#007 seen today in Italia

This spring rocks !

Supercarfrance owner Julien just called me :) Listen that :
#007 is @ Villa d'Este, Italia driven by Kidston on temporary Geneva plates :iceslolan

Incredible !

Phil

Thanks for the news Phil.

It deserves to be said here that it is a real shame to see that car change hands. :(

I do hope the new owner is a good caretaker of it. Also looking forward to some post-refit photos.

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ER

Yes, Franck Selldorff has sold all his three F1s now :(

The car seems identical, I don't see the refit.

Phil

The interior should be different. This was the original:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20B/th_mf1_r_interior_l.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20B/mf1_r_interior_l.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/th_2001090843.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/2001090843.jpg)

These were the shots Mr Selldorff shared with us when it was under construction:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20H/th_Dash.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20H/Dash.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20H/th_Interior20120Lores.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20H/Interior20120Lores.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20H/th_Interior20220Lores.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20H/Interior20220Lores.jpg)

Brown and Beige to Gray and Creme appears to be the change.

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ER

Is it sold or is Frank also a victim of this ash cloud and drove to his holiday destination ;)

Is it sold or is Frank also a victim of this ash cloud and drove to his holiday destination ;)
For sale i believe

It would seem Kidston is trying to become a prominent name in the F1 market

Perhaps he is making space for a new one?

Good place to try and market the product. Seems strange there is no mention of it on the Kidston website though?

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ER

I guess the weather in Lake Como isn't the best today, so she is a little dirty right now. This will be the first of several shots I suspect.

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs484.snc3/26467_1370759223845_1077666851_31103153_2927157_n. jpg

According to Dirk, Simon does have the car for sale now.

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ER

One from Matteo of SwissCarSightings.com :cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/th_50303_f1_122_357lo.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/50303_f1_122_357lo.jpg)

We can probably expect more from him as well. :cool:

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ER

Yes,

a shooting is sheduled !!! But the weather is too bad for the moment.

Yes for sale.

Phil

My friend now tells me after speaking to Simon that the car is not for sale. That he bought it for himself and intends to keep it. :)

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ER

Blast from the past. Enjoy! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/th_DSC08371.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/DSC08371.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/th_DSC08372.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/DSC08372.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/th_DSC08373.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/DSC08373.jpg)

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ER

Does anyone know what Mr. Kidston is like with his cars?

Does he drive them a lot or will #007 be a garage queen?

If he showed up with it in the rain at Villa d'Este then I have a pretty good feeling it won't be a garage queen. It's a 4 or 5 hour drive from his office in Geneva.

Also, similar to a comment I made about #046 recently - someone looking for an F1 as a garage queen would not have purchased one that already has so many miles. I suspect he'll see the car as barely broken in and use it as often as he can.

Translating a post from Julien at SCF:

I spoke with Simon K. about the McLaren. It is his. An old dream and "destiny" as he told me because he always wanted a black F1 (like all those other cars) on the one hand and the other chassis 007 fills a fan of James Bond.

He shared its history:

Sold new in the Middle East.
A few hundred kilometers later auctioned by itself through the sale Bonhams in Paris (Champs) in 1998. Party in Switzerland if I remember correctly.
Then in England to a night club owner...
After that it was sold to the USA.

In short he must be 4 or 5 th owner. She has 30,000 Km.

Lengthy negotiations before buying as I understand...

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ER

Hell yeah! :grinyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/24742_1340493924425_1593485647_3079.jpg

For those who don't know - that's SC.net photographer Dirk de Jager. :thumbsup:

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ER

I saw shooting pics of Julien, wonderful but not available yet.

Phil

Also, similar to a comment I made about #046 recently - someone looking for an F1 as a garage queen would not have purchased one that already has so many miles. I suspect he'll see the car as barely broken in and use it as often as he can.


I thought we realized it wasn't sold?

One thing that must be said.

The F1 looks bloody good in black.

I thought we realized it wasn't sold?

I think some of the locals are pretty confident that it was. Only detail was that its still wearing the 'MAC 1P' plate. More info is sure to appear soon on that one.

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ER

I think some of the locals are pretty confident that it was. Only detail was that its still wearing the 'MAC 1P' plate. More info is sure to appear soon on that one.

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ER
Thanks

SwissCarSightings gallery - click the pic to enter. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/McLaren_F1_257.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthmclarenf1.html)

#007 has the HID upgrade now. :cool:

Merci / grazie / dank / thanks to Matteo!! :thumbsup:

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ER

^^ Fantastic shots, the new interior looks great too.

