Yquem Mclaren High res pics

[theflinger]

anyone have high res of the blue car I posted above?

[MalkaJB]

Like Peloton said, 640x480 is probably the original resolution for that shot. It isn't likely that someone will have a high-res version of it.

[theflinger]

ah yes, I missed that his reply was intended also to my post

[murraydeschot]

Originally Posted by mini magic

Since i don't know where the thread went, can you tell me when you got a ride in it?

August/September 1998, shortly after it was purchased by the most recent owner, at Knockhill Circuit, Fife, Scotland ... it was transported down from the owner's garage on a trailer towed by his Mercedes V-class MPV, making an interesting slant the McLaren-Mercedes connection!

[mini magic]

Originally Posted by murraydeschot

August/September 1998, shortly after it was purchased by the most recent owner, at Knockhill Circuit, Fife, Scotland ... it was transported down from the owner's garage on a trailer towed by his Mercedes V-class MPV, making an interesting slant the McLaren-Mercedes connection!

How are you certain it was this car? Did you see the plaque?

[murraydeschot]

Originally Posted by mini magic

How are you certain it was this car? Did you see the plaque?

Because I knew the owner. It was the 5th place Jacadi-sponsored car at Le Mans '95, prior to the respray to orange/silver and his acquisition and now it's been resprayed again to Papaya and is/was on the market!

[mini magic]

He wouldn't happen to be Japanese would he?

[murraydeschot]

Originally Posted by mini magic

He wouldn't happen to be Japanese would he?

No, he is a prominent figure in the Scottish oil industry.

[mini magic]

humm. Ok. One other thing, do you know when he got the car?

Also, you didn't answer my other question. How can you be certain it is 07R? Did you see the plaque or did he tell you it was that car? I don't mean to be pushy, i'm just curious.

[cabrio92]

Hello,

I am quite sure that a friend has seen #075, I explain :
I show him #073 pics and it's not this one. The owner - Mansour Ojjeh, of course - told that the car was painted to match a wine and Yquem is a wine !
I will try to know when and where he saw it.

Another thing : you all know that #011 was repainted to match a watch ? Another fiend says that it was a Rolex.

Ciao
Phil

[Peloton25]

It's HIGHLY unlikely that the car was painted to match a Rolex. I haven't done a lot of research on this, but the Ojjeh family, and specifically Mansour are the largest owners of Tag Heuer through the TAG Gruppe. I had heard that #011 was painted to match a watch but that would more likely be the face of a blue Kiruim.

Good to see you back around though Phil!

>8^)
ER

[cabrio92]

Hello Peloton25 ! How are you ?

Eh eh, what you say, I said the same thing to my friend who seems to know him a bit and he really told me "Rolex" I can think that he heard from the mouth of Mansour.

He disapeared since three weeks. When he will come back, I ask him again.

Ciao
Phil