Unloved supercars/ Forgotten supercars/ Rare cars

Unloved supercars/ Forgotten supercars/ Rare cars

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G'kar

3,728 posts

188 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Ron Burgundy said:
LHDisbest said:
Garlick said:
touching cloth said:
R5GTTGaz said:
That is surely not all above board...
I'm interested to know if that is a genuine car. If so, my bank card is twitching........
shout STEP AWAY FROM THE CHEAP FERRARI!

If you want to bankrupt yourself then you might as well buy a 400 series as a V12 is always better that a V8.

Should get a 400 pretty cheap... scratchchin
End of the day you could go bankrupt on a 30k fezza, its just a case of having in the garage and you can say you own one
The 8 is a little slow. 3.2 and 3.4 are great cars.

Ipelm

522 posts

194 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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The most unloved supercar has to be the Aston DB6 MK2 with electronic fuel injection. The MK2 was introduced right at the end of its production run and is distinguishable by its flared wheel arches. They tried to be really clever and introduced this half arsed electronic fuel injection (at a time when they were not on production cars) who's party piece was to fill up the cylinders with fuel and cause the engine to hydraulic and destroy itself. This happened when the engine wasnt running and you left the ignition on for any time, and when the engine was started.........you can guess! None survive I think, but who knows I expect SOMEONES got one somewhere.

Caruso

7,448 posts

258 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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I stopped dreaming and started buying! thumbup


PurelyRetro

7,211 posts

206 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Caruso said:


I stopped dreaming and started buying! thumbup
I'm liking your plan, two of the both understated and unloved pair i've seen thumbup

G'kar

3,728 posts

188 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Garlick

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40,601 posts

242 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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I was saying in the office earlier that I think this particular 'rossa looks so modern and fresh finished in grey.

Beautiful car, tempting price.

DjSki

1,324 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Never got the Rossa lads, even when it was driven ridiculously by Sonny Crockett. Just so tacky......

DjSki

1,324 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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JB Rugby

4,201 posts

217 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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PurelyRetro said:
Chris71 said:


Seriously tempted by one of these.
Ahh one of the cars I spent years dreaming of owning, still hasn't happened cloud9
Still think this is the best looking Ferrari made since I've been into cars (I'm 30). I Could perhaps afford one but very scared of the running costs!

CO2000

3,177 posts

211 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Ok prob (ok def not) not a proper super car but what about the much trumpeted at the time Panther Solo 2 ?

Maybe with a 450-500bhp YBB it could have been on spec sheet at least....

Co.

Mark-C

5,224 posts

207 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Garlick said:
The Alpine is a great shout thumbup
Yep ... great shout ... worked at a Renault dealer for a bit in the early 90s and we had an A610 Turbo in ... one below is a Le Mans .... certainly under rated and probably unloved. Not helped by product placement in BBC's very unloved Eldorado

to Elle .... seen you on the occasional thread and absolutely love the Venturi (saw a few at Le Mans in the early 90s ... Jacques Laffite?) which is kinda related to the Alpine


Wacky Racer

38,302 posts

249 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Not many purists rate the Mk3 "E" type, preferring the Mk 1 or 2, but I think the Mk 3 V12 is cloud9



Will be worth an absolute fotune in another 25 years.........

Vixpy1

42,630 posts

266 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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L100NYY said:
shout Out!

ironictwist

7,127 posts

207 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Wacky Racer said:
Not many purists rate the Mk3 "E" type, preferring the Mk 1 or 2, but I think the Mk 3 V12 is cloud9



Will be worth an absolute fotune in another 25 years.........
Out of curiosity, what makes the Mk3 more special than the other two? Reason I ask is, I've always wanted an E-Type but didn't think there was a major difference between all 3 Mk's.

Wacky Racer

38,302 posts

249 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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ironictwist said:
Wacky Racer said:
Not many purists rate the Mk3 "E" type, preferring the Mk 1 or 2, but I think the Mk 3 V12 is cloud9



Will be worth an absolute fotune in another 25 years.........
Out of curiosity, what makes the Mk3 more special than the other two? Reason I ask is, I've always wanted an E-Type but didn't think there was a major difference between all 3 Mk's.
At first glance they all look similar, but the Mk 3 which came out in 1971, with the V12 engine had flared wheel arches, and a different nose compared to this very early (and expensive) example.....


El Guapo

2,787 posts

192 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Garlick said:
I'll take one of these too

+1
Sheer elegance

XJSJohn

15,981 posts

221 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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This one is definitely an unloved supercar, but in a strange way, i still wouldn't mind one in my garage ...



and a Spyker - crazy Dutch smoked too much weed style, but rather cool ...



And a controversial modern "mainstream" supercar that certainly gets mixed opinions!


XJSJohn

15,981 posts

221 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Caruso said:


I stopped dreaming and started buying! thumbup
you leave those two rusting away on the drive, so whats hidden in the garage?? hehe

John D.

18,022 posts

211 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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XJSJohn said:
and a Spyker - crazy Dutch smoked too much weed style, but rather cool ...



And a controversial modern "mainstream" supercar that certainly gets mixed opinions!

Er...what? since when are either of those two unloved?

XJSJohn

15,981 posts

221 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Because most people that i know, although appreciating the engineering, generally concider them to be rather fugley.