Adams Probe 16 - Space Age Joyride!
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 11:31AM Every wondered what that crazy sports car from A Clockwork Orange was?? Well, it wasn't designed for the movie! The car's name -very fitting if you've seen the film!- was the Adams Probe 16. Designed and built by the Adams brothers, who were engineers from British constructor Marcos, the car epitomized the wild, low-slung look of the space age. The driver and passenger recline as low as an F1 driver of the era, with the top of the car sliding open for access. The whole business is only 3 feet tall - perfect for looking up the miniskirts of admiring ladies as you cruise by with that inline 4 buzzing away behind your head! Beautiful from some angles, hideous from others, the Adams Probe 16 definitely is a time capsule to an era when cars were far more outlandish, adventurous and fun than they are today! There are supposedly only 3 examples in existence. The Orange one below belongs to collector Phil Karam.
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Reader Comments (5)
the durango 95 purred away a real horrowshow- a nice, warm, vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts...
I would consider it an honor to be horribly dismembered by that steering wheel in a high-speed collision
I think it's interesting to note the formal similarities between this car and the Matra below it!
They did a good job combining a lot of interesting cues from cars of that era into one package. Overall, I like it a lot - the roof line (when in place) is the only weak area to me. Love the rear
the steering wheel reminds me of the ferrari modulo, the wheel arches "almond" cut out the 250 P5.
or is it just me?