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Sri Gopal Automobile Museum
Mumbai, India
We celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the iconic Gujarat Master, the King of Indian Roads
This blue model here is actually the first generation Master to ever produced and sold to the public. The original Master was basically a rebadged Malford Dover and with several modifications to suit the badly maintained Indian roads at the time. The car, however, was more associated with well-to-do people at that time, and it wasn’t became a staple of the Indian market until the late 60s due to lower living standards in the country.
The Gujarat Master, as well its donor car was a pretty advanced car at the time. Semi-trailing arms and steel monocoque bodies aren’t what we called groundbreaking today but in the 50s, it was witchcraft. The Gujarat’s design is different from what we know today, as the original design tends to be more American than what we see today, and it is more larger and tougher than the donor car thanks to its modifications.
With a 55hp 1.5 liter Lanyard push-rod engine from Malford Motors, the car could go from 0-100 in 19 seconds and its top speed is about 150 km/h. Two versions are available, with the model shown here is the “Deluxe” model with more chrome, better seats and a twin color scheme.
The current vehicle was bought by the owner of the museum and it was part of his collection. But today, the car was officially sent to England as to test how the iconic Indian sedan could do in Goodwood. Driving the vehicle is the well-known American race car driver James Vaughn Jr, who was the champion of the GTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at 2018 and 2019.
Official Goodwood Time: 1:33.51
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Innovation that (doesn’t) excite.
Union Motor Cars has a reputation as an odd automaker, and it seems like it wanted to remind anybody who may have forgotten as much with it’s two cars it brought to the goodwood FOS.
For those looking for a bit of nostalgia, the BRC 1 Spec 96. Driven by Thicc Johnson in 1996, this vehicle lagged significantly behind the pacesetters, despite being a little engineering marvel in and of itself. Using a Flatplane Crank V8, the BRC1 Spec 96 made 486 HP out of it’s thirsty, Naturally Aspirated powerplant. The car was noted for its atrocious handling, but despite that ended up being remarkably light, at just under 2000 pounds. The car was fired up once more, and was able to produce a time of 53.26 on the Hillclimb.
For those looking for something on the utterly insane side, however, UMC had them covered as well.
It lacks in eloquence, elegance, grace, looks, logic, and, most of all, sense.
An dual rear wing concept along with a monkey seat, massive front wing, and a blown rear wing producing over 1,000 pounds of downforce leads to one of the strangest looking cars to take on the hillclimb, though with a 6 Liter V12 Twin Turbo powerplant producing 1,760 HP in the middle, it was hard to say that the car wasn’t a serious contender for the top time. It’s Dual Clutch Transmission helped it get a 0-60 time of 2 seconds, and propelled it into a respectable 43.70 on the hillclimb. Though, as with most concepts, there were glaring flaws in the design, ones that had yet to be refined as it rolled off the trailer, though ones that leave us wondering what a perfect interpretation of the vision behind this car would have been.
Dude, this is in really bad taste. What would even possess you to post something like this, seriously?
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Official letter for the event:
I’m here to say sorry for the previous article I have posted, as I was supposed to showcase a car but I felt too creative today and I was not aware of the issues that I made would cause problems on the forums. The related article was removed beforehand after some decisions.
Also, thanks for MrChips for pointing that out.
Norton Automotive presents:
Past, Present, and Future
celebrating 52 successful years with Stoki Oil
1969 Norton DN69
The Norton DN69 is Norton Racing’s entry into the 1969 Formula One season, powered by the reliable Zacspeed F384 V8 engine. Driven by Dave Norton and Shacky Ickx, the DN69 carried Norton to a second place in the Constructor’s Championship after two relatively unsucessful seasons in the years before.
It also marked the start of a long and prosperous relationship with Stoki Oil, with the team using its products on and off the track, and the car bearing the now famous Stoki Oil logo above the driver number on the front of the car.
2021 Norton TS3 820X
courtesy of @HurtsJustALittleBit
The Norton TS3 820X represents the pinnacle of design and development for track performance based on the TS3 platform.
A derestricted, race-prepared version of the 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine found in the TS3 GT3 features upgrades and enhancements to provide a significant increase in power, up to 820 horsepower and an extra 30 HP on tap from a push-to-pass system.
