So, i've got a thing about ordinary cars conquering the wilderness

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 01/08/2016 at 18:14 • Filed to: None

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Isn’t it just the coolest thing in the world? Not some hopped up 4x4 Dakar truck, but a lightly modified road-going saloon or sports car going where it was never designed to go. Anyone have any pics? Loads here:)

HammerheadFistpunch > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:18

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check this out

http://expeditionportal.com/33745/

HammerheadFistpunch > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:23

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FYI - Im 100% with you. I love the idea of doing a lot with a little. I still dream of kitting out a 1st gen rav4 for some serious off road fun.

OPPOsaurus WRX > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:23

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Milky > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:31

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My personal contribution.

Luken10 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:40

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I love this, too! I tend to do it in my own car when I have the chance. Also the reason I love the Top Gear specials where they use cars that were never designed to do anything remotely like what they put then through.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:45

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Best I've got so far. Taking my miata camping is relatively unorthodox.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 18:47

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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/08/2016 at 18:52

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That isn’t a rollover cage on the Silver Shadow either, that’s the re-routed exhaust :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 19:25

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This is amazing...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2016 at 19:26

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What is this beast.........?

Rover...?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/09/2016 at 03:18

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Ne

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/09/2016 at 03:18

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Nearly, it’s a Leyland P76 :)

Leyland Australia decided it wanted a car to compete with the big Fords, Holdens and Chryslers so it developed it’s own full-size car on a shoestring budget which actually turned out to be pretty damn good. 4.4l all-alloy Rover V8 or a 2.6l straight 6 (can’t remember which one, e-series ohc maybe?).

Unfortunately it debuted just before the oil crisis and right when the troubles in BL back in the UK were at their greatest so it was only on sale for a couple of years, and they didn’t sell many.

Yet another ‘what-if’ in the great sea of ‘what-ifs’ from British Leyland...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/09/2016 at 03:28

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Just noticed on the close-up it’s australia again :) sydney-uluru-somewhere

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/09/2016 at 03:30

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Hah :) brilliant. A rolls is probably the most perfect unsuitable car to do this with.

Citroen-licenced hydropneumatic suspension and an unkillable aircraft-bred 6.25l v8 :)

Oh, and air con...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/09/2016 at 03:32

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I like your style ;)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Luken10 01/09/2016 at 03:35

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That’s probably where my love of this stemmed from too :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Milky 01/09/2016 at 03:37

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Nice :) i wish we had some proper gravel roads near here. I’d take my jag down them :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/09/2016 at 03:39

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Dude perfect!

I’ve always thought how damn cool it would be to take an e-type to a safari classic rally.

An xj is the next best thing!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > HammerheadFistpunch 01/09/2016 at 03:43

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That’s perfect!

Ive got some pics of a chap doing a cross-africa tour in a polski-fiat 126p which is similarly excellent, but my hard-drive decided to shit the bed :S

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/09/2016 at 07:10

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Very cool! Those old Tractions were very comfortable and reliable for their time! :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/09/2016 at 07:11

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Pretty cool! Never heard of that, but interesting story! :)

OPPOsaurus WRX > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/09/2016 at 08:26

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I believe that is more than just an xj. I think its built on a LandRover platform. So British

StoneCold > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/21/2016 at 16:56

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