Chris_B Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 eBay linkage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 At 187mph it should come with a supersized nappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Some quality quotes in there: [ QUOTE ] the car runs on Jet A fuel, probably will run on diesel fuel but have not tried it [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I think its street legal except for this little excessive noise issue [/ QUOTE ] Also check out the custom handbrake under the nearside rear wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 bloody hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 OMG! Shopping at Sainsbury's anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] OMG! Shopping at Sainsbury's anyone? [/ QUOTE ] Only if you can find a parking space you can drive forwards to get in and out of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activa Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Could run on diesel? Eh? Tyres are good for 170 but he's done 187??? Did you see the amount of viewers the ads had,68000!!! I just love Ebay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanW Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 I love the way the turbines are cut through the rear light clusters . . . amazing attention to detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 It beg's the question... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 prob cos he can , imagen that no one must really use that thing ? how dangerouse ! it looks like something out of back to the future lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 1995 Darwin Awards - [ QUOTE ] The Arizona Highway Patrol were mystified when they came upon a pile of smoldering wreckage embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The metal debris resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it turned out to be the vaporized remains of an automobile. The make of the vehicle was unidentifiable at the scene. The folks in the lab finally figured out what it was, and pieced together the events that led up to its demise. It seems that a former Air Force sergeant had somehow got hold of a JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) unit. JATO units are solid fuel rockets used to give heavy military transport airplanes an extra push for take-off from short airfields. Dried desert lakebeds are the location of choice for breaking the world ground vehicle speed record. The sergeant took the JATO unit into the Arizona desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. He attached the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, accelerated to a high speed, and fired off the rocket. The facts, as best as could be determined, are as follows: The operator was driving a 1967 Chevy Impala. He ignited the JATO unit approximately 3.9 miles from the crash site. This was established by the location of a prominently scorched and melted strip of asphalt. The vehicle quickly reached a speed of between 250 and 300 mph and continued at that speed, under full power, for an additional 20-25 seconds. The soon-to-be pilot experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog-fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners. The Chevy remained on the straight highway for approximately 2.6 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied the brakes, completely melting them, blowing the tires, and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface. The vehicle then became airborne for an additional 1.3 miles, impacted the cliff face at a height of 125 feet, and left a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock. Most of the driver's remains were not recovered; however, small fragments of bone, teeth, and hair were extracted from the crater, and fingernail and bone shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel. Ironically a still-legible bumper sticker was found, reading "How do you like my driving? Dial 1-800-EAT-poo." [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobes49 Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] 1995 Darwin Awards - [ QUOTE ] The Arizona Highway Patrol were mystified when they came upon a pile of smoldering wreckage embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The metal debris resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it turned out to be the vaporized remains of an automobile. The make of the vehicle was unidentifiable at the scene. The folks in the lab finally figured out what it was, and pieced together the events that led up to its demise. It seems that a former Air Force sergeant had somehow got hold of a JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) unit. JATO units are solid fuel rockets used to give heavy military transport airplanes an extra push for take-off from short airfields. Dried desert lakebeds are the location of choice for breaking the world ground vehicle speed record. The sergeant took the JATO unit into the Arizona desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. He attached the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, accelerated to a high speed, and fired off the rocket. The facts, as best as could be determined, are as follows: The operator was driving a 1967 Chevy Impala. He ignited the JATO unit approximately 3.9 miles from the crash site. This was established by the location of a prominently scorched and melted strip of asphalt. The vehicle quickly reached a speed of between 250 and 300 mph and continued at that speed, under full power, for an additional 20-25 seconds. The soon-to-be pilot experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog-fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners. The Chevy remained on the straight highway for approximately 2.6 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied the brakes, completely melting them, blowing the tires, and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface. The vehicle then became airborne for an additional 1.3 miles, impacted the cliff face at a height of 125 feet, and left a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock. Most of the driver's remains were not recovered; however, small fragments of bone, teeth, and hair were extracted from the crater, and fingernail and bone shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel. Ironically a still-legible bumper sticker was found, reading "How do you like my driving? Dial 1-800-EAT-poo." [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] In that case they used a solid fuel rocket, Once lit cant be stoped (only unitll the fuel runs out). There a chap in america got a jet power (think ford F150) truck, be he used a helicoper drive and coupled it to the rear axle and vented the outlets upward, Saw it on a TV show and he was driving it about You can run them engines (in the Mr2) on diesel but for performance you should stick to Jet A1 fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted July 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] You can run them engines (in the Mr2) on diesel but for performance you should stick to Jet A1 fuel [/ QUOTE ] Aviation jet fuel is a grade of kerosene IIRC, so I'm not surprised. So long as it's heated and vaporised appropriately, it will ignite. As for those who ask "why?", I think it was built to run the salt flats. What better reason do you need than availability of a long, flat straight to do 187 mph on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 quite phenomenal. As far as the subsequent story goes claiming that a Chevy Impala travelled at 200+mph and was airborne for over a mile i find hard to believe as all Chevys are heavy cars after all and only something with wing shaped features to it like Thrust SSC travelling at close to 1000mph could travel 1 mile airborne surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] quite phenomenal. As far as the subsequent story goes claiming that a Chevy Impala travelled at 200+mph and was airborne for over a mile i find hard to believe as all Chevys are heavy cars after all and only something with wing shaped features to it like Thrust SSC travelling at close to 1000mph could travel 1 mile airborne surely [/ QUOTE ] Well no, because normal road cars create aerodynamic lift. Whats more since it was being propelled with a rocket, not through the wheels driving the car, it could remain airbourne if it stayed fairly level.... However the story is on Snopes as false... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoo Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 you can just imagine it though, getting pulled by the fuzz then hitting the afterburners and watch their rangie melt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Hey, the mr2 has done 150k miles ! With that engine ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I`ve just seen the video of it. Sounds nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klutch_power Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 wow,wonder what it would be like to insure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klutch_power Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 i was looking at his feedback and look what else he sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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