Thunder Saloons

[Rich_p 23]

If you take the time to look through this thread there are some awesome cars on show.

 

There’s even a cheeky 205 & 309 thrown in too!

 

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?show...14169&st=40

[Baz 421]

I remember a few of those, particularly Mick Quaife's Escort.

 

I've known Barry Lee for a number of years, as mentionned there. He used to Autocross with my dad, and i work with him at the rallyschool.

 

 

And i'll dig out some later pictures of this later too;

 

 

 

I saw one at a test day at Snetterton in about '98 painted Kawasaki Green too, awesome things!

Edited December 17, 2009 by Baz

[BackStreetRacecars 3]

I remember a few of those, particularly Mick Quaife's Escort.

 

I've known Barry Lee for a number of years, as mentionned there. He used to Autocross with my dad, and i work with him at the rallyschool.

 

 

And i'll dig out some later pictures of this later too;

 

 

 

I saw one at a test day at Snetterton in about '98 painted Kawasaki Green too, awesome things!

 

 

oh my word...... whats the spec of these?

[calvinhorse 870]

great find!

[steve74 0]

If you take the time to look through this thread there are some awesome cars on show.

 

There’s even a cheeky 205 & 309 thrown in too!

 

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?show...14169&st=40

 

Some great classics there, i used to have a bmw like the one in the first picture, so cool.

[Rich_p 23]

The 309 is orange now if it's the same car, I think I posted some pics a while back.

[Baz 421]

The 309 is orange now if it's the same car, I think I posted some pics a while back.

 

Yellowey-orange...

 

 

[Galifrey 1]

Barry Lee is a legend!

[Baz 421]

Barry Lee is a legend!

 

And a genuinely decent, and hilariously funny one too!

[Baz 421]

oh my word...... whats the spec of these?

 

[lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars]

 

oh my goodness

[Richie 32]

^^^^^

 

thats pretty hot.

[Galifrey 1]

And a genuinely decent, and hilariously funny one too!

 

Met him once at a Hot Rod race, genuinely a nice guy and a great driver!

 

Think he drove a Talbot Sunbeam back then, well what once resembled one maybe.

 

Had he been born in the US he would likely have been a multiple Nascar winner

[pugtop 0]

I've met Barry Lees ex sparring partner, George Polley a few times, and Georges son, they are a really nice bunch of guys.... whatever happened to the nice racers?

I have seen that Blue 309 racing at Brands Hatch, way back when , there was another one too, along with some other maddddd thundersaloons!

[Baz 421]

Just found this thread as another appeared about the car on the 309 forum!

 

I've met Barry Lees ex sparring partner, George Polley a few times, and Georges son, they are a really nice bunch of guys.... whatever happened to the nice racers?

I have seen that Blue 309 racing at Brands Hatch, way back when , there was another one too, along with some other maddddd thundersaloons!

 

Barry works with me at our family friend's rallyschool tutoring RWD!

 

Excuse for a few more pics...

 

 

 

 

Edited February 4, 2010 by Baz

[welshpug 1,622]

how much sierra is hiding under there?

 

might be the ugly duckling adopted Talbot but they look mean as anything there

[Baz 421]

how much sierra is hiding under there?

 

might be the ugly duckling adopted Talbot but they look mean as anything there

 

Quite a bit i should think!! Although it is basically a spaceframe with suspension hung off that, i should think the majority of the actual running gear is Sierra-derived.

 

[Kev-G 1]

Was the 309 not originally built by the Editor of Fast Car Magazine?

 

Must have been back around '87/'88 or thereabouts.

Edited February 5, 2010 by Kev-G

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

If you take the time to look through this thread there are some awesome cars on show.

 

There’s even a cheeky 205 & 309 thrown in too!

 

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?show...14169&st=40

Damn that link. It has cost me a couple of hours of my life!

[Rich_p 23]

Was the 309 not originally built by the Editor of Fast Car Magazine?

 

Must have been back around '87/'88 or thereabouts.

 

 

I think it's a different car as the black one looks to be a ph2

 

http://www.racing-car-photos.com/picture/number137.asp

[Batfink 201]

The black one used the old XSport kit, the same as my brothers 309 ex rallycross car i believe

[Rich_p 23]

Is your brothers the ex Gollop car?

 

Do you have any photos and info you could post please?

[Cameron 16]

That 309 looks awesome! Maybe a little too wide-track though.

[Guest Gtech309]

Is your brothers the ex Gollop car?

 

Do you have any photos and info you could post please?

 

this is how it looked when I purchased the shell

 

 

 

This is how it currently looks. Just waiting on the composit panels to come back from the sprayer

 

 

Feel free to ask any questions

[jackherer 543]

Any chance of some more pics of that crazy looking triangulation going onto the front subframe?