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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2018, 12:14:57 AM »
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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2018, 10:20:46 AM »
This was probably constructed by the symphonic composer Arthur "two sheds" Jackson in an Idle moment between TV interviews. ;D
Or perhaps not :-[
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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2018, 11:22:56 AM »
Sorry, but no

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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2018, 01:29:20 PM »
It's LHD, so was it built in Germany?
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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2018, 01:40:21 PM »
Is not LHD. Not from Germany
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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2018, 02:01:01 PM »
Keith nicks, vw Passat based, with Audi rs4 engine country wales or uk as it doesn’t specify.

Found an article on it...

A motorised shed has broken a land speed record after its owner hit 100mph driving along a Welsh beach.

Kevin Nicks, the owner of the “fastest shed”, said he was delighted to break his previous record of 80mph (129km/h) while participating in a land speed event at Pendine Sands in Carmarthenshire on Saturday.

"It couldn't have gone better, I'm so happy," he told the BBC.

Over the years, the 53-year-old gardener has spent more than £13,000 creating his motorised shed, which he claims is the world’s only road legal motorised shed.


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I crashed my car at 296mph while trying to break the land speed record
Though he initially created the shed in 2015 from his broken down Volkswagen Passat with the goal of simply driving around the local area, he soon became interested in pushing it to its limits.

Mr Nicks has made previous attempts to break the 100mph barrier, and a recent upgrade has finally allowed him to do it.

"I entered a few speed events and basically floored it. I hit 80mph to break the record, including the Guinness record. But it blew up so it needed some work,” he said.

He credits the addition of an Audi RS4 engine with the “magical moment” when he broke the record at Pendrine.

"I've spent all winter doing it up and putting in a new engine and suspension, it's so quick off the mark,” said Mr Nicks.
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Re: OGB-109 Name this Motorhome
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2018, 02:37:08 PM »
That's it!
Fastest Shed VW Passat based by Kevin Nicks 2016 UK

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Re: OGB-109 Fastest Shed VW Passat based by Kevin Nicks 2016 UK
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2018, 06:36:15 PM »
A shed cracking 100 mph..?
Mr Nicks clearly knows a thing or two about aerodynamics!
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Re: OGB-109 Fastest Shed VW Passat based by Kevin Nicks 2016 UK
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2018, 05:59:02 AM »
A shed cracking 100 mph..?
Mr Nicks clearly knows a thing or two about aerodynamics!
A former aeronautical person would disagree, and a quick look at a reference that deals with land-borne vehicles would permit him to calculate the horsepower required - if I could be bothered!

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Re: OGB-109 Fastest Shed VW Passat based by Kevin Nicks 2016 UK
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2018, 06:15:04 AM »
Yes; I had my tongue firmly in my cheek!
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Re: OGB-109 Fastest Shed VW Passat based by Kevin Nicks 2016 UK
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2018, 07:11:17 AM »
It is registered under the "Q" plate number above with "fastest shed" as the make and a 2782cc engine. It's passed an MoT test a couple of times which must have been worth witnessing!
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Re: OGB-109 Fastest Shed VW Passat based by Kevin Nicks 2016 UK
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2018, 03:37:22 PM »
Not sur where you would find a garage with a lift wide enough to get that on...
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