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Supercars - From Space!
« on: May 09, 2008, 12:28:35 PM »
I was playing around with Google Earth this afternoon and had a closer look at London. I've walked down Park Lane a few times, and there are always some nice cars parked outside the fancy hotels, so I thought I'd have a look to see if I could recognise something in any of the car parks. And whaddyaknow - there's something familiar there. Isn't this a Koenigsegg?
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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2008, 12:42:19 PM »
And here's an other interesting image: The graveyard for all the crash-tested Aston Martins at the factory in Newport Pagnell...
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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2008, 01:52:33 PM »
Probably the place in the world where you're most likely to encounter a Lotus: The parking lot by the factory in Hethel, Norfolk, UK :)
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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2008, 06:11:13 AM »
A couple more: Two Radicals awaiting finish outside Radical's factory in Peterborough, and an Ultima GTR outside the Ultima workshop in Leicester.
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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2008, 03:38:52 PM »
Wow, great pics!
What a funny idea!

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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2008, 12:44:29 PM »
Neat thread.

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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2008, 05:06:50 AM »
I was playing around with Google Earth this afternoon and had a closer look at London. I've walked down Park Lane a few times, and there are always some nice cars parked outside the fancy hotels, so I thought I'd have a look to see if I could recognise something in any of the car parks. And whaddyaknow - there's something familiar there. Isn't this a Koenigsegg?
I'm going to suggest Maserati MC12 given the blue rear spoiler and triangular engine cover.

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Re: Supercars - From Space!
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2008, 09:21:04 AM »
Hm! Actually, I think you're right. I have some problems making those headlights fit the description, but apart from that it definitely looks like an MC12. If it is, it's even rarer than a Koenigsegg!
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