XP4 Owner?

I recently saw these shots of the XP4 which were new to me...Who owns this car now?
http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/6024/mclarenscvccwings9yp6is.th.jpg (http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mclarenscvccwings9yp6is.jpg)
http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/3070/eastlakerdfrontlarge4mb0qy.th.jpg (http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eastlakerdfrontlarge4mb0qy.jpg)

Is it still in America?

New shots for me as well. The second one looks very interesting the way the light is hitting the car.

Unless something has changed, and I haven't heard of anything, the car is owned by Larry Blair in California. He generally keeps the car near his home in the Bay Area.

Thanks for sharing!

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The second one looks cg'd, but the first one looks real except the XP4 lettering on the side.

The second one looks cg'd, but the first one looks real except the XP4 lettering on the side.Are you saying it looks computer generated, or that it is computer generated?

I'll agree the photo looks a little weird, but I don't think it's computer generated (aside from being on a digital camera and maybe cleaned up in a photo editing program.)

I think it looks fake, but very cool none the less.

It's funny that I found this... I think the poster got the pics from my thread... lol.

http://www.forzacentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9929&page=1&pp=10

And yes... I am the nephew of Larry Blair. Not to brag about it.. just thought I'd let you know.

I think it looks fake, but very cool none the less.

I think it's caused by the use of Fill Flash and the reflection from the metallic paint. The picture is definitely real.

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The metallic paint is definitely thrown off by the flat black windshield banner.

Welcome aboard SRT4. Thanks for sharing the pics. Absolutely lovely car. Have any more pics? I'm sure they'll be appreciated more on this forum.

The metallic paint is definitely thrown off by the flat black windshield banner.

Welcome aboard SRT4. Thanks for sharing the pics. Absolutely lovely car. Have any more pics? I'm sure they'll be appreciated more on this forum.


Thank you. And I'll see what I can do about pics.. I have a pic of him sitting in the Carrara GT he owns.. and a few more with us at Keuka lake which is where he basically lives in the summer.. for family and such.. I can post those

Awesome pics! I saw in your other thread that you said one pic was taken in New York. Did your Uncle take it to NY with him on vacation? Does he bring it much? Thats like 2 hours from me :D

It's funny that I found this... I think the poster got the pics from my thread... lol.

http://www.forzacentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9929&page=1&pp=10

And yes... I am the nephew of Larry Blair. Not to brag about it.. just thought I'd let you know.

I saw you were getting beat up pretty bad over there towards the end of the thread, so I added a post with some additional info to hopefully increase your stock a bit. Thanks for sharing what you did and I look forward to any other contributions you come up with. :cool:

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I saw you were getting beat up pretty bad over there towards the end of the thread, so I added a post with some additional info to hopefully increase your stock a bit. Thanks for sharing what you did and I look forward to any other contributions you come up with. :cool:

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Yeah, you can say I was getting beat up pretty bad... lol.

And you didn't jack my thread... I don't mind it at all.. I appreciate that very much, thank you.

And responding to the other guys post: That was taken... either in 01' or 02' I can't remeber we weren't able to make it out that year, and that's the only time I know of that he's had it up at the lake (Keuka). Last year he had his Carrara GT up there... boy is that car a piece of art.

Anywho enough of my blabbering. Thanks again Peloton25.

Awesome pics Dodge_SRT-4. Nice to have you aboard. Feel free to share any other pics you may have; I'm sure everyone here would really appreciate them. Once again, welcome aboard! :bigthumb:

Awesome pics Dodge_SRT-4. Nice to have you aboard. Feel free to share any other pics you may have; I'm sure everyone here would really appreciate them. Once again, welcome aboard! :bigthumb:

http://www.glenphotos.com/historic2004/

The 04' Cerrara GT.. if he has the GT up in NY this summer, i'll get some videos and more pics of it..

Just scanned that thread with Erik's input. Good going Erik. Kudos!

