I may be wrong but I don't think anyone was setting up cars or the Nürburgring back in those days so engineers were allowed to design a bit of ride comfort (plus 70 profile tyres were 'low profile')!@Guy Great pictures.
The R16 is amazingly spacious for a car that is not as wide and long as a modern car.
We were 4 adults up yesterday in the 66 R16 and very comfortable and very quite inside the car.
First time I have driven one on the road since the early 80's and loved it.
My Physics teacher had one of these. What’s French for WTF??
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My Physics teacher had one of these in brand new in 1973, he had been working as an industrial chemist before moving to teaching and his cars always stood out in the teachers car park, in 1976 he swapped the TR6 for a brand new XJS
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Deputy headmaster had one of these, just to remain on topic
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How Cool does this R5 look inside and out all you need for some Fun.
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I can almost feel the hard plastics and incredibly spongey seats! When turbos were fun; wait for it, wait for it, woosh!How Cool does this R5 look inside and out all you need for some Fun.
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I think that's the equivalent of the R5 Gordon we had over here, little 1.4 OHV with no turbo was good for just over 90BHP and under 10 secs to 60 - cool pocket rocket in its day and I think was actually launched before the Golf GTi
Did it have Philip Scofields hand up it’s jacksie?
Fecking spell check, I know it a Gordini
I can almost feel the hard plastics and incredibly spongey seats! When turbos were fun; wait for it, wait for it, woosh!
I bet not too any left now.