Nice and retro video.....405 with a mahoosive spoiler!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icujMp-gib4&NR

Flippin 'eck that makes Irish motorbike road racing look safe!!

Classic movie, seriously balls-out driving, it's available out there to download in better quality.

Search your favourite torrent site for "Climb Dance"

It won lots of awards I think from deciphering the french at the beginning.

Great video, some amazing shots and camera footage for the time and great music too.

I drove it about three years ago. Couldn't make it to the top, though. Everybody in the car was getting sick from lack of oxygen.

I have an uncle who drove to the top twice, about 20 years apart, as part of an exhibition run. He drove the same car both times, a 1911 Oldsmobile steam car.

dave

Nice vid

Don't let the Barryboys see that spoiler though!

Mike

Ahh, the great Ari Vataanen driving the Peugeot 405 T16




I reckon that'd go in a seven



Spartan interior (why do motorsport teams like black so much?)




Apparrently, he was on an early-morning recce run when that was filmed, hence him having the low sun in his eyes and having to take a hand off the wheel from time to time to shade them from the sun, whilst he was at speed!
Once can only assume he wasn't going balls-out either as it was only a recce run
As I understand it, forced-induction cars are ideally suited to Pikes Peak as they don't lose out to the thin air as much as atmo cars do.

Lots more nice pics here

[Edited on 5/3/07 by Browser]

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