Spotted In South Wales (Vol 3)

Spotted In South Wales (Vol 3)

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Trev450

6,358 posts

174 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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phil_cardiff said:
Trev450 said:
Spotted him yesterday in his RS6 (300 FLY)on the A48 by Bridgend
Who is 'him'?

I think I see this regularly, if it's a grey RS6.
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.

Tyre Tread

10,542 posts

218 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Trev450 said:
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.
Is this one of the guys that started TES Aviation in Bridgend?

Trev450

6,358 posts

174 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.
Is this one of the guys that started TES Aviation in Bridgend?
It could very well be.

Tyre Tread

10,542 posts

218 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Trev450 said:
Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.
Is this one of the guys that started TES Aviation in Bridgend?
It could very well be.
Ashley Cooper is one of the founders.

ETA: Bob James the other.

Ring any bells?


Trev450

6,358 posts

174 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.
Is this one of the guys that started TES Aviation in Bridgend?
It could very well be.
Ashley Cooper is one of the founders.

ETA: Bob James the other.

Ring any bells?
The guy I'm thinking of is called Duncan Barber.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/lives...

Edited by Trev450 on Monday 29th February 17:12

SAB888

3,261 posts

209 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Lovely grey Jaguar F Type cabriolet with black roof heading towards Waterton in Bridgend this afternoon.

DHE

4,543 posts

192 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Trev450 said:
Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.
Is this one of the guys that started TES Aviation in Bridgend?
It could very well be.
Ashley Cooper is one of the founders.

ETA: Bob James the other.

Ring any bells?
The guy I'm thinking of is called Duncan Barber.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/lives...

Edited by Trev450 on Monday 29th February 17:12
Duncan Barber has one of the best car collections in Wales. When they filmed the ITV programme mentioned above he had 18 Ferrari's. Some of those have been sold and replaced with newer Ferrari's. The collection includes 288 GTO, F40, Enzo and La Ferrari.

Rickyy

6,618 posts

221 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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DHE said:
Trev450 said:
Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Tyre Tread said:
Trev450 said:
Yes it is grey. I can't remember his name but he owns an aircraft component manufacturing company and is from Cowbridge. Has a number of tasty cars all with 'FLY' number plates.
Is this one of the guys that started TES Aviation in Bridgend?
It could very well be.
Ashley Cooper is one of the founders.

ETA: Bob James the other.

Ring any bells?
The guy I'm thinking of is called Duncan Barber.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/lives...

Edited by Trev450 on Monday 29th February 17:12
Duncan Barber has one of the best car collections in Wales. When they filmed the ITV programme mentioned above he had 18 Ferrari's. Some of those have been sold and replaced with newer Ferrari's. The collection includes 288 GTO, F40, Enzo and La Ferrari.
I work on the same estate as his aviation company in Pyle, he seems to change his daily's often. Currently a 911 Targa 4S and an RS6 (I think) wearing FLY plates in the car park.

Pretty sure he owns the DB5 I've seen in Cowbridge a few times.

I would love to see his entire collection.

DHE

4,543 posts

192 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Whereabouts on the estate Ricky?

I have been told the RS6 is his sons car. He uses the F12 on a regular basis, previously it was a FF. He does have a DB5, I have been told it has the reg DB5 as well, bit not seen it.

Rickyy

6,618 posts

221 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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DHE said:
Whereabouts on the estate Ricky?

I have been told the RS6 is his sons car. He uses the F12 on a regular basis, previously it was a FF. He does have a DB5, I have been told it has the reg DB5 as well, bit not seen it.
I'm working for a plumbing firm on the arse end of the estate, in the enterprise centre.

The DB5 I saw did have a DB5 plate.

I may call on your services in a month or two, I have a black car in desperate need of a detail!

phil_cardiff

7,146 posts

210 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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DHE said:
Whereabouts on the estate Ricky?

I have been told the RS6 is his sons car. He uses the F12 on a regular basis, previously it was a FF. He does have a DB5, I have been told it has the reg DB5 as well, bit not seen it.
I'd say it's his son's car too. I see it and the driver at my child's nursery a fair bit. Quite a machine. Is it the V10 turbo version?

Muskycf14

92 posts

123 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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DHE said:
Whereabouts on the estate Ricky?

I have been told the RS6 is his sons car. He uses the F12 on a regular basis, previously it was a FF. He does have a DB5, I have been told it has the reg DB5 as well, bit not seen it.
as you turn into village farm industrial estate, the AMSS factory is 100 yrds on your right, you can't miss it, it has a full size Spitfire rep next to the boardroom, inside the boardroom was a 911, recently been changed for a Ferrari, all his and his staff number plates have FLY on them....

DHE

4,543 posts

192 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Rickyy said:
I'm working for a plumbing firm on the arse end of the estate, in the enterprise centre.

The DB5 I saw did have a DB5 plate.

I may call on your services in a month or two, I have a black car in desperate need of a detail!
No problem.

phil_cardiff said:
I'd say it's his son's car too. I see it and the driver at my child's nursery a fair bit. Quite a machine. Is it the V10 turbo version?
Its the latest version I believe.

94OD

1,080 posts

124 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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phil_cardiff said:
I'd say it's his son's car too. I see it and the driver at my child's nursery a fair bit. Quite a machine. Is it the V10 turbo version?
It is the C7 variant, 4.0 V8 biturbo.

phil_cardiff

7,146 posts

210 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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94OD said:
phil_cardiff said:
I'd say it's his son's car too. I see it and the driver at my child's nursery a fair bit. Quite a machine. Is it the V10 turbo version?
It is the C7 variant, 4.0 V8 biturbo.
Cheers. They all look the same to me!

yoshisdad

411 posts

173 months

Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Saw old white Vauxhall Senator in Abergavenny bus stop car park.

Rickyy

6,618 posts

221 months

Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Light blue TVR Tuscan 2 in Aberdare Tesco around 4:30PM today.

dannytherev

2,370 posts

187 months

Saturday 5th March 2016
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Baby blue A/V reg plate was K7NEO at about half 1 today as we left GotBoost
Was heading onto the M4 eastbound

Rickyy

6,618 posts

221 months

Sunday 6th March 2016
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Beautiful MK2 Jag at the bottom of Penarth Road yesterday morning.

StripeyNick

206 posts

211 months

Sunday 6th March 2016
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DHE said:
Whereabouts on the estate Ricky?

I have been told the RS6 is his sons car. He uses the F12 on a regular basis, previously it was a FF. He does have a DB5, I have been told it has the reg DB5 as well, bit not seen it.
The Audi is most certainly his son's car. I remember when he first started to drive, him & his siser both had brand new Beetles.

The DB5 does indeed carry the numberplate DB5. Aston Martin have offered him any sum he wants for that plate but he said he won't sell it.

I visited the house the year before last and have loads of photos of the collection at the time. This was when the Enzo had just been delivered.