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Old 03-16-2008, 04:40 AM   #377
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Re: Recap of Japanese F1 fleet

Great post
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i made it to zaz yesterday. it was a small place but it had amazing supercars. photography was forbidden and there were security cameras everywhere. i had to do some serious sweet talking through my translator...eventually they relented and even opened up the barriers and allowed me to sit in the lm and take pictures. the gt was the maroon car, repainted. it was locked and they couldnt find the key so i wasnt able to get into it. i hope the serial number is known because i couldnt really see it
That'll be #58F1GT
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I will post the pics after i get home, in a couple of days.
Looking forward to it

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the cars are not driven too often, perhaps twice a year. once for a festival in the summer, once around xmas.
Now THOSE are pics I really wanna see

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the owner had a white f1 as well, it was sold back to the factory and from there...i hope peloton/hurst or one of the other experts knows.
That'll be #053 (); I am unsure as to where it is now though
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there was a lot of information about the gtrs and the racing scene but my translator had a sore throat by then, so i guess that will have to wait till my next visit. apparently a green f1 is on display a half hour away. and there is some connection to someone named Mark in Australia who owns a Ford dealership. He has two McLaren F1s, including the Lark GTR, if I understood it all correctly.
He had, not has, the Lark F1 (#13R) but that now is owned by a German businessman, and resides between the South of France, the UK and Germany. I guess the green F1 would be #051 (?)
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