Saw a Mercedes McLaren SLR in Denmark last summer; considering the on the road price in DK of 1.3 million Euros, they are pretty rare.

I hear there are Veyrons in this country but have not seen any...

My Dad had a friend in Denmark who had a Bugatti Type 35, went to see it once; my dad was lucky enough to get a drive in it.

I am trying to think of the most exotic I've seen here and can only think of the "regularly" exotics like A-M's, 360's, Z8's etc. I drove a Ferrari 412i once out in Dergside's neck of the woods...

Larzyh.

Lovely Blue Bentley Continental Convertible at Mondello Park races Easter Sunday

Looked imposing yet neat with the top down

Des Cullen's son Michael (Beacon Hospital) has a Maserati Quattroporte look classey compared to the Bentley. I go to a meeting at the RIAC Dawson st. every 2 months. There can be some interesing RIAC member cars parked in the garage, the latest I had a good look at was a RR Camargue, big and angular typical of the era it was designed in.

Privileged(?) as I am to marshal on the startline at the British GP - I see a number of 'exotic' cars owned by members of the BRDC, Bentleys, Merc's....etc, but last year there was a New GT40 - stupid car, a fat/high version of the proper GT40  

it included leather seats - and air-con!  I ask you, whats the point??

Lucky enough to have been in Monaco last year and saw several, ones that stand out were a Gallardo Spyder, a couple of F430 Spyders and a Lambo Murciélago driving really really slowly around Casino Square...couple of guys gestured at the driver to rev the engine, which sounded amazing.

I was at the start of the 2005 Gumball, so I saw some crazy cars. Enzo, F50, F40, Countach, Diablo, Zonda, Merc CLK DTM, Farboud GT and so on. I also stayed in the same hotel as the Gumballers and I drove over. You can imagine my shock when I entered the car park, I have never seen a carpark so full of supercars.

Was in Monaco as well and I visited the Lambo dealer where they had a Murcielago Roadster, very nice. There was a SLR, 911 Turbo, in fact every expensive car you can think of was there. Such a wealthy country.

You really need to be in another county to catch a load of nice cars. Ireland is just too small to have that many, and most of them are just hidden away. My bro was in Killarney last year and stayed at the hotel where the Audi R8 was lodging as well.

Oh I had a play with the orange Diablo as well when I was in Dublin city centre. I was in the Elise. I was behind him at one point and he reved his engine, my car actually moved from the vibration.

Saw Maclaren F1 At Bond square London

AM Vanquish surrounded by 6 Rolls Royces  used for airport pickups at the Burj al arab hotel in Dubai. They even have a guy in scuba gear to clean the fish tanks everyday.

Continental GT Clonakilty roundabout.

BM Fan wrote: I think the rarest I have ever seen was a Maybach in the city centre, D Reg!!

Yeah, that's Johnny Ronan's car (developer/investor), and a rare car but a regular sight around Baggot St. and Ballsbridge. Usually double parked or on double yellows with the chauffeur either cleaning it or sitting in it ready to go round the block when the clampers show up.

In Portland a few years ago there was a Testarossa parked in front of the hotel for two days. Being an ex-Miami Vice fan I had to go over and admire the sheer undiluted eighties-ness of it. Then when I watched it leave, wonder how two people (one a woman!) could fit two nights worth of clothes and toiletries under the bonnet.

As some of the lads have mentioned already, Bentleys nowadays seem to be around alot, sure there is 2 GT continentals and 1 Flying Spur, a silver Ford GT and at least 2 Cayenne Turbos alone here in Ashbourne

I have seen some lovely cars in Monaco and San Diego, but on our roads here the best one I think was the silver SLR coming out of MDL last year, the size of it and the sound as it flew up the Longmile Road was awesome.

I was in a lovely 2006 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti for a few hot laps last year, holy sh*t it was one well finished and comfortable car inside.

Been thinking about this thread... All my exotic spotting seem to be in Denmark but nonetheless:

Ferrari Enzo (on Danish plates €2 million!); a couple of summers ago. Juan Barazi arriving at the Historic Gran Prix in Copenhagen. Unusually it was silver in colour, took a couple of pictures after he parked it in the pitlane. He was racing an AC Cobra which he promptly crashed into a barrier taking out the front corner returning with the wheel hanging off it! He was due at the same event last summer and was to bring his Porsche 917 from the UK; unfortunately he did not make it.

Also in DK a Koenigsegg coming down the off-ramp on the opposite side of the motorway; would have loved to have seen it close-up.

I spotted the aforementioned orange Murcielago a couple of years ago in Dublin, UK plates.

For Maybach spotting go to New York; it seems to have become the luxury limo of choice for some of the better hotels, which does   undermine its exclusivity somewhat.

Larzyh.

a friends dad has an F355. An F40 on the road near Pheonix Park was a big irish spot. Maybach & Phantoms in Dublin, a Jag XJ220 in Galway. There's a Veyron on the Galway-Oughterard road belonging to some builder according to my sister who lives there, but I haven't seen it yet.

