Flemke - Is this your McLaren? (Vol 5)

Flemke - Is this your McLaren? (Vol 5)

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BunkMoreland

459 posts

9 months

Thursday 25th April
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z4RRSchris said:
classics were on a huge upward trajectory at the point this was last purchased in 2021, there was alot of cheap money about. Same with art wine crypto nft etc etc.

It was perhaps a punt that would continue. I suspect todays price is less than 2021 price, even more so in real terms. let see where the auction ends up.
People smarter than me will know whether the owner would have made more profit by chucking his $18,6M at the stock markets over the last 3 years.

Caddyshack

11,047 posts

208 months

Thursday 25th April
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BunkMoreland said:
z4RRSchris said:
classics were on a huge upward trajectory at the point this was last purchased in 2021, there was alot of cheap money about. Same with art wine crypto nft etc etc.

It was perhaps a punt that would continue. I suspect todays price is less than 2021 price, even more so in real terms. let see where the auction ends up.
People smarter than me will know whether the owner would have made more profit by chucking his $18,6M at the stock markets over the last 3 years.
The smartest will know to spread it around, even if you are 100% confident the stock market is going up you still need to have money elsewhere…some people just prefer to have a tangible piece of art to hold the money or show their friends.

barchetta_boy

2,211 posts

234 months

Friday 26th April
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Plus no capital gains tax in the UK on cars

EmilA

1,542 posts

159 months

Friday 26th April
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hurstg01 said:
EmilA said:
This looks like the one that is currently on display at Lanzante.
This one is Brown (Creighton Brown, to be precise) , the one at Lanzante's is 'aubergine'. this is chassis 029, Lanzante's has chassis 016 smile
Ah thanks for the clarification. Both are interesting colours, nice to see it was spec'd like this from new aswell.

Common Porpoise

709 posts

172 months

Tuesday 21st May
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hurstg01 said:
This one is Brown (Creighton Brown, to be precise) , the one at Lanzante's is 'aubergine'. this is chassis 029, Lanzante's has chassis 016 smile
It's not actually Brown at all... Black over Lilac is what the sign said.

hurstg01

2,925 posts

245 months

Tuesday 21st May
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Common Porpoise said:
hurstg01 said:
This one is Brown (Creighton Brown, to be precise) , the one at Lanzante's is 'aubergine'. this is chassis 029, Lanzante's has chassis 016 smile
It's not actually Brown at all... Black over Lilac is what the sign said.
Unfortunately they are incorrect - 016 is Aubergine Pearl, 029 is Creighton Brown, named after one of the then-Directors [sadly passed..]

ArgonautX

197 posts

53 months

Tuesday 21st May
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmR2mWBi3co

Henry Catchpole drives T.50 and F1 together

isaldiri

18,884 posts

170 months

Tuesday 21st May
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ArgonautX said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmR2mWBi3co

Henry Catchpole drives T.50 and F1 together
That's a lovely..... road

lauda

3,544 posts

209 months

Tuesday 21st May
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ArgonautX said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmR2mWBi3co

Henry Catchpole drives T.50 and F1 together
That's one of the best car videos I've watched in a long time. I don't think Henry was hanging around in the T50 either. It definitely got a much harder workout than in the previous Top Gear video.

The roads looked stunning too. I'm guessing it was shot someone in Spain?

isaldiri

18,884 posts

170 months

Tuesday 21st May
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lauda said:
That's one of the best car videos I've watched in a long time. I don't think Henry was hanging around in the T50 either. It definitely got a much harder workout than in the previous Top Gear video.

The roads looked stunning too. I'm guessing it was shot someone in Spain?
Meaden I think was in the south of france when he did the P1/F1 drive from the same F1 owner a few years (maybe more than a few years, I am showing my age paperbag) back so would guess it's around there again?

Sway

26,497 posts

196 months

Tuesday 21st May
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Was that a massive crack on the F1 tyre? Not sure I'd have been driving it at all if it was!

Stunning vid.

E90_M3Ross

35,186 posts

214 months

Tuesday 21st May
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I'll watch that this evening!

thegreenhell

15,863 posts

221 months

Tuesday 21st May
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isaldiri said:
lauda said:
That's one of the best car videos I've watched in a long time. I don't think Henry was hanging around in the T50 either. It definitely got a much harder workout than in the previous Top Gear video.

The roads looked stunning too. I'm guessing it was shot someone in Spain?
Meaden I think was in the south of france when he did the P1/F1 drive from the same F1 owner a few years (maybe more than a few years, I am showing my age paperbag) back so would guess it's around there again?
That was also a Henry video, not Meaden.

Clive Joy lives in the south of France, and that's what it looked like here, similar roads to last time he drove the F1.

isaldiri

18,884 posts

170 months

Tuesday 21st May
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thegreenhell said:
That was also a Henry video, not Meaden.

Clive Joy lives in the south of France, and that's what it looked like here, similar roads to last time he drove the F1.
I was rather thinking of this one tbh



Pretty sure that evo article was by Meaden not catchpole.....?

thegreenhell

15,863 posts

221 months

Tuesday 21st May
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Maybe Meaden wrote the magazine article then, but Henry definitely did the video of it.


ArgonautX

197 posts

53 months

Tuesday 21st May
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I have to say, T.50 is very impressive.

BUT... that whine from the gear driven cams would drive me insane on longer drives. S70/2 wins here.

E90_M3Ross

35,186 posts

214 months

Tuesday 21st May
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Sounds like GM has churned out a cracking car, seems like it's achieved its goal, and some.

PAUL.S.

2,682 posts

248 months

Tuesday 21st May
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If only he had brought Peter Stevens back in to design its look.

VSKeith

796 posts

49 months

Tuesday 21st May
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PAUL.S. said:
If only he had brought Peter Stevens back in to design its look.
+1

dobly

1,217 posts

161 months

Wednesday 22nd May
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Sway said:
Was that a massive crack on the F1 tyre? Not sure I'd have been driving it at all if it was!

Stunning vid.
I saw that - it did look like it would explode if exerted!

Excellent vid - he didn’t mention the fan until about 60% through. I hate the look of the rear because of the fan.

Is there a way to put the Cosworth engine into the F1? Just thinking out loud…