Two pics in the SC.net gallery (http://www.supercars.net/gallery/119513/2404/1.html)

Hell yeah! :grinyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20J/24742_1340493924425_1593485647_3079.jpg

For those who don't know - that's SC.net photographer Dirk de Jager. :thumbsup:

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ER

Haha, awesome :iceslolan

amazing F1!

seen today in Monte-Carlo !

As Phil said - it has arrived at a new destination. :)

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/172367/3355025dsmall.jpg (http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/172367/3355025d.jpg) http://img193.imagevenue.com/loc365/th_59750_CopiedeF1_122_365lo.JPG (http://img193.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59750_CopiedeF1_122_365lo.JPG) http://img46.imagevenue.com/loc474/th_60589_CopiedeF11_122_474lo.JPG (http://img46.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60589_CopiedeF11_122_474lo.JPG)

I think Mr Kidston is doing a fine job answering that question you had earlier F1GTRUeno. :thumbsup:

In two weeks he's gone from Geneva, Switzerland to Como Lake in Italy and back to Geneva. Then he's travelled from Geneva again to Monte Carlo now. Round trip to Italy was probably around 800kms depending on the route you take. This week's trip is a distance of about 550 kms, again depending on the path you take. That's a total of 1350 kms or over 800 miles and he still has to get home again assuming he hasn't arranged transport. And really, why would anyone with a McLaren F1 do that? ;)

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ER

http://img269.imagevenue.com/loc554/th_29380_rt_122_554lo.jpg (http://img269.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=29380_rt_122_554lo.jpg)

Little walk-around video to enjoy. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNFWTEHg6lk

Greg - do your thing. ;)

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ER

Thing done ;)

I think Mr Kidston is doing a fine job answering that question you had earlier F1GTRUeno. :thumbsup:

In two weeks he's gone from Geneva, Switzerland to Como Lake in Italy and back to Geneva. Then he's travelled from Geneva again to Monte Carlo now. Round trip to Italy was probably around 800kms depending on the route you take. This week's trip is a distance of about 550 kms, again depending on the path you take. That's a total of 1350 kms or over 800 miles and he still has to get home again assuming he hasn't arranged transport. And really, why would anyone with a McLaren F1 do that? ;)

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ER

Mr. Kidston is living my dream :D

That car in my favourite part of Europe would be absolute heaven.

So very, very glad to see it's getting out and about.

Hello,

unfortunately, I didn't see it on saturday :( In fact, when I see a F1 in picture somewhere and I go the day after, it is gone, like the first GT90 meeting at Silverstone on 2007...

Phil

Just spotted this on youtube :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8C9N553feY

What car and chassis number ??:smokin:

Hey Russ - mclarenman found this yesterday and put the link in Greg's Ultimate Video thread.

The car is #007 which we have a recent discussion on as well, so rather than just lock your duplicate contribution, I've moved this post to the end of that thread.

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ER

Just received a newsletter from Kidston ... no F1's listed.

Hey Russ - mclarenman found this yesterday and put the link in Greg's Ultimate Video thread.

The car is #007 which we have a recent discussion on as well, so rather than just lock your duplicate contribution, I've moved this post to the end of that thread.

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ER


No problem was acutally hopeing i had found a vid or pic etc no one else had seen i do plan to get back to see the lanzante car soon......:smokin:

Woaw, I love this video, a real vid ! I can't read max speed.

M. Kidston seems to keep #007 for the moment.

Phil

Some more - 1st one's my new wallpaper :)

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6655/45870631331ba126f23do.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/i/45870631331ba126f23do.jpg/) http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2518/4587063715cc729785beo.th.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/4587063715cc729785beo.jpg/) http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9182/4587064219f13f1fa83ao.th.jpg (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/4587064219f13f1fa83ao.jpg/)

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8071/45876895028208beeb2bo.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/45876895028208beeb2bo.jpg/) http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8071/45876895028208beeb2bo.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/45876895028208beeb2bo.jpg/)

Booooooooooooooo :banghead:

Pics of my friend but unfortunately for me I was there only the saturday and it stayed in Fairmont parking under my feet

Second time I miss a F1...

Phil

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4571661609_20416a34cd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trasosworldphotography/4571661609/sizes/o/)

I really like that shot - click it to access the hi-res version.

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ER

I love it!

