Hello there!
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| Pic: Stefan Ruitenberg |
I had a recent visit up to Prodrive, a place I am very interested and familiar with, and having seen them recently show off a new tour system, I thought I had to go and have a look. Here is what I saw On my tour.
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WRC Mini Clubman, which still looks like a car unlike the modern machinery!
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Rear-end of the Mini, where duel element rear wing.
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Williams F1 6R4 MG
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Raw body of an Aston Martin Vantage, this shell was being prepped for a full bespoke Prodrive roll cage.
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A GT3 spec Vantage being built, where the front carbon ducting had been placed into the monocoque.
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Here is an almost assembled Vantage GT3, with the engine and transmission installed into the car.
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Front braking set up, with double A-arms and Ohlins damper.
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Some stunning Alcon brakes on offer from billet, I always enjoy looking at these on GT3 cars.
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The 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 engine installed at the front of the car.
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The exhaust is supplied by Akrapovic, and is beautiful!
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The older generation Vantage, which just goes to show how far the new car has come, here I pictured the car side-on.
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Upon the front end, it can be noted the struts for the splitter, which shows you have some downforce there!
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The assembly area is remarkably clean!
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GT4 spec Vantage under construction,
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Brake set up on the GT4 is very different to GT3 spec, It was interesting seeing the sensor from the tub to the top A-arm
