designer
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 04:36 PM |
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Ringing cars in France
I never knew that Robin Hoods were so good in 1979, 1980, and 1981
I bet these came from on here, and this bloke has 'somehow' got hold of some old log books!!!
Anybody recognise any of these?
1979 - http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/180146423.htm?ca=16_s
1980 - http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/191519119.htm?ca=16_s
Now this is a 2B
1981 - http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/186530654.htm?ca=16_s
And look at what he sells them at!!!!
[Edited on 25-4-11 by designer]
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big_wasa
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 04:41 PM |
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The green one is a Tiger Avon.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 04:44 PM |
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Tres belle 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Humbug
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 04:56 PM |
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Wow! - "MOTEUR FORD PINTO 2200 LITRES " = "2200 litre Ford Pinto engine"... that's one hell of a rebore 
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designer
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 04:57 PM |
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1980 Tiger Avon, wonder if it's the prototype!!
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Humbug
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 05:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by designer
1980 Tiger Avon, wonder if it's the prototype!!
Probably... also, it must have been when they were called Robin Hood
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Triton
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 05:11 PM |
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They are Triton wizard hat or witches tit whatever you fancy calling them and I never made any before 2004 so quite how the car is 1979 is garlic
surprise indeed.......looks like a Locost to me anyway.
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 05:36 PM |
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Good luck to him.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 07:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Triton
They are Triton wizard hat or witches tit whatever you fancy calling them
Aren't they beers?
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 05:21 AM |
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Does this mean that Robin Hood has passed homologation in France?
If that is their way of getting round the French red tape then good luck to them. At least it allows them to enjoy the kind of freedom and motoring
that we over here take for granted.
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designer
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 09:41 AM |
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No.
Under French law a car MUST have a Certificate of Conformity from the manufacturer. The CofC costs thousands to obtain and can be had for newer
Westfields/Caterhams but, for the norm, like myself and many others with a working mans car, it is impossible.
The other route is that 'classics' are allowed. Cars over 25 years old, either normal or kit, can just be re-registered as there were no
real rules before then.
This bloke has bought these cars, has obviously a lot of log books and changed their identity to allow 'classic' status. It's like
building a new kit, then changing the identity to match the 30 years old Dutton you have rusting at the bottom of the garden, then, of course, there
is no IVA needed.
These cars are newer than mine, but date from, an alledged, 1979, 1980 and 1981.
He obviously has the resources as he is doing it all the time.
Here is his current list:
http://www.leboncoin.fr/boutique/573/toyscars.htm?ca=16_s
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 12:47 PM |
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If the cars are safe and correctly built I can't see the problem. Serves governments right for trying to police the roads with static cameras
that can only see how fast you are going.
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designer
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| posted on 30/4/11 at 06:08 PM |
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If the cars are safe and correctly built I can't see the problem
Neither can I, but it's illegal and who's to say the cars are safe and correctly built when they bypass the IVA, yet are OK for an MOT?
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 30/4/11 at 11:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by designer
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If the cars are safe and correctly built I can't see the problem
Neither can I, but it's illegal and who's to say the cars are safe and correctly built when they bypass the IVA, yet are OK for an MOT?
Who's to say that a car that has passed an IVA or MOT is safe and legal? There are many, many deathtraps out there that have passed all the
legal requirements
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 1/5/11 at 12:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doctor Derek Doctors
quote:
Originally posted by designer
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If the cars are safe and correctly built I can't see the problem
Neither can I, but it's illegal and who's to say the cars are safe and correctly built when they bypass the IVA, yet are OK for an MOT?
Who's to say that a car that has passed an IVA or MOT is safe and legal? There are many, many deathtraps out there that have passed all the
legal requirements
why would the French care about IVA/SVA or MOT since its in France?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 1/5/11 at 03:33 AM |
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I'm sure the french have their own version of the MOT and on such simple cars it doesn't take much for a tester to assess the condition to
be safe
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 1/5/11 at 07:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by designer
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If the cars are safe and correctly built I can't see the problem
Neither can I, but it's illegal and who's to say the cars are safe and correctly built when they bypass the IVA, yet are OK for an MOT?
This is a serious point. Loads are very critical of the "ringed" cars, but it seems acceptable to IVA a car with an old pinto, then swap
to a completely different engine, change stuff that was needed for the IVA and so in in the form of upgrades.
I think the saying about stones and living in greenhouses springs to mind.
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