my 5 turbo rolled

[clarkiev6]

Rebuild :approve:

 

[maxi.man]

when i saw it at JP"S it was not that bent roof pillars ok just needed fettling and a new roof and a lot of panelwork etc

 

[Williams]

I remember seeing these pics on CS shortly after it happened.. gutted for you Clarkie..

 

[Rich]

Gutting to see that but I assume you rolled her going about setting a good time on a track, in that pushed to the limit style 'Colin Mcrea' was famed for, in which case it got beaten up doing what it's supposed to be used for.
I would love one of these fantastic little cars, such an iconic shape, red is also the best colour.

 

[maxi.man]

i have had 8 of these beasts in various states and as some of you know im building the monster of all ren fives which will ultimately lead to the selling of my beloved clio unless i get some inheritance or win lottery etc

 

[clarkiev6]

Gutting to see that but I assume you rolled her going about setting a good time on a track, in that pushed to the limit style 'Colin Mcrea' was famed for, in which case it got beaten up doing what it's supposed to be used for.
I would love one of these fantastic little cars, such an iconic shape, red is also the best colour.

thanks rich..i was doing 80 odd mph when the throttle stuck wide open.
got out without a scratch!! tough little car saved me. no cage and no harneses!!

 

[Brembov6]

Would love to see a standard one of these in person have only ever seen pictures

 

[Rich]

Considering people have been killed in much slower accidents in much newer cars you were lucky clarkie. The only time I've had a throttle stick open was on a 1300 golf which probably had 10 bhp on a good day so I just calmly pulled over, in that R5 you must have been bricking it!

I've only ever seen a Turbo II, it was on sales pitch with old Morris Minors on the A5 in Shropshire, the R5 wasn't for sale though. The chap who owned the car lot was a really nice bloke and was quite happy to start it up for me, he was probably in his 50's I guess. They are really cool cars and I liked the fact that they are quite compact, they have that go-cart like 'back to basics' allure that many quick hatchbacks from the 80's have and what seems to be lost in modern cars.

 

[clarkiev6]

i loved the car....i had a john price 210 bhp engine with a slipper.
no body shops around me were interested in doing the job!!

 

[SteveT2]

Just wondering if thats the one JP mentioned to me [smilie=icon_eek.gif] think £15000 was mentioned with the engine and £12000 without [smilie=icon_eek.gif] Saying that i think it was a T1, expensive little cars

So will it be getting replaced with another 5?

Steve

 

[clarkiev6]

it was the one jp had yes. gave me 5500 for it!!