Puzzle #181 - Solved! Deltayn Pegasus

Otto Puzzell · January 16, 2007, 05:54:45 AM

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GTO48 · January 16, 2007, 01:52:54 PM

If it could talk, could it speak German?

MG · January 16, 2007, 02:11:33 PM

Jawohl, mein Herr! To my eye, looks for sure like its based on a MB 500 SL or such like......

Otto Puzzell · January 17, 2007, 02:29:48 AM

Not German, or based on a German car.

hugo90 · January 22, 2007, 12:46:41 AM

Plastic body on a Nissan Z? It has Taunus tail lights

Otto Puzzell · January 22, 2007, 04:09:33 AM

Not Nissan-based. You're probably right about the taillights

AirCooledRules · February 10, 2007, 01:11:12 AM

no those are 1985-1992 mk2 Golf taillights. which made me think this is German though i have no idea, im guessing it has to be european though. Maybe italian.

Otto Puzzell · February 10, 2007, 03:00:33 AM

Welcome, ACR!

Not German or Italian.

SeaLion · February 10, 2007, 05:40:55 AM

It is british? The steering wheel is on the right side of the car.

Otto Puzzell · February 10, 2007, 06:56:53 AM

No sir.

Allan L · February 10, 2007, 09:25:47 AM

British Commonwealth?

porridgehead · February 10, 2007, 01:14:40 PM

Does the interior look like it was pecked and scratched at by falcons?

Yes, I am serious.

D-type · February 10, 2007, 03:53:14 PM

They manufactured Golfs in South Africa. And they drive on the left.
So is it South African?
A GSM perhaps?

Otto Puzzell · February 11, 2007, 04:25:46 AM

Quote from: Allan L on February 10, 2007, 09:25:47 AM
British Commonwealth?

Yes

Otto Puzzell · February 11, 2007, 04:32:08 AM

Quote from: D-type on February 10, 2007, 03:53:14 PM
They manufactured Golfs in South Africa. And they drive on the left.
So is it South African?
A GSM perhaps?

No.

Allan L · February 12, 2007, 04:36:34 AM

Australian?

Otto Puzzell · February 12, 2007, 02:05:42 PM

Yes!

Allan L · February 12, 2007, 03:48:49 PM

Ford or Ford-based?

Tifosi · February 12, 2007, 06:16:53 PM

Griffith?

Dan

Otto Puzzell · February 13, 2007, 04:00:29 AM

QuoteIt is british? The steering wheel is on the right side of the car.

Correction - this car was built in the UK, not Australia. I read about it in an article from an Australian club, and made an incorrect assumption.

Back to the Q&A: Not a Griffith; not a Ford. .

wilsongt · February 22, 2007, 04:56:09 AM

Pegasus? Based on a Jag XJ-S, V12. 6 or so kits - and as a co-incidence there's even one on UK Ebay at the moment

Regards
Glenn

Otto Puzzell · February 22, 2007, 05:00:21 AM

Deltayn Pegasus it is.

Oldbootneck · July 13, 2007, 07:45:54 PM

The car is a Parradine Pegasus V12, 1990. Launched at Geneva Show with a price tag of £92,000. 19 built at magny Cours f1 circuit in france before French government panicked at start of Gulf War in 1991 and pulled plug on project. I have chassis number 5, road tested at 167 mph (275kph) and 0 -100kph in 5.1 seconds at Magny Cours. I have much information and photos on this car if anybody needs they can contact me on +44 (0)1633 411891 - are there any more out there?
Terry Houghton

DeAutogids.nl · May 14, 2010, 06:08:57 AM

Quote from: Oldbootneck on July 13, 2007, 07:45:54 PM
The car is a Parradine Pegasus V12, 1990. Launched at Geneva Show with a price tag of £92,000. 19 built at magny Cours f1 circuit in france before French government panicked at start of Gulf War in 1991 and pulled plug on project. I have chassis number 5, road tested at 167 mph (275kph) and 0 -100kph in 5.1 seconds at Magny Cours. I have much information and photos on this car if anybody needs they can contact me on +44 (0)1633 411891 - are there any more out there?
Terry Houghton

This looks to be right:

"Probably the ultimate British classic sports car, chassis number 5 of 19 factory produced cars and as far as is known, the first road car ever with Carbon Fibre/Kevlar composite body - hence the original £92,000 price tag.
In 1990 "The Sunday Times Magazine" wrote about these cars:
"BRITISH BUSINESSMAN JOHN PARRADINE PRESENTED HIS SPORTS CAR AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW THIS SPRING; AND ENCOURAGED BY THE RESPONSE HE EXPECTS TO PUT THE JAGUAR ENGINED 170 MPH MACHINE INTO PRODUCTION BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. PROBLEMS WITH INVESTMENT HAVE LEAD TO THE PROJECT BEING BASED IN FRANCE, AT MAGNY-COURS. THE CAR WILL PROBABLY COST ABOUT £90,000 AND DELIVERIES SHOULD BEGIN IN A YEAR."

Equipped with 6 x Weber 40 DCOE carbs, manual Getrag 5-speed box, lightened and balanced flywheel, crank and clutch assembly, new alloy rad, recent £5,000 recommissioning spend, Italian saddle leather and suede interior (by Callow & Maddox), new MoT, currently SORN'd. Originally road tested at 173mph and sub 5 secs 0 - 60mph. Beautifully balanced chassis with 50/50 weight distribution. Rebuilt Compomotive three-piece wheels with new "W" rated tyres
Generally excellent condition, but needs new carpets and some minor paint scuffs touched in. Full provenance since new, with only three owners and stacks of history and original marketing material, including the above Sunday Times article and road tests. Many other photos and history available for genuinely interested enthusiasts.
Prof. Jim Randall, Head of Engineering for Jaguar and reponsible for the XJ 220 project, having driven this car, got out with a big grin and said "a man of my age shouldn't have this much fun - we should have made it!"
This is a very, very rare car and according to John Parradine, the only one known of the 19 he built on the road in the world, the rest being in private collections. There is only one other known car currently being recommisioned in Australia. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiast of rare marques, or would make a suberb track car. I am currently building a 6.0 litre V12 with ported and gas-flowed heads for this car scheduled to produce 400bhp+ and is available by separate negotiation. This should produce a car capable of approaching 200mph.
This is NOT a kit car.
"

Otto Puzzell · May 14, 2010, 06:31:20 AM

As I undesratnd it, this Deltayn Pegasus, designed in 1989 by Richard Oakes as a "Cobra for the nineties", and based on Jaguar components, evolved into the Parradine Pegasus as production was moved to France. Pegasus was the second Deltayn model line, after the Proteus.

In '89, it was allegedly capable of only 160 MPH, so the extra year did it some good.

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Puzzle #181 - Solved! Deltayn Pegasus

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