Paul Bailey's got all three

[mattf93]

thepanays said:

All this nonsense about how much he is worth is irrelevant. Most, if not all of his cars are an investment. He could sell his three musketeers tomorrow for double what he paid for them, and I am sure that would apply to most of his collection.

Yup the majority of his collection he could sell on at a profit. With possibly the exception being the 'normal' more recent ferraris they have IE california, f12 etc. But then again all his cars are very highly specced (so Ive been told). He's also getting a few more bits this year (458 Speciale Aperta/ GT3 RS, and Im assuming he will have his name down for a Cayman GT4 as well, possibly a Spyder (but less likely).

I just love the fact his wife is as big a petrol head as he is - happy wife, happy life and all that, certainly helps if you both like cars.

In relation to his house, its large, secluded with ample garaging in a secluded spot away from prying eyes.

[Davey S2]

mattf93 said:

Yup the majority of his collection he could sell on at a profit. With possibly the exception being the 'normal' more recent ferraris they have IE california, f12 etc. But then again all his cars are very highly specced (so Ive been told). He's also getting a few more bits this year (458 Speciale Aperta/ GT3 RS, and Im assuming he will have his name down for a Cayman GT4 as well, possibly a Spyder (but less likely).

I just love the fact his wife is as big a petrol head as he is - happy wife, happy life and all that, certainly helps if you both like cars.

In relation to his house, its large, secluded with ample garaging in a secluded spot away from prying eyes.

He was on a recent episode of Who wants to be a Billionaire on Sky recently with footage of his garage. Amazing collection but he can't possibly get to drive all of them enough.

[mattf93]

Davey S2 said:

He was on a recent episode of Who wants to be a Billionaire on Sky recently with footage of his garage. Amazing collection but he can't possibly get to drive all of them enough.

yes I have seen the program... He's done well but he's not a Billionaire :P
Nope, not all his vehicles are on site he has even managed to temporarily 'lose' vehicles as he has so many and can't remember where they are stored/being held.
No not all are driven, but some are rented out for events/films. He varies what he drives but as you can probably tell he has a vast array of cars, also has a chap that helps out with cleaning/maintenance etc!

[mattf93]

thepanays said:

He paid that just for the land ? Planning permission

Had a house on it beforehand I believe with run down stables/outbuildings. As some will know on here, if there are already existing buildings on a piece of land its a lot easier to get planning permission if you knock the house down and start afresh than if you just bought a piece of land with no buildings on it at all. I know there was certain conditions placed upon the size and height of the main house (hence why they dug down). And Also the substantial garaging had to be disguised as much as possible from the road/other side of the reservoir (you can see the house from afar).

Slight thread resurrection.

[Obi Wan]

Davey S2 said:

He was on a recent episode of Who wants to be a Billionaire on Sky recently with footage of his garage. Amazing collection but he can't possibly get to drive all of them enough.

What was in his collection?

[mattf93]

Obi Wan said:

What was in his collection?

To name a few:
Ferrari F12 (Blu Elctrico)
Ferrari 430 Spider
Ferrari 16M (Bianco)
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Ferrari 458 - Rosso Fuoco
Ferrari 458 Spider (Giallo)
Ferrari 288 GTO - Rosso Corsa
Ferrari F40 - Rosso Corsa
Ferrari F50 - Rosso Corsa
Ferrari Enzo (Rosso Rubino 1 in the world)
Ferrari LaFerrari (Rosso Fuoco)
Ferrari 599 GTO (Rosso Corsa)
Ferrari California. (Nero Daytona)
Has a 458 Speciale Aperta incoming very soon - no doubt the F12 VS in due course.
Koenigsegg CCR (orange)
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster (yellow)
Lamborghini Diablo SE30 (Purple)
Mclaren 12C Coupe (silver - MSO)
Mclaren 12c Spider (Volcano red)
Mclaren P1 (Volcano Orange)
Porsche 918 Spider with Weissach Pack (pearlescent white)
Incoming: GT3 RS / Cayman GT4
991 GT3
911 (991) Turbo S in a custom blue (believe its a ferrari blue)
Aston Martin DBS
Aston Martin Vanquish S (old style)
Aston Martin V12 Vantage (Red)
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster
Merceredes Benz SLS AMG (one of his favourites as a daily driver)(silver, Red interior)
S65 AMG Coupe (White)
Rolls Royce Ghost (Grey)
Rolls Royce Phantom (Silver)
Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead (black, cream interior)
Rolls Royce Wraith (Custom paint named after his wife selena - black interior)
Maserati Quattroporte (New V8 Version)(white)
Jaguar F Type R

As part of his racing team:
V12 Vantage GT3
12c GT3

These are just of the ones I can remember - He has around 70 now or there abouts.

Edited by mattf93 on Monday 31st August 16:02

[Obi Wan]

Deciding which one to drive must a nightmare

[scoobyPPP]

Amazing collection

[mattf93]

Forgot to Mention He Has a Lamborghini Aventador SV on order,
And a Lamborghini Huracan Spyder when released.

[Obi Wan]

I honestly wouldn't know which one to take out if I was in his position. Some of his cars must have little or next to 0 miles on them. It's gran turismo in real life!

[Obi Wan]

I honestly wouldn't know which one to take out if I was in his position. Some of his cars must have little or next to 0 miles on them. It's gran turismo in real life!

