006 Adams Probe 16 (1969) JFB 220 H by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Adams Probe 16 (1969) Engine 1798cc S4 BMC B series Production 3 (all different) Chassis AB/4 Registration Number JFB 330 H (Bath) ADAMS SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157624657341487... Designed by former Marcos designers Dennis and Peter Adams at Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, as an investigation into extremes of styling. Powered by a mid mounted Austin 1800 B series engine the car stands just 34 inches high, the front wheels being 10 inches and the rears 13 inches. With entry via a glass panelled sliding roof. Exhibited at the 1969 British Motor Show it won a design award for the best British styling. Car were powered by a BMC B series engine of 1798cc, bored out and race tuned by Janspeed Engineering breathing through a Weber DCOE 40 carburettor .Only three were ever produced. The first - AB/2, license plate MJO 145H – was sold to American songwriter Jimmy Webb. The second - AB/3, license plate PWV 222H - was sold to Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who then gave it to his musical partner in Bruce & Laing, Corky Laing, as a birthday gift. The third car AB/4, license plate JFB 220H - was owned originally by Robin Gibbons of England. Robin Gibbons lent Stanley Kubrick his Probe 16 (AB/4) for use in filming in his 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange. In the film, it is referred to as Durango 95 In the TV programme Top Gear it was nominated for restoration in the programs Restoration Rip-Off feature but it was out-voted by Paddy Hopkirk's Mini for restoration. he car was subsequently restored by Club Autosport Ltd All three car survive Diolch am 99,485,088 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 99,485,088 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 12.11.2022, at the Classic Car Show, NEC, Marston Green, Birmingham REF 167-006
