Just found this in a magazine:
The Bell Aurens Longnose. Cool or what?
http://www.bell-aurens.com/bell-aurens. ... glish.html
High-Res images here: http://www.bell-aurens.com/bell-aurens. ... nload.html
The idea
Some inspirations develop to fascinating ideas on reflection. Really good ideas develop into a vision you cannot ignore anymore. They demand for realisation with the irresistible consequence of a baby on its way to birth.
Exactly such an idea is the Bell Aurens Longnose. From first thoughts via first sketches and 3-D studies the strong wish for realisation could not be ignored anymore. On the contrary the birth of the first prototype became just a question of time and opportunity.
Who ever went greenlaning or city cruising with a Series Land Rover, windscreen down, will appreciate the fascination that lies in the idea of a cross-over between a classical British roadster and a thoroughbred offroader.
Both types of car unite in the Bell Aurens Longnose in such a congenial way, that the labelling offroadster virtually springs to ones mind.
In the front optionally 8 or 12 cylinder care for propulsion to the physical limits. Far back at the end of a sheer endless bonnet the Bell Aurens offers a driver cell, which by combination of classic, noble material with minimalist equipment layout exceeds highest drivers’ expectations. The traditional leaf spring chassis reports every detail of the roads surface unvarnished and without any compromise to the drivers’ spine.
The visible exhaust manifolds in the front wings care for a powerful visual appearance, which foreshadows the acoustical presence of the Longnose.
The reassuring knowledge about the unsurpassed offroad capabilities of a real Land Rover, with four wheel drive, offroad gear reduction and central locking differential, invites to extensive rides through heavy terrain. Or a run through the North-African deserts to Akaba.
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
when it's finished it will be quite cool, but at the moment it looks gash with those printed exhausts :lol:
My vote for coolest car in the world goes to the new nissan GT-R, not biased in any way, but ours does arrive here on the 24th october :lol: :lol: 8) 8)
Thanks,
Andrew
Definately cool by me. I love the Landrovers. Had one of the new short base Landies for a few years and loved it. In some parts of the world the Landy and the old Land Cruisers are the only cars you get parts for, so favoured by overlanders. Like that one alot, though.
This is the one I want, though:
8) like summit oot a comic
Respect the past, live the present, protect the future
engine options
ROLLS ROYCE “Merlin“ *
V 12 cylinder (aircraft engine)
27.0 litre
approx 1500 bhp (supercharged) :salute:
I guess it's sort of cool - as I much prefer 2 seater soft tops!
/vince ..
You mean one of these :?:Originally Posted by Happiness Stan
Picture taken the RAF Museum, RAF Cosford
What colour is it going to be :?: :?: I have only ever seen one in the metal, it was silver and was in Pickering, North Yorkshire about 2 months ago
My vote for coolest car is the Veyron... just LOVE the sound it makes !
White with black wheels.What colour is it going to be :?: :?: I have only ever seen one in the metal, it was silver and was in Pickering, North Yorkshire about 2 months ago
thanks,
Andrew
you had to suspect it was coming
Weinek LE cobra 8)
he said the worlds coolest car, not the worlds most deadly :lol:
1300BHP through the rear wheels of something that weighs about 900KG
will spin the rear wheels in any gear and has tyres the width of most uk motorways.
AWESOME car.
Thanks,
Andrew
http://www.buscatuning.com/blog/fotos/m ... tion-1.jpg
All wrong. This is the coolest car ever made.
Now reborn as this:
All fully refurbished and rebuilt with all new everything. A snip at Ł75,000.
Fantastic Jenson!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
wrong, wrong, wrong, it's this
And an even bigger snip at just Ł5,500 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Apparently eight cows have to die just to make the seats! :D
My nominee for coolest car (for greenlaning):
2nd runner up:
Yikes! What is that!? Looks like a Lada version of a hummer... :twisted: :lol:
Coolest car in the world is the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton. 8)
Lambo LM002, V12 goodness. Was actually part of the design exercise that spawned the HummerYikes! What is that!? Looks like a Lada version of a hummer... :twisted: :lol:
Wrong wrong wrong wrong.
This is the coolest car in the world
End of discussion :wink:
Aston, pish, utter pish, not jealous you understand :twisted:
thanks,
Andrew
A super cool car that most of us could buy:
8)
Is that a Volvo that Simon Templar drove in the Saint (as played by Roger Moore)?A super cool car that most of us could buy:
8)
People, you've all tried your best. I really appreciate this :-)
But you all failed. The coolest car in the world is still this:
:lol:
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
KITT and the Hoff is cool but this is cooler.
Who didn't want the Batmobile as a kid?
Oh, my childhood heroes.. :)
Remember this one?
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
My cousin has one of these which he very successfully hires out as a wedding car.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Theres a company in Texas that builds new ones from donor cars. Basically all they use is the body everthing else is replaced with new/updated parts even the engine. They run around 58,000.00 USD and they make 6 or so a year.
Mike, I was looking for that photo in my PB "Misc" folder, but it's so packed I couldn't find it! 8) Great post, I have to agree (though I still prefer the LM002 for off-roading :wink: )
He made a Doomsday Device...out of a Delorean!?!?My cousin has one of these which he very successfully hires out as a wedding car.
