Jobbo wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:55 pm
Don’t remember if I ever saw one in a mag; but I might have forgotten because they’ve been around so long, the original McLaren F1 mules used Ultima bodywork
I've been out in two, but never driven one. The first was a fairly early Spider with about 350hp, not cared for by the owner (bought from the original builder) and it felt like a kit car that you'd take out for a 50 mile drive then put away again until next year. A Cobra replica would have been more fun/use on the road.
The second was owned by a guy called Pete in Leicestershire, who built his. I seem to recall that he worked for Toyota at the time, and was an engineer, and it was a very nicely put together car with an LS7 and felt like a proper racer. I passengered for one loop at Bruntingthorpe going up to about 170mph on the runway at VMax. Met him three times there and he was desperate to get to 200mph, even driving it without the wing and taping joints, but it never got there. His felt like a factory built car, but too noisy inside to use for any length of time without ear protection, and from the passenger seat the rear felt a but disconnected, but perhaps a decent suspension outfit would cure that. He sold it for a 997GT3.
I remember one being written off when I was on a track day at Bedford, where it is almost impossible to hit anything!
I still really like them, but can't imagine putting my own money in one.
