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Old 09-07-2006, 09:58 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TURBOSYSTEMS-D...QQcmdZViewItem


This is a one owner car owned by a celebrity(well Tony thinks he is) since new. Well looked after but finally the fashion police stopped Tony from owning it and putting more gold bling under the bonnet!!!!

This car looks stunning in the flesh.

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Old 09-07-2006, 10:03 PM
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That Kev Sharp gets his hands in everywhere!!!
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Seen this before! Looks AWESOME!

Wonder what it will go for?
Old 09-07-2006, 10:05 PM
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its shit though not in one piece,woudnt mind with 2wd and 500nhp mind.whos this tony fella??
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I FUCKING LOVE this car! This is what got me into Fords in 1998, when I saw it on the cover of my older bro's copy of Revs magazine!!! I remember picking it up and thinking how fucking cool it looked, and reading about it's 550hp engine and the car stunned me!

Thats what got me into performance Fords, and modifying cars in general and for a good few years it was my goal to own an Imperial Blue Sappy Cos (and I really wanted to Escos style arches and the Lotus Carlton bumper too!!!!)

Wish I could afford this
Old 09-07-2006, 10:08 PM
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just whytf!!!!would you do that to it though!!!its got rust on the chassis rail and its a legend car,who would be stupid enough to strip it alive and treat it so good that it rusts??
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Originally Posted by Thrush

Wish I could afford this
You can afford it mate just dig deep, Kev added tax is not expensive...lol

I wonder where the engine is now

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Originally Posted by COSSIE CAL
its shit though not in one piece,woudnt mind with 2wd and 500nhp mind.whos this tony fella??
IIRC rightly, it spent most of its life as 2WD with 550hp lump in it. And Tony is Tony Mannock(sp) the owner of Turbosystems, and this was his company's demo car, aswell as his own personal car.....
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Originally Posted by Taz
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Wish I could afford this
You can afford it mate just dig deep, Kev added tax is not expensive...lol

I wonder where the engine is now
Lol, I want to buy a house tho, not a partly finished car and secure myself for living at home for the next ten years
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allways liked this one, remember the build arches were all steel no plastic iirc
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Originally Posted by Thrush
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Wish I could afford this
You can afford it mate just dig deep, Kev added tax is not expensive...lol

I wonder where the engine is now
Lol, I want to buy a house tho, not a partly finished car and secure myself for living at home for the next ten years
Yes but you can sleep in a car but you cannot drive a house!!!!!
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Can't drive that car much either
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Can't drive that car much either


thats gotta be pf quote of the day
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Originally Posted by Thrush

Wish I could afford this
You can afford a fiver
Old 09-07-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Can't drive that car much either
afpmsl I am sure kev would sort some castors and could cut a hole in the floor and you could use it as a Flintstones car!!!!


yyyyyyyaaaaabbbbbaaaddddaaabbbaaaddooooooooooo
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Originally Posted by EIL132
Originally Posted by Thrush

Wish I could afford this
You can afford a fiver
yes maybe he could but its at Ł21 now
Old 09-07-2006, 10:59 PM
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Might have had a go at that myself if Kev hadn't taken it up to his lair in sweaty land
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Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp
Originally Posted by EIL132
Originally Posted by Thrush

Wish I could afford this
You can afford a fiver
yes maybe he could but its at Ł21 now
Bid a ton, but out bid already
Old 09-07-2006, 11:05 PM
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Id love it, whats the reserve Kev?

Needs a TT302, and I got one of them
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awesome shell to own, i wish i had the space
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Might have had a go at that myself if Kev hadn't taken it up to his lair in sweaty land
If anyone can rebuild that car to do it justice, then Jules is the man for the job! I thin kyou should ring Mr Kev and strike a little deal Spadge
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reserve is very realisic if you consider it has the twin headlights /4x4 bonnet and rouse rear spoiler!
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Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp
reserve is very realisic if you consider it has the twin headlights /4x4 bonnet and rouse rear spoiler!
I think he was after a number of pounds not a sales pitch
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp
reserve is very realisic if you consider it has the twin headlights /4x4 bonnet and rouse rear spoiler!
I think he was after a number of pounds not a sales pitch
reserve is low
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Might have had a go at that myself if Kev hadn't taken it up to his lair in sweaty land
If anyone can rebuild that car to do it justice, then Jules is the man for the job! I thin kyou should ring Mr Kev and strike a little deal Spadge
Cheers mate you could be right
Kev expect a call tomorrow fella! please take a couple of generosity pills 1st thing lol
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LOVE THAT!
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Is that deffinately Desert Storm?

The car I always saw at TurboSystems had a set of ramps fitted to the underside?
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definately the car
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Wish I had the space for this - I'd sack the E30 off for it
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Originally Posted by MWF
Is that deffinately Desert Storm?

The car I always saw at TurboSystems had a set of ramps fitted to the underside?
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Originally Posted by Graceland
Wish I had the space for this - I'd sack the E30 off for it
well if you sack the e30 off you WILL have space for it surely?
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I was looking around this the other day and the work that has went into it must of taken months,could be a stunning car for not much ŁŁŁŁ
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love that!! Great project for someone
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TBH as much as a love Dessert Spoon and did admire it's undersides while it roosted in the rafters of TurboSystems anyone who buys the shell has a lot to live up to.

I mean could it ever be the same? Or will it be always the Desert Storm shell with some running gear in it?

Do you have to wear a bumbag to drive it?

I thought the National Trust wanted to buy it and turn it into an attraction?

I think I might have it's original lattice wheels actually, I aren't sure because Tony was busy swearing and complaining at me when I bought them off him.
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Chip - it aint happening m8, too much work in the E30 now
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With anything less than a 500bhp+ engine it will be gay.

Needs a twin turbo V8 IMO
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Originally Posted by Stavros
With anything less than a 500bhp+ engine it will be gay.

Needs a twin turbo V8 IMO
Exactly
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Go on Spadge.

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Defiantely agree with MWF and Starvros

Desert "stage 3" Storm

would be gayer than graceland.


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