Stars And Their Cars

[redlinerobert]

Greetings Redliner et all:
ANY shot in a 55 Porsche is famous!!
Where is it now?
Be well. Bowen

I sold it to the son of a prominent restaurant chain owner from Mexico. He bought it for his father as a gift. They were very nice, drove up with a trailer and took it back home. I'm sure you've seen their restaurant's bumper sticker on the back of college aged kids vehicles. And some probably older....

 

[GHT]

Rowan Atkinson landed his insurance company with a £910,000 repair bill after crashing his beloved McLaren F1 supercar, it has emerged.

 

[scottyrocks]

Rowan Atkinson landed his insurance company with a £910,000 repair bill after crashing his beloved McLaren F1 supercar, it has emerged.

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He shoulda stuck to the Mini.

 

[GHT]

Found: the real Bullitt Mustang that Steve McQueen tried (and failed) to buy

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/14/mustang-bullitt-found-real-mcqueen

 

[scottyrocks]

I am looking at the current issue of the Hagerty (Insurance Co.) magazine which has an in depth article on this car. Completely fascinating.

 

[redlinerobert]

Found: the real Bullitt Mustang that Steve McQueen tried (and failed) to buy

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/14/mustang-bullitt-found-real-mcqueen

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[Fading Fast]

And I believe we've posted this article before as well - another Mustang from "Bullitt."

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/s...-mustang-found-in-mexico-junk-yard-2017-03-08

 

[scottyrocks]

Yes, that's supposed to be the hard-stunt car. The one in the show was the hero car.

Although the hero car, it was put through its paces and was used in the big chase sequence. The passenger door was badly damaged near the end of the chase scene shooting, and has about 40 extra lbs of bondo in it, due to the need for a quick repair.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Found: the real Bullitt Mustang that Steve McQueen tried (and failed) to buy

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/14/mustang-bullitt-found-real-mcqueen

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Greetings GHT et al:
Total cool article. Thanks. Another dinosaur found!
Be well. Bowen

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

He shoulda stuck to the Mini.

 

[GHT]

He shoulda stuck to the Mini.

Don't tell him that, you saw what he did to the McClaren.

 

[redlinerobert]

^ That looks like fun. Appears to be a photoshop?

 

[scottyrocks]

I searched 'hoonigan mini' and 'hoonigan wagon', and saw everything but that, so considering it says HOONIGAN right on the side, I'd say it's a pshop.

 

[redlinerobert]

Well, someone needs to build that.

 

[GHT]

Well, someone needs to build that.

If you Google something like weird Mini's or Mini conversions, you will find some really incredible projects.
Check this one out.

 

[redlinerobert]

If you Google something like weird Mini's or Mini conversions, you will find some really incredible projects.
Check this one out.

I can appreciate the work, but not quite my speed. Having owned a few fun cars in my life, this is a car I'd like to have at some point. There are a couple companies that make very good reproductions of this car. Cost is in the 6 figures, but an original is in the 8 figure range at this point. Jaguar XKSS.

 

[GHT]

Jaguar was in the right place, at the right time, with the right designers, when fifties fins gave way to sixties curves. The XKSS was, of course, Jaguars road going version of The D-Type. It's only speculation, but I have often wondered if the demand for the XKSS surprised the powers that be at Jaguar. It certainly gave them the spur that they needed to produce the E-Type.
If you have a flavour for earlier Jaguars, nearer the era, you could turn this Mk IV into a real beauty. It's on E-Bay for £15K. In mint condition they realise £130K. Can you wield the spanners?

 

[redlinerobert]

That's beautiful. I currently have neither the time nor the patience for a project like that. Maybe later.

 

[3fingers]

Jaguar was in the right place, at the right time, with the right designers, when fifties fins gave way to sixties curves. The XKSS was, of course, Jaguars road going version of The D-Type. It's only speculation, but I have often wondered if the demand for the XKSS surprised the powers that be at Jaguar. It certainly gave them the spur that they needed to produce the E-Type.
If you have a flavour for earlier Jaguars, nearer the era, you could turn this Mk IV into a real beauty. It's on E-Bay for £15K. In mint condition they realise £130K. Can you wield the spanners?

Very nice. I wonder what transportation would set you back from there to here?
Like Robert, I fear I lack the time and patience for that at this point.

 

[Fading Fast]

I can appreciate the work, but not quite my speed. Having owned a few fun cars in my life, this is a car I'd like to have at some point. There are a couple companies that make very good reproductions of this car. Cost is in the 6 figures, but an original is in the 8 figure range at this point. Jaguar XKSS.

He packed a lot of living - and a lot of cool - into his short 50 years on this planet.

And, holy cow, that is a gorgeous car. It looks like (1) it's angry in a "don't ef with me" way and (2) it's in motion even standing still.