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Films: 1972 Piper P2: One Man’s Legacy With A British Oddity
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Made To Drive | S10 E04

1972 Piper P2: One Man’s Legacy With A British Oddity

You may not have heard of Piper Cars, but the owner of this P2 helped create it.
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Paul Steel
Paul Steel
6 years ago

I have seen a couple of Pipers in the UK at Historic motoracing events, still and on track, and Piper Cams are well known, but I hadn’t paid too mugh attention until now, so thanks for that, a very nice film.

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Alexandre Goncalves
Alexandre Goncalves
6 years ago

Beautiful story, but I just couldn’t help feling sad at the end…

Funny how a car can leave such a big mark on your life..

How do you find these gems? Great story and video Petrolicious!

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Steve Blender
Steve Blender
6 years ago

That was simply perfect. The car, the story, and the man behind them both. I was genuinely sad when it came to an end. Well done.

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JMALL
JMALL
6 years ago

A brilliant story and footage of a wonderfully rare marque.

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Valor007
Valor007
6 years ago

Speaks of a Golden Era in car manufacturing….when men with dreams could still build cars. Sure, we have super fast cars today, but they lack the character and personality of cars built by men’s dreams as opposed to corporate objectives, IMO. Lovely video!

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Carlos Ferreira
Carlos Ferreira
6 years ago

Whenever I see someone overspend on some default classic car, I think about all the much more interesting choices out there, like this. Sub zero cool.

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GuitarSlinger
GuitarSlinger
6 years ago
Reply to  Carlos Ferreira

” Sub zero cool ”

…. and then some . Three cheers for the individualist iconoclast gearhead who knows a good thing when he/she sees it despite its eluding everyone else’s eyes , gaze and attention ..

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JB21
JB21
6 years ago

Such an interesting car, such an interesting story!! Love it.

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wing nut
wing nut
6 years ago

These are the stories and films I enjoy from Petrolicious the most. Those involving unique cars rarely seen or known and the people and stories behind them. Very enjoyable.

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CruiseMulholland
CruiseMulholland
6 years ago

Bill Atkinson’s life changing car story … well told and beautifully lensed.
We maybe see and learn some more about the Pipers driving dynamics in a part2?!. Loved the TVRish dash/interior.

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John Maccarone
John Maccarone
6 years ago

Nice film!

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Kurt Uzbay
Kurt Uzbay
6 years ago

Great story.. and what a proper gentleman-…
Love the pict of the Cortina and the AC at 1:48…
Cheers- Kurt

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GuitarSlinger
GuitarSlinger
6 years ago

Yet another successful ” Stump the Grump ” effort as well as a fine story and video . e.g. Y’all got me good on this one … and in truth … I enjoyed every second of it !

😎

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Sean Smith
Sean Smith
6 years ago

A fantastic story. Bravo!!

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