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  • carguy123

    June 30, 2009 5:33 p.m. carguy123 Dork

    http://www.prescott-hillclimb-images.com/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=0

    I don't know if cars like this regularly attend hillclimbs in England but I'd've liked to attend this one!

    Makes me want to build a little single seater with nothing more than wheels and engine like several in the last few pics.

    See if you can spot the car doing the wheelie

  • mad_machine

    June 30, 2009 6:02 p.m. mad_machine UltraDork

    that was the last car I expected to do the wheelie

  • nocones

    June 30, 2009 6:05 p.m. nocones New Reader

    Picture 13 is awesome.

    Some neato cars over there.

  • jpaturzo

    June 30, 2009 6:06 p.m. jpaturzo New Reader

    Anybody know what this is? It's definitely neat looking.

  • JFX001

    June 30, 2009 6:07 p.m. JFX001 Dork

    mad_machine wrote:

    that was the last car I expected to do the wheelie

    It would be interesting to find out the specs on that car...

  • MrJoshua

    June 30, 2009 6:07 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork

    JFX001 wrote:

    mad_machine wrote:

    that was the last car I expected to do the wheelie

    It would be interesting to find out the specs on that car...

    Did anyone else notice the Toyota emblem on the front?

  • Rumnhammer

    June 30, 2009 6:14 p.m. Rumnhammer New Reader

    Looks like one of those sports cars based on a mini, I forget what they are called though.

  • mad_machine

    June 30, 2009 6:19 p.m. mad_machine UltraDork

    we talking about the same car? I saw a smart doing a wheelie

  • ScottRA21

    June 30, 2009 6:31 p.m. ScottRA21 New Reader

    The white car is a Mini Marcos:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Marcos

  • bamalama

    June 30, 2009 6:31 p.m. bamalama Reader

    nocones wrote:

    Picture 13 is awesome.

    Some neato cars over there.

    33 was my favorite.

  • jpaturzo

    June 30, 2009 6:42 p.m. jpaturzo New Reader

    ScottRA21 wrote:

    The white car is a Mini Marcos:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Marcos

    Awesome, thank you.

  • Appleseed

    June 30, 2009 7:10 p.m. Appleseed HalfDork

    Totally awesome!

  • MrJoshua

    June 30, 2009 7:38 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork

    mad_machine wrote:

    we talking about the same car? I saw a smart doing a wheelie

    Smart has a Toyota badge on the front.

  • 92dxman

    June 30, 2009 7:59 p.m. 92dxman Reader

    From the front, that somewhat resembles a Renault Alpine..

  • TJ

    June 30, 2009 8:07 p.m. TJ Reader

    So if a Smart is doing wheelies does that also mean that it is smart to do wheelies?

  • fastEddie

    June 30, 2009 8:13 p.m. fastEddie Dork

    My favs - 9, 32, 40, 41 & 65

    Yeah, a Smart pulling a wheelie (and with a cage) is not something you see everyday!

  • Luke

    June 30, 2009 8:19 p.m. Luke Dork

    Love the Lotus Cortina.

    That bright orange, slammed, VW Kombi truck-thing is also pretty cool. There's a roll cage in the cabin...I wonder if it went for a run up the hill?

  • carguy123

    June 30, 2009 9:47 p.m. carguy123 Dork

    Whilst I'd love to do a hill climb for the variety of cars that attended this one, I'd be spending all my time in the paddock area taking pics and asking questions. Like can I sit in it?

  • vazbmw

    July 1, 2009 2:37 a.m. vazbmw New Reader

    What is with a the Smart doing the wheel stand

  • Luke

    July 1, 2009 3:54 a.m. Luke Dork

    I did some digging around, and here's the skinny on that Smart. It's powered by a 2.0l Toyota MR-2 engine (3SGE?)

    Close up- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hBWVWbQZ4A

    In action at Shelsley Walsh - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Eiryoyz-M

    I'm guessing the wheel stand is a result of SWB + powerful, heavier-than-stock engine + aggressive launch.

    As an aside, here's what one member of the Mercedes-Benz forum has to say about this particular car:

    "Seems like a waste of time, money, energy, and film. Why anyone would do this is beyond me"

    What a square! He's like the total opposite of us.

  • 914Driver

    July 1, 2009 6:19 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork

    5 of 70 makes my eyes hard.

  • aeronca65t

    July 1, 2009 6:29 a.m. aeronca65t HalfDork

    Great stuff. For those of you in the eastern USA, ~This Group~ is excellent.

    ~HERE~~ is pictures I took at Duryea last year.

    Love that SuperSmart

  • Rusty_Rabbit84

    July 1, 2009 8:19 a.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 HalfDork

    The Cortina pitchin it sideways was awesome!!

  • pinchvalve

    July 1, 2009 9:50 a.m. pinchvalve UltraDork

    I have to ask, what is the vertical black bar on the front of every car for? Something to do with the timing system I am guessing?

  • carguy123

    July 1, 2009 9:51 a.m. carguy123 Dork

    For us to have a hill climb, first we'd have to have a hill.

    North Texas isn't as flat as Kansas, but no hills with enough terrain change to even consider a hill climb.

    Curvy roads we got so a flat hill climb could work. Do you run on roads that no one lives on?

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