Tickford Metro
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When was the last time you saw one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-MG-METRO-TURBO-...1QQcmdZViewItem

i love it

Me to! It's great

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Nice example,
bit of rust on the underside but then again, it is an a reg rotbox.

Back once again like a renegade master

Tickford generally developed turbos (like the Capri in the background of the picture in the ad) but the this Metro appears to be a styling and weight increasing exercise.

What is the spec og the Tickford Metro?

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

Have a look here wil, says they changed the carb to weber. http://www.austin-rover.co.uk (look for austin/mg metro on the left and its in modified.)

Also check out the weird and wonderful metros on there like the saloon lol

Edited by AL on 20th Nov, 2007.

Edited by wil_h on 20th Nov, 2007.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

I really like it. seriously rare aswell

"Frazer & MG Metro
The first production run of the Metros done by Tickford used the Metro 1.3 as the basis for the Frazer, which increased the cost from approx. £4000 to £12000. There were only 24 of these cars produced, numbered 1-25, because number 13 was not used! As far as I am aware 22 were Silver Leaf and 2 Brown. The Silver Leaf cars were very striking as the silver darkens into a dark grey towards the bottom of the car. The Frazer had a full silver grey leather interior, which included the door panels, rear parcel shelf and the much modified wrap-round dashboard. Wilton carpets covered the floor and bottom of the door panels. The dash had a stack stereo, electric window switches and extra instrumentation along with cruise control. The cars were fitted with Porsche 5.5in wheels shod with 175/50 VR P7 tyres. The car was lowered slightly and fitted with a twin choke webber carb, gasflowed cylinder head with larger diameter valves, new camshaft and a revised inlet manifold, which raised the output of the engine to 80bhp. A full bodykit was added, within which were mounted 4 fog lights at the front and 2 in the rear.

The second production run used the MG Metro or MG Turbo as the base car. No modifications were needed to the engines of these and there was a full set of optional extras that could be specified, which could take these cars further up the scale than the Frazer."

http://www.btinternet.com/~aff/TickfordOwnersClub/fmg.htm

Edited by mayoturbo on 20th Nov, 2007.

From the ebay ad...."There is the original Tickford dash but additional dials have been tastfully introduced which include boot pressure, clock, volt meter and oil pressure."

I always wondered how hard my foot pushed on the gas pedal. Apparently he has a gauge on his dash that illustrates this...haha

61 Austin Seven; building a 1275 'over the clutch' turbo, R5 T2'd, custom intercooled, megajolt electrified, canyon carver

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Interestingly my new subaru has such a gauge. It constantly tells you, as a persentage, how much throttle you're applying. Bonkers.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

the ellers name Tony Wells rings a bell but I can't think why...

joe he is the guy who has that blue v-tec mini sometimes seen in our area.

It's a shame BMC never made this one, would have been a nice little sleeper:

Edited by Rob H on 24th Nov, 2007.

The metro isn't the bext looking car in the world, but a saloon version is damn ugly!