.
Please do not contact us for pricing at this point in time as we cannot guarantee any prices until the supply chain for materials has stabilised.

Whilst we are now accepting visitors it is better for us if these appointments are limited to existing and confirmed customers only to help us concentrate on production rather than future sales.

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~ 30 years ago - my 'Transformer' Stratos had a 246 Dino engine - nothing beats the sound of that ! ...

rhd racer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 3:18 pm I think he means Burt Bacharach Sladey….

That’s him. The syrupy Turkish pastry guy.

Lightweight_911 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:19 am .

~ 30 years ago - my 'Transformer' Stratos had a 246 Dino engine - nothing beats the sound of that ! ...

Offroading?

gridgway wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:33 pm Offroading?

No - just 'posing' I'm afraid ...

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sisu wrote:

911hillclimber wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:23 am In a high street near me earlier this year. The old market town of Bridgnorth closes once a year for an Italian Supercar Day, and this V6 rumbled in for a coffee.

Apparently the Toyota 3.5 V6 ListerBell sounds better than the Alfa Busso which might have some Alfista spitting out their coffee.


I have been trying to order a Lister Bell since 2018, initially there were some delays with Brexit and certification for EU but then they changed from listerbell to LB specialists and now this is what they are sticking to over the past 3 years.
..."Due to the unprecedented demand we have experienced for the STR our orderbook will unfortunately remain closed for the immediate future. Despite the combined efforts of Covid and Brexit we are back in work and fully operational but it will take time to work through the backlog.
Please do not contact us for pricing at this point in time as we cannot guarantee any prices until the supply chain for materials has stabilised.

Whilst we are now accepting visitors it is better for us if these appointments are limited to existing and confirmed customers only to help us concentrate on production rather than future sales.

That situation won’t have been helped by Johnny smiths interview with that supercar owner who was raving about his. Nice interview and seemed a nice guy. Think he said it’s the one car he would keep (one of the others was a carrera GT)