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Vantagefan
531 posts
39 months
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Shmee said: For what it's worth, people may be interested to know that these two, car numbers #01 and #07 respectively are owned by Sheik Nasser, effectively AM's owner:   Is that a Cygnet I spy in the background of the second image? Surely a rarer beast than the One-77?
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Molly GT
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Shmee
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5,716 posts
82 months
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Amusingly after we kicked this thread back into action yesterday, at 7pm last night I saw my 10th One-77!
I believe it was in Quantum Silver, had an astonishing outline in a dimly lit street and I'll try to get some pics up later; car number 63.
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Beefmeister
10,804 posts
99 months
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Heads up: Steve Cropley drives the One-77 in this week's Autocar. Proper 6-page article, too. I won't spoil it for anyone, but it's very very good.... 
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Shmee
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82 months
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Beefmeister said: Heads up: Steve Cropley drives the One-77 in this week's Autocar. Proper 6-page article, too. I won't spoil it for anyone, but it's very very good.... Yes, the moment I can get out of the office to pick up a copy I will very definitely be doing so.
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Shmee
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5,716 posts
82 months
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Shmee
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5,716 posts
82 months
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Number 50! 
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Paddy_N_Murphy
15,132 posts
53 months
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Is it wrong to NOT want one ?
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George H
10,206 posts
33 months
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Paddy_N_Murphy said: Is it wrong to NOT want one ? No. I don't lust after one like some other Astons. Wouldn't mind one, but not overly fussed about them.
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Guycord
424 posts
42 months
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Had a little jolly up to AMWS yesterday to let V12V go on its annual service pilgrimage.
The new facilities are almost complete and I was told I was one of the first Costomers to see the inside. They have imho taken away a little of the grimey old works service (perhaps the first lick of paint in 50 years) patina, however, it is now a big clinical service bay which is miraculously almost twice as wide as it used to be. The Heritage/bodyshop sections remain unchanged and the men in brown coats remain. Not sure about the ultra-contemporary showroom which will sell both new and Heritage models which was unfinished. David Webb et al showed their superb levels of service and knowledge etc..during the day.
Saw and heard 2off 1-77s fire-up yesterday (sound was not what I would have expected); a silver RHD (not lightning, but a fine-grained silver with an ultra-fine grey metallic fleck) and the second (mainly under a cover - a "lime/jade" green (not California sage, more like a Ferrari 250GTO racing green) LHD with matching lime green centre console. Could not take photos (obviously) and didnt thing to get the VIN numbers before it was too late/too uncool.
Rgds
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Shmee
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Guycord said: Saw and heard 2off 1-77s fire-up yesterday (sound was not what I would have expected); a silver RHD (not lightning, but a fine-grained silver with an ultra-fine grey metallic fleck) and the second (mainly under a cover - a "lime/jade" green (not California sage, more like a Ferrari 250GTO racing green) LHD with matching lime green centre console. Could not take photos (obviously) and didnt thing to get the VIN numbers before it was too late/too uncool.
Rgds The first sounds like this possibly? Or was it darker?  Secondly, a lime green One-77!? Seriously!? Wow I need to see that, like now! What excuse can I come up with for a trip to WS?
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Mako V12V
2,398 posts
83 months
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Tim - surely the Register is excuse enough!! Guy - no V12V info for me?! 
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Shmee
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5,716 posts
82 months
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Mako V12V said: Tim - surely the Register is excuse enough!! It would be, but I'm not sure they would let me see it...
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Guycord
424 posts
42 months
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Shmee, I spent a while reading Autocar or similar - about a $20M 250GTO. The colour was very similar to this (with matching black/green trim):-  Hard to say on the silver One-77. May have been the light of the workshop or the photo but was not Lighning silver (no blue). To me it was more of a light silver base with tine grey flecks. More "quicksilver/Mercury" (but not the typical grey/bronze of Gaydon models). rgds
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Mako V12V
2,398 posts
83 months
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Shmee said: It would be, but I'm not sure they would let me see it... You could always over-run your parking space at WS and drive into the building. You could then accompany your car into the bodyshop there and grab a look at Kermit the One-77!!
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George H
10,206 posts
33 months
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Guycord said: Shmee, I spent a while reading Autocar or similar - about a $20M 250GTO. The colour was very similar to this (with matching black/green trim):- Hard to say on the silver One-77. May have been the light of the workshop or the photo but was not Lighning silver (no blue). To me it was more of a light silver base with tine grey flecks. More "quicksilver/Mercury" (but not the typical grey/bronze of Gaydon models). rgds Could it be Applewood green?  
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HennyAM
40 posts
22 months
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There is a black one in Hong Kong. Wasn't able to snap a picture of it, but it is on "Test" (dealership) plates, so not fully registered (115% tax) yet. The sound of it was truly amazing.
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silverspeed
859 posts
99 months
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Shmee said: Number 50! Is that Morning Frost? Looks
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Jockman
7,040 posts
29 months
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On the Island or in Kowloon Henny ? 
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HennyAM
40 posts
22 months
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On the island. Drove past the strip with the bars in Central (Rayne, Solas etc.) - I was parked up with my AMV8 having lunch and my jaw dropped when it came by. Such a stunning machinery!!
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