[mattf93]

Obi Wan said:

I honestly wouldn't know which one to take out if I was in his position. Some of his cars must have little or next to 0 miles on them. It's gran turismo in real life!

He and others have put about 15,000 miles on the Holy trinity
LaFerrari
P1
918

He does drive them a lot, varies what he drives to keep mileage down.

[TimJMS]

Maybe those who didn't get it before can now see why I found the Daily Mail comment that his house in Rutland "is believed to be worth more that 1 million pounds" so amusing.

[mattf93]

Because some douchebag (dailyfail) wrote it, if a plot of land was bought a while back at £650k with a small house with outbuildings, Whats it going to be worth with garaging for around 40 cars (2 sets of garages), a 3 story house (2 above 1 below) and ample grounds to suit? Your comment was amusing but DM incredibly naive and stupid with their knowledge on anything automotive really.

[70proof]

[woppum]

Matt u know an incredible bout bout this PB chap.. .?

[northwest monkey]

mattf93 said:

To name a few:
Ferrari F12 (Blu Elctrico)
Ferrari 430 Spider
Ferrari 16M (Bianco)
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Ferrari 458 - Rosso Fuoco
Ferrari 458 Spider (Giallo)
Ferrari 288 GTO - Rosso Corsa
Ferrari F40 - Rosso Corsa
Ferrari F50 - Rosso Corsa
Ferrari Enzo (Rosso Rubino 1 in the world)
Ferrari LaFerrari (Rosso Fuoco)
Ferrari 599 GTO (Rosso Corsa)
Ferrari California. (Nero Daytona)
Has a 458 Speciale Aperta incoming very soon - no doubt the F12 VS in due course.
Koenigsegg CCR (orange)
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster (yellow)
Lamborghini Diablo SE30 (Purple)
Mclaren 12C Coupe (silver - MSO)
Mclaren 12c Spider (Volcano red)
Mclaren P1 (Volcano Orange)
Porsche 918 Spider with Weissach Pack (pearlescent white)
Incoming: GT3 RS / Cayman GT4
991 GT3
911 (991) Turbo S in a custom blue (believe its a ferrari blue)
Aston Martin DBS
Aston Martin Vanquish S (old style)
Aston Martin V12 Vantage (Red)
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster
Merceredes Benz SLS AMG (one of his favourites as a daily driver)(silver, Red interior)
S65 AMG Coupe (White)
Rolls Royce Ghost (Grey)
Rolls Royce Phantom (Silver)
Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead (black, cream interior)
Rolls Royce Wraith (Custom paint named after his wife selena - black interior)
Maserati Quattroporte (New V8 Version)(white)
Jaguar F Type R

As part of his racing team:
V12 Vantage GT3
12c GT3

These are just of the ones I can remember - He has around 70 now or there abouts.

Edited by mattf93 on Monday 31st August 16:02

All lovely cars, but to me that seems a bit like a GT5 type game collection rather than a personal collection. By that, I mean it has all the latest new shiny things, but there seems very little "soul" or anything personal. Quite hard to explain what I mean, but there are no Alfa SZ, Escort Cosworth, restored Ford Cortina, Lotus Carlton etc.

Everything seems a bit new and obvious really. I've no doubt that when Ferrari launch a new variant of the 488 it will go on the list, as would the latest RR, but for me I'd have more "personal" things in my collection - stuff that other people couldn't have just by ordering it from a dealer.

[mattf93]

woppum said:

Matt u know an incredible bout bout this PB chap.. .?

Lives 5 minutes from where I live :P and I have good memory for 'useless' information e.g. cars and number plates and those they belong to - if only I could remember useful information!

northwest monkey said:

All lovely cars, but to me that seems a bit like a GT5 type game collection rather than a personal collection. By that, I mean it has all the latest new shiny things, but there seems very little "soul" or anything personal. Quite hard to explain what I mean, but there are no Alfa SZ, Escort Cosworth, restored Ford Cortina, Lotus Carlton etc.

Everything seems a bit new and obvious really. I've no doubt that when Ferrari launch a new variant of the 488 it will go on the list, as would the latest RR, but for me I'd have more "personal" things in my collection - stuff that other people couldn't have just by ordering it from a dealer.

I get exactly what you mean, but Id like to point out I am missing 20-30 cars or more out of that list I don't know about, he has to have some cars in storage as he has so many. But it is quite probable he has kept or has older, less expensive cars that you are referring to. I don't have an exhaustive list, just those that I have seen or know of - some are quite recent acquisitions.

There is a local ford dealer to me that has all sorts of what you refer to in his personal collection yellow ford GT (the newer version not GT40), Escort Cosworth (Whale Tail), Sierra Cosworth, couple of rally cars, Mint Fiesa XR2 etc. Daily driver is a Maserati Grandsport - he's said he will change for a Granturismo S soon though.

[mhh]

I've found that once you get past about half a dozen cars, you don't own them - they own you. Servicing, tyres, washing, registration - there's always something boring to do before you can start to enjoy them. Of course, if you've got a little man then it's no doubt easier. If you are a collector rather than a driver, that's no doubt different but then you'd hardly be buying just new cars, would you?

[Beefmeister]

I see that Auto Vivendi/VMax are offering the chance to drive all three of his 'Holy Trinity' (I hate that description) at 200+mph as one of their events.

The price for individual places is £6,250 plus VAT before September 30, 2015. After this date, the price will be £7,250 plus VAT.