Acclaim Turbo!!!??

[Carsreunited]

Jesus. This was a frightening idea. What were they thinking?<br>
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[simon]

I do remember a friend of my brothers having one of these years ago. It was quite a good car in its day and i believe they are VERY rare now.<br>


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1974 manual Sprint<br>
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[2F45T4U]

I want one just to annoy the boy racers <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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If I got one it would have a dump valve and Id keep it looking that tatty! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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[alun n]

Good old AvonBar. Masters before their time. Did 200 of these if i recall, used to see them around Weybridge when I lived that way (think they were based in Byfleet?)<br>
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Don't recall the XR2 'pepperpots' though...

<p>1973 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1974 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1977 Dolomite Sprint (Pageant)<br>
1977 Dolomite Sprint (White)<br>
1979 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1979 Dolomite 1850HL<br>
1980 Dolomite 1500HL<br>
1998 Lotus Elise<br>
1999 Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6<br>
1999 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 V6 (well...it was there wasn't it!)</p><i></i>

[2F45T4U]

Are they fast then?

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[Dolomite16V]

8.5 secs to 60 and 117mph top whack are the figures I've read. Just about identical to the Sprint although I don't know how bad the turbo lag would be on one of these.

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[sebking]

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never seen one for sale just knew it had a turbo and leather.

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[SprintV8]

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Alun<br>
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I thought they only worked on Mini's and Metro's later on they turned there attention also to unclude the Fiesta's XR2i's.<br>
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<p>1980 Dolomite Sprint V8 (Sprint's where never meant to sound this good?)<br>
1997 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 16v SE8<br>
2003 Suzuki GSX1300R (The Yamaha R1 is indicating 190mph When the Busa flies past)<br>
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[dollysteve]

Avonbar used to based in New Haw which is next door to Byfleet, they used to use the rolling road at Brooklands College to do all their setting up, sadly gone from this area now and moved to Essex, still owned by the same people though I believe so at least they haven`t sold out like some.<br>
There are still a few of their metros flying around the streets over this way. Towards the last few years they really started on VW`s and there are still quite a few Golfs around carrying avonbar logo`s.<br>


<p>1976 Dolomite 1850 HL Auto<br>
1979 Dolomite 1850 HL Man o/d<br>
1989 Noisy Mini 1340 <br>
1994 VW Golf GTI</p><i></i>

[alun n]

I sit corrected!<br>
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Always been lead to understand it was mini famed AvonBar! Certainly saw a lot of them (Acclaim Turbos) around in Surrey in mid to late 80's, but I guess there were plenty of Henleys around there too.<br>
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Note that article describes lack of turbo lag; worth buying to bung the lump into something lighter perhaps?

<p>1973 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1974 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1977 Dolomite Sprint (Pageant)<br>
1977 Dolomite Sprint (White)<br>
1979 Dolomite Sprint<br>
1979 Dolomite 1850HL<br>
1980 Dolomite 1500HL<br>
1998 Lotus Elise<br>
1999 Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6<br>
1999 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 V6 (well...it was there wasn't it!)</p><i></i>

[2F45T4U]

Awwww I really want it now! How pissed would the barry boys be in there 1.4 bad boy novas as that soars past! Me want! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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