Knowledge is power! Hopefully they took your information to heart and learn and appreciate the McLaren more. We all stand to benefit.

Not that you're forgotten, Koenig. Thanks for starting this thread!

Yeah - I ended up stepping up to the plate a few times. :lol2:

I was hopeful that there would be at least one user over there who was familiar with my contributions in other places and could lend some extra credibility to my comments, and "McLaren" was able to do that.

It was also nice to see one of their Administrators step in and add to the discussion while suggesting that certain people should tone down their own approach. Hopefully all is well now. :thumbsup:

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Yes, well done. I honestly wouldn't be able to go into as much info as you on something like that and also not sure if i'd be able to "restrain myself".

I recieved that very photo (btm pic) from McLaren Cars a couple of years ago when I made an enquiry on colours and it had the same Photoshopped look then. XP4 did have a deep hue though. last I heard (about a yr ago) it was still in ca

Just got another pic from my brother with the McLaren parked out infront of Seneca Lake (neighboring lake of Keuka) with his brother tom sitting in it; note that he's not posing for the camera :D

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3900/mclarenwatkinswaterfront7tl.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mclarenwatkinswaterfront7tl.jpg)

That's not a lake and those boats look totally fake back there. :icon16: :loser: :lol2:

Good show man - thanks again for sharing. I just love XP4 - it's probably the best looking F1 (road car) in the USA.

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That's not a lake and those boats look totally fake back there. :icon16: :loser: :lol2:

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Lmao.. :grinno:

I call bs and that's photoshopped... j/k. :icon16:

All I can say is WOW! That color is really incredible! :sunglasse

The color on XP4 there in the natural sunlight is phenomenal. I think it would have been a better publicity car than XP5 because of it's color. Thanks a lot for the pics everybody! :cheers:

probably the best looking F1 (road car) in the USA.

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Peloton, what would you say is the best looking F1 created? Including Road Cars, GTR, LM and the GT?

Which chassis and colour?

and do you have a favourite picture out of your collection?

I like the dark blue and dark green F1s the most. That would include #018's original look, XP4's current look, #011 when sold by Christies (though I would have the interior changed), XP5 at any point in it's life, and certainly chassis #051 of the ones I have seen photos of.

I could post photos of all of them if you aren't familiar.

As for a favorite picture in the collection... damn, that's a tough question. There are some very special pictures in there - ones that really made me say "Wow" when I first saw them. There are other photos that are truly great but aren't all that large which makes them less appealing. Some pictures might not be of the highest quality, but offer unique information that increases their stock. There's also that shot of #068 with me in the driver's seat that I happen to like quite a bit. ;)

Normally I run the latest and greatest finds as desktop wallpapers on my 3 computers, but right now I'm not even living up to that really.

Home PC:

http://a2.cpimg.com/image/54/76/55389012-446f-028001C1-.jpg

Office PC:

http://a9.cpimg.com/image/51/76/55389009-695a-028001E0-.jpg

Laptop:

http://a6.cpimg.com/image/4E/76/55389006-2b0e-02800199-.jpg

There have been some others up recently on my home and work PCs, but the laptop has remained the same since that picture was first discovered.

Some of my recent favs have been the great shot of #065 in Singapore I found a while back, the shot of Rowan's car from TopGear, the shot of the 4 ZAZ Museum F1s together, a shot of one of the FINA shortails that tak43 took at Silverstone, and several of the shots of LM3 which I never get tired of looking at. Surprisingly though its rare to find a shot of any of the cars I listed as favorites actually on my desktop. :screwy: :grinno:

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Do you know if the shots of 065 you are referring to were taken by a Deepak? He's a friend of mine and posted them on some Subaru forums, if I remember right.

I was specifically referring to this photo:

http://a9.cpimg.com/image/1B/F8/53909019-e472-01F40102-.jpg

Did he take some of the ones from the Dreamcars show? Those are very nice too.

