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I'm the same as that Ed. I know a very little about bikes, but always try and watch at least some of the IOM TT. It is probably the very last of a no holds barred dance with death. The physicality of going what they do, managing somehow to hold on for the distance around the course and over...

I remember a good friend buying a Metro Turbo for peanuts back in the late 90's. White with red stripes I think. Was a quick little thing,from memory it cornered unbelievably flat as well. How he didn't kill himself in it,I'll never know,he drove it flat out...everywhere.

Its great to see interesting and different colours like that compared to the white/black and greys that appear omni present in nearly every other car you see these days. Something bright and eye catching like that yellow, really suits a fun car like that, very nice car.

Sounds like a great day out Ed and as you say, different again as its reserved for the "original" of the species ;) Looks like you got the weather as well, which always makes such a big difference to events like this. Plus a very worthy charity gets something out of it as well.

Is that a new event Ed,cant say I've heard about it before. What track is it held on?

Love that Nick,never seen one in yellow before. Is that a trade bidding site or open to the public?

I reckon both you and the car are a shoe in for the next Goodwood Revival Ed ;) You certainly have that "get the hell outta my way" racing driver stare nailed down :cool: Both Tweedy and that lovely 1071 S, two very fine specimens of the original little tearaway.

While it might not set your hair on fire,what a cool thing to just cruise about in. Especially at this time of the year. Really like that green as well.

Sounds good, be nice to see some pictures from it, if you get any.

There cant be too many places where you can see so many different/unobtaimium cars and see petrol heads like Mr. Harris strolling about.

Still,its a real pity to see something like that in that sort of state. And by the sounds of your investigations Marc,it might be very lucky to escape that particular area in one piece,or as Renault intended!!

They are probably well into the land of nod :sleep: at this time of the year Ed, catching up on some much needed shut eye ;)

Wonder if the rear shocks are standard Trophy one's, or maybe Cup?

I can fully agree, that it will be extremely well and carefully packaged by Ed. Some say....he takes over the Xmas present packaging department in the North Pole every year.... He's a bloody master at it ;)

Thanks for the reminder lads,its always a great watch and spectacle to see these old chargers being used for what they were designed for.

You cant be too strict on Harry now 😉😂 I had forgotten that it was a press car. But I think I remember him saying in his video with his Trophy,that he got it for a group test,over in France and loved it so much he rang up the Renault press office and asked to keep/buy the car. That's if my...

I don't know what number Harry's Trophy is, but that would be another one. Even though, technically it might have two now, since his son Charlie has the car now I think?

I get the feeling, the lawyers and the ensuing divorce will also add to the total bill Nick ;) :oops:

That looks lovely Nick, and agree re the white wheels. I might suggest something like a dark, gloss grey/silver. Is it a standard 197/200, not a Cup etc? Something like a Tolman 205 would be lovely, but only makes any sense if you already have a garage full of cars and spending over £100k on...

Much appreciated Ed ;) Who says life needs to be so complicated.... All you need is a relatively small, light weight car with a gutsy little engine up front, that is also partial to a bit of tripod cornering, courtesy of a mad French man behind the wheel 😁 Thats how I imagine you nipped...

This one will be like the last few minutes of a CC auction on a Sunday night 😁 The bids will be flying for this one Ed 😉

Be very interesting to see the final results if you go ahead with that, under the skirts project, so to speak ;) I think doing something like that to the underside, is not all that far off tackling something like an engine bay and making that look near concourse again. It can escalate really...

Not a problem at all Ed,the offer is open to anyone if it helps them in any way. I know most people will just suck it up and pay,but it might save someone a bit of hassle. I am quickly developing new skills at trying to avoid having to pay extra bloody taxes,buying stuff in from England now.

Just wanted to say. If any of you are thinking of visiting Ireland at some stage and you want to order parts from Europe, feel free to get them delivered to my address and can organise somewhere to meet you to give you the parts to take back with you. But I doubt many of you would suffer the...

Given the huge amount and variety of, often world class fabricators and workshops around the UK, you would think it shouldn't be impossible to get something akin to the original (in looks at least) and built to last a bit better, built. Maybe the possibility of a small group buy from others...

I have a real hankering to try a William's after watching that now Ed. You should be putting a health warning up on these posts 😉😂

Its like they made a RWD Clio before they came up with the V6, unbeknownst to themselves :) Unreal skills there.

I cant disagree with you there 😂 The thing is, the majority goes into the more general tax pot to help pay for everything else. On the plus side, the crap roads would just show you how good a car like the Trophy still is ;)

Bang on Ed,its on the old pre 2008 registered CC (Engine Size) payment. So €710/year. Also a peculiarity of the whole system,is if you only tax a car for 3 or 6 months at a time for example,you will pay more if you do it that way for 12 months. I used to barely believe it when relations...

Not at all Ed...he'll just have to order a second road sweeper as backup 😂