The engine of the Renault Rialto 'actually turns over, which is a miracle'.
BBC News, NorthamptonshireMechanics working on a salvaged rugby team's punishment car hoped it would be ready to drive by the end of the 2025 rugby season.Former Northampton Saints players said members who made errors in training orStudents are helping with the restoration of the vehicle.Jon Sleightholme, a former Saints player, was happy to pose for a photo in the car, circa 2002Lennie Newman, a former Saints player and manager, volunteered to get the car renovated.
The donor vehicle still had its lights and other parts that would have been difficult to obtain elsewhere.Going forward, mechanics students will sort out the chassis and the engine while body paint students will work on the outside."We’d like to see it done hopefully for the last game of the season next year," he said.
If the Saints repeated the success they have had this season, the car could make its debut on the hallowed turf of Twickenham.
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