Night Train Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I quite like the green Jag, it looks right as a conversion. The E type is just a shell sitting on top of a chassis, it could be any shell on top of a chassis. I think that is one of the things that makes Alvin Smith's Strange Rover work, it looks like it could be a proper version of the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Quite a few here, not necessarily all RR based though. http://www.jtruck.net/misc/4x4cars/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It's surprising how many cars wheelbases work out about right for Landrover chassis. The first I ever saw was a Morris Minor on an 88" leaf sprung chassis turned up years ago at an off road show at High Wycombe. One year at the London to Brighton run a Mk1 Fiesta turned up, again on an 88" chassis. I did once (when I had plenty of time) give thought to a 2CV (GF at the time had one that needed to go to the car graveyard) body sitting on a leaf setup, fortunately it never got beyond the vapour stage. The W/B was right but a 2CV is rather narrow and would have needed very flared arches. I wondered about cutting the whole shell in half lengthways and widening it. I've also seen VW Beetle, and an MGB GT (rather well finished that was) on top of RRC running gear. The green Jag shown further up really looks right, like it was meant to be, I quite like it's classic looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part1cle Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 That pale green Jag looks to be rear engined by the ducting in the rear windows, wasn't Alvin Smiths TR the same or was that another of his creations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 That pale green Jag looks to be rear engined by the ducting in the rear windows, wasn't Alvin Smiths TR the same or was that another of his creations? Looks like front engine to me. Alvin's TR7 was rear engine, the bonnet line would be much too low for the V8 and an axle underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part1cle Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 1 out of 2 'aint bad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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