Robin Hood

[Snapperpaul]

I can't work out what this one is, any ideas?

 

Ebay Hood?

[Guest stu205]

Id say its a late 3A with the external coil overs cause its a monocoque but even then it dosent look right, and it has a fixed rear axle

[Snapperpaul]

I have a 3a and it is nothing like mine, the front and the back are all wrong, scuttle is nothing like mine and where is the gearbox tunnel. Also has full glass fiber backend.

curiouser and curiouser

[Guest stu205]

have asked the seller if he has the original RHE receipt, we shall see!! personally I dont think its a RHE at all more like a RHE v's locost

[Snapperpaul]

Looking closely, it has the folds of a series 3 but the rear cockpit panel is a little too upright. It almosts looks as if it was an early prototype tub that never got finished. Without the tunnel and the rear end metal it looks like it would fold up if you sat in it.

[Jon Bradbury]

I agree.

 

But, I think it has (in the main pic) some nice lines in a boxy, angular sort of way and could be turned into an interesting project (maybe not quite Lotus 7 style, though) with a bit of thought.

 

Still be worried about rigidity & strength of the chassis though.

[Mitch]

first thought S7, but fronts wrong,

its a live axle, so maybe late cortina based model.

 

or a modified Triumph one

 

Mitch

[Snapperpaul]

Good point about the cortina or triumph, i have owned both cars and would err towards triumph front suspension. Must have been in the garage for a while then

[Peter Bell]

Think it is a cortina one with the RHE wishbone set up instead of the Ford subframe? Like Red 7s? where has the bolt in tunnel gone?

Peter.

[Guest docter fox]

got a few bits missing how do you loose a transmission tunnel?

[Guest salty_monk]

I go with Dolly too...

[Guest Battery Bill]

James

how do you loose a transmission tunnel?

 

You just undo the bolts and that will Loosen it.

 

But if you meant "Lose" I have no idea

 

 

 

Joey says its an S7 rear end

[Guest micky bigthumbs]

Box section under the dash mine has tube frame holding the steering col and none of the upright boxes in the engine bay as mine has inboard shocks

[Big Jim]

It's not a mark 1, 2, 3 or 3A, but it does look like an Exmo with the buttresses removed, yet it can't be an Exmo with a live axle. It's also not a "standard" Cortina or Dolomite one, but I believe it could be an ex-prototype of the early monocoques.

[Grim]

could it be mk1 / 2 escort based? The exhaust manifold looks like it has been modified from a rwd application with the pipe going near the tunnel, rs2000 escorts used that carb i think, looks like a 4 speed box, does anyone recognise the axle?