I hope it gets closer to me asap:)

More great shots from Concorso Villa d'Este courtesy of Arthobald on FChat:

http://arthomobiles.fr/VE10/VE10D1.htm

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ER

From barchetta:

http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/events-stories/events/2010/rally-racing/7e-grand-prix-de-monaco-historique/images/0001/v568983_344792_-des.jpg

Stop please :(

Phil

superb!

Julien has added his own photos of #007 from Villa d'Este to the main page of SCF.

Find them here: http://www.supercarfrance.com/zoom.htm

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ER

Julien has added his own photos of #007 from Villa d'Este to the main page of SCF.

Find them here: http://www.supercarfrance.com/zoom.htm

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ER

Very nice set of pics, thanks :bigthumb:

Not that great pics like the ones above, but still:

http://www.autogespot.com/files/autogespot//files/01_05_2010/thumbs/c214748364801052010093420_1.jpg (http://www.autogespot.com/nl/viewimages.php?id=c214748364801052010093420)

Nice photos from ludo95 at Ferrari Forum du Cavallino:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6606/img9196q.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/5306/img9195.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1593/img9194.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5144/img9227.jpg

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4946/img9317.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4427/img9318z.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1377/img9319b.jpg

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ER

#007 looking beautiful as ever in Gstaad, Switzerland - Sept 13th. Photos by James Wu.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9687/dsc6101p.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/dsc6101p.jpg/) http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9214/dsc6100.th.jpg (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/dsc6100.jpg/) http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/5571/dsc6099x.th.jpg (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/dsc6099x.jpg/) http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3393/dsc6098.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/dsc6098.jpg/) http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7071/dsc6097.th.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/dsc6097.jpg/)

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5713/dsc6221.th.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/dsc6221.jpg/) http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6863/dsc6222h.th.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/dsc6222h.jpg/)

More owners should take inspiration from Simon and get out and drive their F1s. :grinyes:

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ER

Totally agreed Eric, the cars themselves will only benefit from being driven.

Not surprising that he does drive it given his location though. Must be absolutely perfect driving an F1 through the Alps.

Oh my God! I never envied someone so bad. I love the F1 in black. And that interior in white is really nice too. :smile:
This guy is living my dream. You just need to tell me that he's married to some hot Playboy Playmate and I'll just shoot myself out of this unfair world. :banghead:
That video of him speeding is so amazing! The sound of the engine when he reaccelerates after braking because of a slow car is wonderful. :cool:
In response to someone that said he could not read the speed, you just have to know that 12 o' clock on the McLaren F1 is 200 mph, so he was a little beyond that. :wink:

If it's any consolation, by all accounts including my own limited contact with him, Simon is a really great person. He's also worked very hard to become an expert in the field of classic cars with an impeccable reputation across the world. For him the purchase of the F1 was a dream come true as well.

I've got no idea what his wife looks like, but he owns a Lamborghini Miura, 300SL Gullwing and a McLaren F1 - the three of which are some of the sexiest shapes on the road, so he clearly has an eye for the finer things. ;)

His bio is here on his website: http://www.kidston.com/team.php

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ER

I've got no idea what his wife looks like, but he owns a Lamborghini Miura, 300SL Gullwing and a McLaren F1 - the three of which are some of the sexiest shapes on the road, so he clearly has an eye for the finer things. ;)

His bio is here on his website: http://www.kidston.com/team.php

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ER

All his collection is missing is a 250SWB... then he'll have my exact dream garage.

Sticking this with last year's pics since that is when it was taken - pretty cool shot with the motion blur.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UtJJlcggVtw/S9x7yd_PIvI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/ytBAmE-vUpY/s320/P1010562.JPG (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UtJJlcggVtw/S9x7yd_PIvI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/ytBAmE-vUpY/s1600/P1010562.JPG) <-- clickable

Borrowed from Gareth's Travel Blog (http://garethstravelblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/celebrity-spotting-in-europe.html).

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ER

Why the car #007 always has differnt number plates? With the same owner, I mean.

In 2010 it got a Z because tax were not paid in Switzerland. The owner paid it after.

Phil

More pics from last year coming out of the woodwork over at Supercars.net. Ignore the copyright date - he was just a little slow in getting these out there. :lol:

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192asmall.jpg (http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192a.jpg) http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192bsmall.jpg (http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192b.jpg) http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192csmall.jpg (http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192c.jpg) http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192dsmall.jpg (http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/37894/3369192d.jpg)

Loving that interior shot - this car is like a million dollar tuxedo on wheels now with the white interior. Stunning!

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ER