My feeling also. I've been into my 21's since '96, I pulled this heap out of a scrap yard about 20 years ago (yes, i'm really old), '97 IIRC, after an engine bay fire. Shortly after I found a '91 J-Plate that was crashed in 1993 and then sat in a scrap yard, indoors, for years till it was evicted to the yard and spotted by the then-21-owners-club chairman who mentioned it to me in passing on MSN Messenger (those were the days!). I got hold of the owner and bought the whole, crashed mess, with only 18,042 miles on the clock and plagiarised it to resto the white H-Plate fire damaged shell.These are awesome! ?
God, I don't remember the last time I saw one of those! Always preferred the Chamade version I must say, but still a cool car all the same.View attachment 1388611
A bloke round near me has this for a daily. God knows what he has tucked away in a garage if he drives round in a R19 16v everyday
Thats two decades ago now mate, you guys are 20 years, 30,000 miles, a mortgage, 2 kids, a separation, and a mid-life crisis behind the timesThat is some serious 'project' picslol
Kudos for rescuing a rare beast - they were rare back in the day, nevermind now!
I see him most days. There’s also a few R19 Turbos knocking around at local car shows too and a Laguna BiTurbo, makes me tingle when I see it. Might try and get myself to some more shows to get some decent picsGod, I don't remember the last time I saw one of those! Always preferred the Chamade version I must say, but still a cool car all the same.
That was the Europa Cup cars, there's a few still about. A mate has a really good FB group on em, he's a Europa Cap supernerd: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1983531368540249/love these!
remember the one make cup the did....awesome!
Only 19 Turbo they made was the Turbo Diesel, the tastiest the 19 got was the F7P powered 16v.I see him most days. There’s also a few R19 Turbos knocking around at local car shows too and a Laguna BiTurbo, makes me tingle when I see it. Might try and get myself to some more shows to get some decent pics
That's more than most are getting out there 1*2s tbfMy dad had a 25 with the 2.8 V6 in it. He let me use it after I passed my test. I was the don with a whole 150bhp lol
Nah I’m sure there was a 19T with that bonnet vent duct? That’s probably the one, although it does look like a BTCC style Laguna I so could be a possible engine swapThat was the Europa Cup cars, there's a few still about. A mate has a really good FB group on em, he's a Europa Cap supernerd: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1983531368540249/
Only 19 Turbo they made was the Turbo Diesel, the tastiest the 19 got was the F7P powered 16v.
The BiTurbo was a Safrane, and they only made them in left hand drive, we never got them in the UK (b******s).
Sorry, no Lanky Fleabags Allowed... ?Can I post a non-Clio project in here?
The R25 V6T was quite potent at 190bhp, you should have whacked a T3 on it haha!My dad had a 25 with the 2.8 V6 in it. He let me use it after I passed my test. I was the don with a whole 150bhp lol
Must have been a conversion, the vents were on all the 16v models. Defo never an OE Petrol Turbo released. I did see a few R5 GTT C1J's dropped in back in the day, it was an easy conversion.Nah I’m sure there was a 19T with that bonnet vent duct? That’s probably the one, although it does look like a BTCC style Laguna I so could be a possible engine swap![]()
It was, and yeah always gets a great reaction, usually either "OMG I havent seen one of these in years" or "WTF is that thing?"This the one that was at RS Tuning RR day a couple of years ago? I always liked these, super cool big brother to the R5 GTT.
It wasn't a black J-Plate was it, I might have bought it for the reshellThis is awseome! My boss when i was 19 had a 21 quadra. We all thought it was the coolest car at the time.
He wrote it off when he fell asleep at the wheel one night and we all gave him s**t daily for about a year.
More pics please!
Tried that. Didn't work!keep ignoring it and hoping it'll go away!
Emotionally invested, yes, I guess I am lol. I only hope I do it justice as a hobbyist, self taught piss artistLooking forward to watching this unfold. Restos are always good, but they're better when the car has a story and the owner has an emotional attachement. Please keep us up to date with plenty of pics!
The rear axle is startlingly similar to the BMW E30!
Normal baffles yes, but for some reason it choked up on hard right turns. It does corner harder than the OE car, but I think maybe the bottom of the pickup doesn't sit right or something. I swapped out the tank and sender complete a while before this but it still did it, stupid French design lolNo swirl pot inside the tank?
Most weren't, there was around 1500 21 Turbo 2wd made over three phases, the Quadra was only Phase 2 or 3, and they only made 146 in right hand drive. By my estimates there are about 20 left, at best.Loving this!
I’ll be honest, I had no idea these were 4wd!