Sample 16
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 Sample 16
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| Sample 16 | |
| Production period: | 1969 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Coupe |
| Engines: | 1900 cm² gasoline engine |
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| Height: | 860 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2690 mm |
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| Previous model | Sample 15 |
| successor | Sample 2001 |
The Probe 16 was a small series produced by the British sports car manufacturer Adams Probe Motor Co. Only three vehicles were built and still exist today. The Probe 16 achieved a certain level of notoriety through its use in Stanley Kubrick's cult film " Clockwork Orange " from 1971. Kubrick used the car because of its extremely futuristic design at the time. The sample 16 (AB / 4) used in the film was referred to as "Durango 95". The sample 16 also achieved a certain fame through many a prominent owner, such as Jack Bruce , the bassist of the supergroup Cream , or Laurence Laing , the drummer of Mountain .
Specifications:
| design | Dennis Adams |
| Technical development | Peter Adams |
| number of pieces | three (3): AB / 2, AB / 3 and AB / 4 |
| Construction year | 1969 |
| chassis | from Austin 1800 |
| engine | 1800 cm² four-cylinder in - line engine ( Otto , OHV from Austin (BLMC 1800cc Mk2), expanded to 1900 cm²) as a mid-mounted engine |
| Carburetor | Weber 45 |
| Race tuning | Janspeed Engineering, UK |
| body | GRP |
| Ground clearance | 10 centimeters |
| height | 860 mm |
| Factory price | 3650 - British pounds , about 60,854 € (adjusted for inflation as of 2015) |
literature
- David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing plc. Dorchester (1997). ISBN 1-874105-93-6