Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 6)

[M3ax]

Super Tiny Number Plate Car

http://thumbsnap.com/hFdCOWjr

http://thumbsnap.com/lbSbV1fl

[M3ax]

Oops. Did wrong.

[2172cc]

generationx said:

Not sure this fully counts, but didn´t know where else to put it. Seen on the M20 on Monday afternoon - Mk1 Mazda MX-5 Le Mans, one of an original 24 built to commemorate their win at Le Mans in ´91 - that´s paint, not a wrap, and they all had a BBR turbo conversion.

There used to be one parked on the drive of a house near Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield for years. Always thought it was something rare but didn't know they only did 24.......as in 24 hours of Le Mans naturally.

[Scooby P1]

M3ax said:

Super Tiny Number Plate Car

http://thumbsnap.com/hFdCOWjr

http://thumbsnap.com/lbSbV1fl

ste plate. ste wrap.

[BlueHave]

Beast that is the Rolls Royce Wraith, note the parking ticket on the windscreen.

[M3ax]

Scooby P1 said:

M3ax said:

Super Tiny Number Plate Car

http://thumbsnap.com/hFdCOWjr

http://thumbsnap.com/lbSbV1fl

ste plate. ste wrap.

Luckily it's not mine.

[Blown2CV]

vz-r_dave said:

BlueHave said:

Blown2CV said:

AVV EM said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Lordbenny said:

I knows It's Romans but I cycle past every Sunday morning! And can't resist.....it is pretty rare after all!

I don't bother looking at Roman's website much, so when I walked past this today I double taked

at the price.

You can have a McLaren MP4 off them for 20K less.....

But the MP4 won't appreciate in value like the beemer

go on then what is it? BMW M4 special edition of some kind?

£164k

I have no doubt they'll sell it to some chinless wonder with a pot full of tax rebates but it's nothing special to look at and there are much better cars available in that price bracket.

Mustang GT350R..... trumps it for half the price and you get a V8 and not a dull 6 pot with V10 sounds through the speakers..... serious joke of a car given the competition and pricing.

Edited by vz-r_dave on Wednesday 5th October 15:13

i don't disagree that a M4 isn't worth that money, but i can't get on board with a mustang as an alternative, at all!

[Rich_W]

vz-r_dave said:

BlueHave said:

Blown2CV said:

AVV EM said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Lordbenny said:

I knows It's Romans but I cycle past every Sunday morning! And can't resist.....it is pretty rare after all!

I don't bother looking at Roman's website much, so when I walked past this today I double taked

at the price.

You can have a McLaren MP4 off them for 20K less.....

But the MP4 won't appreciate in value like the beemer

go on then what is it? BMW M4 special edition of some kind?

£164k

I have no doubt they'll sell it to some chinless wonder with a pot full of tax rebates but it's nothing special to look at and there are much better cars available in that price bracket.

Mustang GT350R..... trumps it for half the price and you get a V8 and not a dull 6 pot with V10 sounds through the speakers..... serious joke of a car given the competition and pricing.

Ah yes that old chesnut

"A mustang is the best car you can buy" a thought process beloved by people who are unable to think inside their head without their mouth moving at the same time.


Re JayKays 911. Didn't I hear a thing that it's not a genuine RS when he thought it was?

[Blown2CV]

...y'all can buy

[RESSE]

The Surveyor said:

yellowjack said:

.

I think it was a convertible Testarossa. Although it could have been a 512TR. Did they make a convertible version of those?

If it was light blue, there was a factory Testarosa spider built for Giovanni Agnelli. It was a one-off and was recently featured in Classic and Sports Car.

Agnelli's car was silver and the new owner parted with £933,00 for it in February.

Edited by RESSE on Wednesday 5th October 22:26

[Lordbenny]

ASDA car park Kingston Vale...nice copy but please....no white lettering on modern tyres!

[vz-r_dave]

Rich_W said:

vz-r_dave said:

BlueHave said:

Blown2CV said:

AVV EM said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Lordbenny said:

I knows It's Romans but I cycle past every Sunday morning! And can't resist.....it is pretty rare after all!

I don't bother looking at Roman's website much, so when I walked past this today I double taked

at the price.

You can have a McLaren MP4 off them for 20K less.....

But the MP4 won't appreciate in value like the beemer

go on then what is it? BMW M4 special edition of some kind?

£164k

I have no doubt they'll sell it to some chinless wonder with a pot full of tax rebates but it's nothing special to look at and there are much better cars available in that price bracket.

Mustang GT350R..... trumps it for half the price and you get a V8 and not a dull 6 pot with V10 sounds through the speakers..... serious joke of a car given the competition and pricing.

Ah yes that old chesnut

"A mustang is the best car you can buy" a thought process beloved by people who are unable to think inside their head without their mouth moving at the same time.