Eddie
How very true :lol: :lol: :lol:He made a Doomsday Device...out of a Delorean!?!?My cousin has one of these which he very successfully hires out as a wedding car.
Eddie
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
My cousin has one of these which he very successfully hires out as a wedding car.
Eddie
Saw one of these last weekend just driving around out near my neck of the woods, one of the biggest piles of sh**e ever built in no small part to its crummy Pug engine. The fact that it as built in Belfast has obviously nothing to do with it :roll: :roll:
And Mr De Lorean humself what a blaggard, a scoundrel, a thieving conniving git................................not that i've anything against the man and the way several hundered employees over here were left hight and dry by the bass drinker :evil: :evil:
Nev.
theres loads aint there
dodge charger 70,s
porsche 911 80,s
ferrari f40 80,s
diablo 90,s
rr phantom drophead :albino:
Hey nothing wrong with BASS.My cousin has one of these which he very successfully hires out as a wedding car.
Eddie
Saw one of these last weekend just driving around out near my neck of the woods, one of the biggest piles of sh**e ever built in no small part to its crummy Pug engine. The fact that it as built in Belfast has obviously nothing to do with it :roll: :roll:
And Mr De Lorean humself what a blaggard, a scoundrel, a thieving conniving git................................not that i've anything against the man and the way several hundered employees over here were left hight and dry by the bass drinker :evil: :evil:
Nev.
It is - Volvo P1800.Is that a Volvo that Simon Templar drove in the Saint (as played by Roger Moore)?
The Peugeot-Citroen-Volvo V6 wasn't that bad, but it was hampered by US emissions regs IIRC. And not really a sportscar engine at the best of times.
Mr De Lorean is perhaps the reason that Smiths Watches closed. When Smiths needed to re-tool and went to the government for a grant, they were told, "Sorry chaps but you're too late, we've just given all our money to that nice Mr De Lorean". You should remember that creating jobs in Northern Ireland was a very political subject at the time.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Hey nothing wrong with BASS.My cousin has one of these which he very successfully hires out as a wedding car.
Eddie
Saw one of these last weekend just driving around out near my neck of the woods, one of the biggest piles of sh**e ever built in no small part to its crummy Pug engine. The fact that it as built in Belfast has obviously nothing to do with it :roll: :roll:
And Mr De Lorean humself what a blaggard, a scoundrel, a thieving conniving git................................not that i've anything against the man and the way several hundered employees over here were left hight and dry by the bass drinker :evil: :evil:
Nev.
Prefer Smithwicks myself :wink: :wink:
Nev
The Volvo P1800s sold in the US had a Volvo 4-cyclinder, 1.8 liter engine, later the 2.0 liter engine.It is - Volvo P1800.Is that a Volvo that Simon Templar drove in the Saint (as played by Roger Moore)?
The Peugeot-Citroen-Volvo V6 wasn't that bad, but it was hampered by US emissions regs IIRC. And not really a sportscar engine at the best of times.
It was the same engine as the 140 series used in the US.
I like Smithwicks also we just started getting it in quantity here in the States about a year or so ago. You used to only be able to get it on tap but now bottles are out there for home consumption. I may pick up a six tonight as a matter of fact.
[homer] HMMMMMMMM Beer [/homer]
If I had the money, I would drive that car that Craig drove, as Bond, in Casino Royale.
Good call !!! I'm just getting stuck into a 6pack of Smithicks as i write hadn't had any for ages until this thread cam up earlier and prompted me.........................not that i needed too much prompting!!!I like Smithwicks also we just started getting it in quantity here in the States about a year or so ago. You used to only be able to get it on tap but now bottles are out there for home consumption. I may pick up a six tonight as a matter of fact.
[homer] HMMMMMMMM Beer [/homer]
Enjoy
Nev.
The coolest car in the world is whatever I'm driving .... because I'm in it :wink:
There is a car there somewhere:
bentley continental gt, ok footy ballers car but i had one out ona track a couple of months ago and :pottytrain3:'d all over the astons and lambos.
faster 60 to 100 and cheaper than the astons (equally as pretty), everything is prettier than a lambo.
for the record once i get a decent garage the plan is to rebuild a stag. but hey thats just me.
my boss 2 jobs ago had a jenson, but he didnt maintain it and was well on the way to running it into the ground. so crap boss, worse engineer and all aroundreally, but then thats just my opinion
This is difficult because IMHO for a car to be cool it has to make the driver look cool or be driven by someone who is undoubtedly cool. This straight away rules out all modern italian supercars (footballers) and perhaps all modern supercars for that matter. Something like an Aston Martin DB5 does it.
I always thought the 1977 Robert Jankel Panther 6 was rather amazing -
8.2 litre Cadillac twin turbo - wicked! Only made 2 of them. :)
This is without a doubt the coolest car there ever has been IMO
Citroen DS
:D
ISTR a Maserati engine in some of them? very cool.
I also feel the original BMW 3.0 CSL is a very cool car, BMW have made a few cars that may qualify, perhaps the M1 and the Z1 as well?
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