brought to you by RE-Amemiya at the Tokyo Auto Salon:
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Jan. 25, 2010 8:23 p.m. JoeyM Reader
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Jan. 25, 2010 8:40 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Did they back that car under a hair dryer
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Jan. 25, 2010 9:16 p.m. Trans_Maro HalfDork
That body kit makes it's ass look fat.
Shawn
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Jan. 25, 2010 9:26 p.m. Woody UltraDork
Yup. World's Ugliest Westfield.
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Jan. 25, 2010 10:22 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
Any other pics from different angles?
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Jan. 25, 2010 10:25 p.m. Streetwiseguy New Reader
Well, no question its from Japan.
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Jan. 25, 2010 10:47 p.m. sobe_death New Reader
if it's from RE, it probably has an ugly 20b under the bonnet too
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:07 p.m. MitchellC Dork
Did they just put a spoiler on a brick?
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:32 p.m. TJ Dork
It would've had more sponsorship decals on the side, but most of the companies paid the ransom. I would've thought Enkei could've afforded to pay them to not put their sticker on that beast. Just another sign that economy really is that bad I suppose. At least it's not so bad that somebody somewhere doesn't have the $ (or Yen) to spend on something so awful.
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Jan. 26, 2010 12:52 a.m. Appleseed Dork
Note to self: do NOT put steroids, HGH, or Red Bull in a Vespa's tank.
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Jan. 26, 2010 1:03 a.m. grafmiata Dork
I kinda like it... Aside from the color, and the fact that it looks like someone backed a Caterham into a really fancy toilet.
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Jan. 26, 2010 6:03 a.m. JoeyM Reader
carguy123 wrote: Any other pics from different angles?
There's a little one of the front here: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/246598/
The creation of the abomination http://re-xtreme-extra.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-amemiya-at-autosalon.html
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Jan. 26, 2010 6:16 a.m. Gearheadotaku HalfDork
who said fender skirts wouldn't come back? Not just for lead sleds anymore!
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Jan. 26, 2010 6:37 a.m. Grtechguy UberDork
Ugly, yeah....But I'd still drive it
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Jan. 26, 2010 7:26 a.m. RossD Dork
I wouldnt build it or buy it, but I'd drive it.
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Jan. 26, 2010 7:34 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
They have the right idea - just not enough of it. Covering the rear wheels to clean the air to the wing is fine but... as long as the front is all drag why bother... and the air needs to go somewhere... why do those skirts have a back?
thinking aloud I am surprised nobody makes a clean nose that covers the front area including tires for the Sevens. Donkervoort did something like that on the car they won the Nurburgring lap record but why not fill the whole area with clean, sexy aero that feeds a wing like a ALMS prototype?
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Jan. 26, 2010 7:51 a.m. Adrian_Thompson HalfDork
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
thinking aloud I am surprised nobody makes a clean nose that covers the front area including tires for the Sevens. Donkervoort did something like that on the car they won the Nurburgring lap record but why not fill the whole area with clean, sexy aero that feeds a wing like a ALMS prototype?
Years ago Westfield made a clubman body kit. On a quick google these are the only pics I can find. http://www.seight.com/westf.html
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Jan. 26, 2010 8:01 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
thinking aloud I am surprised nobody makes a clean nose that covers the front area including tires for the Sevens. Donkervoort did something like that on the car they won the Nurburgring lap record but why not fill the whole area with clean, sexy aero that feeds a wing like a ALMS prototype?
Years ago Westfield made a clubman body kit. On a quick google these are the only pics I can find. http://www.seight.com/westf.html
I don't want to threadjack... but yeah! thats what I'm looking for... why isn't this more prevalent? I have a rough 3yr plan for building one of these with my boys and I want one that does not hit a wall of air at 105.
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Jan. 26, 2010 10:03 a.m. slantvaliant HalfDork
Aero Seven might be an oxymoron, but I liked the car Caterham slicked up for an economy run
It's not pretty, but it's better than that blue thing.
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Jan. 26, 2010 10:18 a.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork
There already was an aero kit for a 7. Here's a pic of it:
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Jan. 26, 2010 10:49 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
Dr. Hess wrote:
There already was an aero kit for a 7. Here's a pic of it:
Is that really just a Seven in a fancy hat? I thought those were a different chassis. I saw the the other thread someone posted where these bodies are available for $2k or so... if its really just a matter of welding tabs on a Seven frame for dzus clips... I'm doing it.
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Jan. 26, 2010 10:54 a.m. Keith PowerDork
Yeah, different chassis. They're also quite shrink-wrapped around the original mechanicals, making it difficult to fit anything larger than the tiny A-series and some fairly narrow tires.
However, Caterham did basically put a different dress on the Seven in the mid-90's. It wasn't much of a sales success, but the concept was there. Meet the Caterham 21.
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Jan. 26, 2010 11:32 a.m. slantvaliant HalfDork
Fumble!
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Jan. 26, 2010 11:33 a.m. slantvaliant HalfDork
Keith wrote:
Yeah, different chassis. They're also quite shrink-wrapped around the original mechanicals, making it difficult to fit anything larger than the tiny A-series and some fairly narrow tires.
... or a Chrysler Slant Six.
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Jan. 26, 2010 1:01 p.m. JoeyM Reader
slantvaliant wrote:
Aero Seven might be an oxymoron, but I liked the car Caterham slicked up for an economy run
BTW, that thing got 131 mpg in the economy run.....with a rover v8 engine. Obviously, that's not driving it like you would on the street. This link doesn't say it, but I seem to remember hearing that the car was still street legal, and that it was driven to the event and then had hard-as-rocks low rolling resistance tires put onto it for the contest.
