Your dream car

[Drago]

The new Ineos Grenadier looks intriuging, and promises to be a better replacement for the original Defender. I suspect the price will put me off of chopping in the XC90 for one though.

 

[RoubaixCube]

You saw Smokey & The Bandit as a kid too
I saw it at the cinema, when it was released (& I was 12)
(or 'Hooper'.....)

For the capacity of the engine, all the US regulations of the time, really strangled the engine, to about 180BHP??
The film cars were no doubt, highly modified - NASCAR specification engines? (& maybe manual transmissions too?)

Not sure if you've seen the Richard Rawlings ego show (Fast n Loud), but they renovated one for a challenge, it was a 2 parter, with a partial recreation of the film
Including Aaron, as Cletus, in a Kenworth W900, with 'bandit' trailer

There's also this place, that builds 'up to the minute' Trans-Ams & Firebirds


https://transamflorida.com/VIDEOS.htm

Is 550BHP enough??
https://transamflorida.com/1528.htm

I like how they term it 'Blocker'
I'm sure you know why

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJu5e6IouDw

I must admit that it wasnt much much later in my youth when i watched that movie. There was just something about the way the car sounded while idling that appealed to me so deeply. That low rumble and yes - Ive seen the Richard Rawlings restoration.

I have seen so many rebuilds and restorations of the same cars on youtube but only in the USA - a lot of them seem to be barn finds or hobby-resto projects that get abandoned, left outdoors to rust because of the lack of time & money which is such a shame

 

[MarkF]

Think I might have a new dream car.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lancia-Aurellia-B24/202918798850?hash=item2f3ee72602:g:8okAAOSw1AZcryMi

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Think I might have a new dream car.

Sorry I can't see that, it's more like a nightmare to me

 

[Salar]

I quite like the new Jimny, although Suzuki are already killing it off.

Shame that, looked at the new Jimny in our local dealers when they came out, nice, until I was told it was virtually impossible to get one.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The new Ineos Grenadier looks intriuging, and promises to be a better replacement for the original Defender. I suspect the price will put me off of chopping in the XC90 for one though.

I'm intrigued too, but not sure how far they've got with it?

Likewise, the IBEX are wonderful vehicles, & very versatile builds
http://www.ibexf8.com/downloads/Brochure12web.pdf

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I must admit that it wasnt much much later in my youth when i watched that movie. There was just something about the way the car sounded while idling that appealed to me so deeply. That low rumble and yes - Ive seen the Richard Rawlings restoration.

Even back then, I wanted Jerry Reeds Kenworth W900 instead!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OflL0INck