Things the world never needed

[mik]

1. Hard top for a 340R

[RobYob]

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?

[jamcg]

Gullwing doors by the looks of it

[Jobbo]

Well that looks shit

[Zonda_]

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!

[Beany]

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.

[Jobbo]

If you want a light, Elise-based Lotus with a roof, why not buy an S1 Exige?

[Beany]

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?

[NGRhodes]

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

[Mito Man]

I’m inspired to buy a Mclaren Elva and put a roof on it now.

[mik]

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 (?)

[Jimmy Choo]

A little bit of sick just came out.

[integrale_evo]

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?

[ZedLeg]

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.

[Swervin_Mervin]

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?

[JonMad]

With its own side mirrors? Requiring blanks over where the mirrors otherwise go?

[mik]

With its own side mirrors? Requiring blanks over where the mirrors otherwise go?

Ooh yeah, that’s special.

@Swervin_Mervin shurrup.

[speedingfine]

Looks better than any Caterham hard top though:




https://art.artweb.gr.jp/sale/gull-top/3790.html

[jamcg]

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

[nuttinnew]

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