Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Be glad you don't have a 956 Porsche then http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/30250/Porsche_935_factory_titanium_axles.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 "Assume the position, sir" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 That is quite a price for a pair of driveshafts, for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j80leo Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Who are they for then Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Holy crap, that must be a typo.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 shocking! i'm certain you could have those made by a third party for a fraction of the asking price!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Porsche aficionados are a funny lot, they like genuine factory bits, especially rare bits. I had two sets of taper wound Ti 956 springs years back that I just acquired in a job lot of race springs and was amazed to sell them for a very nice profit to some American fan to put in a display cabinet in his lounge. They were quite pretty and were very hi tech at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 pardon? how much is the whole car worth then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 This one is around the 900K / 1.2M Sterling mark, several have sold at auction way over £750K in the last few years, depends on history and condition / spares package. http://79.170.40.172/groupcltd.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=83 A very nice Nissan Group C car (Lola chassis) went for £850K in 2009. The buoyant historic Group C race series has pushed the price through the roof for the gorgeous cars that can make an F1 look slow through the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 wow . do people actually race these after paying that amount for them or do they go to a musium to be admired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Sure they race them, if you have never seen a proper Group C car from the late eighties / early nineties running you have missed one of life's treats. Awesome things with unbelievable amounts of down force. Here's the series web page, there's an ex works Mercedes running again this season, God knows what that's worth http://www.groupcracing.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 http://www.groupcracing.com/ Looks like they are racing at Brands http://www.groupcracing.com/pages/46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I manage to cost my company that in 1 hour today..! I had equipment failure and Chevron charged me 1hour rig time = around 40k dollars..! Freaken gutted....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqkAfm5vz9Q&feature=PlayList&p=656AC693646E5721&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=26 Warning, strong overtaking content, not for F1 fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Oh, and this classic qualifying lap at Le Mans of Mark Blundell in a Nissan R90CK which shows just how much stupendous grunt and grip these machines had: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Oh, and this classic qualifying lap at Le Mans of Mark Blundell in a Nissan R90CK which shows just how much stupendous grunt and grip these machines had: Wow, from 2:30 onwards that thing is shifting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 When folks claim they have 1000 BHP I get them to watch that, imagine the drag from the huge wing and then re consider.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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