Recap of Japanese F1 fleet - Part 1

Here are some more of #003:


http://img137.imagevenue.com/loc517/th_50825_003_122_517lo.JPG (http://img137.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=50825_003_122_517lo.JPG)http://img164.imagevenue.com/loc1182/th_50826_003a_122_1182lo.JPG (http://img164.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=50826_003a_122_1182lo.JPG)http://img180.imagevenue.com/loc479/th_50832_003b_122_479lo.JPG (http://img180.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=50832_003b_122_479lo.JPG)http://img191.imagevenue.com/loc410/th_50833_003c_122_410lo.JPG (http://img191.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=50833_003c_122_410lo.JPG)
http://img198.imagevenue.com/loc197/th_50839_003d_122_197lo.JPG (http://img198.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=50839_003d_122_197lo.JPG)

Roger

Sweet!

Thanks, Roger.

That brown interior has always appealed to me.
It's a pity 003 doesn't have that many (well-documented) outings... :(

New or a repost? Never seen an F1 with these wheels before

http://img176.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=08134_a4ab6de1_123_44lo.jpg
http://img203.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=08103_6b2a27bf_123_32lo.jpg
http://img141.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=08153_c0bdf335_123_550lo.jpg
http://img44.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=08117_14296ce2_123_1177lo.jpg

You can do the guesswork on the # :p


Also, can someone tell me how to make a clickable thumbnail?

Hi Sebas

Your 1st 2 pictures aren't working for me (it could be my work PC though :banghead:) - as for the clickable thumbnails, as you are using imagevenue once you have chosen your pic, selected 'safe for work' and the image re-appears on another webpage, you need to use the 2nd box (I think you are using the 1st box) where in the box the link begins with [url=. Hopefully that'll give you the clickable thumbnails.

:banghead: ... works now :screwy:


http://img15.imagevenue.com/loc987/th_59233_a4ab6de1_122_987lo.jpg (http://img15.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59233_a4ab6de1_122_987lo.jpg)http://img200.imagevenue.com/loc494/th_59239_6b2a27bf_122_494lo.jpg (http://img200.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59239_6b2a27bf_122_494lo.jpg)http://img187.imagevenue.com/loc375/th_59245_c0bdf335_122_375lo.jpg (http://img187.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59245_c0bdf335_122_375lo.jpg)http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc1068/th_59251_14296ce2_122_1068lo.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59251_14296ce2_122_1068lo.jpg)

:banghead: ... works now :screwy:


http://img15.imagevenue.com/loc987/th_59233_a4ab6de1_122_987lo.jpg (http://img15.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59233_a4ab6de1_122_987lo.jpg)http://img200.imagevenue.com/loc494/th_59239_6b2a27bf_122_494lo.jpg (http://img200.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59239_6b2a27bf_122_494lo.jpg)http://img187.imagevenue.com/loc375/th_59245_c0bdf335_122_375lo.jpg (http://img187.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59245_c0bdf335_122_375lo.jpg)http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc1068/th_59251_14296ce2_122_1068lo.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59251_14296ce2_122_1068lo.jpg)
:thumbsup: It looks lovely with those wheels, I'll get onto the chassis # when I get home; the interior shot should give it away

The interior shot leads me to believe it is #070, or at least the car we think is #070 anyway.

Interesting wheels it has there.

>8^)
ER

My guess is #070 - due to the red light on the dashboard and the fact it's in that neck of the woods
- your find
http://img187.imagevenue.com/loc375/th_59245_c0bdf335_122_375lo.jpg (http://img187.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59245_c0bdf335_122_375lo.jpg)
- #070
http://img41.imagevenue.com/loc1026/th_84911_010_18_122_1026lo.jpg (http://img41.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=84911_010_18_122_1026lo.jpg)
Interior (check out the screen) -
http://img43.imagevenue.com/loc947/th_85038_IMG_3342_122_947lo.jpg (http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=85038_IMG_3342_122_947lo.jpg)

http://img34.imagevenue.com/loc834/th_17505_25r-inside_122_834lo.jpg (http://img34.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=17505_25r-inside_122_834lo.jpg) http://img168.imagevenue.com/loc812/th_17510_25r-inside2_122_812lo.jpg (http://img168.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=17510_25r-inside2_122_812lo.jpg) http://img159.imagevenue.com/loc869/th_17511_25r-inside3_122_869lo.jpg (http://img159.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=17511_25r-inside3_122_869lo.jpg) http://img19.imagevenue.com/loc752/th_17516_25r-pits_122_752lo.jpg (http://img19.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=17516_25r-pits_122_752lo.jpg)

^^:thumbsup: - that is such a cool car

awesome without decals!!

just like the orange longtail (26R? or 27R?)

awesome without decals!!

just like the orange longtail (26R? or 27R?)

