stuny Posted November 19, 2022 Share #18761 Posted November 19, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 19, 2022 Posted November 19, 2022 Hi stuny, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wlaidlaw Posted November 20, 2022 Share #18762 Posted November 20, 2022 Sorry went straight from sick bed to friend’s 50th wedding anniversary in Rome, where sadly spent much of stay in my hotel room. Can anyone assist by taking up the baton. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 20, 2022 Share #18763 Posted November 20, 2022 vor 5 Stunden schrieb wlaidlaw: Sorry went straight from sick bed to friend’s 50th wedding anniversary in Rome, where sadly spent much of stay in my hotel room. Can anyone assist by taking up the baton. Wilson I hope, you are well again. Maker and model please: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4571709'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 21, 2022 Share #18764 Posted November 21, 2022 The car is relatively rare but I would be surprised, if the usual crowd here has not seen one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 21, 2022 Share #18765 Posted November 21, 2022 vor 3 Stunden schrieb a.j.z: The car is relatively rare but I would be surprised, if the usual crowd here has not seen one. Agree, I would be surprised the usual crowd hasn´t seen a ninefivenine before. Maybe they just forgot the maker´s name, hence couldn´t answer. Halfersheimer? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18766 Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) My friend has a lovely white Komfort version - but I currently don't have anything to post... They were filming a 60's or 70's style movie on E65th street and Madison in NYC the other day and I was allowed to walk through the "set" to my apartment on 5th but I didn't have Leica with me - must get a Leica cell phone! - lots of beautiful metallic green, sable and gold large vintage sedans of various types decorating the road and I realised I could have racked-up a store of "Name this Car" images... Tom Hollander was resplendent in a bold check coat and trilby hat /briefcase combo so I'm guessing he's some kind of CIA/MI5/Gov Attache in a this-is-how-the-UK-f'ed-up role.... Edited November 22, 2022 by NigelG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18767 Posted November 22, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 11/20/2022 at 9:05 AM, wlaidlaw said: Sorry went straight from sick bed to friend’s 50th wedding anniversary in Rome, where sadly spent much of stay in my hotel room. Can anyone assist by taking up the baton. Wilson Hello Wilson, Hopefully you will be better soon. If you want someone to "pick up the baton" it might help if you would mention the street the wedding is on & what time the person helping should be there. Best Regards, Michael 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18768 Posted November 22, 2022 vor 7 Stunden schrieb Rona!d: Agree, I would be surprised the usual crowd hasn´t seen a ninefivenine before. Maybe they just forgot the maker´s name, hence couldn´t answer. Halfersheimer? As you got the model right, I will ignore that you slightly misspelled the maker! Your turn! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18769 Posted November 22, 2022 I must admit that the tight crop was well set. Best you could do with such a car. And the unusual color wasn´t helpful as well. Not that I had trouble to determine it but it needed a second look. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18770 Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Rona!d said: I must admit that the tight crop was well set... I was fairly sure the rear light was '911-inspired' but the crop threw me completely off-kilter as I thought the bit running-off to the right of the lens was the rear of the car and not the side! Well-cropped indeed, Andreas! Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18771 Posted November 22, 2022 Andreas - Let's see the full car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18772 Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) vor 10 Stunden schrieb stuny: Andreas - Let's see the full car. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited November 22, 2022 by a.j.z 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4574218'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18773 Posted November 22, 2022 If I could choose a car in this price range, this would be it, although I maybe would prefer silver. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 22, 2022 Share #18774 Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, a.j.z said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Utterly extraordinary machines! I applaud everyone involved in the belief, the design and, vitally importantly, the financing of this project for having the will to allow it to come to fruition. Its like will rarely - if ever - be seen again. Philip. Edited November 22, 2022 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 23, 2022 Share #18775 Posted November 23, 2022 Not sure but IMHO quite a rare colour for a 959…. One of those cars where the “halo” effect displaced straightforward economics as per Pippys post. If I was a VW group accountant I might be poring over the Bugatti numbers….😀 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 23, 2022 Share #18776 Posted November 23, 2022 It is amazing to think that just a few years later the regular Porsche 911 Turbo S, with factory option code 550 Metzger engine, did everything the 959 did, was faster, handled better and was less than half the price. The only missing element was the exclusivity. Lovely colour for a 959 and so much better than boring white or silver. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 23, 2022 Share #18777 Posted November 23, 2022 7 hours ago, NigelG said: If I was a VW group accountant I might be poring over the Bugatti numbers….😀 During my various visits to the Bugatti factory, it was emphasised that the Bugatti operation was internally treated as R&D and engineering excellence training and delivery unit for the whole of the VW group. Andy Wallace said that they actually broke even on the Chiron cars, which was a first. I asked Andy how much each huge Chiron gearbox cost (made by Ricardo in the UK). He said that was confidential but that you would have enough change from buying a Bentley Continental to buy a Golf GTI as well, from the cost. Bugatti is now nominally owned by Rimac, the Croatian electric supercar maker, although this operates as a financially supported/subsidised division of Porsche and is therefore nominally no longer part of the VW group. Wilson 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted November 23, 2022 Share #18778 Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: Lovely colour for a 959 and so much better than boring white or silver. But boring white or, particularly silver, are a lot easier to keep looking clean. After 3 black cars in a row 12 years ago I gave up Lovely looking car, though i do prefer the narrower beam (backside) look of earlier 911 generations. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 23, 2022 Share #18779 Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: Lovely looking car, though i do prefer the narrower beam (backside) look of earlier 911 generations. My 1977 911 RSR has at least as wide a derrière as the 959 but of course, they are the only driven wheels 😀 Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 23, 2022 Share #18780 Posted November 23, 2022 So here the next one. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4575345'>More sharing options...
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