Unusual things you've driven...

by **martine** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:07 pm

OK fellow-petrol heads...so what's the most unusual thing you've driven, ridden, mounted, captained, piloted etc? :shock:

by **Hanna** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:04 am

Forklift Crane

by **Octy_Ross** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:40 am

Boeing 737 :-)

Okay I was 13 and coming back from a family holiday - I was allowed to turn a knob to change the autopilot heading and then press a button to "make it so" :-)

Other than that, nothing really.

by **jont** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:21 am

Gliding club winch. Small block chevy engine (IIRC 7L or so) running on LPG. Can get a glider from 0-60 in around 5s and 0-2000ft in around 30s.

by **Renny** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:26 am

Varied list from me:

Ferrari 208 GTS, an Italian market special with a 2L turbo
Various trucks, some with abnormal loads like a 60' x 14' ventilation duct, or a lifting beam weighing over 35 tons, Refuse collection trucks, ejector trailer artics.
1/2 a lap of Knockhill in James Thompson's Honda Touring Car (granted it was on the back of a recovery truck! :lol:

)
Caterpillar Loading shovel
MG ZT-V8
5.5m RIB with twin 50's

Still to drive a 911 :wink:

by **AnalogueAndy** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:56 am

All manner of contractors plant and most recently an AS90 Self Propelled Gun and a Challenger Engineer Tank

Off to DVD (Defence Vehicle Demonstration) Event at Millbrook in a couple of weeks time and hoping to add a few more to the list!

by **jbsportstech** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:23 pm

Focus RS (Mk1) 02 Pre launch Car on a tru blue day
Escort rs cosworth lux 95
TVR Cerbera 96
Aston Martin V8 Vantage X pack 88
Elise with vhpd lump
Volvo S60R 03
BMW M3 03
Golf R32 Mk4, + V6 4 motion
All the golf gti's bar the mk1 and the 230bhp mk5.
Audi RS4

by **Sru_1980** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:42 pm

Nothing myself, but my grandad (mum's dad) was a wall of death rider in his younger days! :shock:

by **brianhaddon** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:46 pm

Sulzer Type 2 - latterly known as a class 25 diesel loco for about 100 yards in my local engine shed. It was the sixties and I was in my teens and allowed the controls :shock:

Regards
Brian Haddon

by **daz6215** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:56 am

martine wrote:OK fellow-petrol heads...so what's the most unusual thing you've driven, ridden, mounted, captained, piloted etc?

I've mounted various different models over the years! :twisted:

by **SteveG** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:34 pm

Let's see ... in order of enjoyment ..

Laverda Jota
Norton Interpol 2 (Wankel engine)
Chieftain MBT (various marks)
CVR(T) Scimitar (with and without active suspension)
Antar tank transporter
C130J Hercules
Concorde simulator - the real thing
Tracked Land Rover Defender
Unimog
HMS Fearless

by **daz6215** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:17 am

Warrior AFV excellent to drive and really fast!

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