The awesome rare car thread

[frankenbeemer]

Amphicar

I saw this described as "the car that promised to revolutionize drowning".

[bmw325_num99]

I had to resurrect this thread to share this gem I found earlier today. Called the Schuppan 962CR, it has a bespoke body and chassis influenced by the Porsche 962 Group C car and was built by famous Group C driver Vern Schuppan and uses the actual flat-6 used in the 962 race cars. The car cost almost $2 million new. Top speed? 230mph. In 1994.

I saw this on Speedhunters the other day and I did some research. Quite the car and quite the story. Apparently he made 5 or 6 of these but after failing to receive payment on 2 shipped to Japan, he went bankrupt.

[Holland]

Looks like the bastard child of an F50 and a 959.

[ELVA164]

I had to resurrect this thread to share this gem I found earlier today. Called the Schuppan 962CR, it has a bespoke body and chassis influenced by the Porsche 962 Group C car and was built by famous Group C driver Vern Schuppan and uses the actual flat-6 used in the 962 race cars. The car cost almost $2 million new. Top speed? 230mph. In 1994.

[BimmerTim]

lol. that's us. I wasn't there, though. :(

[ELVA164]

Hey, BimmerTim! Look what happens to be parked across from us at VIR this weekend!

[graphikg]

Glad to see the contributions here! I love to see the porsches, the RS200, and the Audi sport. So so glad that I saw the Lancias and especially my favorite, the DeTomaso GT5.

Here is what I got for you - I am sure they are familiar to you all, just not mentioned.

DeTomaso Pantera 200




xj220 maybe?


GT40


This is rare, right?


Basically the Hummer Lambo made - the LM002... About 6mpg or something, HAHAHA!


Heard of this? Not my favorite, but kinda rare. Nissan Gloria


These I just like since I like the turbo hatches - Nissan Pulsar GTR

[Dr.Claw]

my gtx with another, we both were in shock. Its rare to see one much less two parked next to each other!

[ELVA164]

Also, the McLaren was bought from Dave Handy of Sasco, and it was White with a large orange stripe. We took the bodywork off and had it painted with the red white and blue.

Awesome! I didn't expect to meet another vintage race mechanic on here. Dave's a great guy, and the McLaren came out looking beautiful. Good luck with it!

And to keep this post relevant, here are some more of my picks:

My Dad's old 1959 Elva Courier Mk1:



1958 Lotus 11 Le Mans Sports racer (driven by a 77-year-old, no less):



1964 Ginetta G4:

[WERDNA75]

MK2 GLI Wolfsburg Edition

Mine, I very very rarely see any others, even at VW shows.

I need to put the BBS wheels back on it.



:)

[BimmerTim]

Also, the McLaren was bought from Dave Handy of Sasco, and it was White with a large orange stripe. We took the bodywork off and had it painted with the red white and blue.

[BimmerTim]

The Ferrari 333sp was at RA, and so was I. The first pic of it was taken at RA from the lift gate of our truck.

[ELVA164]

^ I feel like I've seen a few of those cars before...The Ferrari was at Road America I think and the I think the Mclaren was bought from a friend of mine.... Weird.

[BimmerTim]

Here are a few pics from my tumblr.

These are all cars I worked on this summer.

1979 Mercedes 450SL Trans-Am Car



1995 Ferrari 333SP



1968 McLaren M6B Can-Am







1969 Brabham BT29



1965 Jaguar Mk2 3.4



1961 Lotus 14 Elite



2001 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale



2011 Ferrari 599 GTO



In this pic, you'll see a few other cars I had the pleasure of driving and doing a little work on.

Ferrari 275 GTB

Ferrari 250 TDF

Ferrari 330

Ferrari 333SP

McLaren M6B



All of those pics were taken with my iphone this summer.

[M-technik-3]

If that car belongs to Audi NA, I have sat in it. It is awesome. They bought it back from a race shop that had two, on built for pikes peak, and that one....
Here is the link to my thread.
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...highlight=audi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJAZl4YodgY&feature=player_embedded

The red UrQ in the video is my buddy's he's built that thing over the last 14 years.