#27R - this car (#25R) has the 'bubble' lights and different rear wing (amongst other aero modifications), but I see where you are coming from :)

Does anyone have any ideas as to the chassis # of this one? (I love the colour of the outside on this one!!!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/470-1_000038-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/470-1_000038-2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/470-1_000038-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/470-1_000038-4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/470-1_000038-5.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/470-1_000038-6.jpg

Art Sports still exists? Do they've got a website?

Nice colours btw

Art Sports still exists? Do they've got a website?

Nice colours btw
They have:
http://www.artsports.co.jp/stocklist-osaka.html

They have:
http://www.artsports.co.jp/stocklist-osaka.html

Thanks! :D

I have a new favourite interior combo :) STUNNING!

Does anyone have any ideas as to the chassis # of this one? (I love the colour of the outside on this one!!!)

Several past discussions have narrowed this one down to #029 or #039. Figure out the chassis number of the F1 in Mexico and I will tell you which car this one is, or vice versa. :p This was the car spotted at Iding Power once we stopped imagining that it was the Tag Heuer F1, presumed to have been #012. It's also prominently displayed in one of the videos that Le Man has shared screengrabs from.

I believe the original owner of this car was also the original owner of chassis #018.

Something else, very interesting, that I just found - you'll need to register to see the images:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347719

>8^)
ER

Something else, very interesting, that I just found - you'll need to register to see the images:
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347719


You don't think....



Do you?

You'd think the Art Sports ad would mention that engine if it had it...

You don't think....



Do you?

I don't know... That seems to be what's implied by his posts. :dunno:

It would certainly be the most outrageous thing I have ever heard in relation to the F1.

Its been a few years, but might be worth contact the BimmerForums poster to see what else he can tell us.

>8^)
ER

#029.

Check out the colour below,........ Burajirianburaun...Brazilianbrown. If my japanese translation is correct.:)



http://www.wintel.co.jp/virtualcarshop/img/spacer.gif

新車情報 マクラーレン マクラーレンF1

New car information McLaren McLaren F1





http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_detail/detail1/470-1_000038-1.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D1%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_thumbnail/thumbnail1/470-1_000038-s.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D1%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_thumbnail/thumbnail2/470-1_000038-s.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D2%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_thumbnail/thumbnail3/470-1_000038-s.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D3%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_thumbnail/thumbnail4/470-1_000038-s.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D4%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_thumbnail/thumbnail5/470-1_000038-s.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D5%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_thumbnail/thumbnail6/470-1_000038-s.jpg (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/owa/pspe_enlarge1%3Fin_categorize%3D0%26in_shopno%3D47 0-1%26in_carno%3D38%26in_photo_num%3D6%26in_mode%3Ds tocklist%26in_designno%3D%26in_cssno%3D&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartsports.co.jp%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_general/images/icon/gray.gifhttp://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_general/images/icon/gray.gifhttp://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_general/images/icon/gray.gifhttp://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_general/images/icon/gray.gifhttp://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_general/images/icon/stockdetail_bt_form.gif (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);) http://www.wintel.co.jp/vcs_general/images/icon/stockdetail_bt_print.gif (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);) http://www.wintel.co.jp/virtualcarshop/img/spacer.gif年式;



Model year 1995年/H7年






1995 / H7, 走行距離






Mileage -






-- 色






Color ブラジリアンブラウン






BURAJIRIANBURAUN 車検


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Found two more pics on their site.

https://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/vcs_bbs/470-1_18_1.jpg

https://www.wintel.co.jp/wintel/vcs_bbs/470-1_16_3.jpg

A very unique F1, Looks like its had little use as well.

