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Originally posted by scottmandue
Lisa, can you please tell me about the car on the right - SPYDR.1? Is that the same car leading the pack in the other pic you posted?
I think I'm in love!
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Yeah....that makes 2 of us mate!
She is one very special car. Dad built her back in the late 80s using his lightweight 356 racer (356B T5 coupe shell with VERY hot stroked 4 cylinder and fabulous Carrera gearbox). This car has undergone several transformations over many years. Dad had always wanted an Abarth GTL - pretty rare on the ground as you guys would know! He did go so far as to attempt to buy one of the remaining few in private hands over 20 years ago - no dice. So instead, he decided to use an Abarth as the inspiration for his Outlaw. The body took over 12 months; is all steel and hand fabricated. At the time we had a pain in the ass artisan working for us - his work as you can see was excellent; but he was the ultimate prima donna!
Instead of running a quad cam; Dad elected to use a 2.0L S MFI engine coupled to the 356 Carrera box. It's reliable and fast. Pretty heavy; but that adds to her stability at high speed.
It has a 300kmh speedo for good reason as this car has seen more than 250kmh on several occasions. The only perceived weakness is using a 356 trannie. I can vouch this is no weakness as the ratios are fantastic and she pulls strong to 7600rpm in EVERY gear. Secret is DO NOT LOAD IT UP OR DUMP THE CLUTCH. There's no need; I roll her off the line and then floor it! To coin a phrase, I drive her like she was stolen; just like Dad did. Keeps the plugs clean and the MFI in great shape.
She is a one of a kind; not to be duplicated. Sadly, I do not get the time to drive her as often as is needed (been almost 12 months
). Consequently I carve through tyres when they are not worn, batteries every 12 months etc...
She's gonna get a good run when I take her to the Phillip Island Historics (best meet in the Southern hemisphere) in a couple of weeks.
If you guys want to know more I should start a thread about the car - happy to share some more pics and info. Again; sorry Katie! But every time any of us share info about our cars you get a free lesson!
