Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)

[dumfriesdave]

[Krikkit]

1 of 17 cars produced, I think that qualifies!

[dumfriesdave]

yep, and only 9 left apparently.

[Seek]

Pistonheads roadtest of the Ascari Ecosse :-)

https://www.pistonheads.com/road-tests/road-tests/...

[DaveGoddard]

Davey S2 said:

Yes this one. And not just a Muira, an SV as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqpa1HB-wOc

I wish I hadn't watched that

I thought the horn halfway through was a fire engine trying to get through the stopped traffic, then I realised it was that poor Miura screaming in pain as it died...

[Voxy]

Seek said:

Voxy said:

Tokyo this afternoon...

Alpina B4 Biturbo

One of 110 Japan-spec B4 BiTurbo Coupes produced.

Most are Alpina Blue, this is one of 2 produced in Mineral Grey.

Had a long chat with Burkhard Bovensiepen at Geneva 2017.
The B4 BiTurbo Coupe (and sister D4 BiTurbo Coupe) are his current design favorites in the BMW and Alpina line-ups.
They have been his daily drivers ever since introduction in early 2014.

And here is another one...

[Seek]

Voxy said:

And here is another one...

One of 7 Japan-Spec in Alpina Green II.

Great color! Very discreet. :-)

[dumfriesdave]

Another spotted today in small village.
Brand new on 17 plate, looked great.

Owner was very pleasant to chat with, and more than happy for me to take a couple of pics.

[Alpaca]

Dodge Viper GTS:

Dodge Viper by MonkeysBirthday, on Flickr

[McAndy]

dumfriesdave said:

Does this fit in here ?

A bit of googling suggesting it's an Ascari Ecosse, although I may be corrected.
Spotted in the small village in SW Scotland where I work earlier this morning.

Some stats.

I love the shape, but I'm not sure about that colour. However, I'm glad to see one in use!

[AMG Merc]

With thanks to a certain Mr. Lee Noble

See the similarities to the M12/M400 line

[Blown2CV]

dumfriesdave said:

Does this fit in here ?

A bit of googling suggesting it's an Ascari Ecosse, although I may be corrected.
Spotted in the small village in SW Scotland where I work earlier this morning.

wonder if that's the one recently pictured on the Highlands thread, looks similar.

[addz86]

1926 Maserati 26, the oldest Maserati in the world according to the owner

[Anglade]

Blown2CV said:

The Crack Fox said:

devs said:

can i see a numberplate that reads "MR LION"?

Yes - even though he was on the bib radar for it years ago...

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8989958.No_more_MR_...

[birdcage]

[birdcage]

[dumfriesdave]

Blown2CV said:

wonder if that's the one recently pictured on the Highlands thread, looks similar.

Not aware of the Highlands thread, but is a possibility.

Parked up early morning outside a hotel in Moffat, a mile from the M74, then gone by mid morning so maybe an overnight halt on way there/back.

McAndy re. the colour maybe my below average camera phone doesn't do the colour justice, but when seen in the flesh it's a beautiful car.

Rather than having an exotic looking car in the normal black or bright red I think this colour adds to the rarity factor.

[Resolutionary]

Alpaca said:

Dodge Viper GTS:

Dodge Viper by MonkeysBirthday, on Flickr

What a spot! I long to see a Viper in the flesh - truly ridiculous and utterly wonderful things.

[Marty Funkhouser]

PAUL500 said:

Yep, and one of the F40s did not make it back home from the trip



A very early production example that later went on to be a race car before being converted back to road use.

Just out of interest, would insurance pay out the full value for this?

[AshBurrows]

Marty Funkhouser said:

Just out of interest, would insurance pay out the full value for this?

Since Jon Hunt's car collection has to be worth over £100m, I'm going to guess it's extremely well insured. This will no doubt get rebuilt anyway like most rare Ferrari's do.