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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on August 13, 2004, 10:22:07
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I was browsing through some of my old copies of 'Street Machine' & 'Custom' Car' on Tuesday as the bro-in-law is selling his Samurai (see 'For sale' forum) and has had his eye taken by a Model A hot-rod that he's seen somewhere.
So I delved into my back-issues to scout out some pics for him, they're from the days when 'Street Machine' still had proper cars in, not tarted up Novas & Saxos etc....
In the June 1986 issue I found this rendition of a Range Rover, I'd forgotten about it.
It's an interesting idea, be nice done.
The text reads;
'The red car is a radical animal, being basically an off-road sports car. The styling has a slight sixties nostalgia feel, with its faired-in cockpit & tapered pods behind the seats.
Potentially a very exiting & unusual fun-car'
So, how about it someone?? :D
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Ah yes. Street Machine when it used to have proper cars. I like the idea of the RR coupe, espeically since I've seen a 3.5V8 in the Auto Trader for £250!!!
Now how do I pursuade SWMBO? Any ideas?....
On the same theme (SM mag) have you been watching American Hotrod on Men&Motors? All set in Boyd Coddingtons workshop. Nice cars and a very good place to pick up styling ideas and technical know-how.
Chris
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Just been looking on Auto Trader for pictures of RRs to compair against the artists impression above. He's obviously used a 2dr RR as the basis for the sketch given the distance between the rear edge of the door and the front wheel arch.
Am I right in thinking that the doors on 2dr RRs were bigger than those on the 5dr RR?
Chris
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Oh no!
Just spotted a 2dr RR for £450!
Help.....must spend money and get grinder from garage.......
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Buy it, buy it, you know you want to do it!! :D
It's a nice concept isn't it :D T
he artist used to do a different car everymonth, there was once a gorgeous Volvo 'Amazon'(B122) that had a chop & looked for all the world like a '49 Mercury (as seen in 'American Graffiti' drive by The Pharoahs) and a hi-rise' street racer version with a tube front axle. 'Sigh' those were the days :D
Same idea might work with a 3-door Disco, but the tail-gate would be more problematic than a Rangie's
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Just need to figure out how to turn the lower tail gate into a salloon type boot lid by using part of the roof as it has the correct compound curve, then using the rest of the roof as the rear decking over the rear seats...
Hmmm...
Chris
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With a screen that low, you'd either get pigeons in the face, or have to carve a hole in the bulkhead to stick your feet through...
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As it's simply an 'Artists Impression', the artist probably used his licence :D
Perhaps chopping the seat base down & lowering the steering column would help
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Humbug - he doesn't want to trade for George.
Probably a good thing really.....
Chris
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Bloody hell!
Street machine magazine,
I wish I kept mine, there were some wonderful motors in that mag.
Is it still going?
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Street machine magazine,
Is it still going?
It is, but it's not the same. Last time I looked at it, it was more like 'Max-Power' (any relation to Austin??? :D )
There's still plenty of nice motors out there, be they American or British.
Try 'Classic American', that's still got some decent vehicles in.
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I used to get street machine or custom car in the mid 80's.
How times change :cry:
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Try some of these links Paul, there's loads of nice Hot-Rods here (UK & the States)
http://www.nsra.org.uk/links.htm
If you can (& you haven't seen it) try to get hold of a copy (available on DVD now, I think) 'American Graffiti'.
A superb film from the opening sequence to the end credits
Spot such future stars as;
Harrison Ford
Richard Dreyfuss
Ron Howard
Charles Martin Smith
And the best DJ ever (apart from Johnnie Walker) 'Wolfman Jack'
It also featured 2 of the coolest film cars ever
http://kathyschrock.net/graffiti/
http://www.melsdrive-in.com/script.html
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This guy might not be to your taste musically, but he did a lot of car songs (covered, or wrote) such as;
'Get Out Of Denver'
Dear Dad'
'Crawling From The Wreckage'
He's the guy who played that phenomenal (7minute?) guitar solo on the early '70's single by Love Sculpture; 'Sabre Dance'
Plus he's a damn fine producer for other artists
http://www.telecaster.demon.co.uk/docs/dave.htm