Goodwood Hillclimb time - 0:44:86
2021 Norton NRT-21
The NRT-21 is Norton Racing’s entry into the 2021 Formula One season, an evolution of the 2020 contender, the NRT-20. It benefits from aerodynamic and chassis developments by the team throughout the winter, as well as a new power unit, supplied by Zacspeed Powertrains in a long-term deal that will see Zacspeed provide engines to Norton Racing once again in a customer relationship. This is one of several key changes that will help propel Norton in its bid to better its third place in the Constructor’s Championship last season with a new driver lineup of Pando Borris and Daniel Shacciardo.
The NRT-21 displayed here is Pando’s number 8 car painted in a special one-off Stoki Oil livery used in the Monaco Grand Prix, where he achieved an astonishing result on the podium. The retro livery marks Norton’s tribute to Stoki’s timeless livery design while reflecting a racing connection that began in the days of team founder Dave Norton, celebrating a partnership between the two companies that is now stronger than ever.
Norton Zenith Vision Automation Turismo
The Norton Zenith Vision Series is a car developed by Norton Automotive with an eye for 2030 and beyond. It brings to life the future, while staying true to the design pillars and principles established by Norton; committed to putting the driver first with a single seater design and a interior layout heavily inspired by Norton Racing’s Formula One cars.
Mounted behind the cabin is an extreme evolution of Norton’s 5.0-litre V8 Twin Turbo engine. This drives the rear wheels, while the “pods” housing the front wheels contain high output electric motors which drive the front wheels. The overall combined output of the Zenith’s advanced hybrid system reaches upwards of 1450 HP.
Experience all that the Norton Zenith Vision Series has to offer in an upcoming update for Automation Turismo | CONNECTION |. We hope that you will take this opportunity to maximise the car’s full potential and enjoy every second of doing so.
A big thank you to @HurtsJustALittleBit and @chiefzach2018 for their help. <3
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1993 Zacspeed FZ93C
| 1993 Zacspeed FZ93C | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Carbon fiber and Aramid monocoque |
| Suspension | Pushrod front and rear, hydropneumatic active system |
| Axle Track | 1690 mm front 1615 mm rear |
| Wheelbase | 2844 mm |
| Engine | Zacspeed FE5, 3493 cc 67° atmospheric V10 Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted |
| Transmission | Zacspeed transverse sequential 6-speed semi-automatic |
| Power | 760-780 HP at 13800 RPM |
| Weight | 505 kg |
| Fuel | Polyfuel |
| Tires | Max Grip |
| Entrants | Retech Zacspeed Racing |
| Drivers | 0. Damian Grove 2. Alexandre Frost |
| Debut | 1993 South African Grand Prix |
2021 Zacspeed ZR21
| 2021 Zacspeed ZR21 | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Carbon fiber composite monocoque |
| Front Suspension | Carbon fiber wishbone and pushrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system |
| Rear Suspension | Carbon fiber wishbone and pullrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system |
| Length | 5500 mm including rear wing |
| Width | 2000 mm |
| Height | 950 mm |
| Wheelbase | 3700 mm |
| Engine | Zacspeed FTE21, 1598 cc 90° turbo V6 Direct injection, limited to 15000 RPM Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted |
| Electric Motor | Zacspeed-Distance kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems |
| Transmission | Zacspeed Technologies sequential 8-speed + 1 reverse semi-automatic Epicyclic differential Multi-plate limited slip clutch |
| Battery | Zacspeed-Distance 4 MJ lithium-ion batteries 20 kg minimum weight |
| Power | 740 HP |
| Weight | 752 kg |
| Fuel | Polyfuel/Retech race fuels |
| Lubricants | Polyfuel |
| Brakes | Bremsi |
| Tires | Tyrelli |
| Entrants | Zacspeed Racing |
| Drivers | 5. Max Schnell 23. Alonzo "Al" Bono |
| Debut | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Credits
@XenoYparxi for designing the Zacspeed Racing logo
@kookie for refining the modern F1 car’s design
@titleguy1 for telling me to “seek professional mental help”
@Xepy for watching me build these for almost a whole day
@CorsicaUnknown for hosting and helping with HTML
Jimmy Broadbent for figuring out the times
A bunch of people for input on the liveries
Y’all rock 
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Thank you to everyone for taking part!
We hope you enjoyed the event. The next show will take place on August 15th with the 2021 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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