ferrari [ pretty special]

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colinrow

Original Poster:

3 posts

107 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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First post on here, been a lurker for years.
Joined up just to post a pic .Was following it down the M1 last week.
He was having fun , going up and down the box , swapping lanes giving it lots of revs.
It sounded gorgeous.
Sorry for not putting it in classic car spots section but I thought it derserved a post on its own.
Nice to see it driven on the public roads and not locked away in a collection somewhere.

forsure

2,118 posts

267 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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thumbup Great first post !

MrHorsepower

2,438 posts

137 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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The Stirling Moss/Rob Walker Short Wheelbase Berlinetta, one of only three r.h.d. competition S.W.B.s and the only r.h.d. '61 S.E.F.A.C. 'Hot Rod'.

Good spot indeed.

forsure

2,118 posts

267 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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I was at the 1960 RAC Tourist Trophy (sitting on my dad's shoulders!), which was won by Moss in a blue 250.

Same car?

XJ13

404 posts

168 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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The lucky devil!

Very very nice.

Kinkell

537 posts

186 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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Pretty special indeed.

4rephill

5,040 posts

177 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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colinrow said:
.....He was having fun , going up and down the box , swapping lanes giving it lots of revs.....
He was probably actually trying to keep the plugs from fouling up with oil whilst trundling along in traffic!

pilbeam_mp62

955 posts

200 months

Saturday 25th April 2015
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4rephill said:
colinrow said:
.....He was having fun , going up and down the box , swapping lanes giving it lots of revs.....
He was probably actually trying to keep the plugs from fouling up with oil whilst trundling along in traffic!
I think you mean "fouling up with PETROL ....." smile

Simes205

4,528 posts

227 months

Saturday 25th April 2015
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forsure said:
I was at the 1960 RAC Tourist Trophy (sitting on my dad's shoulders!), which was won by Moss in a blue 250.

Same car?
Where he listened to the race commentary on the car radio?

forsure

2,118 posts

267 months

Saturday 25th April 2015
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Simes205 said:
forsure said:
I was at the 1960 RAC Tourist Trophy (sitting on my dad's shoulders!), which was won by Moss in a blue 250.

Same car?
Where he listened to the race commentary on the car radio?
yes , that's the one.

pilbeam_mp62

955 posts

200 months

Wednesday 29th April 2015
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I saw the car on display at the RAC Club in Pall Mall yesterday.


IroningMan

10,154 posts

245 months

Wednesday 29th April 2015
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Tubby passenger...

AMG Merc

11,954 posts

252 months

Wednesday 29th April 2015
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IroningMan said:
Tubby passenger...
rofl I was wondering wink

coetzeeh

2,641 posts

235 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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I think that's the number plate mr Collins recently bought for £500k.

BigTom85

1,927 posts

170 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Awesome.

TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Was there ever a more gorgeous rear end?

jamesatcandsc

232 posts

155 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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coetzeeh said:
I think that's the number plate mr Collins recently bought for £500k.
That car has worn that number for years I think.

John Collins actually forked out half a million quid for "25 0".

GTRene

16,369 posts

223 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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look in this thread, new pictures of a BMW Z3 roadster (base) with such Ferrari 250 SWB kit.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

4rephill

5,040 posts

177 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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jamesatcandsc said:
coetzeeh said:
I think that's the number plate mr Collins recently bought for £500k.
That car has worn that number for years I think.

John Collins actually forked out half a million quid for "25 0".
Correct!

1 SWB has been on the car for decades, and unlike "25 O" (he actually bought 25 followed by the letter "O" not the number "0"), it does not need miss-spacing to be relevant to the car it's on.

As for the £500K "25 O" plate, that is technically how it should be displayed on a car.

"250" Would not be legal as it is three numbers and therefore not an authorised plate.

"25 0" Would not be legal for the same reasons as above.

"25O" would not be legal as there is no space between the number 25 and the letter O (but I bet that's how it will be displayed on the car!)

If the number is displayed as "25O" on a car, then the owner runs the risk of being stopped by the Police for an illegal number plate and the DVLA can confiscate it without needing to pay any compensation and then re-sell it again!

What always seems to be forgotten when it comes to private registration numbers is that you are paying for the right to use the number, you don't actually own it (the registration number is the property of the Secretary of State: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa... ) and the DVLA can withdraw the registration number from use at any time, without having to give a reason or any compensation!