peoples views on this motor?

[Dave.]

thought id see what you all thought of this

its a mini/austin metro based kit car, its called a sabre sprint, a very rare kit car, i owned this back in 2005 and sold it for small sum of £110 (well get to that in a sec)

basically, its a mini chassis, with at 1.3 metro gt engine in the front, and the WHOLE body of the car is made of fibreglass, so you can imagine how fast it is, its got metro gt seats, a mini clubman dashboard, metro headlights and by god does it shift!

anyway, i bought this back in 2004 for the sum of £50, not knowing what id bought, i had it for about 2 years and sold it to my dads mate for £110.. great a lofvely little earner

now the shock

i later researched about the car and it turns out its a very very very rare type of car (approx 10 bodyshells were ever made) and is worth alot more than £110.

ive tracked it down and its actually not been touched atall.. its simply been left to gather dust in a garage

ive asked if he would consider selling it and he said he might.. question is.. how much do i offer? not to sound to keen.. or to sound cheap.

im planning on making it mega lightweight, taking rear seats, passenger seat speakers etc out and making it into a track wepon for when im older.

heres some pics of when i owned it:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00042ss.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00043ss.jpg

3years later and 3 years worth of dust.. as she is today: (note the bodged gearknob i made when i came to sell it.. still on!)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00661.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00660.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00663.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00659.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00658.jpg

what does everyone think i shoudl offer.. or even what do you think of it? lol

[L14MNP]

My god that's ugly lol Offer what he paid you?
Sell the MG motor to a Mini owner and fit 1300 on 40's lol It's crying out to be made RWD also :D

[staggy_gsi]

that has to be THE ugliest car i have ever seen!!! but still quite cool i suppose. if its the same bloke you sold it to just go and offer him his money back and see what he says.....

[vaughanmc]

I love it Dave lol

Mind you I wouldn't like to try and get into it haha

Offer the same as what he paid for it - Unless he knows the history ?

[mowgli]

I never understood why someone would make a 2/3 scale mk3 escort & then stick something like a mini engine in it....... now a Hayabusa engine...

I don't see the point in getting one, unless you are about 4'9" & want to look tall in it.......


Bid him a ton. its the best offer he'll get.

[novacabrio]

Mr Bean been upgrading?

[BIGS]

thats just plain and utter gash

[novacabrio]

Glad they only made 10! Keep it off the road, then only 9 more to hunt down, why does it have a ford badge in it?

[Dave.]

i stuck it on haha

i think it looks awsome eprsonally.. ill be trying my very best to get it back.. :thumb:

[Rexy]

will you wash it and take some more pics?

[Jack]

That is indeed the ugliest car ever. I don't care how good it may be, you WILL look like a complete cheese in it.

[Dave.]

i dont care if its mr beans brothers car.. or if i look like a piece of knobcheese

its comign back home and thats that!

[sport]

Can see why there was only ten made.

[mowgli]

I need to ask you this...

WHY do you think there were only 10 made????
what does it weigh? because it is a popular myth that simply because it is grp, it must be lighter than a mini shell... mini shells don't weigh very much

[draper]

ripe for a metro turbo engine i reckon

[mowgli]

ripe for a metro turbo engine i reckon

yup, that'll set fire to it

[Dave.]

this is what ill be aiming for.. one of the other 9 out there lol

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/dcaw2.jpg

[Dave.]

I need to ask you this...

WHY do you think there were only 10 made????


i knwo there were.. i researched alot lol

[BIGS]

what to make it look worst lol

sorry mate just had to be said

[draper]

and i never thought id see a car squarer than a nova

[mowgli]

i knwo there were.. i researched alot lol


no, the reason there were only 10 made is because they made a demonstrator & sold 9 others, which compared to the 5 million old minis that were produced, means that only 9 people actually liked them enough to buy one

Now answer me this:


Why do all kit cars have a dashboard that looks like a mantlepiece with smiths gauges badly leant on them, they are always trimmed in smelly vinyl & you spend the rest of your life trudging thru scrappers looking for a left hand threaded wadgimicallit for a 1974 austin princess?

considering the number of rotten novas about, why isn't there a nova based kit car (& I don't mean that sihtbox with the uppy downy roof & a vw engine)
the gm interchangeable parts are crying out for a really cool open to sports car that you can build in your shed....

[large_steve182]

did you never wonder why it was so rare?

