yes yes, you can now all envy me ( haha ) cause I get to have a ride in THIS!

[Stormhammer]

its one of the only two here in the USA that are street legal - our mechanic for our Merkur Scorpio, he and his boss ( both work for BMW ) are installing A/C into it - and once its done they have to bring it out for a drive - and I GET TO HAVE A RIDE IN IT   





now - if you do NOT know what it is - you should slap yourself, twice


what I respect is the fact that the owner having A/C installed  hints to the intentions of actually driving the thing once in a while 

[Charger4404spd]

Is that the new 2 door Charger
S7 maybe?

[Stormhammer]

ah, 440 your warm, but think more european then domestic

think Need For Speed also 

[Charger4404spd]

Hmmm, F1?

[Stormhammer]

 

[Brock Samson]

mine's over in the UK 

[mustanghater]

A MACLAREN! YOU ARE THE LUCKIEST PERSON I KNOW!

[Chris G.]

Envy you? Doubtful. I also doubt you will get a ride in that car (is it a 1 seater?). If you truly do ride in it, make sure you take pics. We will be waiting.

BTW, I have the choice to ride in my friends completely original '69 Daytona this Sunday, or watch football...I chose football. I have ridden in it a few times already.   

[Stormhammer]

Envy you? Doubtful. I also doubt you will get a ride in that car (is it a 1 seater?). If you truly do ride in it, make sure you take pics. We will be waiting.

BTW, I have the choice to ride in my friends completely original '69 Daytona this Sunday, or watch football...I chose football. I have ridden in it a few times already. 

they're 3 seaters - driver sits dead center and upfront - believe me - I am going to have the both the digital AND the video camera with me

[twilt]

i think you posted the wrong pic.  heres the right one

[Blown70]

   Is that a center seat model?  I cannot tell I thought some of the F1's the drive sat in the middle..?

MAN ENJOY THAT....let us know how she feels.

[Brock Samson]

I see,..
So suddenly you think those exotics are pretty cool huh?... 

http://www.atspeedimages.com/pebble_2004/pebble_beach_concours/1966_ferrari_365p_pininfarina_3-posti_speciale/

[Stormhammer]

  Is that a center seat model?  I cannot tell I thought some of the F1's the drive sat in the middle..?

MAN ENJOY THAT....let us know how she feels.

I thought they were all center seat...


hmm... Strat - that Ferrari is SICK

I love classic exotics

[Brock Samson]

the production model... 

http://www.atspeedimages.com/pebble_2004/concorso_italiano/ferrari_dino.jpg

[Blown70]

  Is that a center seat model?   I cannot tell I thought some of the F1's the drive sat in the middle..?

MAN ENJOY THAT....let us know how she feels.

I thought they were all center seat...

I believe so I just was is shock.... Dang that is on my list of things to do before I die.

[Stormhammer]

yea I'm still all jittery from the fact that it gets to happen

and Strat... man - I can just imagine the sound of hearing those engines start up -gets the chills-

[BigBlockSam]

i think you posted the wrong pic.  heres the right one   

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[Brock Samson]

video 
  http://www.atspeedimages.com/Presspley_F1_Fireup.mpg

[bull]

No offense put those pictures really suck. I think I can see Bigfoot in the background of one of them.

[Lowprofile]

Hey, I loved that show!

[Wakko]

Engines?  As in, PLURAL??

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

If there are really only 2 in the states then Wycliff Jean (rapper) has the other one in NJ or Long Island I believe.....its black

Burnt70, didnt you see him driving it?

[Jon Smith]

we all drive them all the time here in england

[MoparYoungGun]

i think you posted the wrong pic. ? heres the right one

[Ghoste]

we all drive them all the time here in england

That's true isn't it?  I've heard about that.  And everyone in Italy has an Enzo.

[PocketThunder]

I see,..
So suddenly you think those exotics are pretty cool huh?...  

http://www.atspeedimages.com/pebble_2004/pebble_beach_concours/1966_ferrari_365p_pininfarina_3-posti_speciale/

THe link master strikes again! 

[BB1]

Hey, I loved that show!

Hardcastle & McCormick, only us old farts remember that one.    

[73rallye440magnum]

they are one seaters.

[Kryp2nitE]

too bad its still slower than a new Z06 which i happened to drive in july   

http://www.michiganmodded.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2263

[Troy]

McLaren F1s have three seats. The driver sits in the center and slightly forward of the two side seats. McLaren's could be built to customer specifications and customized in many different ways (they were around $1 million new so you have some leeway on the options). There's also LM, GT, and GTR models. There are definitely more than 2 F1s in the US and they made 64 total. However, there were only 5 LM models produced and they were all Papaya orange. I see that A/C was standard on an F1 so is this one an LM? There were 3 GT models produced but they are aero cars and not like the picture. The GTRs are not street legal and should only have a single seat because they are strictly race cars. There were 28 built which brings the total to 100 cars.

