garcon magnifique Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 (er, no pic though, sorry) On the M6 Toll southbound yesterday afternoon, not hanging around either... A 250 GTO. There's a chance it could have been a kit I suppose, but it definitely sounded like the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Next you will be saying it is your bosses car and that he has let you have a drive in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Funnily enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Was it Nick Mason? (He does have one, doesn't he ). There can't be many others in the country. Top spot indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 He does have one, but I don't think it was his. Worldwide I think there are around 30 or so of them still knocking around - which is quite impressive when you consider Ferrari only built 39. (So I read somewhere alooooooong time ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Mason's numberplate is 250 GTO. I think, as much as it is a top spot, the default position is that is was a replica. However, if it wasn't then it is the best spot I've seen on TSN (other than Collease's boss's daily driver ...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Yep. It was going the other way though, so no chance of seeing that! Every chance it was a replica - but from the sound it made, if it is it's a replica with a corking V12 engine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I suppose it probably was a replica (Jag V12 through straight pipe???). If you believe this months Car then prices for these are at the top again - £10 million+ IIRC Certainly would take pumpkin sized swingers to trundle that amount of cash/rarity up & down the M6/M40, even if we all like to think that we would use one normally if given the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 [ QUOTE ] pumpkin sized swingers [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I've a feeling that there may have been some high quality replicas of these made using Ferrari Daytona donor cars for maximum Ferrariness. Would explain the noise if so. Top spot either way, but inclined to agree, the chances of someone risking a stone chip on a motorway in one if these is slight to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 The second most expensive car in the world isnt it? Last one was sold at around £5m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I saw one up close in Belgium 20 years ago being driven in a rally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I've actually touched Nick Mason's. (He let me look at his car too...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I've actually touched Nick Mason's. (He let me look at his car too...) [/ QUOTE ] Got to look inside 250 at one of the check points. Asked the driver why he rallied it; "well you can't just look at them !" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I have not seen that car for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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