Things the world never needed

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mik
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Things the world never needed

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1. Hard top for a 340R :?

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It's a bit.... A Prowler and a Carver got really really drunk and made a mutant baby.

How ON EARTH does it work though?
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Gullwing doors by the looks of it
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Well that looks shit 😂
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I remember a guy giving me a p ride at Croft in one when it started hammering down. They had to lower the tail lift of a truck and park it underneath to stop it filling with water. I bet he'd have been glad of it!
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That really doesn't work at all, does it?

I wonder how often you would want a hardtop on a 340R - I mean, what, was it too breezy on the motorway commute or something?

Gav, you could replicate that effect by having a large tarp with you. I'm not sure that must be deep, deep into five figures of custom fabrication is the best answer to that particular problem. I also bet it's an absolute cunt to fit and remove.
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If you want a light, Elise-based Lotus with a roof, why not buy an S1 Exige?
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Jobbo wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:24 am If you want a light, Elise-based Lotus with a roof, why not buy an S1 Exige?
Because then you couldn't lord it over Exige owners.

Wasn't the Exige considered the better car from a driving perspective back in the day, too?
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Zonda_ wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:12 am I remember a guy giving me a p ride at Croft in one when it started hammering down. They had to lower the tail lift of a truck and park it underneath to stop it filling with water. I bet he'd have been glad of it!
Bet you could buy a big umbrella that does the same job :)
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I’m inspired to buy a Mclaren Elva and put a roof on it now.
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Beany wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:44 am
Wasn't the Exige considered the better car from a driving perspective back in the day, too?
Not sure - the 340R got pretty good press from memory, but I think it was recognised that it didn’t offer a significant advantage over the Exige (?)
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A little bit of sick just came out.
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Wasn’t the main issue with them that they weren’t even close to the 340bhp/ton mark so just made 340 of them instead?
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Yeah about 250bhp/ton in road trim. They did some even more stripped down ones that did hit 340 but they weren't road legal.
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mik wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 10:22 am
Beany wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:44 am
Wasn't the Exige considered the better car from a driving perspective back in the day, too?
Not sure - the 340R got pretty good press from memory, but I think it was recognised that it didn’t offer a significant advantage over the Exige (?)
So what you're really saying is it's the whole 340R that the world didn't really need? :P
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With its own side mirrors? Requiring blanks over where the mirrors otherwise go?
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JonMad wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 12:17 pm With its own side mirrors? Requiring blanks over where the mirrors otherwise go?
Ooh yeah, that’s special. :?

@Swervin_Mervin shurrup. :(
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Looks better than any Caterham hard top though:

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https://art.artweb.gr.jp/sale/gull-top/3790.html
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JonMad wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 12:17 pm With its own side mirrors? Requiring blanks over where the mirrors otherwise go?
That’s not a blank, that’s a mounting bracket. Seems safe 😂
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NGRhodes wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:53 am
Zonda_ wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:12 am I remember a guy giving me a p ride at Croft in one when it started hammering down. They had to lower the tail lift of a truck and park it underneath to stop it filling with water. I bet he'd have been glad of it!
Bet you could buy a big umbrella that does the same job :)

I've used a fishing umbrella for a parked Fiesta cabrio (and a normal one when driving) when the roof was damaged.

Shirley a 340R roof would only be any use if it was a quick plop on & off thing for storage :?
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