andrew e Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 I just posted these elsewhere, but thought you might like a gander First earls court motorfair I went too, I still have MR2 launch carrier bag! First off - Now were motoring; ARG were king! (were....) The Janspeed XR4X4 with those sexy alloys as seen on the datapost escorts, and this motorcrafted liveried original Cosworth 037 Lancia and 240 RS Datsun, new MR2 Yank my beard its the eliminator and Saunders Indecision Rinspeed wannabes? AND THE CRAPI MOTHERLOAD Wait for it.....
pogweasel Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 So it took them TEN YEARS to get from that to the production MGF?No wonder it went tits up!
andrew e Posted March 8, 2009 Author Posted March 8, 2009 Fact of the day: Its actually 8/10ths! http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs200711f.htm#8nov Go to the 8th of November...
Timewaster Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 I was there!! I remember that EX-E thing being much much bigger than an MGF, I think it was a styling exercise for the front end of the 800.
55bloke Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Great stuff! God, I LOVE the Eliminator!! '34 Ford has always been my fave 'rod, and that's one of the best- could watch that video indefinitely! Superb music, hot girls, and tasty motor- what more do you want?
shite_meister Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 I am deeply envious, I would've loved to have gone to that. Bastos Vitesse WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW
r.welfare Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 I went there as well, don't remember any of those motors though as I was only 8...all I remember is my dad having a nose round the Suzuki Alto as a possible motor for my mum (we got another Lada the following year anyway )
FredTransit Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 When I saw the title I just thought you were super late with your show report. Great pics there though.
retrogeezer Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Capri looks well done....but shit! Good to see someold shots like that.I've got some photos somewhere from the late 80's at Earls Court....I'll add them here if I can find them. I also found the Top Gear TV programme of the same show on a video a few months back.
trigger Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Great stuff! God, I LOVE the Eliminator!! '34 Ford has always been my fave 'rod, and that's one of the best- could watch that video indefinitely! Superb music, hot girls, and tasty motor- what more do you want?I've been waiting for an excuse to post this for ages! From Autocar 1985. Think i have even got the 1985 Motorfair program in the garage as well.
j-j Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Love the COZZIEThe white winged thing next to the ZZ top 'rod is a Citroen CX and was the first product of a modder who was only about 19 at the time.
retrogeezer Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 It was Andy Saunders wasn't it???I thought he built that shortened mini first - minihaha I think.
andrew e Posted March 9, 2009 Author Posted March 9, 2009 I thought that but wasn't brave enough to say it
retrogeezer Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I wasn't trying to be clever...just how I remembered it from reading street machine as a teenager.
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