Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 6)

[JZZ30]

Lexual said:

..my first i8 in the flesh.. Gothenburg, Sweden.. thought it looked much more handsome than it looks in pictures.

I was driving behind one earlier today, they are quite lovely. I was amazed how skinny the rears looked though!

[SteveO220]

A highlight from a slightly strange Italian Car / Gypsy event in Kent at the weekend.

[WCZ]

birdcage said:

I'm guessing rare...

love these little things, my gf had one from new in 2004
hardly see them around anywhere these days

[Blown2CV]

SteveO220 said:

A highlight from a slightly strange Italian Car / Gypsy event in Kent at the weekend.

if i owned a ferrari F40, i definitely wouldn't be taking it to a gypsy event.

[04helipilot]

Cobracol said:

Here is a pic from my local supercar run (Rocco's Supercar Sunday) Sorry Matt not a Lupo in sight! lol oh and not purely supercars either!

That looks like the SV Diablo I spec'ed and owned, even if not its great to see the SV decals have been kept. Any more photo's ?

[rodericb]

clarkmagpie said:

Top lurking.
And, what a tease of a photo!

I'll say! First pst in 109 months!

[JohnoVR6]

Spied a/ the?! Marcos TSO at the weekend not far from home....presuming it was related to the Shere Hill Climb, as there were quite a few nice cars around Newlands Corner. No pics, yet again, as the Marcos was heading in the opposite direction and I didn't spot it until the last minute. Looked lovely as it went by though - proportions are spot on!

[vpr]

Spotted this on the M20 near maidstone yesterday

I think they're looking better than ever today....aged really well

[Danny3320]

04helipilot said:

That looks like the SV Diablo I spec'ed and owned, even if not its great to see the SV decals have been kept. Any more photo's ?

Edited by Danny3320 on Wednesday 9th September 19:44

[Danny3320]

04helipilot said:

That looks like the SV Diablo I spec'ed and owned, even if not its great to see the SV decals have been kept. Any more photo's ?

just spoke to the owner, he says your right, it was originally yours

[hostyle]

Technically not a spot as such, but this will be one of the few times I get to see one of these in action.


Ferrari 599XX by Erik Hendrikx, on Flickr

Spotted at Spa. My car of the day, colour scheme is spot on in my opinion, so menacing. Driver wasn't hanging around either!

[MattHall91]

hostyle said:

Technically not a spot as such, but this will be one of the few times I get to see one of these in action.


Ferrari 599XX by Erik Hendrikx, on Flickr

Spotted at Spa. My car of the day, colour scheme is spot on in my opinion, so menacing. Driver wasn't hanging around either!

Discs getting a decent workout there.

[hostyle]

Braking hard for La Source hairpin, all the while banging down the gears. Awesome sight and sound. I was more impressed by the 599XX than by the FXX K and even the F1 cars.

[DanielSan]

Just seen a turquoise blue P1 on the m6 going north towards Stafford.

[GroundEffect]

hostyle said:

Braking hard for La Source hairpin, all the while banging down the gears. Awesome sight and sound. I was more impressed by the 599XX than by the FXX K and even the F1 cars.

The 599XX was designed as a platform for electronics & driveability R&D. They have a lot of driver assists - this probably allows the driver to lean on it more than an FXX or FXXK (hehe).

The FXX is quite a bit quicker than the 599XX from a pure numbers point of view - considerably lighter and more powerful. The FXX K must be mental.

[rodericb]

vpr said:

Spotted this on the M20 near maidstone yesterday

I think they're looking better than ever today....aged really well
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Oh yeah - Popup headlights and buttresses. They don't make 'em like that anymore....

[hostyle]

GroundEffect said:

The 599XX was designed as a platform for electronics & driveability R&D. They have a lot of driver assists - this probably allows the driver to lean on it more than an FXX or FXXK (hehe).

The FXX is quite a bit quicker than the 599XX from a pure numbers point of view - considerably lighter and more powerful. The FXX K must be mental.

The one FXX going round was driven carefully, but some of the FXX K's looked to be driven quite hard. I guess it's just that I expected the FXX and FXX K to be mental, the 599XX not so much. The appearance might also contribute to that, the FXX K looks like a spaceship with wheels. The 599XX looks more like a normal car.


Ferrari FXX K by Erik Hendrikx, on Flickr

[vmhb]

JohnoVR6 said:

Spied a/ the?! Marcos TSO at the weekend not far from home....presuming it was related to the Shere Hill Climb, as there were quite a few nice cars around Newlands Corner. No pics, yet again, as the Marcos was heading in the opposite direction and I didn't spot it until the last minute. Looked lovely as it went by though - proportions are spot on!

Johno the car was probably me as I was at the hill climb in a TSO. Here is a picture taken at Bromley Pageant earlier this year, this what you saw? To the best of my knowledge there are 3 in the UK, 3 in Germany, 1 in France and 1 last seen in California plates. Although not a definitive list definitely 'a' TSO rather than 'the' TSO.

[9six4]

A few Astons out this lunchtime in Tokyo...

[AstonZagato]

I guess the typhoon rain kept them all in. I landed on Monday and I think it rained non-stop until I left on Friday.