Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

2015 JAGUAR C-X75 'BOND CAR' - DUNCAN HAMILTON ROFGO

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2015 JAGUAR C-X75 'BOND CAR' 
ORIGINAL SPECTRE STUNT CAR - CHASSIS 007
ONE OF THE 5 STUNT CARS USED IN THE JAMES BOND FILM 'SPECTRE'
CHASSIS 007


"Built to be abused on the set of the Bond film Spectre, the Jaguar C-X75 stunt car is a seriously entertaining machine" -  Evo magazine December 2015
Considered by most as the car Jaguar should have put into production. Originally launched in 2010 as a concept hybrid car and developed in conjunction with Williams Advanced Engineering it was going to be put into production with a supercharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder car with an electric motor at each axle.
Built around a carbon fibre tub it was conceived to be a rival to McLaren P1 and Porsche 918, but Jaguar lost courage and in 2012 the project was pulled. However, the car was given a second life when cast as the villain's car in the 2015 James Bond film, Spectre.
Jaguar already had two hybrid prototypes and these were used for the static and low-speed shots but full working cars were required for the chase scenes. Williams Advanced Engineering and Jaguar, therefore, built five stunt cars. They were built around a spaceframe constructed to exceed GT3 regulations to ensure the safety of the stunt drivers. The cars used the same springs and dampers as the 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 tarmac rally cars. The cars are powered by the same thundering 5 litres supercharged V8 as the Jaguar Project 7, which is a bulletproof engine with sensational torque and power. This was mated to a Ricardo GT sequential gearbox, as used in the McLaren 650S GT3 car.
The road test in the December 2015 Evo magazine summarized the car:
“All too often these days performance cars are smothered by their own multitude of driver aids and drive modes, or the complexity of their drive-trains. The C-X75 is a wonderfully simple machine. Built to be tough, it’s happiest when being slung this way and that, when being hung right over the edge and thrashed to within an inch of its life.
It’s not intimidating or particularly tricky to drive hard. In fact, it delivers one of the year’s purest, most entertaining driving experiences. Stunt drivers have never had it so good.”
Chassis AEWJLRJB24007 is one of the 5 stunt cars used in Spectre. The car is presented in the same burnt orange as it appeared in the film, and carries the all-important and unique '007' in its chassis number.
Not only a Bond car but one of the all-time greatest looking concept cars - ultra-rare, usable and brutally fast.






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Monday, 24 November 2014

1976 TRIUMPH DOLOMITE 1300- BRIGHTWELLS AUCTION

" CLASSIC O THE DAY"
British Car Week
in Association with
  Brightwells next auction kicks of at noon on Wednesday 26th November, and they have consigned a varied collection of Classic Cars & Motorcycles that should suit everyones' taste & budget, from resto to concours
1976 TRIUMPH DOLOMITE 1300

Lot number 61
Estimate £1,800 - £2,200
Description Triumph Dolomite 1300
Registration REA 17R
Year 1976
Colour Beige
Engine size 1,296 cc
Chassis No. WH 3947DL
In 1976 a replacement for the Toledo arrived in the form of the Dolomite 1300. The new Dolomite model was really a blend of old Toledo features (the single headlamp front end) mixed in with Dolomite ingredients such as the plusher interior trim and a longer, larger boot.
New equipment also included improved suspension, a larger petrol tank and wider wheels. It used the well tried 1,296cc engine that had been used in the Herald and Spitfire which was already well known for its relatively high power output and excellent reliability.
The Dolomite 1300 was launched with such luxuries as reclining front seats, cigar lighter, fasten seat belts warning light, driver’s door mirror, twin reversing lamps and dipping mirror all fitted as standard - although it is amazing today to think that any of these items warranted highlighting in the brochures of the time! Triumph also fitted lashings of wood veneer and with its pleated seats the whole interior looked very attractive. The Dolomite range was a huge success that inspired great loyalty in its customers and remained in production until 1980.
This well turned-out car shows just 52,600 miles on the clock which the vendor believes to be correct. Sadly just two MOTs are on file so this figure cannot be verified, although the clean condition of the vehicle would certainly add credence to this belief. The floorpan is in excellent condition and we are informed that everything works as it should. It starts well and has had a new fuel pump fitted recently while the previous owner stated that it had also had a new clutch fitted in recent times.
Although fitted with the smallest engine in the range, the willing unit performs well and is surprisingly economical. It is MOTd until July 2015, its modest size making it easy to use and reminding one of just how bloated cars have become in recent years.



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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
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1970-1981 TRIUMPH TOLEDO/1500TC/DOLOMITE

Overview
Are you sitting comfortably? The Toledo was a 1300cc rear-wheel drive car that used the front-wheel-drive 1500’s body with a shorter nose and tail, but was launched at the same time. These rear-drive underpinning were used in the 1500’s replacement, the 1500TC, in 1973. That got the 1500’s full-length body. Both were renamed Dolomite in 1976, when you could have either 1300 or 1500 engines and rectangular headlamps, or, for driveway one-upmanship, the 1500HL with twin headlamps, more gauges and a better standard of trim. A cheap starter classic.



220,017
£2441
£1750
£1250
£700
£200

Performance

14.2secs
91mph
71bhp
84lb/ft
28mpg

Engine

in-line four
normal
petrol
carburettor

Chassis

Independent, coil springs
Beam axle, coil springs
front-engine RWD
rack and pinion
metal monocoque
Four-speed manual

Dimensions

4125mm
2454mm
1588mm
1372mm
980kgs

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