I've seen loads abroad - Veyron, 959, various AMG & Brabus in Germany, Enzo in Italy, SLR in Switzerland & Moscow, Z8 in Italy & Moscow. I've been in a Pagani, Bugatti EB110, & Edonis. Seen Lambo Murchialago, Gallardo & Diablo, a Testarossa, Diablo & T512R chasing each other by Brescia, grey & dirty 360 Stradale with plexiglass windows chasing superbikes between between Verona & Bolzano (I kept with them in my 1.4TDCi Fiesta rental as long as I could - what a hoot)... you can see a pattern here. Northern Italy is fantastic for supercar spotting.

Probably my biggest buzz was in Modena; fed up sitting @ the back gates waiting for prototypes, so strolled down to shop to buy a bit of grub. Came across a Daytona on a flatbed. went over to have a poke around, and saw inside an old garage with various classic Ferraris in various states or repair, scrap, service etc.. So I just strolled in, had a wander around, went in the back and heaps of old blocks stacked high, engines being repaired etc.. it was savage. No one even batted an eyelid at me. I took a few photos - I'll post them up tomorrow when I scan them in.

been trying to think really, have been in some moderate exotics here but havent seen many lambos/ferraris and the like..

Been in an 01 S8 when it was near new, at speed! amazing for a yoke that big to go so quick!

Same goes for 03 and 05 porsche cayenne 4.5V8, unnaturally quick.

Been in a maserati 3200GT, not at speed though..

Most impressed by and really showing me up as having old man taste here was a Bentley Arnage Red label at the motor show in the nec a few years back.

BM Fan wrote: Heard Ferrari were doing something at the Mansion house today in Dublin, might have been heading in for that. F50 is a good spot, I think the rarest I have ever seen was a Maybach in the city centre, D Reg!!

http://www.ferrari60relay.co.uk - www.ferrari60relay.co.uk

for ireland with the celtic tiger you will see more of the modern uber cars, however for any1 who grew up in the 80's watching the likes of miami vice if you saw any of those cars it would be more special as they were never seen here.

at the irish motor show years ago the national lottery had a £1 million pound car stand, they had a 959, diablo and a testarossa or f50 cant remember which ferrari

dryle wrote: for ireland with the celtic tiger you will see more of the modern uber cars, however for any1 who grew up in the 80's watching the likes of miami vice if you saw any of those cars it would be more special as they were never seen here. at the irish motor show years ago the national lottery had a £1 million pound car stand, they had a 959, diablo and a testarossa or f50 cant remember which ferrari

'Twas an F40. You're older than you think, it was waaaay before the F50!

milltown wrote: dryle wrote: for ireland with the celtic tiger you will see more of the modern uber cars, however for any1 who grew up in the 80's watching the likes of miami vice if you saw any of those cars it would be more special as they were never seen here. at the irish motor show years ago the national lottery had a £1 million pound car stand, they had a 959, diablo and a testarossa or f50 cant remember which ferrari   'Twas an F40. You're older than you think, it was waaaay before the F50!

im that old i forgot about the em ah now what was it  oh the old age is working against me again

In the UK:

Porsche 959 (red)

Pagani Zonda (at full chat on the A1)

McLaren F1 on the M1 (black)

Lamborghini Murcielago (yellow) in....Macclesfield

Rolls Royce Phantom (black) in....Wakefield

Overseas:

2 x Ferrari F40's going for it on the road leaving Kitzbuhel in Austria in 1990 - when they were pretty much new and a very rare sight indeed. 

Mercedes SLR in Bern, CH last October:

kbannon wrote: flyingalexf68 wrote: As part of my mums job she had a new car every 2 weeks. Was she a journalist or what?

as flyingalexf68 previously wrote: She had her press card as she was a motoring journalist back then

(keep up KB, keep up )

thepits wrote: kbannon wrote: flyingalexf68 wrote: As part of my mums job she had a new car every 2 weeks. Was she a journalist or what? as flyingalexf68 previously wrote: She had her press card as she was a motoring journalist back then   (keep up KB, keep up )

that's your boss your slaggin'.. 

{back on topic}

flyingalexf68 wrote: Good photo Horsetan. I take it you're one of those tourists with the camera hanging round your neck ready to take advantage of such an opportunity.

Almost always. I basically have a camera on me to try and capture anything that takes the fancy, or anything that looks hilarious, or dodgy.....

My Fuji S304 now has a 1Gb memory card permanently plugged-in, as does my Nokia 6233 (and feck does it need the whole 1Gb in order to record up to an hour's worth of video....)

I did manage to snap a Maybach 62 near my office, but the night picture quality was sh*te...

flyingalexf68 wrote: Paddy Hannigans Ferrari '97 F355

when we were planning the wedding we saw a chap from just of the scr he had a pic of a b&g with a ferrari at powerscourt, guy was italian and hired the car for the day, stopped at lights after the photos and instead of using the brake he had the car in gear and blew the clutch, got on mobie and rand co and they gave him a 911. £600 for the day

Not sad at all (unless it was a 30mile detour!). The Mac is a legend of a motor. I remember vividly when Tiff was on Top Gear with one, and went mental with excitement when he brought it on track.

