Since robin hood is a character in the public domain, there is no restriction on his use. Professionally built by my father in law and i and registered on the road in 2008. Watch robin hood online full episodes of season 3 to 1 yidio. I acquired an old dead sierra and some other bits and pieces cosworth rear end, ex rally car pinto 180bhp etc. There was a robin hood record breaking collection of 205 kits and in one day, there was a total of 125 robin hood 2b kits collected. This was built by both my self and my father who has over 30 years professional experience in mechanical engineering.
Robin hood 3a 2000 garage systems, lotus sports car, kit cars. On the face of it, the bbcs robin hood is a terrible television programme. The robin hood 2b is a self build car kit that can be purchased from great british sports cars. Finally on the road very fast lovely car to drive past iva first time if your building a robin hood and need advice on iva leave a message il try and help you out. Robin hood 2b in excellent but used condition has a good patina of age inline with the 20. First watched on netflix and fell in love with robin of locksley and his merry band of outlaws, never forget the outlaws. Comes with set of lightweight alloys with yokohama tyres. We have now formed an essex kit car club and want to help and encorage people especially those in the earlier part of the build process. Used, robin hood kit car clean car summer ready lo hi here i have a robin hood kit car registerd in kit car bucket seats gbsc robin hood. The fitting of the surround to the windscreen is covered quite extensively on the robin hood videos, but again it is not quite as straight forward as you would hope. Bbcs robin hood without robin hood and guy of gisbourne.
Robin hood series 3a week 9 north east kit and classic car club. The sheriff is now in charge, crippling the poor with taxes and severely punishing them. Robin hood, a silent film starring robert frazer as robin hood. My experiences of building a new series iii kit from robin hood. Robin hood motor spares, orpington, bromley, united kingdom. The new series iii may appear to be a worth while investment compared withthe more traditional robin hood kits, since it should save you having to salvage more parts from the donor and fabricate components, but the kit at least in june 98 seemed to be an odd comprimise between the more usual, basic, kits and a complete box of parts. A large amount of time was spent trying to get the parts given to us to go together, and weve spent weeks seriously modifying the kit to make it safer and more usable. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. Robin hood engineering began life in 1984 making ferrari daytona replicas based on the rover sd1 from a factory in sherwood, nottingham.
Drama series which gives a contemporary feel to the classic robin hood legend. Watch full episodes of robin hood and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Robin hood owners club essex kit car club rhocar is a well established forum, essex kit car club is a fledgling club growing steadily and caters for any kit car. Kit car classic cars robin hood for sale car and classic. The car failed sva at the first attempt, on numerous things. Robin hoodthemed films and television series liveaction features early 1900s to 1950. Garage systems, kit cars, robin, antique cars, vehicles, vintage cars, rolling stock, european robin, vehicle. After 6 years of build i finally got my series 3a in for its iva.
I bought it last year and over the winter have upgraded and personalized the car. Nizhiy novgorodbased freelance artist andrey tkachenko previously created series of illustrations depicting soviet cars as dieselpunk machines and robots. As the uks number one kitcar specialist, we have been arranging insurance for robin hood many years, and with our large panel of kitcar insurance providers, including dozens of household name insurers, we offer cover for every situation, including younger robin hood owners, classic robin hood kit cars and even optional track day cover on some policies. Toy products ltd were a toy manufacturer but i can find little information on the company other than this listing in the london gazette, 19th april 1955, when the company was in receivership. Here are some photos and some words about the build of my car. Robin hood series 3a week 10 north east kit and classic car. Hi, my name is dave andrews, i am 48 years old and a kit car enthusiast. Classic robin hood cars for sale in uk classic cars hq. The factory covered 30,000 square feet 2,800 m 2 and was on a one and a half acre site. The kit is based on a donor vehicle most commonly the ford sierra and comes with enough of the basic parts to assemble a lotus 7 replica sometimes referred to as a locost sports car. From 1987 production switched to a range of lotus 7 inspired kit cars using the triumph dolomite, ford cortina or ford sierra as the donor vehicle. Robin hood series 3a week 9 north east kit and classic. Jul 28, 2015 robin hood 2b kit car project like a westfield.
Robin hood series 3a week 10 north east kit and classic. Robin hood engineering ltd was a british kit car manufacturer based in mansfield woodhouse, nottinghamshire. Robin hood kit car insurance robin hood car insurance. Even when the climax was reached robin hood micheal praed was killed off, not marion. Oct 07, 2006 welcome to a timeless classic with a new spin. First registered in 1988 and has just passed its mot no problem. Kit car by advert type for sale 26 wanted 6 services 1 kit car by price. Complete kit car magazine is a premium monthly publication reflecting the passion, technical knowhow, depth of knowledge.
