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Full Throttle

Mini Cooper.
Airs on Wednesday, January 12 at 9:00pm ET

"The Little Car that Could", the 1978 English Mini becomes a road racer with a new suspension, braking system, and engine upgrades. Fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride as Full Throttle heads to the drag strip in revamped vintage cars. Part reality show, part history, we give two teams the same model of car in similar disrepair, garages, tools, and parts, and just two days to prepare before competing in an all-or-nothing drag race--and in this episode, on a road track with English-style right-hand drive cars! The winner drives away in both cars; the loser walks away empty-handed; the viewer gets an adrenaline dose of automotive history. TVPG

 

Thanks... Think I'll watch it...

 

Yeah, I like that show, I saw the one with the mustangs and one with AMC Pacers.

They tuned a couple of AMC Pacers to around 250 HP

LOL

 

I've got my recorder set!

 

The two Mini's are now on eBay.

 

Hey, I worked on that series. Glad you guys are watching!

 

That show was very good. I'm glad they put the Mini's on a road coarse because the usual drag strip just doesn't do them justice. The team that won defenitely knew how to drive them a lot better.