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24th Jan 15 at 20:19

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Originally posted by --ToM--
Be suprised a lot of these high rollers are asset rich cash poor and the cash he's got in that car is a fair whack to free up, also now is a good time to sell, ass has got to fall out the classic car market sooner or later and it's climbed that fast over the last few years it's only going to go so far

Rich Arab thinks 'I didn't manage to get an F1 last time, but I'd love one to go with my P1 and my collection etc etc etc - I'm not normally one who thinks 'a good time to sell' or 'a bad time to sell' because at the end of the day it's an F1. The times these come up for sale is so stupidly rare it really is.

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24th Jan 15 at 20:21

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Originally posted by SVM 286
I saw it in the flesh at the Motorshow when it was new.

Frankly it looked pretty vile. Same sort of colour as a base model 1.8 CVH Sierra minicab.

Might as well have ordered it in beige or shocking pink

Either of those colours would suffice.

I'd have it if it was painted with a thousand airbrushed turds.

I'm inclined to agree Robin.

They were born to be silver though and i'd have mine in that, or possibly the metallic black with the red strip.

I'd prefer the orange short tail GTR though if i'm honest.

That said, my 12th scale one is dark metallic blue and looks lovely

Ben G

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24th Jan 15 at 23:52

Silver or black. How very imaginative of you. Zzzzzzzzzz.

I'd have one even if it was pink with giant primary school book cocks on the side.

[Edited on 24-01-2015 by Ben G]

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25th Jan 15 at 19:35

Snarky sarcasm will get you nowhere Ben and doesn't really apply in this case.

You could go to Savile Row and order a bespoke suit in bright yellow, but you probably wouldn't.

You don't have to be imaginative when ordering the colour of your brand new car. Originality isn't a watchword for class, good taste or common sense.

Gordon Murray designed the car with silver in mind as it best demonstrates the beautiful lines of the car.

Also, silver lends the shape some weight and tends to give the car even more gravitas, where possible.

Black just looks smart, mean and quite cool on most cars.

Plus the original press photos and promo materials were of Silver, white and metallic black with red strip.

This was when I fell in love with the car and so associate these colours most of all with it. I'm not too keen on the white, but i'd choose that over blood-clot chocolate.

If i'd been in the position to spend £630k+ on a brand new car twenty years ago, i'd have been ordering it in an appropriate and flattering colour.

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25th Jan 15 at 21:38

i think the best thing about having that car was he used it as his daily

SVM 286

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25th Jan 15 at 22:52

Definitely

Funds allowing, i'd be doing the same. Wouldn't be able to keep my mitts off it.

Which to me is what makes it all the odder that he's flogging her Mr 6.

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26th Jan 15 at 10:12

He's needing to get some nuts.

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26th Jan 15 at 10:15

I think the article i read about is a bit misleading, yes its a car you can put a kid and a suitcase in and drive to dover, but you won't be doing 240mph at any point on that trip

Doubt you would go over 100mph very often.

I can do all that in a 1.3 fiesta.

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26th Jan 15 at 11:00

quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--

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Originally posted by Robin
Love the colour, love the car. This would be the first thing I bought after a euro millions win. I'd be sat outside his house with my chequebook.

Well you'd be stupid, if you had the money to by one why go for a crash repaired one

Also I know of a bloke who could build a near identical replica for £15k just finished a zonda.........

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26th Jan 15 at 11:09

Crash repaired, wasn't it totally reshelled

Munchie

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26th Jan 15 at 12:35

Why has the car changed colour?! ha

taylorboosh

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26th Jan 15 at 13:13

Needs de tangod

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26th Jan 15 at 19:57

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Crash repaired, wasn't it totally reshelled

No Jim, they repaired the tub and shell from the ground up. Some is new, some is salvaged.

Cut 'n' shut tbf

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9th Jun 15 at 13:55

SOLD...

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/actor-rowan-atkinson-revs-up-over-%C2%A37-million-profit-and-its-not-from-mr-bean/ar-BBkRGo4?ocid=mailsignoutmd

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9th Jun 15 at 20:17

Last of the longtail racers is for sale now too.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/top-gear-mclaren-f1-gtr-racer-for-sale-2015-05-19

SVM 286

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9th Jun 15 at 20:51

So so SO lovely

Wish I was an English oil Sheik

3CorsaMeal

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9th Jun 15 at 20:57

Those corrado wing mirrors make the car imo

SVM 286

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9th Jun 15 at 21:09

And the Vauxhall joystick that operates them

Jambo

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9th Jun 15 at 21:49

Nice profit.

Wish I had enought o buy a Mclaren F1 in 1998

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10th Jun 15 at 10:23

We had a client in work recently, he bought some land for £15k, we managed to get planning permission on it and now worth £500k.

Lucky git.

Bart

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10th Jun 15 at 11:08

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
We had a client in work recently, he bought some land for £15k, we managed to get planning permission on it and now worth £500k.

Lucky git.

not really lucky, its the same for any land.
Without planning permission it would still be worth £15k

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