The old Severn Valley RST?

Did this car ever produce the 300bhp off a cvh? (think it was 300bhp and cvh in the same sentence

Bearing in mind this was the 90's that i remember it

Also what was the quickest it done a QTR mile in?

Anyone know?

 

That's a blast from the past!

I'm thinking it was white? Owners name escapes me.

 

Thought it was red

 

Last time I have seen it must have been about 7/8 years ago in Southmampton

 

the red one was in max power did 159mph i think, also beat a testiclerossa in a 1/4 mile race

the black one was 350bhp owned by an asian guy

 

Are Seven Valley still about?

 

Deffo White and jacked up at the back

 

so thats red white and black now lol.

all we need is grey and we have a full house.

 

thought the first was red with yellow graphics if i remember rightly?

 

Didnt it run on tsw venoms, all the rage back then

I remember it doing the ferrari in max power drag race wehre the dressed the ferrari owner up as al capone or something.

I recall them doing a KA turbo also, a yellow one with black wheels, looked like a toy car.

are they still around?? havent heard from them in ages.

 

Yh i remember the ka and they did a transit with 500bhp it was in pf. I'v got the max power where 1 of them beats the ferrari.

 

I saw something here recently about them and apparently they have a different name and are a more run of the mill garage and MOT place.

 

Oh ok. Boooooooooooooooooooring. Lol. They made sum mad cars.

 

the RS turbo was red and was supposed quickest 1600 cvh turbo at the time, also built a BTCC style transit on centrelock dymags and 500bhp yb, thundersaloon style 3dr, also built a race escos which i think is the one Andy Lloyd has/had ???

 

Trade as madley testing station now

 

The transit was awesome.

 

The white one was in PF mag years ago when they done the top 100 Fords, I remember the picture of it side on, jacked at the back. Had green stickers over it to I think?

Defo white too.

 

Owned by lad called Nathan iirc


Lived in Gosport, Luca remembers the car.

 

Wasn't there a feature with them there was a black customer car and the svm one ?

 

Thats the person i was thinking of.

Nathan Scadden i think!

 

The white one was G reg with TSW Venoms,was quick car though

 

ye white with green stripe and green severnvalley stickers down the side, rolling on 17" venoms and riding high at the back

 

I was at york the day he lobbed 1.5 seconds of his best 1/4 mile time, he never got near it again, 11.99 IIRC, I saw the run and it looked no quicker than the rest of his runs IMO

the red severn valley rst was owned by a bloke called alwyn IIRC
that transit he (kevan kemp) built was awsome M550PUJ is it still about?
remember it lashing past everything at national day 1998

steve

 

The red one was there demo car wasnt it?

As said the white one was defiantly private owned, just was built by svm so had there stickers!

 

anyone got pics????????

 

The black S2 which ran with the plate SVM 286 was owned by a guy called Rob Edmands. The car was absolutely immaculate and made a genuine 286bhp from an 8V CVH (I have been witness to the power run to prove it).

The car was sold a few years ago to someone who basically mistreated it, abused it, then decided to blow it up in style, one main component after another from lack of knowledge and sympathy. Was last seen in one of the breakers yards in Gasoline Alley near Ashford, Kent. Is a shame in a way as it was a genuine 1 owner car which had never been abused and was garaged all its life, never seeing rain unless it had to. I still have quite a few of the original "as new" parts from it in my loft where he would buy spares of things "just in case".

 

All above were right, always remember the jacked up rear end.

Some blast from the past cars, also remember the Yellow KA, some silly power Zetec with Puma headlights (silly power back in the day mind)

Did that RST really do a 11.99?

 

Here is there tranny

 

lol quite sad that I knew the reg of the transit!!!

steve

 

No, 13 second at best. Timing gear was fooked apparently, some R5 ran a 10 iirc.

 

i wonder why !!!!!!!!!

 

Why is that mate?

Genuine question

 

there was alot said about there work and some cars that had been there for work to be done on them went missing how true this was i dont know but 7 valley had alot of bad things said about them..

one guy that was working with me said his son had taken his rs turbo there and thay turned the boost up so much it put a hole in th block of it as he got about 6 mile from where thay were, i ended up selling his son my engine that was spare

many people from around shrewsbury, telford, and oswestry said thay wouldnt go near them

 

Firstly, sorry to all for grave digging so comprehensively, but I have only JUST stumbled across this thread and am now quite fascinated.

Just wondering Ian, where did you glean this tale from Sir?
It's quite an intriguing story and i'd like to know the source/origin of such a detailed and riveting little yarn.

Cheers in advance.

 

From 1st hand experience of the car . SVM 286 was not its true number plate, just the one Severn Valley put on for the magazine and I will not give out the original plate, firstly because the original owner would not want me to, and secondly because I can no longer remember it.

Why your interest?

 

Morning Ian. Thanks ever so much for your incredibly swift response. A sight quicker than mine eh

The main reason for my interest is that I have known the old girl since 1992 and am rather fond of her.

Rob bought the car brand new, as a birthday present to himself for his 23rd birthday, from Bristol Street Motors in Bromley, in Kent/SE London in October of 1989 when they were knocking them out for Ł12,999.00 including a year's free fully comp insurance.

Rob was a good friend of mine and I helped him with the car in various capacities and on many occasions over a period of years.
I watched it evolve from a pleasant, nippy little car with as little as 135ish hp through various guises and stages (engine, brake, tyre/wheel, suspension and ancillary wise) via various tuners, engineers and specialists, into a fair old beast and when it reached the heady heights of it's big power fame around 1997/98.

I bought the car from Rob, shortly after it's last transformation & improvements under his ownership and am the second owner of the car.

I have owned her for fourteen years now and have always kept her garaged.
The car has never in this period of time, blown up, lost any parts, or seen the inside of a breakers yard.

It still starts on the button. It still goes like the clappers. It still smells like a new car inside and still puts a smile on my face.

She is presently sat sulking in my garage, awaiting a wash, a brake fluid change and a fresh set of gear box bearings (just for a change, lol).

So, as i'm sure you can understand, I was pretty interested and not a little confused regarding your previous post.

So any further light you could shed on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers and all the best, Jim.

 

Do you still live in Sidcup? I was told by 2 people about the state of the car and saw by my own eyes what looked identical to that car in Gasoline Alley. If what you are saying is true, Rob will be over the moon about it. Am I able to see it one day?

 

I do Ian. Not seen Rob in years.

Last I heard he was moving to France years ago.

Is he in the UK do you know?

Shame about the other black one

I wonder which one it is now and if it was another Severn Valley car.

 

Incidentally, i'm not driving her at the mo as I am in a bad way and am awaiting back surgery.

I hope it happens this summer and soon so I can recuperate, get another job and start driving the RS again.

Are you in touch with Rob at all?

Have we ever met?

Glad I could be the bringer of good tidings btw.

 

get some pics up I can sort of remember the car from years ago but i was a early teen just getting into fords