Interesting car....

[Daftlad]

For those who said they would buy one if they built the motor show car...it's for sale here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/248124.htm

[Tangoed]

I do love that colour. It does need a little TLC, and the dash colour combination is unique. Pitty they never did the seat backs the same colour as the body, but that can be changed, together with the front splitters. I wonder what there asking for it.

[Daftlad]

Tangoed said:

I do love that colour. It does need a little TLC, and the dash colour combination is unique. Pitty they never did the seat backs the same colour as the body, but that can be changed, together with the front splitters. I wonder what there asking for it.

Less than you'd think - As I undersatnd, thy would take 30K without a warranty but they'll be happy to provide same at additional cost.

[L1OFF]

Just don't try to get a front end respray on it

Alan

[bob1179]

That is a gorgeous looking car. I would love to have it as my own.

Just a quick question though, why did they close up the wing vents on the production models and not leave them open as on this prototype?

[_DeeJay_]

Daftlad said:

For those who said they would buy one if they built the motor show car...it's for sale here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/248124.htm

I love that car - it was the reason I placed a deposit for a Saggy-ass and begged for the same colour (they refused due to the difficulty in matching it).

It's a shame it's lost the original wheels (but from what I understand they were too big for the arches, the did look stunning though!)

[Daftlad]

L1OFF said:

Just don't try to get a front end respray on it

Alan

Paintshield....

[Daftlad]

bob1179 said:

Just a quick question though, why did they close up the wing vents on the production models and not leave them open as on this prototype?

Popular belief is that stones and crap were thrown up on the screen. Truth as I undersatnd is the additional cost involved in providing the open vents on the production cars was costly and therfore dropped.

[YI8TVR]

Daftlad said:

For those who said they would buy one if they built the motor show car...it's for sale here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/248124.htm

No room in the stable John. 6 is a good number with a GT2

[T5SOR]

Daftlad said:

L1OFF said:

Just don't try to get a front end respray on it

Alan

Paintshield....

It would be an interesting insurance claim if anybody had a small mishap with it. I have paintshield but still get paint chips.

[RayVonn]

There must be someone out there who can match the paint up. Possibly Gerbil?

[Big Al.]

IIRC it was a Honda colour Candy Apple Orange.

Again from memory it wasn't so much the colour but the process to apply it to the shell that was the main reason it wasn't made available.

[RayVonn]

In the ad, it says that Clarkson drove it on Top Gear but I thought it was 'Mr Orange' PN05OUL that was used and abused on the show?

[Tangoed]

If it was driven by Clarkson I've never seen it. Mr Orange was the car tested on the Top Gear show, and the Stig tested a blue Sag around the track. Can't remember the reg.

[OscarT]

It was the one used at Goodwood Festival of Speed.

[The AJP Griff]

L1OFF said:

Just don't try to get a front end respray on it

Alan

.Some won't beleive the price of a candy apple paint job.I remember Gerbil telling me at the show that he'd want £13k or somesuch as an option price for the paint,as it was so labour intensive.It's a shame the car doesn't come with it's show wheels,which if i recall didn't fit properly at the time?

[Jappo]

Innit luvvly? Got real vents an everything.

[bob1179]

Daftlad said:

bob1179 said:

Just a quick question though, why did they close up the wing vents on the production models and not leave them open as on this prototype?

Popular belief is that stones and crap were thrown up on the screen. Truth as I undersatnd is the additional cost involved in providing the open vents on the production cars was costly and therfore dropped.

Cheers Daftlad.

I think it looks more menacing and racer like with the vents in properly. Still a few quid short of owning one mind, but I'm still saving!

[RayVonn]

Tangoed said:

If it was driven by Clarkson I've never seen it. Mr Orange was the car tested on the Top Gear show, and the Stig tested a blue Sag around the track. Can't remember the reg.

The blue one was PN05 OUX.

[kmpowell]

I was feeling nosey on friday so I rang up and enquired about this car. It's for sale at £30k and will not under any circumstance be supplied with a warranty due to its 'Unique features' and 'battle scars' (their words not mine'.

In other words its VERY tatty and only really suitable for somebody's collection or if they had a bottomless pocket of cash to throw at it e.g complete respray in a new colour due to Candy Apple no longer being available, engine rebuild etc etc

Edited by kmpowell on Monday 24th September 11:47