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Not sure how popular the recreational drug "Exctasy" is where you come from but you might attract the wrong attention in the UK Lovely car.

Who was it outside the Mc Donalds on Lyne Road in Newport in Gwent, it was a Metalic Blue SE with "Charge Cooler" on the back, dinner time today. Looked nice (I was having a salad by the way )

I clocked this as a scam after the first post but now I geuss its pretty much proved! Sorry for your bad luck and I hope you get your money back.

I am going to kill her!! I banned the wife from topless modeling months ago.............................

Excuse me but what a load of shit! have you looked at the exhaust design? 100% increase...................................................I for one am not surprised that there are no Dyno print outs with the patent application! It amazes me what someone thinks they are going to gain from this, most people who have a spare

No idea if they will fit the V8, but thanks for the tip I just bought one for

I saw the article, but take most things that MCN say with a big pinch of salt! I also would not fancy being part of the testing programme for anyone's (event Lotus) first stab at a motorbike.

Ok, what is RPE332X then?

Hi Bibs It will be if it kills me!!! but its dragging on a bit, as soon as I have more info I will update. Cheers BJ

There is worse secnery than that around Abbergaveny Si, its stunning.

Green one on e-bay http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_...earch_full.y=11

I think its kinda funny if he owns a Hyundai dealership, the guy has a sense of humour about his work at least!

The owner lives in the next street to me.................................................and I made it clear that I would not do the windows without speaking to her son as I didnt want to be seen to be a dodgy window salesman making money out of an old lady.

Hi Trevor Thanks for the great information, I wonder were the Andretti car is now? it still shows up as being in the families possesion on the register site by Micheal said "they used to have one" we will probably never know, maybe in a private collection? Anyway I am going to continue to try and aquire UK #2 and will let you all know how I get on, if its too much of a resto job for me I will pass it on to someone who can do it justice. Its a sad site to see it like this for sure, especialy as everything points to it being in good cosmetic condition when it was dumped, it probably suffered a mechanical issue and just never got repaired, my geuss is that its been there 10 years and the DVLA site says last taxed in 1996 so that stacks up. I tell you what though, if I do get it, it will be a bugger to move after being sat for 10 years!

Anyone else notice a "USAndretti42" looking at this thread? hasn't the Andretti family got #1? Edit: Just noticed he is a Mod

Why do you think I am doing the glass!!!!! its not my hobby to help out old ladies you know. The fact that its number 2 makes me even more interested I cannot see it rot into the drive................................its too late I think its mine already!

I went back to the address where the car was kept and it turned into one of those long stories.......................................a little old lady answered and I enquired about the car and she looked confused and said it wasnt for sale. I gave her a business card that I had already written a polite message on, and she explained the car was her sons. I walked away but coud see her looking at the card out of the corner of my vision, she then called me and asked if I did glass for Windows (my card refers to the glass manufacturing company I run) I said that I didnt normaly do domestic work but as she was a neighbour I would have a look. Anyway ended up measuring four windows for her that I will do at cost as she is a nice old dear. With a bit of luck she will give the card to her son. Anyway back to the car! its in a mess inside and it has a fair bit of grass growing in it! it has a sunroof not sure if they were standard, I managed to take a couple of sneaky pictures. Its number 02 as you can see from the sticker on the flank, the interior is correct but well past its usefull lifespan, god knows what the rest of the car is like it has been stood a very very long time I reckon at least 10 years. Couple of pics:

Why the engine swap? The engine is very accesable in the Noble unlike the Lotus.

Might be my memory failing me but it had Gold wheels, can't believe you remember it as well...........................thinking about it the one in St Julians might have had gold cross spokes and red stripes.

Punky, as soon as my wife gets home to take over with the kids I will be going for a proper look and try and suss out if the car is for sale or not. If it is I will take you up on the offer of a look see. I am in New Inn between Cwmbran and Pontypool so no distance at all. Thinking about it during the day today I think I used to see this car many years ago around the Newport area, and parked up in St Julians (on St Julians road) a lot, pretty sure its the same car.

After scouring the registry page I think I know which one it is but I am not saying until I have been around to confirm it.

Brilliant IMO that someone has kept the interest going it sent a shiver down my spine seeing all those old ladies some restored and some derilict, look at the one entitled Rescue me near the bottom................................it could be the car up the road from me if it wasnt on a different part of the planet.

Now the RG mailing list is a long story best left for the fireside one night! Suffice to say I love big two strokes but not so much the RG mailing list................................ Cheers Simon

Its an RG motor that has a Shephard tune and 570cc conversion, its the only motor to use for a two stroke GP replica no matter what bike you are trying to build. Sorry gone off topic!

Just finished this: Built from the ground up