Quantum leap….

[Rocket88]

Off to Ludlow to collect this oddball…

[Rocket88]

Supposedly factory built, hence no Q plate…

[Rocket88]

[catsinthewelder]

If you're still about at 5.30 and need a hand with anything give me a shout.

Interesting purchase!

[Rocket88]

2 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

If you're still about at 5.30 and need a hand with anything give me a shout.

Interesting purchase!

Thanks… 👍

[Rocket88]

And home…. No drama!

[Rocket88]

Good drive …. Overall impressions

A bit short geared, but apart from that, a very capable little car. The targa roof clips into the boot, and the rear bit folds into the space behind the seats. Clever design, which works very well 

No scuttle shake,and no other rattles either. Seems to do about 35 mpg, and is fairly spritely. 
 

Impressed!

[stuboy]

very nice, whats powering it?

[bezzabsa]

were made in Stourbridge - so not many miles away..

[Rocket88]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

very nice, whats powering it?

XR2i mechanics… and brakes/suspension and most of the interior trim… and, ironically, now worth about 20% of an XR2i now!

[Mally]

I always wanted one. Still would. Were very well regarded in their time.

Some had problems with rust where the chassis member emerges from the fibreglass around bottom of bulkhead somewhere, iirc.

Difficult to repair because fire.

I once almost set a brand new Dutton ablaze welding, with unseen fibreglass dust on the garage floor. It don't half burn.

[Mally]

Thinking about this. I'm almost sure the owners club bought an H4. With the assertion it would probably be the only one left quite soon.

I'm going back a bit* here.

[High Jetter]

Moar info pls...

[Rocket88]

7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Moar info pls...

More photos/info later…. Going in for new timing belt and w/pump this morning… it’s done very little mileage over the past few years

[Rocket88]

As requested…

[iand]

The interior looks more like Fiesta Si colours, does it have the wingback style seats?

Looks great though! TSW blades as well!

[N Dentressangle]

A mate of mine was involved in making the shells for those, I believe.

Oddly enough he's pretty good with fibreglass.

[Rocket88]

1 hour ago, iand said:

The interior looks more like Fiesta Si colours, does it have the wingback style seats?

Looks great though! TSW blades as well!

It does….

[grogee]

Do your indicators self cancel? 

(in Ford joke) 

[dave j]

Love it! I remember looking at these at a kit car show and really liked them

[Rocket88]

Polished…

[Snipes]

8 hours ago, iand said:

The interior looks more like Fiesta Si colours, does it have the wingback style seats?

Looks great though! TSW blades as well!

I'm no Ford guy but the 90hp 1.6 16v makes me think Si, too.

[grogee]

A word of warning. My 'mate' Boring John has/had one of these. He will chew your ear off if you let him. 

Try and avoid the North Oxfordshire area if you can. 

Nice Fiesta BTW 

[richardmorris]

Great car buy, absolutely disgusting steering wheel boss.  I guess it says FORD underneath and had to hide it?

[Rocket88]

29 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Great car buy, absolutely disgusting steering wheel boss.  I guess it says FORD underneath and had to hide it?

I suspect that’s the case… or some kit car equivalent of an airbag? I will be investigating…

[Rocket88]

47 minutes ago, Snipes said:

I'm no Ford guy but the 90hp 1.6 16v makes me think Si, too.

Probably right… My Ford knowledge is abysmal