#029.

Check out the colour below,........ Burajirianburaun...Brazilianbrown. If my japanese translation is correct.:)

...and if the Chassis History Poster included with "Driving Ambition" is also correct. :uhoh: ;)

Great find there though - I didn't have time to disect the listing earlier. That makes the car seen in Mexico most likely #039. We can call it "mystery solved" when we have a shot of the chassis plate on one of these brown cars.

The picture of the engine seems to set aside the idea of any upgrade having been done. Phew - that was a close one...

>8^)
ER

awesome color!

Hi!

Is there a chance, that this colour is Creighton Brown?
This special pinkish-brown shade made for a japanese customer?

It is mentioned in this thread, that there is a possibility that the chassis#s 029 and 039 were mixed on the poster from "Driving Ambition" - the car in Creighton Brown and Creighton Brown's own car...
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=665610

:)

^^ Yes, there is a chance, although after reading Le Man's post re Burajirianburuan its not quite 50/50. There have been a few anomolies on the DA poster as mentioned by Erik a couple of posts up, and we are still not 100% as to which car is which colour brown. Both Erik and Le Man has had some great contact and posts regarding the darker brown F1 here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=4580136&postcount=10), here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=4589373&postcount=28) and here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=4583551&postcount=22)

The chassis plate shot will be the defining answer to what chassis is what colour.

Hi!

Is there a chance, that this colour is Creighton Brown?
This special pinkish-brown shade made for a japanese customer?

Anything is possible with these two cars - really!

I tend to think the one seen in Mexico looks more like the color references I have found for "Brazilian Brown" than this car does. Maybe ArtSports got the detail on the color name wrong...? Again, the chassis plate will answer all (or most?) questions here.

Anyone up for a trip to Japan this week? :iceslolan

>8^)
ER

4 more pics - looks like the engine has been left alone

http://img129.imagevenue.com/loc977/th_33626_470-1_000038-7_122_977lo.jpg (http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33626_470-1_000038-7_122_977lo.jpg) http://img201.imagevenue.com/loc535/th_33628_470-1_000038-8_122_535lo.jpg (http://img201.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33628_470-1_000038-8_122_535lo.jpg) http://img213.imagevenue.com/loc20/th_33634_470-1_000038-9_122_20lo.jpg (http://img213.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33634_470-1_000038-9_122_20lo.jpg) http://img105.imagevenue.com/loc969/th_33635_470-1_000038-10_122_969lo.jpg (http://img105.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33635_470-1_000038-10_122_969lo.jpg)

I found those pics of #31 and #25R while looking for something else.
They are from this years LMCJ!

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4043/15224236ph4.jpg
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9135/32167496dt4.jpg
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6483/99372365ax7.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9149/69124562to5.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/695/98494344wa7.jpg
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6238/60339277pb9.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4706/88444043pu4.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7194/51806935ls5.jpg
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5143/20333069sp9.jpg
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4765/78726395uf7.jpg
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9285/24733808nl5.jpg
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7967/59504353qm8.jpg
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8279/69873684df2.jpg

:)

Good find :thumbsup: - I love the one of #25R on the transporter's rear lift

Is the number plate on this Japanese or should I move it to the 'Rest of the World' (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=758897) thread? Either way, Y/N, does anyone know the chassis # (check out #011 behind)....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/DSC02860.jpg

Where'd you get that pic?

off Fchat.....

I think it could be #070.
I photoshoped the erased plate a bit and one can see an 8 on the very right I think...

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7369/mclarenf101hs8.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mclarenf101hs8.jpg)

:)

off Fchat.....

Do you have a link?

Do you have a link?

I do (http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=178185) ;)

I think it could be #070.
I photoshoped the erased plate a bit and one can see an 8 on the very right I think...

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7369/mclarenf101hs8.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mclarenf101hs8.jpg)

:)

The interesting thing about when someone Photoshops an image to hide details is that frequently the thumbnail displays the original image when viewed in Explorer on a PC. As a follow up to your post I went to see if any of the images I had of what we think is #070 fell victim to this "feature".

