Holy Grail cars?

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Leins

9,421 posts

147 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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TonyF55 said:
The classic - Maserati Quattroporte II (approx 13 built)



Another classic - Mercedes 190 Brabus 3.6 (approx 2 built) Guy on here has one, the lucky bugger!



The summer wheels - BMW Z1 Alpina RLE (approx 66 built)



The hot rod - Mercedes W202 C55 AMG (approx 59 built - 29 in RHD)

Nice selection (sorry, I've purposely omitted the SUV wink). The RLE appeals for all sorts of reasons, but none moreso than having unique wheel-badges


E24man

6,655 posts

178 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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Leins said:
Love this Leins; only 61 made and 260bhp from the tweaked M30 engine, although I would happily settle for a B6 3.5 with 218 made, much more sleeper wink .

Although nothing like some of the exotica on here I discovered, waited for and eventually bought my Holy Grail car.

A forum thread began in 2001 asking if any Alpina B10 4.6 Touring cars were ever made; with a 340 bhp, 355lb/ft engine it was a good comparison to the E34 M5 Touring at 340bhp - 295lb/ft and just 20bhp and 29lb/ft down on the legendary Alpina B10 BiTurbo.

I became interested when some geek trawled through the chassis numbers to discover there were just 46 Alpina B10 4.6 cars ever made, 27 saloons all in lhd, and 19 Tourings, all in lhd except one......

Back when an E34 M5 Touring was the toy to have the only complaint was that they were only made in lhd, and likewise a B10 BiTurbo was lhd and never made as Touring. The rhd B10 4.6 Touring had never been seen, spotted or written about but I promised myself I would try and buy it should it ever surface. In July 2011 it was briefly spotted but disappeared just as quickly before suddenly being offered for sale in November the same year. I bought it unseen within a week and began its cosmetic restoration.

They say you should should never drive your heroes but quite honestly the car is brilliant and I can't ever see myself selling it; it keeps many a modern car very honest but also has the fabulous E34 quality and design.

Pictures are with thanks to BMWCar magazine who featured it a few years ago.....









Leins

9,421 posts

147 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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^^^ Having seen this car I believe it is right up there with the most special of vehicles

fatjon

2,144 posts

212 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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Cerbera Speed 12. One day...

Roger Irrelevant

2,899 posts

112 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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Toyota TS020 GT-One road car, as a direct result of playing too much Gran Turismo in my yoof. I still think it's the best looking car I've ever seen (albeit only in pictures). Only two made as I understand it, and at least one is in a museum.

Alex_225

6,234 posts

200 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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Having been a Renault fan for the last 15 years, I've always wanted to get my hand on a Renault 5 Turbo. Unfortunately (and understandably) they go for quite a lot of money which I can't justify on this type of car...



Admittedly various super/hyper cars are what I would consider Holy Grail cars. From Ferrari F40s to McLaren SLRs I'd have a collection if I could afford one.

In reality, I managed to get myself a more humble Holy Grail motor in the form of a Mercedes CLS63 which I'm still smitten with!

deltashad

6,731 posts

196 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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ukaskew

10,642 posts

220 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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Probably one of the cheaper suggestions, but a Lunar Grey V6...




4 made, not sure how many still exist, hopefully all of them.

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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dauer 962 for me please

-Michael-

4,079 posts

174 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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phib said:
8 RHD all grey, you could see the carbon weave through the paint
I'm not a fan of the Grey, this one in Giallo looks so much better though cool

swisstoni

16,855 posts

278 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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I was all ready to jump ship from TVR into of these in the early noughties when TVR moved away from V8s.
Was designed by the TVR designer Damien McTaggert and has Chevy LS power. Perfect follow up to the Griffith and Chimaera.
Sadly not even one seems to exist in convertible form any more. Unless ...


Truckosaurus

11,183 posts

283 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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E46 M3 Touring.

Prototype from BMW museum:



Edited by Truckosaurus on Monday 25th January 12:46

zebra

4,555 posts

213 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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zebra said:
Lotus M250 - debuted at Frankfurt, travelled the dealerships as a prototype but never made production.

Saw it in the flesh once in Newcastle.
Now with added image.....


gazza285

9,780 posts

207 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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fatjon said:

Cerbera Speed 12. One day...
Reminded me of this, the Marcos LM600, there were one and a half road cars built.


Truckosaurus

11,183 posts

283 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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...also E90 M3 Touring.

(Replica pictured)


Davey S2

13,075 posts

253 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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craigjm said:
I've not long had my holy grail car and there are only about 50 roadworthy in the UK and maybe 300 worldwide left. It's pretty much rust free too and ready to be made into the car I really want

My father used to have a Daimler V12 coupe.

Not as rare as the Jag I don't think but still made in very small numbers.

NDNDNDND

2,001 posts

182 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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Nik da Greek said:
Next up, the stillborn GM rotary "Corvette". Again, only one still exists. I was lucky enough to see it once, although I only had my phone so apologies for the shoddy pics. Even without the proposed GM three-rotor and with a wheezy Mazda 12A, it still gives me profound tumescence



If you fancy seeing that again, it's parked fairly permanently at Claremont Corvette in Snodland, Kent. Looks pretty cool...

andye30m3

3,452 posts

253 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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I've always quite fancied a XJ220S


daytona111r

762 posts

203 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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5 door Citroen SM

TommoAE86

2,659 posts

126 months

Monday 25th January 2016
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danllama said:


Nismo 400R
£40k the last one I saw come in I think.

That would be my choice, or maybe this: Toyota Supra JZA70 with the 1JZ engine, aerotop & digi dash, unbelievably rare now in that spec




or something really stillborn, one of these, with the 260 engine yum!