The torque steer on those things is unbelievable, they are really unsafe but a lot of fun. I drove one that had 'only' 160 HP according to the owner and it was incredible. Cars like that will get you shrinkwrapped but you will be smiling...

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ceejayoz 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Cars like that will get you shrinkwrapped…

Well that's an evocative term I've not seen before, lol.

	▲	jacquesm 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Classic Mini that meet with an bad end really do look like that, it is unfortunately very descriptive. Issigonis created an icon, and John Cooper improved substantially on it. Incidentally, one of Cooper's creations, the 'Twini' nearly killed him: https://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/csc-features/mini-t...

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Lio 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I have a feeling it's one of those things, like owning a Capri 2.8i or one of the really old school 911 Turbos, that is better left to fantasy for me.

I love the idea but I'm a pretty rubbish driver and would probably end up getting myself into trouble.

...would be fun though!

	▲	jacquesm 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I've driven a lot of weird and interesting cars but none quite that scary. It felt borderline out of control all the time and I was happy to return it to the owner with all the parts still attached. The 'worst' mini I owned was a souped up Innocenti bored out to the max, it was still fairly safe to drive but I would not let non experienced mini drivers others drive it, too many surprise factors. We drove that thing through Scotland (my eldest and me) and it was a trip to remember. Another interesting one - that I didn't drive but the son of the owner did - was a TR with a massive Ford special products V8 shoehorned into it. If you live in eastern Canada and you're overtaken by something small and wicked fast with 'BAD TR' as the license plate, that was it. Getting in the passenger seat of that thing was an interesting experience, the engine took up half the footwell, and the clutch had so little throw that you couldn't really tell when it was depressed and when it wasn't. It certainly moved though.