Years ago during the custom car era i had a 71' Vauxhall Ventora,i took the straight 6 lump out and put in a Rover V8,ran it in auto form for a while then converted it to a 4 speed manual from a Rover 3500s,had to make all the gearbox linkages and clutch operating mechanism,wolfrace slot mags all round and jacked up at the back! Those were the days lol.
2011 "11" Mondeo TXS est 200ps in Grey
2003 "53" 110 hdi Executive Estate in Diablo Red
2001 "51" BMW 530i sport in Black
2012 "62" Yamaha XT1200
1974 "M" Honda CB500/4
1994 "M" Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
1998 "S" Honda XRV 750
Doggy wrote:Not looked recently, but when I had my 24V Carlton, (2003 ish), that would have been really cheap.
Quite a beast - 370 bhp, 190 mph.....
I'm with Doggy on that.
May seem expensive, but it's standard with super low miles & is RHD. A lot of the Lotus Carltons you find for sale are LHD Omegas.
grasmere59 wrote:Years ago during the custom car era i had a 71' Vauxhall Ventora,i took the straight 6 lump out and put in a Rover V8,ran it in auto form for a while then converted it to a 4 speed manual from a Rover 3500s,had to make all the gearbox linkages and clutch operating mechanism,wolfrace slot mags all round and jacked up at the back! Those were the days lol.
Ventora - wasn't that just a wide Vauxhall Victor? My Dad had an old yellow VX & years later he got a 2.3 Victor in dark red. Mum had an old green Viva (with the horizontal speedo) at the time.
2000/X Peugeot 406 110 HDi LX Family 93k to 2000/W BMW 530D SE Auto 84k to 2003/03 Peugeot Partner Hdi Escapade 98k to 2003/53 Vauxhall Zafira DTi Elegance 74k
No in the FD series you had the Victor,VX4/90 and the Ventora,they all shared the same body but only the Ventora was fitted with the 3.3ltr straight six engine,straight out of a bedford lorry but upped to 3.3ltr,the engined weighed about 3 1/2 tons and produced about 40bhp,no really it was a smooth engine but as lazy as a sleeping cat,it had a single downdraft Zenith carb which would have been better replace with a bucket with a hole in it as it was that uneconomical,when i fitted the V8 it made it a far better car.
2011 "11" Mondeo TXS est 200ps in Grey
2003 "53" 110 hdi Executive Estate in Diablo Red
2001 "51" BMW 530i sport in Black
2012 "62" Yamaha XT1200
1974 "M" Honda CB500/4
1994 "M" Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
1998 "S" Honda XRV 750
grasmere59 wrote:the Ventora was fitted with the 3.3ltr straight six engine,straight out of a bedford lorry but upped to 3.3ltr,the engined weighed about 3 1/2 tons and produced about 40bhp...
Ain't that the truth.
Always puzzled me how little go it had, when you would have expected it to go like a rocket, mind you they did look the biz, both the Ventora and the gorgeous but tame HB Viva GT. I was about 13 when they both appeared in the showroom down the road & I thought they were both amazing.
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
The ones we had were FEs. Think they replaced our Mk3 Cortina...
2000/X Peugeot 406 110 HDi LX Family 93k to 2000/W BMW 530D SE Auto 84k to 2003/03 Peugeot Partner Hdi Escapade 98k to 2003/53 Vauxhall Zafira DTi Elegance 74k
The FD'S were supposed to have the yank "coke bottle" design,i loved mine for the years i had it and p/x'd it on a 1971 5.7ltr Pontiac Firebird Esprit,now that was a fun car to drive,3 speed manual no power steering and no power brakes as standard went like a raped ape in a straight line but you could'nt stop it or get it round corners!
2011 "11" Mondeo TXS est 200ps in Grey
2003 "53" 110 hdi Executive Estate in Diablo Red
2001 "51" BMW 530i sport in Black
2012 "62" Yamaha XT1200
1974 "M" Honda CB500/4
1994 "M" Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
1998 "S" Honda XRV 750
Looks like an ad on one of those sites you just tick boxes and they've just copied across. Also, either the seller is ignorant of it's not a real one - they're numbered.
FarmerPug wrote:did anyone ever take a senator and make a lotus senator?
Yes, and someone then bought the shell off of them and made a... Lotus Carlton. Worth far more money than a fake one as they're numbered and that you can't forge.
I remember going to see one in the showroom - awesome!
I remember my mate had a bright yellow Europa and the rear wheel sheared of somehow,the whole hub assembly with the wheel attached just snapped off.I was a capri man after the vauxhalls and had several 3.0s capris ending up with a 2.8i.Then after that went back to american stuff with a 1974 455ho (7.5ltr) Pontiac Trans Am,now that was fun!
2011 "11" Mondeo TXS est 200ps in Grey
2003 "53" 110 hdi Executive Estate in Diablo Red
2001 "51" BMW 530i sport in Black
2012 "62" Yamaha XT1200
1974 "M" Honda CB500/4
1994 "M" Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
1998 "S" Honda XRV 750
Ain't that the truth.