I ended up having three images in my folder of shots that seem to give a fairly good impression of what it says on the plate. I had never really looked at them closely before, but it appears to me that the license plate on the car we think is chassis #070 actually reads "70" - hardly a coincidence I think? :grinno:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20E/license_plate_70.jpg

I looked through the other silver Japanese F1s I had photos of, and #013 wore an "89-96" plate. I have no references of any plate for #063. I tend to think there is one other silver F1 in Japan that we haven't really accounted for so maybe this new image is that car. I must say I am surprised that an F1 at McLaren didn't have the license plate covered or removed - very rare to see that.

>8^)
ER

Hi,

when was taken this shot ? It is very rare to see recent pics of the factory.

Phil

Hi,

when was taken this shot ? It is very rare to see recent pics of the factory.

Phil
It looks like it was taken just as #011 had its refit / before it went to the States....

Thanks for clarifying the plate on #070 Erik!

:)

Well - the car that was posted by Greg was registered May 1998 or later!
One can read following things on the license plate:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4408/dsc02860bde1.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02860bde1.jpg)

Red:
Registration center
Shinagawa (one of five registration centers in the Tokyo prefecture)

Blue:
Vehicle class code
3xx - heavy passenger car with more than 2000cc
NOTE: The triple-digit code was first introduced May 1998 for new registered cars in the big cities, by May 1999 all prefectures had converted over to triple-digit codes!
Between 1967 - 98/99 they used double-digit codes.

Yellow:
Hiragana prefix
One of 29 characters used for private vehicles with more than 660cc.
It's more or less a safety feature used to prevent faking license plates!

Green:
Four-digit serial number
If one has a single, double or triple-digit serial number, then the number is written as follows:
00 0x, 00 xx or 0x xx
In single, double or triple-digit serial numbers the zero is pictured with a dot!
Here: .. .8 = 00 08

:)

I do (http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=178185) ;)

Thanks

Saw this on Fhcat, @ Bingo Sports:
http://www.xok.com/sundaymorningdrive/thumbnails.php?album=51&page=1

http://www.xok.com/sundaymorningdrive/thumbnails.php?album=51&page=2

#029 now sold according to the Art sports website

Repaint and refit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230493.jpg

Repaint and refit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230493.jpg

:runaround::eek2::runaround:

More

http://www.milkshakes.org/~slonie/zent1.jpg

http://www.milkshakes.org/~slonie/zent12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230492.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230494.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230515.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230510.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/accord94dx/junk/P2230509.jpg

Pics from Slonie and BC on VWvortex forums

Thanks alot for posting :grinyes:

Two tone :screwy: Hmm, maybe it looks better in daylight

Wait...they turned a regular F1 into a GT, or am I missing something?

Thanks alot for posting :grinyes:

Two tone :screwy: Hmm, maybe it looks better in daylight

No problem, my jaw went :runaround: :eek2: :runaround: as well, when I see the pics.

I,d like to see how the interior has been trimmed out

Wait...they turned a regular F1 into a GT, or am I missing something?

No more burgandy GT, If I,m not mistaken


Thread link http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3683062&page=1

No more burgandy GT, If I,m not mistaken

Yes, think so too.

oh no they ruined it:-(

Stunning!

No more burgandy GT, If I,m not mistaken


Thread link http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3683062&page=1

Of course the first VWVortex commenter to reply blows his wad over the picture of the Audi RS2. :lol: :screwy:

I really like the GT in this scheme. I have always loved the West livery in both Formula 1 and on the West Adrenaline GTR, and this appears to be a subdued, simplified execution of that theme. It pulls it off very well.

It's funny, no one has ever seen a GT finished in a lighter color before, and it really gives the car a fresh perspective. I personally love how much more dramatic the front louvres look!

No more burgandy GT, If I,m not mistaken

It's a shame :banghead:

I like it! :cheers: Le Man

I think it's spectacular. :)

I used to be a regular on The Car Lounge, but just don't have the time lately so thanks for pointing out that thread.

>8^)
ER

It looks better than when viewed here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=762225) during shakedown

It's a shame the burgundy has gone, but I think it's stunning, especially sat next to the Hakinnen F1 in the same colours

R.I.P. burgundy GT - most beautiful road going F1 ever built...