There are two cars there, one in the shop looking fully functional, with a proper two piece hood and "normal" headlights and the other one in the dump looks like a mokup, so not all is lostOriginally Posted by netburner
There are two cars there, one in the shop looking fully functional, with a proper two piece hood and "normal" headlights and the other one in the dump looks like a mokup, so not all is lostOriginally Posted by netburner
"Religious belief is the “path of least resistance”, says Boyer, while disbelief requires effort."
The Rolls Royce DZ 5 does not exist anymore, the DZ 6 - it's sister but not identical - still exists and resides in Australia.
Far as I know they store them for years and years and then auction them off when they want.
have you got a picture of that rolls royce
as far as i remember all the ferraris prototypes are destroyed after they do they job; one of very few which survived is the yellow 288 GTO prototype and the M3 F140 (enzo prototype), which was put on the auction recently
12 cylinders or walk!
Both Ford and GM have warehouses that house a lot of their concepts. True some were destroyed. But a lot are hidden away where hardly anyone - even employees will ever see them. They are for hte most part untouched. and forgotten. I believe they are managed by outside companies.
Ford and GM do sell off old less significant concept cars on occasion. as they did with the 2002 Christies austion
http://www.christies.com/promos/jun02/1176/listing.asp
There are lots of prototypes and concepts that have been destroyed over the years. Off hte top of my head . . ..
The 1970 Itladesign Tapiro was burnt out,
The Miura SVJ Jota was a one off and destryed in an accident.
The M3 F140 was more a test mule than a prototype.Originally Posted by dydzi
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I need to get to that 'Yard!Originally Posted by netburner
Didnt they make a racing version? I saw one at the Glasgow Motor Show a few years back... Stood beside it. It was Black, and it was the full racing works, huge wing, rollcage etc.
EDIT: Looked like -
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IMO the Ford GT90 doesn't exist anymore. IIRC think it reported 320 km/h back in the 80's though I'm probably wrong.
Not the 80's, it was the mid-90's, but the top speed sounds about right.Originally Posted by spi-ti-tout
I'm fairly sure that Ford would have kept the GT90- it was one of their main party pieces
The GT90 is still around. It's stored from what I hear, in the Henry Ford Museum (or something like that).
As for TVR, that's the Cerbera Speed 12, not the actual Speed 12.
2007 Acura TL Type-S (AEM V2, R-V6 Race/J-Pipe, ATLP Quad Exhaust)
2011 BMW 328i Coupe
how about the vauxhall big bertha, this car was destroyed at silverstone during a car crash
vauxhall big bertha
http://www.kolumbus.fi/makkesgarage/protos/car33-6.jpg
the remains were sold in 1979 and have never resurfacedOriginally Posted by Craiben
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Virtually every concept car, up until recently, was crushed shortly after the show season. There was a very logical reason for this: tax purposes. The car companies did not want to have to pay constant taxes on a vehicle that was outdated and never going to be used again. Rather than storing it, they would just crush it. Occassionally the concept cars would get sent to a junk yard to get crushed, but for whatever reason wouldn't actually get mashed, but that is rare. Other cars were salvaged by dealers or company employees who bought the cars themselves. The largest surviving collection of concept cars today probably belongs to Chicago restaurantuer, Joe Bortz:
http://bortzautocollection.com/
106 mph in second, 130 mph in top. 1932 Duesenberg SJ
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