Re JayKays 911. Didn't I hear a thing that it's not a genuine RS when he thought it was?

Awesome video aside it goes to show just how special the GT350R is, actually quite surprised you (and the others above) call out Mustang rather GT350R, guess goes to show your own ignorance as to how different the GT350R is in comparison to the base Mustang GT. Have a watch of the video and learn something, you'll still come back with your GTS bias I am sure but you'll be surprised at how good the GT350R is and how it makes the GTS look ridiculously priced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4f4q52J9qY - Motortrend best drivers car 2016

[Jagmanv12]

yellowjack said:

Oh, and a lovely Ferrari which was turning in to Windsor Farm Shop as I was leaving, yesterday mid-afternoon.

I think it was a convertible Testarossa. Although it could have been a 512TR. Did they make a convertible version of those?

I feel daft now, but I'm no 'history of Modena' expert. All I know is that I spotted a late 80s/early 90s Ferrari with those side-strakes. I was half-way over the road, and concentrating on safely getting out into a gap in traffic, so didn't have time to stop and stare. Nice chap, though - happy to wave me out and wait until I got out of his way, rather than pulling up alongside me in that central refuge.

Was it left or right hand drive?
Most of the convertible Testa/512TRs were done in the USA, except Agnelli's. So lhd.
If it was a right drive Testa/512TR, then super rare.

[yellowjack]

Jagmanv12 said:

yellowjack said:

Oh, and a lovely Ferrari which was turning in to Windsor Farm Shop as I was leaving, yesterday mid-afternoon.

I think it was a convertible Testarossa. Although it could have been a 512TR. Did they make a convertible version of those?

I feel daft now, but I'm no 'history of Modena' expert. All I know is that I spotted a late 80s/early 90s Ferrari with those side-strakes. I was half-way over the road, and concentrating on safely getting out into a gap in traffic, so didn't have time to stop and stare. Nice chap, though - happy to wave me out and wait until I got out of his way, rather than pulling up alongside me in that central refuge.

Was it left or right hand drive?
Most of the convertible Testa/512TRs were done in the USA, except Agnelli's. So lhd.
If it was a right drive Testa/512TR, then super rare.

So it was red. It was definitely RHD. It was out and about in October. I'm coming more and more to the conclusion that I've misidentified it now. Maybe it was 'just' a 348 Spider after all? No camera at the time, and no opportunity to use it anyway, so I guess I'll never know for sure...

...but my initial reaction, and what I said to the wife, was "that's a Testarossa". Followed by "wait. It could well be a 512?" I was pretty sure it wasn't a 348 at the time. Ho-hum.

[Harry Flashman]

Jagmanv12 said:

yellowjack said:

Oh, and a lovely Ferrari which was turning in to Windsor Farm Shop as I was leaving, yesterday mid-afternoon.

I think it was a convertible Testarossa. Although it could have been a 512TR. Did they make a convertible version of those?

I feel daft now, but I'm no 'history of Modena' expert. All I know is that I spotted a late 80s/early 90s Ferrari with those side-strakes. I was half-way over the road, and concentrating on safely getting out into a gap in traffic, so didn't have time to stop and stare. Nice chap, though - happy to wave me out and wait until I got out of his way, rather than pulling up alongside me in that central refuge.

Was it left or right hand drive?
Most of the convertible Testa/512TRs were done in the USA, except Agnelli's. So lhd.
If it was a right drive Testa/512TR, then super rare.

Possible some sort of Koenig conversion?

[TIGA84]

I'm going for a late Mondial personally.

[yellowjack]

TIGA84 said:

I'm going for a late Mondial personally.

Definitely not one of those. 'Flatter' and more angular, with the side strakes larger, and further forward across the doors.

Unless of course that was you I saw at the Windsor Farm Shop, and I've just remembered it wrong?

[The Surveyor]

Lordbenny said:

ASDA car park Kingston Vale...nice copy but please....no white lettering on modern tyres!

... or better still, no modern tyres at all. That GT40 would look so much better on period sized wheels and tyres IMHO.

[McAndy]

generationx said:

Not sure this fully counts, but didn´t know where else to put it. Seen on the M20 on Monday afternoon - Mk1 Mazda MX-5 Le Mans, one of an original 24 built to commemorate their win at Le Mans in ´91 - that´s paint, not a wrap, and they all had a BBR turbo conversion.

Nice!

[Sir Bagalot]

2172cc said:

generationx said:

Not sure this fully counts, but didn´t know where else to put it. Seen on the M20 on Monday afternoon - Mk1 Mazda MX-5 Le Mans, one of an original 24 built to commemorate their win at Le Mans in ´91 - that´s paint, not a wrap, and they all had a BBR turbo conversion.

There used to be one parked on the drive of a house near Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield for years. Always thought it was something rare but didn't know they only did 24.......as in 24 hours of Le Mans naturally.

Strangely they only made 22