Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)

[havoc]

Harry Flashman said:

havoc said:

It's not getting any less ugly with exposure, is it?

I saw a dark green Senna on the M40 a few months ago, and I thought it looked brilliant.

It's distinctive and (very) striking, but the lines and proportions are challenging at best, and a dog's dinner at worst. As a track-day weapon it's the epitomy of function over form, but as a road car and ownership prospect...well...

I think I prefer the new M4...at least that's got a number of good angles. And people have the nerve to criticise the current Civic Type R...

[pidsy]

No pic but blue Ferrari 250 driving down regent street this afternoon. Sounded lovely - not sure if it was real or not.
The number plate was 250 something something.

[HTP99]

Near Camden on Monday:



A bit more subtle, a 328:

[SydneyBridge]

need bigger parking spaces....

[Doylie77]

A couple of nice cars spotted in Knaresborough recently


F8 Tributo

Jaguar XF-RS

[P5BNij]

Not spotted as such, but this RHD manual 365GT4 2+2 has just caught my attention on ebay, thought I'd share it here....


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313520957891?hash=item4...

[Chubbyross]

Doylie77 said:

A couple of nice cars spotted in Knaresborough recently


F8 Tributo

Jaguar XF-RS

Whoever said Yorkshiremen were tight!

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Jaguar XF-RS
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Whoever said Yorkshiremen were tight!

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But probably parked off street to avoid car parking charges....

[Zippee]

P5BNij said:

Not spotted as such, but this RHD manual 365GT4 2+2 has just caught my attention on ebay, thought I'd share it here....


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313520957891?hash=item4...

Blimey, I remember only a few years ago you could pick one of those up mid teens.

[havoc]

Zippee said:

P5BNij said:

Not spotted as such, but this RHD manual 365GT4 2+2 has just caught my attention on ebay, thought I'd share it here....


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313520957891?hash=item4...

Blimey, I remember only a few years ago you could pick one of those up mid teens.

And even that was asking too much...

[havoc]

JPvanRossem said:

Thing is, English roads seem singularly unsuitable for a :snip: V12 Ferrari GT.

EFA.

Scotland has some cracking pieces of tarmac and occasionally manages to have low-enough police presence permit proper use of said roads without being a risk-taking Cannonballer (or their ilk*).

But otherwise I'm with you - a long-legged GT needs a big journey and England has very few of them where you won't be stuck behind dozens of 'premium' SUVs bought on hock, cheap faux-SUVs bought to keep up with the Joneses, white-vans and coffin-dodger hatchbacks, none of whom are using their mirrors. For English roads, a good bike, a mid-spec hot hatch or an Elise/MX5 are arguably the optimum choices for entertainment and progress combined.




* To the old boys, no we're not starting that again!

[Dapster]

Apparently of the 900 or so V8 versions built, only 10 or 12 were the Tourer version of the Rover branded cars (most were MG).

4.6lt Ford engine, late teens MPG and 319 g/km, just 250bhp. Would be a wonderfully soothing thing to schlep about in I'd imagine.

[456mgt]

JPvanRossem said:

Thing is, British roads seem singularly unsuitable for a fifty year old manual V12 Ferrari GT.

I beg to differ! You may expect that to be so, but the reality is otherwise. We use our 60 year old, manual, V12 250GTE very regularly, and to good effect, on just those roads. In fact it's a lot less stressful than a modern car being quite narrow compared with moderns (I've just measured mine at 160cm, a little over 5ft) You also appreciate how much comfort there is from tyres with a high sidewall, with potholes, speedbumps etc far less jarring. Wouldn't want to negotiate too many hairpin bends given the turning circle of a supertanker, but there aren't too many of those in the south of England.

[Harry Flashman]

Gentrification finally hits my hood. Either that or the local drug dealers are doing really well.

Edited by Harry Flashman on Monday 10th May 22:02

[Ayahuasca]

A few from today.

[Doofus]

Ayahuasca said:

A few from today.

I've yet to see one of these, in the flesh, or in a picture, in any colour or from any angle that doesn't look really stupid.

It's horribly proportioned. Too short, too wide, too tall, too stupid. Why do so many peopke like them?

[Moley RUFC]

Doofus said:

Ayahuasca said:

A few from today.

I've yet to see one of these, in the flesh, or in a picture, in any colour or from any angle that doesn't look really stupid.

It's horribly proportioned. Too short, too wide, too tall, too stupid. Why do so many peopke like them?

Apt user name.....

There’s very few angles that they don’t look good imho. But then if we all thought the same I guess.....

[Moley RUFC]

Dapster said:

Apparently of the 900 or so V8 versions built, only 10 or 12 were the Tourer version of the Rover branded cars (most were MG).

4.6lt Ford engine, late teens MPG and 319 g/km, just 250bhp. Would be a wonderfully soothing thing to schlep about in I'd imagine.

Good spot.

[Steamer]

Moley RUFC said:

Doofus said:

Ayahuasca said:

A few from today.

I've yet to see one of these, in the flesh, or in a picture, in any colour or from any angle that doesn't look really stupid.

It's horribly proportioned. Too short, too wide, too tall, too stupid. Why do so many peopke like them?

Apt user name.....

There’s very few angles that they don’t look good imho. But then if we all thought the same I guess.....

..apart from any view including the headlights!? (yes I have trypophobia) Nice colour though

[Moley RUFC]

I agree the lights are marmite...I’ve had one with them and without them. Grown to like them now, and very fitting for a ‘spider’