Reyland Mondeo - Reborn!

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 21:57

I know there was a post about this already but it's easier fro me to start this one and add the pics as well.

This car was originally built in the late 1994. It's a cossie powered mondeo with the cossie 4wd running gear. It started off with a 400 bhp bhp engine and then progressed onto the 512 bhp powerplant.

These are some pics of the original build from '94.

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 21:58

After returning from DJM it was time to start building it...

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 21:58

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:00

some pics from it's early life..

At Donno

Cupra · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:00

wow this is gonna be a good log

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:01

At a 0-100-0 day (can't remember which mag) with martin's old Skyline to the left.

Cosmo did 0-60 in 3.8 that day !!!!!

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:02

Martin was invited to have my car featured on a Men and Motors programme but this happened the day before. They still filmed the car around the damage

At The Clarkson shoot, he's shaking martin's hand because his cars were wasted by a humble Mondeo..

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:03

The car was then de-tuned to about 330 bhp ready to sell

De-tuned and ready to sell...

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:04

April 02 the car is sold but while the buyer is sorting the money out the decision is made to just do just one more
track day, what could possibly go wrong..

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:06

Some old mag articles including a photo of the mondeo wasting some supercars at a clarkson video shoot :cool:

http://www.reyland.co.uk/projects/mondeo/resizable-viewer-show.htm?pic=images/fastcar1999.jpg FAST CARM MAG 1999

http://www.reyland.co.uk/projects/mondeo/resizable-viewer-show.htm?pic=images/fastcarpics.jpg PIC FROM CLARKSON VIDEO SHOOT IN FAST CAR

http://www.reyland.co.uk/projects/mondeo/resizable-viewer-show.htm?pic=images/revs2000.jpg REVS MAG TOP SPEED DAY

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:10

5 years pass and it's time to rebuild the car!

It's a road car so no cage or anything but it will have 'more than 500 bhp' and with it being such an aerodynamic shape some good sprint/top speed times are on the cards

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:10

Roof is replaced

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:11

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Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:12

Car is prepped for paint

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:12

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Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:14

freshly painted in the original snot green!

Ish · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:15

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That's it so far. I'll update this post as the build progresses. The car is not to everyones taste but it's 'different' :cool:

Glaucus · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:16

Is this your car or do you work for reyland?

I really like it, keep it sticker free and it's a true sleeper. You can't beat a good sleeper.

Scythe · 26 Nov 2007 at 22:17

Gorgeous car. So do you work for reyland or something? or are you rebuilding it because you are the private owner?