Entries Tagged as 'caparo'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Jason Plato injured when Caparo T1 bursts into flames at 150 mph

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Supercars

Jason Plato, BTCC champion and Fifth Gear presenter, found himself in the midst of a Caparo T1 barbeque while testing the new supercar at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire. According to Plato, he noticed a loss of power while traveling upwards of 150 MPH. He checked the outside mirror, saw […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

VIDEO: Jason Plato’s firey review of the Caparo T1

Filed under: Videos, Supercars

Earlier this month, Fifth Gear presenter and British Touring Car Championship driver Jason Plato was hurt behind the wheel of the high-performance Caparo T1 supercar while filming a segment for the UK television show. In this video footage of the incident, all looks swell as Plato takes the car around a track, […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Speeders are screwed! Caparo T1 police edition

Filed under: Etc., Supercars, Police/Emergency

You feelin’ lucky, punk? Don’t even think about trying your luck in London with this Caparo T1 police car on the prowl. It will run you down faster than a cheetah does a gazelle, that is, if it doesn’t burst into flames first. Top Gear reports that the car will obviously […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Caparo T1 disqualified after taking Top Gear lap record

Filed under: Supercars

Performance figures don’t give an accurate picture of just how well a car performs overall. A given car may be the fastest to sixty, but that doesn’t mean it has the highest top speed, tightest cornering or sharpest brakes. Lap times around a given track paint a more accurate, comprehensive picture of a […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Connaught and Caparo conspiring on Type-D

Filed under: Euro, Plants/Manufacturing, Tech

Connaught’s getting help from a fellow British sports car maker to get the Type-D to market next year. Caparo’s vehicle engineering division, which does much the same thing as Lotus - supplying parts and engineering services to customers, will build the steel and composite chassis for the Type D. Caparo will […]

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