Aided by a gang of outlaws including will scarlett, the ingenious engineer. More accurate to the true story of robin hood, with uk own twist and amazing tale of this catchy and completely worth it series. Robin hood kit car for sale in uk view 72 bargains. Robin hood series 3a, in need of tlc for sale kit car trader. A classic 1930s inspired design built from the 1980s on written on. Ive been a bit quiet on the forums for the past couple of years but thanks to everyone who helped along the way.
In 2006, robin hood engineering was bought by great british sports cars ltd. I am the owner of a robin hood sierra 7, this is not dissimilar to a caterhamlotus 7 or westfield, but it uses a ford sierra as a donor vehicle. Even so i had to disassemble a large majority of the bits which had obviously been put together hurriedly. Radius at the bottom to comply with iva regulations. The robin hood kit turned out not to be much of a kit just a load of parts that didnt fit. Robin hood and his merry men, a silent film directed by percy stow, and the first appearance of robin hood on the screen. So the car is the all stainless model and as bought running a 5000 mile old.
Robin and his manservant much are determined to fight for the good of these people. The factory covered 30,000 square feet 2,800 m 2 and was on a one and a half acre site the company was founded in 1980 in sherwood, nottinghamshire and started by making ferrari daytona replicas based on the rover sd1 and the super seven after the production by lotus ended. Robin hood build products brake bleeding techniques. Left hand polished stainless steel stonegaurd, universal fit. Robin hood kit car project 2000 westfield mk spares or repairs barn find bargain. Large enough to fit a robin hood 2b as well as many other lotus 7 type cars. Tracking international post means that i will provide you with a number so you can check where the item is while traveling to reach you. Robin hood outlawed, a british silent film starring a. Robin hood kitcars identification rhocar community. Watch robin hood online full episodes of season 3 to 1. We are selling reluctantly our robin hood 2b, this is a 2 litre injected pinto engine, very quick and lots of fun. Robin, who returns home from the crusades where he was a noble knight to king richard, the king of england, to find his home and the town he grew up, in shambles.
Abandoned cadillac deville will it run after 20 years and drive home. Thus, he has often appeared in other films and tv series that do not revolve around the legend in strictest terms, and some other characters have played a robin hood like role. All the suspension was installed as was the engine and gearbox and the electrics were working. My favorite rendition is errol flynn adventures of robin hood, 1938 but what jonas armstrong brings to the character shouldnt be missed. The car was bought from a friend a while back with all the. Explore 7 listings for robin hood kit car for sale at best prices. You are visitor number since 6 september 2001, and 125,000 before. Armstrongs facial expressions and delivery makes you love robin even more. Robin kit car for sale in uk 18 used robin kit cars. It passed at beverley at the end of april and have just received the v5. Needs a bit of body work attention but is a sound quick fun car. I built the car myself five years ago over a period of six months or so. Trade retail car, motorcycle, lcv, parts and accessories supplier.
Jonas armstrongs hood looks like a member of a boy band that got lost in. See more ideas about kit cars, garage systems and robin. Robin of locksley returns home from the holy land to find a changed nottingham. Explore 5 listings for robin kit cars for sale at best prices. Sep 17, 2016 finally on the road very fast lovely car to drive past iva first time if your building a robin hood and need advice on iva leave a message il try and help you out. But even in its weaker moments, such is the strength of the cast that its hard not to get a generous dose of entertainment from each episode.
Robin hood is a long standing favorite tale for the old and the young. Robin hood is a trading or brand name used by toy products ltd who had a factory situated in argent works, bott lane, walsall between the mid 40s and 1955. Series three of robin hood isnt perfect, and sometimes the writing feels a little underwhelming. The bottom rail of the screen does not have the same curvature as the scuttle, so there is a massive gap between the bottom of the screen and the top of the scuttle. I settled on a robin hood sierra seven in stainless steel, it appealed because of the price and single donor concept. Recently, a robin hood 2b has caught my eye, however, being a complete novice to kit cars, i dont know what to look for. I have found a robin hood series 3 with an 2l pinto lump. Its shameless blockbuster saturday night viewing, and all the better for it. I have taken photos along the way as this is my first attempt at building rebuilding a kit car im doing it blind as i dont have a build manual. The reason i love this series is because it is so much fun.