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04-26-05, 10:31 AM
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| | Julian West 7 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Devon, UK GT40: GTD
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Rep Power: 14  | Mclaren F1 *replica*
Whilst at a classic car auction yesterday, I saw this 'one off'. The details explained how the owner/creator had spent 'in excess of a 6 figure sum, developing this replica before being forced into liquidation'... poor guy....
It used a rover/honda base & was actually driven into the lot & sold for 1300 ukp !!! | 
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04-26-05, 10:32 AM
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| | Julian West 7 Tenths
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& from the front | |
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04-26-05, 10:43 AM
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| | Keith1 10 tenths
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United Kingdom GT40: Uh uh
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[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] | |
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04-26-05, 03:00 PM
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| | 10 tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 GT40: England Suffolk
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Hi all
Looks as though this started out with a MK111 KVA body but boy did they get this wrong.
Chris. | |
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04-26-05, 03:39 PM
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| | Ron Earp Site Administrator
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Whew, and I thought the McLaren was unattractive. | |
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04-26-05, 04:59 PM
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| | mdemyanek 2 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2005 GT40: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Now that I've surpressed the gag reflex, let me just say that it's lucky he "ran out of money". Can't imagine more money would make this any prettier. | |
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04-26-05, 05:20 PM
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| | 7 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Magazine Editor (finance magazine) and Freelance Writer (classic car articles) GT40: Robin Hood Country, England
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But hey, it has got 4 seats. | |
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04-26-05, 06:57 PM
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| | Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2003 GT40: newcastle upon tyne
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Julian
please tell me you are not the new owner!!! | |
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04-26-05, 09:34 PM
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| | 4 Tenths
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mmmmmmmm noice! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] | |
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04-27-05, 05:30 AM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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My mother taught me if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything. But I was always in trouble because I didn't listen to my mum [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]It is bloody awful [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Here is something to make you feel better | |
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04-27-05, 05:44 AM
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| | Julian West 7 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Devon, UK GT40: GTD
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Julian
please tell me you are not the new owner!!!
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Ha! you are indeed spot on Dave, I am certainly *not* the new owner!! There was an eerie silence when it went in the bidding ring, but hey, it must have made someone happy!!
Despite the somewhat 'awkward' styling (cough) The fiberglass was pretty good quality......
(That's the most positive comment I could make about it!!!) | |
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04-27-05, 10:15 AM
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| | p thompson Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milland, West S GT40: None
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Super-Mega-Fugly!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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05-31-05, 09:26 AM
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| | Chris Edwards 2 Tenths
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Winchester UK GT40: Winchester, Eng
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Now for sale in Top Marques magazine for £10,000 !! | |
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06-03-05, 11:53 AM
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| | Julian West 7 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Devon, UK GT40: GTD
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Here it is *again*.....
scroll down to the bottom of the page. BTW if anyone hasn't read 'Sniff Petrol' then you should! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] http://www.sniffpetrol.com/index.html | |
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06-03-05, 04:23 PM
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| | mdemyanek 2 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2005 GT40: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Yep, that's the same hideous POS we've seen before on this forum. The Sniff Petrol site is hilarious. I especially love the comments on the new porsche cayman (I use all lowercase letters for porsche since I have lost all respect for them as sportscar and racecar builders since the cayenne). Here's an exerpt that I really love:
"For too long we have ignored customers who want a porsche that almost looks like a 911, that's almost as fast as a 911, and costs almost as much as a 911, but that isn't a 911"
Haaaaaa! Too funny, yet sad and true simultaneously. | |
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06-03-05, 04:24 PM
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| | 4 Tenths
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from the look of it presumably the 6 figure sum included pence/cents! | |
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06-03-05, 05:08 PM
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| | aladinsane Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: So Cal, USA GT40: Tornado
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[ QUOTE ]
"For too long we have ignored customers who want a porsche that almost looks like a 911, that's almost as fast as a 911, and costs almost as much as a 911, but that isn't a 911"
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Mitch,
Not to mention they don't handle to good either...... | |
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06-03-05, 05:56 PM
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| | Lee Silver Supporter
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Silverstone, UK GT40: GT40 Australia
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Ouch!!!! I like that site, I've just signed up to get it sent monthly. Excellent. | |
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