The rarest car you have photographed/seen

[AndrewT1275]

mekondelta said:

What the hell was this? I'm guessing it was model 1 out of 1....

I remember reading a long article about this in one of the car mags probably over 20 years ago. The body and chassis are made completely from wood and I think that it's got an A-series from a mini driving the front wheels.

Owner built from scratch so definitely one of a kind. Looks in good condition and getting used still.

[Dinoboy]

From Vernasca Silver flag last year.

[The Don of Croy]

Was overtaken by something wearing a Bugatti grille in the lake District in 1992, a small open two seater looking well used and quite old.

Spotted a Ferrari GTO parked outside the offices of Otford Paper Sacks in Sevenoaks around 1984/5, possibly just after they sold the old factory site to build a supermarket.

[Voldemort]

[WAVman]

The_Cheeseman said:

Lister Storm, being driven around Beverley, East Yorkshire. No photo unfortunately as I was driving.

Wiki says that only 3 road going versions remain so must be up there with rarest of spots!

The owner lives in Woodmansey and used to own Pozition night club.

[robemcdonald]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

waynecyclist said:

robemcdonald said:

I was visiting a supplier in Woking in the early 90s and saw this emerging from a factory on the trading estate. (Not my photo) one of two I believe.

Looks like the Mclaren F1 prototype that was used for testing, I believe they built 2, one was called Albert from memory.

They did. IIRC they were both deliberately destroyed after their use, to avoid their existence being leaked? They were Ultima based.

I only found out what is was a few years later when I read about the F1 and McLarens name went up on the industrial unit.

[Fastpedeller]

AndrewT1275 said:

mekondelta said:

What the hell was this? I'm guessing it was model 1 out of 1....

I remember reading a long article about this in one of the car mags probably over 20 years ago. The body and chassis are made completely from wood and I think that it's got an A-series from a mini driving the front wheels.

Owner built from scratch so definitely one of a kind. Looks in good condition and getting used still.

Citroen 2CV based and built by a guy called Friend Wood (I kid ye not). Somewhere in my archives I have many photos of this car from Sandown Park kit car show in the 80's

[MG-FIDO]

designforlife said:

ohh yeah saw this too, also in LA... Steve Mcqueen's Jag E-type.

(also in vault, so this isn't my photo)

Nice car and an XKSS, much rarer than an E-type!

[Nik da Greek]

Leaving aside all the one-of-one exotic stuff you can't help but see if you go to decent shows or the FoS and whatever, probably my favourite production car rare encounter was when a mate had the opportunity to work on this beauty;





An actual Mazda Cosmo, the rotang that started it all. Probably one of only two running examples in the UK, one of very few worldwide with its original 10A twin-dizzy engine! They only made just over a thousand in total









they say never meet your heroes but I was and still am very much in love with this car

[Neith]

Somewhat cheating (it was in Japan, and at the Nismo HQ )

Nissan Nismo 400R (1 of 44)


In the UK the rarest I've seen is probably either an Aston DB5 or a McLaren P1.

[ian2144]

A Kadett GT/E in Road trim, a rare thing I would say. Only 12 RHD officially imported into the U.K by the late Tony Fall, the majority were turned into rally cars.

I wish I still owned it now.

[derin100]

Mercedes just before this Xmas at the Schlumpf.

[GroundEffect]

Neith said:

Somewhat cheating (it was in Japan, and at the Nismo HQ )

Nissan Nismo 400R (1 of 44)


In the UK the rarest I've seen is probably either an Aston DB5 or a McLaren P1.

I saw this one at the Nurburgring. It was featured a week later in an Evo video -

https://youtu.be/NuOsxwvwKho

[Riley Blue]

If we're going to include shows and museums worldwide I have hundreds of unique cars, here's the first:

[generationx]

Riley Blue said:

If we're going to include shows and museums worldwide I have hundreds of unique cars, here's the first:

Louwman museum? I have tickets for later this year and can't wait!

[generationx]

Voldemort said:

Lots of nerd points for people that know this story!

[generationx]

FIREBIRDC9 said:

Just last weekend actually.

Toyota 2000GT




Only built 360ish?

And to my knowledge there are only 2 in the UK

I was lucky (?) enough to sit in one of these a little while back. I'm 6'2" (not powerfully built though ) and it was, er, snug.

[Micky4051]

[The Don of Croy]

Just remembered (sat at Heathrow waiting for a delayed arrival)...have seen two deLoreans in the wild, one in Monmouth in 1989 parked up near Iceland (magnet for exotica as every fool do no) mid resto, and asked not to touch the bodywork as it marked easily, the second one about 18 months ago on the b road not far from home in Sussex, motoring along with the evening traffic.

Always wanted to spot a McLaren F1 but only at shows and also in the showroom in Park Lane back in the 90's.

[CanAm]

The only F1 I've seen was "joining in" on the London-Brighton Veteran Car Run a few years ago. In its Lark racing livery, it was not quite as discrete looking as Flemke's example.