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john 33_16v · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: Top Gear chat November 09

Hi,

Did anyone else notice the minari in the top gear 'technology centre' when they were building george the milkfloat/tvr hybrid?

It was mint green and I suspect what's left of the original minari 16v roadsport demonstrator.

John
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Ian M · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject:

I thought it might be a minari but wasnt altogether sure but youve confirmed my suspicions
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Ian M · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject:

Next question is why do they have it there?
Answers on a postcard please
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flat4alfa · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject:

Doesn't look like a Boxer Alfa engine to me Confused

Looks more like it's been built around a TVR 3000S

BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2994 Location: U.K Surrey

pmsl, that stratos, I don't know how J.C fittid in the drivers seat!
My mate at college had one, I had trouble fitting in the passenger seat. It was a kit car, Q reg and i don't know what engine it had in it. It felt quick but i was only young. Check this out http://www.stratossupersite.com/fenomenon-stratos/ I am surprised it wasn't mentioned

I was going to buy an Integrelle but i was told that it eats through bushes and is a pig to maintian, 4 wheel allignment.
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john 33_16v · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:57 am Post subject:

Hi,

Flat 4, you beat me to grabbing a pic off iplayer for better inspection.

It does look lke the minari tub, but the door handles are very different as well as the windcreen surround and of course front end. It may be based on the minari international- a company built a prototype in the early noughties that had a different tubular frame front chassis section- might be based around that????

Adrenalin motorsport currently use the minari base/tub with impreza power/ running gear, and the minari boys did the delfino around a sccoby too.

John
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john 33_16v · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:58 am Post subject:

flat4alfa · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:28 am Post subject:

I thought Minari International became the Murtoya?

Either way it's got a V engine in there and the manifolding is very much in TVR style

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flat4alfa · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

I remember when people moaned when 16V were at £3k and 8V at £2k were considered the better car to live with day to day

One day, we will be paying handsomely for a 33.

But there will only be two left so we'll be left importing them from Australasia!

Oggie · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject:

The "minari/Tvr debate is over I'm afraid to say, its a TVR Tuscan which were specially built for the TVR Tuscan challenge cup (they look nothing like the road going car), and that particular car was sponsored by my old company Barclay's hence the shocking colour, there were 2 cars in the team and I used to work with one of the driver's (Steve Hyde) I think he now races a Morgan. Several years back when they were racing at Brands , the Tvr lost a wheel and it killed a spectator sad but true Crying or Very sad

. Since then the Tuscans are used in the TVR championship and are still among the quickest on the grid.
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BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2994 Location: U.K Surrey

what ado you think of this?

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Joelomint · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:07 am Post subject:

Just had a look at the murtaya website...

has anyone else noticed the L reg 33 in the background of one of the photos in volume 3 of their pictures section?

http://www.murtaya.com/PicturesVolume3.shtml

is it on Paul's list? Wink

john 33_16v · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject:

Al',

The red lancia looks like a pug 306 Crying or Very sad

Much prefer the sharp original lines.

John
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BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2994 Location: U.K Surrey

Me too, the back looks like a golf, i'm not keen on the curve in the front and side of the bumper either.
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flat4alfa · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: