Ariel Atom

[SilentUnicorn]

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WOW I WANT ONE~

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[michalotti_tr]

Pretty wicked ride, isn't it? I said the same thing when I saw it on the aborted run of Top Gear here - I was really starting to enjoy it when it disappeared /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Bret]

The Vehicle is indeed awesome! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Sidebar: I don’t know about the rest of you but Jeremy needs to wear a helmet when he drives something that fast without a windscreen, because I was totally repulsed by his jowls flopping in the wind. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[michalotti_tr]

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[Steve_S]

Bret, your comment had me laughing me arse off for the whole test drive. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

 

[Bret]

Yes well, I guess when we reach a certain age things not normally exposed to such excessive external forces tend to react in unanticipated ways. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

We’ve all seen’em, the gal that try’s jogging for the first time in 20 years and her breasts deify gravity & seem to have a mind or their own. Or just as bad the middle aged guy who decides it’s a good idea to put on bicycle pants and pretend he’s Lance Armstrong. (Shutters at the thought! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif)

Think of it as God’s clever way of telling you that this new venture you’ve embarked on isn’t a good idea.

But then some folks have no shame. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[R6MGS]

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Yes well, I guess when we reach a certain age things not normally exposed to such excessive external forces tend to react in unanticipated ways. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

We’ve all seen’em, the gal that try’s jogging for the first time in 20 years and her breasts deify gravity & seem to have a mind or their own. Or just as bad the middle aged guy who decides it’s a good idea to put on bicycle pants and pretend he’s Lance Armstrong. (Shutters at the thought! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif)

Think of it as God’s clever way of telling you that this new venture you’ve embarked on isn’t a good idea.

But then some folks have no shame. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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[Banjo]

Impressive. I think I need one in the corral next to the Lotus. (AS IF!)
Funny about the jowels, especially after his remarks about middle aged guys looking goofy on bikes.

 

[RomanH]

I think if his jowels flapped ny more the disturbance in the airflow would have slowed the car tremendously! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

Looks like it would be a lot of fun to drive on the streets though! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif

 

[AngliaGT]

I want one!And I don't have to look at myself when I drive!

- Doug

 

[Nunyas]

wow.... looks like an EXTREMELY fun car to drive....

 

[DrEntropy]

mehheh... a terrorist tool...

WHOOPEEE!!!!

 

[GregW]

Saw my first Atom today on the freeway here in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for me, it was on a flatbed truck, so I couldn’t see it in action. Fortunately for the driver, it was on a flatbed truck, ‘cause it was raining pretty hard. Maybe it’ll show up for one of Steve’s All British Malibu cruises.

 

[kennypinkerton]

I saw one on Top gear - verrrrrrrrry cool car! 'specially if'n it's fair weather outside!

I'll take 4 of 'em!

 

[Nunyas]

just uhm.... wear a helmet please.... I don't particularly care to see people's faces flappin' in the wind while going 80MPH.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

 

[aeronca65t]

My local VW/Audi dealer has a T-Rex 3-wheel sportster in the window of their showroom.....gets lots of comments and double-takes.

 

[DART]

and I had a ride yesterday in a new Ford GT-40. Only wish this old body could take those G-forces and still contain all the fluids. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazyeyes.gif

 

[Bruce Bowker]

Ariel Atoms are availble in the US according to AutoWeek and are backordered!

 

[Nunyas]

as kit cars though, right?

had a friend in my office show me his paper work for getting one... seems the people he found selling them sells them as pre-assembled kit cars. Oh yeah, that friend also jumped ship (before actually ordering the Atom) in favor of the VW 3 wheeler... we call him the new toy kid... heh

 

[Bruce Bowker]

They are being manufactured in Ashland Oregon. Street legal even in California - AutoWeek Feb 20, 2006.