The definitive 16R thread

[Peloton25]

Wow, an F50 too - talk about a dream garage!

When you do get the GTR back it would please me greatly if you'd contact GFWilliams to arrange a photoshoot of your F1 and F50 together. Without even seeing the results I can guarantee I'd buy at least one print to hang on my wall. Just make sure the roof is on the F50 because I like them much better that way.

>8^)
ER

[Sami Aaltonen]

Originally Posted by 16R

Thoughts on driving the car....it is as younwould expect raw intense and awesome. The car is hyper fast even by comparison to other great cars I have been fortunate enough to own...when you press the loud pedal it's like one of those scenes where a spaceship hits warpdrive everything just telescopes...

I really like cars that are analogue so this is up there with my f50 for driving feel but again performance at a whole other level.

Looks like I may get the car back by christmas so here is hoping the roads dry out...

OK thanks!
So you are not bothered up about the straight cuted gearbox sound?
Heard the previously owner Mr.Bridger here at the Forum; the noise is very loud when you push a bit harder on the rews. But I think and I assume you are fine with that?

And I have to say; for me difficult to say anything about F50 vs GTR but I think the F50 is "an old school" Ferrari, manual gearbox and allmoust? clear without anything what Ferraris are today. I love these kind of cars also. Like all old sports cars. Love the mechanical side of these cars. Nothing Lounch controls or 5 different setups of sliding or ESP or anything.

[16R]

peloton I'm afraid I can't arrange that photoshoot, I part chopped the f50 against the macca. And in 3 years of ownership I never too the roof out of it's box...it might look prettier and it certainly makes it faster, but for pure visceral thrills roof off is the only way to go...

Yes it was us in the same area in the f50 for the last 3 years...we've been blessed to have some amazing convoys...f40 with the f1 this year...f50 plus two ford gts, 355 spider, 430 the year before...and before anyone begins to wonder...in 1993 when we went for the first time...COACH TOUR!!! 69 quid...

Rented vauxhall vectors the year after that, then three years in rented Mercedes e-class convertibles (that was a cool convoy too!)

[16R]

Btw I perhaps I didn't make it clear.... I totally regret selling the f50...I visited another f1 owner in the states earlier this year and he oicked me up from my hotel in his f50...asked me if I wanted to drive...I said I couldn't, it would be too dangerous with tears in my eyes... :-)

[BlueEdge]

It sounds like you will be driving 16R as much as you can, might we be fortunate to see you at any motor events in the UK next year? It would be something special to see yourself with 16R and Andy with 13R lined up together, at the Goodwood Supercar Sunday for instance, assuming it didn't clash with Le Mans.

[cabrio92]

16R I remember you last year putting the cover just after make the trip without !

I didn't realize it was you in the F1. Each year, we expected to see your F50 and enjo each year.

Maybe can you convince andy to come with you next year.

Philippe

[Sami Aaltonen]

Originally Posted by 16R

Btw I perhaps I didn't make it clear.... I totally regret selling the f50...I visited another f1 owner in the states earlier this year and he oicked me up from my hotel in his f50...asked me if I wanted to drive...I said I couldn't, it would be too dangerous with tears in my eyes... :-)

So the F50 was defenitely one of the best Ferrari's you have owned?
What did it so great? The "mechanical side" of the car or that wonderfull V12?
By the way; have you ownded any Lamborghini's?

[mini magic]

If you don't mind me asking, what happened to your old chassis plate? Did they let you keep it? I think it would be cool to have something like that framed and mounted with some photos from Le Mans.

[16R]

the f50 was awesome...i like my cars mechanical and that is exactly what it is with all the right technology in the right style. a real joy to open up the engine bay and just take it all in.

The gave back the original chassis plate and you are right. In fact my plan is to get a large scale Amalgam model of the car and mount the chassis plate on that. I'm waiting to see if my wife does it for my birthday next year. if she doesnt, i will ;-)

http://www.amalgamcollection.com/en/...e4f5e9d0a291df

[mini magic]

Awesome!

[carbuilder2002]

I was just wondering, has the car still got it's air jacks fitted?

[Sami Aaltonen]

Le Man put some link to the #11R Thread and there was some images from Le Mans 1996 and #16R.
I put these here where they belong also.

http://www.les24heures.fr/components...1363465268.jpg

http://www.les24heures.fr/components...1420620749.jpg

And thanks for these belongs to Le Man.

[volvoman]

Hi 16R welcome to the forum always nice to here from another F1 owner are you on PH ?

I wanted to ask you if you would share your buying experience of buying such a car did you view any other f1's ? Did you only want an a GTR ??

I have never seen a bad word said about Lanznate's did they not do the conversion correctly ???

Thanks again for sharing with us we all love the F1 here your a very lucky man

Russ

[hurstg01]

Originally Posted by 16R

that said, yes i would like to buy the original Le Mans transporter...(But not if its as big as the one in that picture, i would need to move house!!!!)

You could always go down this route, just add the livery from the Bigazzi transporter....?

[hurstg01]

Pre Mr 16r owning it (?) having some fettling done to the paintwork- enjoy