official P4/5 pic

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petrol_noggin

3,046 posts

219 months

Sunday 30th July 2006
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I can see some attractive design points in it, but the exhausts really look like they belong on the deck of a ship tbh. Seriously:

craigw

12,248 posts

281 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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I think its unbelieveable, very well done.

s3am

1,383 posts

251 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Amazing car, I'm glad there are people out there willing (and rich enough!) to go that extra mile.

Much nicer than the N-zo

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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I like this one.

Drop it over an Enzo and hand me the keys svp

CivPilot

6,235 posts

239 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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dinkel said:
I like this one.

Drop it over an Enzo and hand me the keys svp


Ferrari built 2 of those for the Sultan of Bruni (sp?). They even designed and fitted convertible roofs to them without ruining the look of the car. Based on the Testarossa chassis.

Nicest concept/render I have seen is a guy ont he Fchat board designed something called the 699GTO Mugello. Totally

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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You mean this stuff?

The designer is coming over to show his stuff. He did some Spyker designs.

tony h

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2,703 posts

245 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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petrol_noggin said:
I can see some attractive design points in it, but the exhausts really look like they belong on the deck of a ship tbh. Seriously:



Jim actually explained how the exhaust worked.

Below 3000 rpm the exhaust exits under the car into the rear diffusers. This is for traffic and in town quiet and safety.

At 3000 the exhaust shunts out the chimneys. And you can only imagine the sounds

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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. . . and the flames!

door

713 posts

237 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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I would love to know just how much it cost and hole long it took.

To those of you who do not line the back end. What shape is your bespoked Ferrari?

mr_c

2,441 posts

228 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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It's nice. But then I like the original too. Can anyone remember David Clarke of Clarke's Boxes in Loughborough having the P3/4 that Enzo Ferrari personally gave him? A chap I used to work with knew David and he showed him the car, said it was truly astonishing and had a presence like no other.

When he sold it, it was the most expensive car ever sold at £6million IIRC. I believe it was David who set up Graypaul. Sadly he's passed on now.

tony h

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2,703 posts

245 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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door said:
I would love to know just how much it cost and hole long it took.

To those of you who do not line the back end. What shape is your bespoked Ferrari?


www.fxxregistry.com/p45.htm

Napolis

303 posts

212 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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mr_c said:
It's nice. But then I like the original too. Can anyone remember David Clarke of Clarke's Boxes in Loughborough having the P3/4 that Enzo Ferrari personally gave him? A chap I used to work with knew David and he showed him the car, said it was truly astonishing and had a presence like no other.

When he sold it, it was the most expensive car ever sold at £6million IIRC. I believe it was David who set up Graypaul. Sadly he's passed on now.


David was a very nice guy. His car was P4 0856 not a P 3/4. 0846 was the only P 3/4.

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Napolis

303 posts

212 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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P 3/4 0846

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a bit of light reading about her...

www.glickenhaus.com/jim/project.pdf

mr_c

2,441 posts

228 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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thanks for the info.

Absolutely stunning car. Did you know David?

Napolis

303 posts

212 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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mr_c said:
thanks for the info.

Absolutely stunning car. Did you know David?


No but we had mutual friends and I've heard nothing but good things about him.

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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That original Rari is

mr_c

2,441 posts

228 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Napolis said:


No but we had mutual friends and I've heard nothing but good things about him.


Cool. There was a TV program about him a few years ago that my friend who knew him recorded. The did a bit about the films he made, there was a brilliant one of him on the A50 in an old V12 Ferrari, possibly a 275.

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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actech

693 posts

266 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Napolis said:
a bit of light reading about her...
www.glickenhaus.com/jim/project.pdf
I spent two hours last night reading this and still have plenty to get through, a truly fascinating read!

Keeping on the P3/4 topic, this was the closest I got to one at Donington, I think it's a P3 though. It belongs to Peter Hardman and sounded absolutley gorgeous going round!


Although my lasting memory of this trackday was my passenger lap in the original DB1R that Shelby and Salvadori won Le Mans in 1969 in.

Anthony.

Napolis

303 posts

212 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Hi

That's 0844 a 412P.

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