Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)

[CanAm]

Dapster said:

Gameface said:

My god, that McLaren GT is hideous.

The proportions, not just the colour or the chrome.

What a mess. The Cullinan has shorter overhangs and better proportions!!

And looks like a blinged up London Taxi.

[Buster73]

CanAm said:

Dapster said:

Gameface said:

My god, that McLaren GT is hideous.

The proportions, not just the colour or the chrome.

What a mess. The Cullinan has shorter overhangs and better proportions!!

And looks like a blinged up London Taxi.

Really ?

Never heard that description before , not once.

[S1KRR]

Bit of a con as it's in the window of Microsofts shop at Oxford Circus.





(Click to embiggen)

Yeah, it's not any prettier in the flesh.

Also the front wheels look TINY! Like they are 17s!

[CanAm]

Buster73 said:

Really ?

Never heard that description before , not once.

Really? As my dear old grandpappy always said, “Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong”.

[Pericoloso]

I quite like that brown bronze colour on the McLaren.

[easytiger123]

Pericoloso said:

I quite like that brown bronze colour on the McLaren.

That makes two of us. I think it's a fantastic looking car.

[CanAm]

easytiger123 said:

Pericoloso said:

I quite like that brown bronze colour on the McLaren.

That makes two of us. I think it's a fantastic looking car.

Make that three.

[epom]

CanAm said:

easytiger123 said:

Pericoloso said:

I quite like that brown bronze colour on the McLaren.

That makes two of us. I think it's a fantastic looking car.

Make that three.

Like buses, you wait and wait.... and then 3 blind people come along together

[quigonjay]

Voxy said:

Haven’t posted from Tokyo for a while as I can never get the photo upload to work. But here are a few shots whilst it seem to be working...

Is having a LHD car in Japan seen as cool or something? The European cars that you see always seem to be LHD even though every one of those cars is available in RHD

[easytiger123]

quigonjay said:

Is having a LHD car in Japan seen as cool or something? The European cars that you see always seem to be LHD even though every one of those cars is available in RHD

I lived there for 8 years and asked the very same question. Apparently it's a prestige thing that dates back to the immediate post-war period when the only foreign cars in Japan were American and all LHD. It's virtually impossible to buy any high-end car in Japan in RHD form despite the fact they drive on the left like us. Go to any Ferrari or Lamborghini dealer for example and they'll generally only have LHD cars in the showroom and for sale. There's loads of non-franchised grey market dealers there importing European vehicles given the above. All toll-booths and carparks have machines on the left and right to accommodate this peculiarity.

[Voxy]

easytiger123 said:

quigonjay said:

Is having a LHD car in Japan seen as cool or something? The European cars that you see always seem to be LHD even though every one of those cars is available in RHD

I lived there for 8 years and asked the very same question. Apparently it's a prestige thing that dates back to the immediate post-war period when the only foreign cars in Japan were American and all LHD. It's virtually impossible to buy any high-end car in Japan in RHD form despite the fact they drive on the left like us. Go to any Ferrari or Lamborghini dealer for example and they'll generally only have LHD cars in the showroom and for sale. There's loads of non-franchised grey market dealers there importing European vehicles given the above. All toll-booths and carparks have machines on the left and right to accommodate this peculiarity.

Spot on, couldn’t have explained it better.

[Voxy]

As the upload is working, or because I’ve finally learned how to use it, here are some more Tokyo shots...











Fire edition of the five examples of 50th Anniversary Japan Aventadors...

https://www.throttlextreme.com/lamborghini-aventad...

[S1KRR]

quigonjay said:

Is having a LHD car in Japan seen as cool or something? The European cars that you see always seem to be LHD even though every one of those cars is available in RHD

Yes. It's a little bit MORE exotic. A little bit MORE prestigious.

https://youtu.be/7DdwJhPSNxI?t=20m6s


TBH. I prefer LHD on fast stuff.

[HTP99]

S1KRR said:

TBH. I prefer LHD on fast stuff.

Why?

[DaveGoddard]

smithyithy said:

There's been all sorts of cars at this place over the years, old Rollers, coaches, American buses, Ford Pops...

I pulled in because the place was selling Christmas trees and happene upon the Morgan

I know the owner of that place - he runs a business restoring old Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, and has all kinds of unusual stuff in his yard at any given time. He owns the Italian Job coach that you can see in the background of one of the pics of the Morgan and has also got a replica of the white Dormobile from the film. I'm told he also leaves old bikes outside on the pavement at night, so the local chavs try to nick them and don't notice the other stuff hidden away in the yard!

[Gameface]

Bet the neighbours love him...

[TVR1]

mfmman said:

WRT the above Rolls Royce tow car pictures, near to me there is a family business that used to have wedding cars and seems to buy and sell various older RR and Bentley stuff.

Outside recently was one of these (not actual car)



Towing a trailer loaded with one of these (again not the actual car)




If I see it again, I promise to stop and take a picture

Edinburgh?

[Dinoboy]

Looks like Douglas Cresc, I bought my first flat in that street.

[Petrus1983]

Ok - probably not a super car - but a filthy dirty 993 Turbo out in Bath has to be in with a shout?

[blueg33]

smithyithy said:

There's been all sorts of cars at this place over the years, old Rollers, coaches, American buses, Ford Pops...

I pulled in because the place was selling Christmas trees and happene upon the Morgan

That half demolished house looks lethal!