[Riggy]

lol i was goin to say i looks like a mini xr3i lol , with a cardboard bodykit lol

[Ernie]

I was going to say the same that it looked like an escort that has been left out in the rain and shrunk lol.
Each to there own Dave but it make's the nova look like a thing from the futor.

[Dod]

Hi, 1 of 10. Keep it locked away and Ebay it in a few years. I bet it'll be worth a fortune. Ugly as hell but every bit as rare!!

[craig green]

Let him keep it, it looks gash & there simply isnt anything cool about anything Metro, at all.

If you kept everything that might be worth something, your garden would look like a scrapyard.

also; LOL @ using weapon & Metro in the same context.....

[Dod]

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cambs.mgoc/images2/6r4.jpg
I dunno, there are pretty nuts....

[vaughanmc]

Metro 6R4 hmmmm :)

[~~joycey~~]

6R4's are quality! :thumb:

[AlanH]

i think it'll be fast as f*** with a metro turbo engine or 1430 lump on 40s etc. it'll drive like a go kart on steroids. my dads had a few minis with tuned engines and f*** me they shift. shame they dont have 5 speed gearboxes (and those aftermarket jackknight ones are gash) 6r4s are the daddy, would love one

[vallanc3]

Just because its rare doesnt make it any good.the reason thers only ten of them is because there sh*t.

[Andy]

Absolute tat,wouldnt give you a thank you for it

[NASTYNOVA]

i like it!! but yet i quite likew a nissan cube:tard:

[NASTYNOVA]

thought id see what you all thought of this

its a mini/austin metro based kit car, its called a sabre sprint, a very rare kit car, i owned this back in 2005 and sold it for small sum of £110 (well get to that in a sec)

basically, its a mini chassis, with at 1.3 metro gt engine in the front, and the WHOLE body of the car is made of fibreglass, so you can imagine how fast it is, its got metro gt seats, a mini clubman dashboard, metro headlights and by god does it shift!

anyway, i bought this back in 2004 for the sum of £50, not knowing what id bought, i had it for about 2 years and sold it to my dads mate for £110.. great a lofvely little earner

now the shock

i later researched about the car and it turns out its a very very very rare type of car (approx 10 bodyshells were ever made) and is worth alot more than £110.

ive tracked it down and its actually not been touched atall.. its simply been left to gather dust in a garage

ive asked if he would consider selling it and he said he might.. question is.. how much do i offer? not to sound to keen.. or to sound cheap.

im planning on making it mega lightweight, taking rear seats, passenger seat speakers etc out and making it into a track wepon for when im older.

heres some pics of when i owned it:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00042ss.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00043ss.jpg

3years later and 3 years worth of dust.. as she is today: (note the bodged gearknob i made when i came to sell it.. still on!)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00661.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00660.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00663.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00659.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00658.jpg

what does everyone think i shoudl offer.. or even what do you think of it? lol

dont sound too keen!! he mite not know!! somethin like "ill give you a ton for the piece of ****"

[Lee]

Only Dod has spoken sence in this thread Dave IMO.

If its as rare as you say it is, despite its uglyness and the fact it was built by old men at longbridge who were renound for forgetting to tighten wheelnuts or fit engines before selling their cars, there will be enthusiasts out there who may pay an absolute bomb for this thing in years to come, regardless of how ugly it is!

Buy it back, clean it, and mothball it! Then spend the money on a proper car!

[lee-loon]

like he said,

My boss rally'd 6R4's back in the early 90's along with RS200's.

[Jack]

Likening this to a 6R4 is like comparing a frisbee to a Sukhoi Su-37 lol

[Dod]

is like comparing a frisbee to a Sukhoi Su-37 lol

And for those amoung us that DONT know what you're talking about jack....?

[Jack]

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070616/070616_frisbee_hmed_5p.hmedium.jpg

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/su37/su37_03.jpg

[Dod]

Ty :d

[L33 LEG]

i actually think that is quite a cool car :wtf: :(

[shy witness]

i like it.........


but then i'm an ill man for that kinda crap lol.


if its rare rare rare................then its worth something in the long term.

its not a boy racer car by any means.................but i'm sure a few of the old todgers at the classic shows would be pulling the choke over something like that.

cool

[DTR-DEVIL]

I reckon get a Nice Angled Pic of her, post it on here and let a few of us Digimod it. i think it could turn out nice!

Do it Dave!

[Steve]

I say get it, make him a small but not pisstaking offer on it and do what you want with it. Personally I don't like the look of it but give it a few years and when you get bored with it it'll be worth quite a bit more.