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February 27, 2008
Burly Brits
By Ralf
Chromjuwelen
Normally british classics like MG, Triumph or Healey are too well-behaved to break ranks. But there are some guys who turn british understatement upside down by swapping, for example, a Pontiac V8 into a ’69 TR6. Or a Buick V8 in a ’74 Lotus Elise. So, if your heart beats for orginal matching numbers cars, don’t go to www.britishv8.org!
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vinyljunkie
Oct 28, 2010 at 2:13 pm
admire the effort,i mean you have to, but the results…..well thats another matter.the question is why? i mean the big healeys were beautiful cars, on a par with the e-type and if you wanted straight line grunt yes you had cobras, or hemi cudas, or shelby mustangs etc. designed for the job and im sorry retro man, but the shelby cobra killed more people than cancer when it debuted in britain because it just couldnt handle corners because of all that rear end power coupled with 1960′s brakes and handling. twisted chassis were common.. it got so bad, it became a pr disaster so the AC car company even made new owners take a racing drivers week long course so they could handle the beast. newer replicas still have the power, but the shocks and braking have been SERIOUSLY uprated. i love em. i drive a 4.0l yank straight 6 myself but i also have a ’72 midget. they’re chalk and cheese. one is for the cruise and one is for the corners, this is neither. sorry, but as a feat of engineering, its excellent.
Joe
Feb 29, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I think its pretty sweet, its pretty cool to see someone doing something different, looks like they did a good job on it.
retroman
Feb 28, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Hey Brit, did you forget what a force the Shelby Cobra was/is to reckon with in both 289 and 427 form? Reproduction Cobras are the most popular kit cars on the market and I’ve seen alot of versions, from period correct to 5.4L supercharged. You should know the Cobra is still one of the fastest roadsters ever produced with 0-100-0 in just a little over 12 sec and , oh yeah, it raced road courses back in the day. I’d like to see a stock AC, MG, or Healey pull that off!!!
Anonymous
Feb 28, 2008 at 9:19 pm
hey brit go fuck the queen and shut the fuck up ass bag learn about horsepower….
Deepawater805
Feb 28, 2008 at 11:29 am
Good God Magnum! That’s not a car! That’s Godzilla with tires! Red neck or not…..pretty cool though…..
Brit
Feb 28, 2008 at 8:30 am
How heinous, way to ruin an otherwise beautiful Healey. Americans just don’t bloody get it, do they? Play with your fast-in-a-straight-line, cant’t-turn-corners-for-sod musclecars and leave our classic corner-carvers alone. And honestly, “Old Blue?” Can you get any more redneck?
Dave
Feb 28, 2008 at 3:01 am
Wow! That is absolutely amazing.
tyler
Feb 28, 2008 at 1:10 am
sry for the double post
tyler
Feb 28, 2008 at 1:09 am
that is kick fucking ass……….. ooooo boyd coddington died here is a site to tell more about it spread it http://jalopnik.com/361391/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63 its no joke
Anonymous
Feb 28, 2008 at 1:09 am
that is kick fucking ass……….. ooooo boyd coddington died here is a site to tell more about it spread it http://jalopnik.com/361391/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63 its no joke
Oafman
Feb 27, 2008 at 7:39 pm
OK I have to admit that on the main page I thought this thing was a photoshop. After looking at the rest of the pics I put aside those reservations. That car is one scary Brit. I do have one question. With an oversized engine like that, why have they left the cockpit the same? The apparent lack of serious safety gear (beefed up roll cage, full safety belt system…) indicates that this is designed as a show off car rather than a on the track car.
retroman
Feb 27, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I always loved the Shelby Cobra, which was based off of an AC roadster as most car guys know. Seeing other British brands with American blood is just awesome.
Ted
Feb 27, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Nothing like some plumpy American mojo beneath the bonnet