Troy

[Jon Smith]

too bad its still slower than a new Z06 which i happened to drive in july

I assume that z06 isn't stock then cause the figures I've seen put the mclaren F1 at half a second quicker and 10mph faster in the quarter

not that I particularly believe any factroy performance figures till someone in the real world matches them

[andy74]

troy is wicked smart,so i believe him-hes the good will hunting of automobiles!!!!!!!

[Troy]

too bad its still slower than a new Z06 which i happened to drive in july   

http://www.michiganmodded.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2263

Slower in which aspect? The Vette weighs 3,130 pounds with 500 hp and the F1 has 627 hp with a weight of only 2,513 pounds (the LM has 680 hp) so physics will get in the way somewhere. The F1 was the fastest production car in the world with a record top speed of 240.14mph although the Koenigsegg has recently surpassed this (The Z06 is rated at 171). The F1 also owns the fastest lap speed on a UK circuit at 195.3 mph. Another one: "The F1 LM owns the 0-100-0 mph world record for a production car at 11.5 seconds while travelling a distance of only 828.4 feet!" Performance for the F1 is 0 - 60 mph in 3.2 seconds, 0 - 100 mph in 6.3 seconds, and the 1/4 mile in 11.1 seconds while the Z06 does 0 - 60 in 3.6 seconds, 0 - 100 mph in 7.9 seconds, and the 1/4 mile in 11.7 seconds (Car and Driver road test which showed much better performance than Chevy's stated figures). Chevy claims 1.03 G but C&D only managed .93 G. The F1 can also brake at over 1 G. 

Troy

[Jon Smith]

Its lost th 0-100-0 record though to an ultima GTR, 10.307 seconds
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/record/inside.mpg

[Troy]

The Ultima isn't necessarily a "production" car now is it? (EDIT: Never mind, I guess they are production on the other side of the world but the last time I checked you couldn't get a "factory built" GTR here in the States.) They are very cool though. The reason I put that part in quotes is because I got that from something that wasn't dated so I wasn't sure if it was still valid. Either way, it kills the Vette.

Troy

[Ghoste]

Which, more importantly, kills Vette owner egos.

[Silver R/T]

maclaren f1, nice ride

[Mass_Mopar]

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[Runner]

jay leno also has an f-1.       your a lucky man, id like to ride in one myself.     as well as a new ford gt and an old ford gt40, id love to go for a nice road trip in an origanal 427 cobra! 

[2fast4u]

    I second that Runner!!

[Ghoste]

I've had a chance to drive to drive an old Cobra a couple of times.  Very fast but very primitive.  You can never ever let your guard down with them.  They can get out of shape real quick and not so easy to bring back.
But very fun!

[Recharger]

So what happened, Storm, did you ever get your ride?

[Charger_Fan]

Yeah Man, just leave us hangin' why don't ya!



Hey Recharger, is your popcorn buttered? I think the ditzy chick dishing out the popcorn forgot step 3 on my batch...I got no butter.

[Recharger]

Hey Recharger, is your popcorn buttered? I think the ditzy chick dishing out the popcorn forgot step 3 on my batch...I got no butter.

Nah, all I got was this lousy sprinkle-on butter substitute crap.   Molly McBulls#!t.   Tastes like greasy dandruff.   Wait a minute...

[zstalker]

You're right, except I believe there were 7 LM's made.  That car is likely the same one that was for sale a few times recently...an AZ car, if I recall.  Air conditioning IS standard on the F1, but it has always been rated as terrible.  many of the F1's that are driven much have them upgraded, which is likely what is happening to this one.  Lemme see, if I remember from the sale site www.mclarenforsale.com (no longer operating) It has a 100GB mp3 player built in, an intercom with headsets for all 3 passengers, and an upgraded cooling system, also somewhat sub-par in the stock version (this being because it's built for above-legal speeds, so around town they run quite warm).  There is more to say about this car than could conveniently be written here, so if you're not familiar with it I suggest you take a long look at this http://www.supercars.net/cars/1177.html


BTW, for supercar fans, check out the Koenigsegg as well... http://www.koenigsegg.com/

[6pkrunner]

Envy? Sorry not from this quarter. While most are bashing the '06 Charger for its looks, that is almost there also. Sure form follows function - and there's the rub. The A body in your sig is a much nicer looking vehicle. There is nowhere outside a closed track that the car can be driven anywhere near its limits, and there is less than 1% of the population that can drive that car near its limits. A good 90% of the car's potential is used for image projection.Much like having a functioning flat black Staurn V booster in your backyard.   Envy - no not quite.

[Blusmbl]

too bad its still slower than a new Z06 which i happened to drive in july     

Quarter mile, maybe.  Top end, no.  Same thing with the Ford GT- has at least a dozen MPH on the new Z06.

[Brock Samson]

the newest emtry to this ultimate supercar fray is the new BUGATTI, 254 MPH! it's in magazines now...