Scotland's Finest Spotted!! [Vol 2]

Scotland's Finest Spotted!! [Vol 2]

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cjb1

2,000 posts

152 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Hollowpockets said:
cjb1 said:
Are you suggesting that this may be one of Mr Kynch's fleet? Wouldn't surprise me if it was.
Have they not bailed on Aberdeen, heard they live amongst the stars in Hollywood now.
I heard that too but didn't know if they had foresaken the Granite City entirely? As I understand it he was driving through Hollywood and saw a house he and his wife liked the look of, he stopped and walked up the drive, knocked on the door to enquire if the owner would be interested in selling, Sandra Bulloch answered the door!! Could be just gossip or a fantasy story but it sounds good!

I think I saw one of the sons, black Range Rover reg EK ??? filling up with fuel a week or two back in the Aberdeen area so I'm guessing they still have a presence. I once met Larry briefly through work in the oil business, a true gentleman and one that I don't begrudge a penny of his worth. He apparently grew up in Aberdeen’s Mastrick and Garthdee area's and started out as an apprentice engineer at Culter Paper Mill. Apparently he was worth 88 million quid before selling Venture Petroleum and his stake in that provided him with a further 93 million pounds, (that info was from the P&J so a pinch of salt may be required?), see the link below. A friend of mine knows Mr Kynch better than I and has the same opinion of him, a quiet friendly guy who just lives and breathes motors on a scale most people could only dream of!

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/13687...

Hollowpockets

5,908 posts

217 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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I heard he bought the house next door to Sandra Bullock, it must be something along those lines anyway! lol

I'm sure Nathan still does all the scuderia racing around Europe so they probably do still have homes and a pile of fancy cars here, not to mention the complications of taking a collection that size to the U.S.

I remember my old man saying he met him when he got the first new at the time DB7 vantage in Scotland and Larry wanted a look as he hadn't taken delivery of his own one yet. He said the collection already had several astons and was like a warehouse full of cars.

cjb1

2,000 posts

152 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Hollowpockets said:
I heard he bought the house next door to Sandra Bullock, it must be something along those lines anyway! lol

I'm sure Nathan still does all the scuderia racing around Europe so they probably do still have homes and a pile of fancy cars here, not to mention the complications of taking a collection that size to the U.S.

I remember my old man saying he met him when he got the first new at the time DB7 vantage in Scotland and Larry wanted a look as he hadn't taken delivery of his own one yet. He said the collection already had several astons and was like a warehouse full of cars.
I believe he once bought an entire Jaguar XJ220 racing team including the transporter and motor home from the pro-celeb series in the States that supported the Indycar series, he also has a vast collection of Ferrari's both historic, classic & modern. Who knows what else?

cc8s

4,210 posts

204 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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I have seen a few of his son's cars in town, hired out for weddings (Phantom, Azure, etc.). But believe his son runs Azure Hire Cars on his own.

I heard a similar rumour that he bought up all the race cars from a racing team but I don't believe that it is entirely true. There were the XJ220C (for racing) and XJ220S (road versions) and if either were entirely owned by one person I am sure it would come up in the history of the cars.

He has/had at least three XJ220 though (each very different) and I would not be surprised if the rumour started because he bought up all the *spare parts* from a racing team for his XJ220C.

Edited by cc8s on Tuesday 18th September 14:17

S2red

2,509 posts

192 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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White Gallardo escaped from Glasgow and spotted in Bishopbriggs

rstoughy

76 posts

209 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Hollowpockets said:
Have they not bailed on Aberdeen, heard they live amongst the stars in Hollywood now.
They still have roots in ABZ and it will not be uncommon to see some of the collection out and about.

rstoughy

76 posts

209 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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cjb1 said:
I believe he once bought an entire Jaguar XJ220 racing team including the transporter and motor home from the pro-celeb series in the States that supported the Indycar series, he also has a vast collection of Ferrari's both historic, classic & modern. Who knows what else?
I do having worked for him back in the late 90's / early 2k's and knowing the sons but an open forum is not the place to discuss.
Having seen and walked round the continuous growing collection is utterly amazing.
I once bought a 22B from him as well.

Ponyvettes

35 posts

143 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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shocks said:
Passed the same lot on way back from Cameron House, if your on here folks I was the black 996 turbo that had to move back in and plough through large puddle as you came round the corner on the A873 coming the opposite way yikes
That'll be me and my buds.

S2red

2,509 posts

192 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Parked next to a nice blue Escort Cosworth in Coatbridge today

Looked really cool not seen one for a while

Edited by S2red on Thursday 20th September 15:29

standfree93

3,001 posts

188 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Got a glance of a Rolls Royce Phantom at Malmaison Aberdeen this afternoon, think it was a drophead too.

Also in the past week or so i've seen countless R8's and Aston Martin's, including a Rapide, usual Aberdeen stuff!

GrahamF430

326 posts

165 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Followed by two blonde girls from Dalry to Glasgow this afternoon. The one in the passenger seat stroked her hair in the sunshine whilst the other drove, occasionally flashing a wide smile at her friend.

I have no memory of what they were driving.

Scotland's finest spotted smile

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

183 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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V18 CHA, lovely Nissan GT-R right now in South Queensferry Tesco.

cjb1

2,000 posts

152 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Papa Hotel said:
V18 CHA, lovely Nissan GT-R right now in South Queensferry Tesco.
I'll be down with the infra red jammer and covered wagon asap..........

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

183 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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cjb1 said:
I'll be down with the infra red jammer and covered wagon asap..........
Let's get on it. yes

cjb1

2,000 posts

152 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Papa Hotel said:
cjb1 said:
I'll be down with the infra red jammer and covered wagon asap..........
Let's get on it. yes
We'll have it gone in sixty seconds!! Regards, Vinny D

BigCraig94

397 posts

160 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Koenigsegg CCX, McLaren MP4-12C and a few other tasty bits and pieces in Hamilton on Wednesday and 430 Spider, 2 RR Ghost and 458 in Uddingston biggrin

BorkFactor

7,266 posts

159 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Stunning Estrol Blue E46 M3 in Aberdeen today on King Street. One of the nicest I have seen!

IainW

1,631 posts

176 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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S2red said:
Parked next to a nice blue Escort Cosworth in Coatbridge today

Looked really cool not seen one for a while

Edited by S2red on Thursday 20th September 15:29
That might be the same one I saw a few months back. It was heading in that direction from my village on the A89 and there can't be too many about.

standfree93

3,001 posts

188 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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Dark blue Ferrari 599 in Cults earlier, and a Maserati GranCabrio on Gt Western Road.
As well as a couple of R8's, and a silver Aston Martin DBS.

There was a black Porsche 993 GT2 or TurboS (Not sure which!) parked at the Porsche garage in Tullos about 5.30am this morning!

cjb1

2,000 posts

152 months

Thursday 20th September 2012
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standfree93 said:
Dark blue Ferrari 599 in Cults earlier, and a Maserati GranCabrio on Gt Western Road.
As well as a couple of R8's, and a silver Aston Martin DBS.

There was a black Porsche 993 GT2 or TurboS (Not sure which!) parked at the Porsche garage in Tullos about 5.30am this morning!
Going to the Porsche dealership, now that's a little bit like cheating?