Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)

[AstonZagato]

The Jaguar was initially supposed to have two micro turbines as range extenders for the battery. Quite cool (and hot).

[samwell]

thegreenhell said:

Blown2CV said:

NDA said:

Getting close to another of my favourites

it is awesome. Is that a real car though?

Jaguar C-X75, which was supposed to be Jaguar's answer to the Porsche 918, McLaren P1 etc, but never made it to production. It was in one of the Bond films, and some of the driveable stunt cars from that have made it out into the world.

There was a lightly used one on display at the Bond in Motion exhibition during the F1 at Silverstone in 2019. I feel the black accents went slightly too far on this one, however…

[generationx]

Nice colour Giulia Quadrifoglio in Leigh-On-Sea today, shame about the “4D” and badly spaced plates.

[Hurricane52]

havoc said:

The one bit that doesn't work for me is the shoulder / c-pillar area. MC20 isn't alone in that regard...lot of modern cars look jarring there, particularly those with intakes in that area.

It’s not just modern cars …

[Master Bean]

Aston Martin Vanquish in Cirencester.

[autofocus]

Mark-C said:

Blown2CV said:

wow! Yes I seem to recall these were in a bond film but wasn't sure if that first pic was a render or something. Cool.

First pic is off a website rather than a spotted.

Jaguar never built a production version of the C-X75 but (according to wiki) three prototypes were auctioned off including the Sceptre car.

Hi,

Yep and the prototypes do occassionally come up for sale.

Kaaimans have had one for sale for a little while

https://www.kaaimans.com/current-stock/14512209-ja...

Regards

Tim

[Still Mulling]

autofocus said:

Mark-C said:

Blown2CV said:

wow! Yes I seem to recall these were in a bond film but wasn't sure if that first pic was a render or something. Cool.

First pic is off a website rather than a spotted.

Jaguar never built a production version of the C-X75 but (according to wiki) three prototypes were auctioned off including the Sceptre car.

Hi,

Yep and the prototypes do occassionally come up for sale.

Kaaimans have had one for sale for a little while

https://www.kaaimans.com/current-stock/14512209-ja...

Regards

Tim

A blue one was at Wilton House a few summer's ago. Looked lovely!

[ZedLeg]

Hurricane52 said:

havoc said:

The one bit that doesn't work for me is the shoulder / c-pillar area. MC20 isn't alone in that regard...lot of modern cars look jarring there, particularly those with intakes in that area.

It’s not just modern cars …

I’ve always assumed that new cars with those intakes were trying to give a “classic” look. The 296 was designed with a picture of a 250 lm and some tracing paper.

[havoc]

ZedLeg said:

Hurricane52 said:

havoc said:

The one bit that doesn't work for me is the shoulder / c-pillar area. MC20 isn't alone in that regard...lot of modern cars look jarring there, particularly those with intakes in that area.

It’s not just modern cars …

I’ve always assumed that new cars with those intakes were trying to give a “classic” look. The 296 was designed with a picture of a 250 lm and some tracing paper.

In the case of the 296 you're right.

...but it doesn't stop it looking st. I'd have a 250SWB, GTO or Cali in half a heartbeat, absolutely sublime creations. But the LM just looks wrong.


PS - slightly o/t, but as we're talking old Ferraris, have a look at this. Volume up from 4.10

[037]

Hurricane52 said:

havoc said:

The one bit that doesn't work for me is the shoulder / c-pillar area. MC20 isn't alone in that regard...lot of modern cars look jarring there, particularly those with intakes in that area.

It’s not just modern cars …

Is that the one that's been spotted in Alderley Edge recently? What a car

[Hurricane52]

Nope. It’s been resting in the Schlumpf museum in Mulhouse for yonks.

[12TS]

“Some rarities”

Lucid in NYC

[autofocus]

12TS said:

“Some rarities”

Lucid in NYC

Hi there,

Love the Lucid, enjoyed seeing it at Goodwood last summer







Regards

Tim

[12TS]

I thought it looked good as well, not in a beautiful way but well proportioned. And a bit different

[Square Leg]

Nice

[Every day a journey]

havoc said:

ZedLeg said:

Hurricane52 said:

havoc said:

The one bit that doesn't work for me is the shoulder / c-pillar area. MC20 isn't alone in that regard...lot of modern cars look jarring there, particularly those with intakes in that area.

It’s not just modern cars …

I’ve always assumed that new cars with those intakes were trying to give a “classic” look. The 296 was designed with a picture of a 250 lm and some tracing paper.

In the case of the 296 you're right.

...but it doesn't stop it looking st. I'd have a 250SWB, GTO or Cali in half a heartbeat, absolutely sublime creations. But the LM just looks wrong.


PS - slightly o/t, but as we're talking old Ferraris, have a look at this. Volume up from 4.10

The 250LM wasn’t designed to ‘look nice’ it was designed to win races.

The last Ferrari to win Le Mans.

[havoc]

Every day a journey said:

The 250LM wasn’t designed to ‘look nice’ it was designed to win races.

Understand that.

...but it does make it weird that Ferrari decided to ape the look for their road cars...

[BananaFama]

A couple from an Italian car meet today .

[Adam.]

havoc said:

In the case of the 296 you're right.

...but it doesn't stop it looking st. I'd have a 250SWB, GTO or Cali in half a heartbeat, absolutely sublime creations. But the LM just looks wrong.

What a noise

[Harry Flashman]

havoc said:

In the case of the 296 you're right.

...but it doesn't stop it looking st. I'd have a 250SWB, GTO or Cali in half a heartbeat, absolutely sublime creations. But the LM just looks wrong.


PS - slightly o/t, but as we're talking old Ferraris, have a look at this. Volume up from 4.10

See, I think the 296 looks incredible in the metal, and you can really see the 1960s influences and departure from recent, more angular, Ferrari styling.

To each his own, I guess!