Seen a '60's Aston Martin DB5 (the one James Bond ejected people out the roof type) in Luxembourg last year, a beautifully sculpted car, silver and chromed spoked wheels glistening in the sun, beautiful!

The best looking car i've driven so far the E31 840Ci

The best place to see lots of exotics together is the Festival of Speed at Goodwood. Absolutely incredible. When I went there was a line of about 12 F40's, several Mclaren F1's, umpteen Lambo's and oodles of other stuff. But without doubt my favourite that I have seen on the road is a guy that lives in my area just south of Manchester who has a Ferrari 250 GTO. not sure what year but they were only made in 1962 to 1964 Its in lovely condition but not absolutely concours but he does use it and I have occasionally seen him going to get his sunday papers in it. That fabulous V12  engine is the most beautiful sound you could wish to hear. I could listen to it all day, a wonderful car.

Ahum.........

T.J. wrote: Not sad at all - EVEN if it was a 30mile detour!).

flyingalexf68 wrote: brybusa wrote: I raced a McLaren F1 on my bike down the A5 near Milton Keynes in the mid 90's when they hadnt long been out...First and only time ive seen one but it was fantastic to see it being used hard. Well who won? Did it leave you for dead? What bike were you on? I'd love to see one of those up close.

I was riding an RG500 which was nippy enough in its day, we zipped up to about 130 in places and accleration wise there wasnt much in it, my bike at the time did a 11sec qtr , i dont know what a Macca does it in but I have no doubt not much after 120MPH the car would have left the bike for dust.

As the driver turned off at the next junction we gave each other the thumbs up, was a special 10 or 15 minutes thats for sure.

Seen on a regular basis through our town, a silver Aston DB9, yellow lambo murcielago, and a blue Ferrari 430 and a gorgeous red 67 mustang

Paul

^^

I'm surprised it wasn't wider than the archway....

Exotic....as in rare - saw a Renault Fuego the other day, does that count 

Did you know that the biggest engine from the fuego range was shared with the De Lorean!!

When I was going down to Ballyvaughan (see the other thread for what I did!) on Friday. I saw near Daingean Co. Offaly what looked like a Bently estate

I did not think such a car existed. It looked to be a current model.

Can I add another couple to the list?!

I was out Saturday on my Hayabusa and there must have been a Ferrari gathering at or near Silverstone as the A43 was awash with Ferraris!  I don’t know all the models but I did recognise the F40 and an something which looked like an Enzo from the front but not the rear?

ivanovoitch wrote: BM Fan wrote: Heard Ferrari were doing something at the Mansion house today in Dublin, might have been heading in for that. F50 is a good spot, I think the rarest I have ever seen was a Maybach in the city centre, D Reg!!

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16185 - http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16185

ouch

ok there have been SLRs spotted in this thread before, but never parked up at Luton airport with a disabiulity sticker on the dash - respect

or how about this a Bini stickered up in honour of that Disney classic Herbie the beetle - wrong on so many levels

of course everyone NEEDS a Jaguar XJ220 powered Transit

The Flying Alex wrote: Lots of the Chryslers have a Bentley grill on the front. Real nice touch IMO. Pamelas brother was contemplating getting one. He's still thinking about what to buy. He sold his Dodge Ram two months ago because of all the grief people were giving him about the size of it and the 5.7 V8 killing the planet. If he buys the 300C it will have the same 5.7 V8.

Here is a link for the grill if he goes for the 300C, only $495 http://www.american-truck-auto.com/billet/chrysler_300C_80471.shtml - http://www.american-truck-auto.com/billet/chrysler_300C_8047 1.shtml  

I saw Des Cullen driving a yellow Ferrari Enzo along the Blackrock By-Pass in Dublin (outside Maxwell Motors) about 2 years ago.

Also saw a whitish/bluish Lambo Murcielago in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny about a month ago.

i know its an old thread but spotted

a ferrari 599 in ballsbridge yesterday

db5 - pembroke street last night and the new bently 4 door in ballsbridge yesterday

07 D *** black RR Phantom in Dublin.

I love the 599 Fiorano; saw one in Monte Carlo with the numberplate "M550", I wonder did he/she have it transferred from the previous car.

Last week in London there was a Pagani Zonda parked outside the hotel where we were having dinner. Great looking thing and if I were to get a supercar that would be it. Too bad it was late at night and I only had my crappy camera phone.

The usual 997 GT3, Ferrari 599, Gallardo Coupe, Spyder, Ferrari F430, Carerra GT were all at the driver training as well. It is crazy, at the ring you just don't get as excited as there are so many of them. I understand why people get can't get enough of that place.

Veyron in Galway a couple of weeks ago.

A LOT of DB9s around here, and a Vantage or 2, as well as a few XKRs.  There was an AMG ML hanging around recently, too; ugly as sin.

larzyh wrote: 07 D *** black RR Phantom in Dublin. I love the 599 Fiorano; saw one in Monte Carlo with the numberplate "M550", I wonder did he/she have it transferred from the previous car.

thats Jim Mansfields one for citywest spotted that in weston aerodrome