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Peleton, thanks for the shot of your laptop one.
That was the one that was on the old McLaren site under '95 GTR wasn't it?

I tried for a quite a while trying to find pics of it cause I loved it's silver and yellow paintjob, but I had no luck. :crying:

Peleton, thanks for the shot of your laptop one.
That was the one that was on the old McLaren site under '95 GTR wasn't it?

I tried for a quite a while trying to find pics of it cause I loved it's silver and yellow paintjob, but I had no luck. :crying:

I don't think that shot was ever on the old McLaren site - they had more of a side view of the car. The section you refer to as 'yellow' is actually 'Papaya Orange' btw.

I have good news though - a high res version of that photo along with several others showing #01R in it's original livery can be found in this thread:

New Pic of #01R in Original Livery (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=404724)

Interestingly, we learned through murraydeschot that GTR #07R also wore a similar paintjob for a while, and he shared this collection of photos with us from his encounter with that car here:

An AF Exclusive - McLaren F1GTR 07R Photos (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=328706)

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I don't think that shot was ever on the old McLaren site - they had more of a side view of the car. The section you refer to as 'yellow' is actually 'Papaya Orange' btw.

I have good news though - a high res version of that photo along with several others showing #01R in it's original livery can be found in this thread:

New Pic of #01R in Original Livery (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=404724)

Interestingly, we learned through murraydeschot that GTR #07R also wore a similar paintjob for a while, and he shared this collection of photos with us from his encounter with that car here:

An AF Exclusive - McLaren F1GTR 07R Photos (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=328706)

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All right, nice shots! :grinyes: :eek: :grinyes:

Peloton, some of the pics you have shared I havent seen, can you specifically make a post, or upload some pictures to a website for everyone to view?

My favourite car is the Longtail Orange GTR! "CIA 4"
To see that car would be a amazing!

Hey payso, where did you get the pic in your avatar (the LM w/ English plate)?


Thanks

Erik: Noticed that a certain someone is still rather hard headed about the S7 vs. F1 on the Forza site. This may bolster your defense. He likes to quote magazine numbers a lot. (And seems to be a racer...) Well, let the record speak for themselves:

LeMans Qualifying (I took qualifying times since it's the time with the least amount of resistance from slower traffic and always the race times will be slower).

1995: McLaren GTR Best Time: 3'57"18 Ave speed: 206.425 kph (overall win)

Best Time ever for Saleen S7R GTLM (2001): 3'52"849 Ave speed: 210.347 kph (finished 18th place)

2002 Saleen S7R: 3'58"833 Ave speed: 205.75 kph (finished 26th place)

1997: McLaren GTR (longtail) 3'45"402 Ave speed: 217.292 kph (1st in class, 2nd overall)

An endurance race has always been used to prove a marques pedigree as well as establish one.

I actually became rather disinterested in the thread when all the "this car is better than that car" stuff started. If people want to state their opinions that's fine, but I find debating opinions is rather trite in these cases.

I have my own opinions of the S7 and they aren't necessarily favorable. If he wants to like the S7 more, that's his prerogative and I'm not going to expend any effort to change his mind.

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I have a friend with an S7. On backroad drives, the ground effects suck the car down so much that it grounds out over every bump and ripple. It's horrible to listen to all the scraping and graunching noises if you are following behind. It's a fast car, but it's far more single-purpose than the McLaren. Great illustration of what Saleen was thinking about when making his car (high performance) compared to what Gordon Murray focused on-- overall packaging.

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97 Le Man 2ND Overall (1st in class)

Le Man. Thanks. :icon16: Corrected.

Hello everyone.. The XP4 was in NY July of 2001. I was lucky enough to be there for the delivery and got a few rides in it. It was sweet! I have a few pics of it, but they are not on CD. I will try to get them over to Walgreens and get them on CD, and post them later.

You can also go to kinkos and scan them in if you don't have a scanner.