London’s Motorexpo kicked off at Canary Wharf on Monday with an array of fine cars parked up amongst the skyscrapers.
Jaguar E-Type
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Aston Martin DB9 Volante
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Pagani Zonda
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Bentley Continental Flying Spur
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Basking in the sunshine were fleets from Ford, Vauxhall, Citroen, Lotus, Jaguar , Mazda, Lexus, Land Rover, Mercedes and others while inside could be found exotica from Porsche, Bentley, Marcos, Ferrari, Maserati, Ducati and Aston Martin. A Pagani Zonda and a CLK DTM AMG also graced the lobby.
Ferrari Scaglietti
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Ferrari F430
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Cadillac XLR
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Ford GT
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The show is increasingly favoured by manufacturers who can present their cars to a captive audience amongs the tens of thousands of office workers based in Docklands. It also represents an opportunity to show cars to affluent professionals who may not otherwise attend a car show.
Foci on the grass!
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Nissan 350Z
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Audi Le Mans car
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Mazda RX-8
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For real enthusiasts, Gardner Douglas were there again this year with a couple of interesting models. A Viper Striped T70 Spider looked stunning in the sunshine, particularly when the rear clam was removed to expose its chromed V8.
Gardner Douglas Studio G350 - sub 4 secs 0-60
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Gardner Douglas Studio G3 - good for 150mph
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More interesting still was the limited edition G350. Styled by ‘Studio G’, it’s a limited production run of just 50 cars. Based on the Gardner Douglas Cobra replica, it takes one of the most replicated shapes in motoring and successfully develops it into something obviously different yet still stylish. A difficult task achieved brilliantly.
Motorexpo is free to view and will be open until 19 June.
Pictures and story by PetrolTed