Ferrari F430 Spider

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mwstewart

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7,554 posts

187 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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A few pics from Christian Lewis. The red DB4 soft top is one of two in the world, the other being LHD. Insured for 2.4m!







Vitorio

4,296 posts

142 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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mwstewart said:
Vitorio said:
Havent kept up with every single thing, but i think there are some improvised thing in there (some mounting things and perhaps some light-weight stuff) which is different from the factory item.

Reading wikipedia the Scud engine also has a higher compression ratio, not sure if OP went that far..

Still, an impressive build all the way, i can only imagine it feels sharper and faster then the standard spider.
The engine project will come under phase 2. There's a high level spec a page or two back.
Cool, big respect for handling this one so very thoroughly! and massive props for handling this all so OEM+ like, plenty of people would've gone "meh, ill stick a turbo on there and itll be faster then a 16M" and call it a day.

TuxMan

9,010 posts

237 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Great work !!! Can we see a shot from the rear to see the new exhaust setup please .

marsattacks

17 posts

132 months

Sunday 31st July 2016
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I've been following this since the start and it's an amazing car. I spotted the car yesterday at Silverstone Classic in the Ferrari section. I'm really impressed by the quality of the work you've done and it really shows in the flesh. The rear grill around the exhaust will finish the back end when you get it and I'm very impressed by your other halves work on the seat stitching you wouldn't know it wasn't red from the factory.




mwstewart

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7,554 posts

187 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Thank you for your words and the great pics. I passed on the seat comment to my OH and she was pleased smile We both really enjoyed Silverstone and will go back next year.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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mwstewart said:
Thank you for your words and the great pics. I passed on the seat comment to my OH and she was pleased smile We both really enjoyed Silverstone and will go back next year.
Did the good lady just do the sharpie trick, or was the dye "sealed" in any way?

mwstewart

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187 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Podie said:
Did the good lady just do the sharpie trick, or was the dye "sealed" in any way?
No sealing. It's the ink as it came out of the pen.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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mwstewart said:
Podie said:
Did the good lady just do the sharpie trick, or was the dye "sealed" in any way?
No sealing. It's the ink as it came out of the pen.
It really is permanent then! hehe

Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Did I spot you this evening on the A40 towards London?

EarlOfHazard

3,601 posts

157 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Maybe asking a silly queation here, but are you in the motor industry Mark? You stated before you work in the Wharf - which is a financial area..

mwstewart

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187 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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Alex L said:
Did I spot you this evening on the A40 towards London?
Not me. I've not driven it since Sunday.

EarlOfHazard said:
Maybe asking a silly queation here, but are you in the motor industry Mark? You stated before you work in the Wharf - which is a financial area..
No; cars are a hobby smile

EarlOfHazard

3,601 posts

157 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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mwstewart said:
Alex L said:
Did I spot you this evening on the A40 towards London?
Not me. I've not driven it since Sunday.

EarlOfHazard said:
Maybe asking a silly queation here, but are you in the motor industry Mark? You stated before you work in the Wharf - which is a financial area..
No; cars are a hobby smile
Even more astounding!

Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Monday 1st August 2016
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mwstewart said:
Alex L said:
Did I spot you this evening on the A40 towards London?
Not me. I've not driven it since Sunday.
I'll try and get the footage from my dashcam, looked very similar. Registration was 9YY

mwstewart

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7,554 posts

187 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Some pics from the Silverstone Classic. Such a good weekend! The event was incredibly well run and all the staff were polite. We met some really nice people/owners and saw an incredible array of cars. The historic F1 was amazing to watch.

With regards plate blanking I will always do this out of courtesy if the owner is known, but as it is these cars are pretty much anonymous hence I haven't done it. If you are an owner and want your plate blanking please let me know.








































































































































TuxMan

9,010 posts

237 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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Looks amazing !! Plenty of pictures of you holding beer ;-)

maxest

303 posts

217 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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Great pics thanks for sharing

W00DY

15,467 posts

225 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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Definitely need to go next year. Looks awesome!

alec.e

2,149 posts

123 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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Very good quality photos, looks like you had a great time.

Car looks great too smile

TartanPaint

2,981 posts

138 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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XJR 15 cloud9

Great pics!

mwstewart

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7,554 posts

187 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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Thanks all. The real ale pub was a nice touch!