Posted on 11/21/2016 5:31:27 PM PST by MtnClimber
Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim of Bahrain wanted a Ferrari Enzo. And since his company built both the Bahrain International Circuit and the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Circuit, he could easily afford one. So, he called supercar dealers Romans International, and the collection sort of snowballed from there.
Obviously, if you have an Enzo, you might as well get a 288 GTO, an F40, and F50 and a FerrariFerrari. Oh, and a Maserati MC12, because that's basically a rarer and faster Enzo. Plus a 599 GTO and an Abarth 500. Lamborghinis are cool too, so it's not a bad idea to get a Miura, one of the twenty Reventons, a Murcielago LP670-4 SV, and an Aventador SV for good measure. And Porsches. . . everybody needs some of those!
The Carrera GT sounds the best, the 918 Spyder is amazing in every way, while the 993-faced 911 GT1 prototype is much prettier and rarer than a 996 one. 997 GT3 RS 4.0, because that engine is a masterpiece. McLarens? Sure. How about an F1 for starters? We'll need to order a matching P1, but that's no problem. SLRs are sweet too, but let's also add a CLK GTR, because there's one available of the twenty. What else...?
Phil Hill's former Jaguar E-Type? Check? A sweet Shelby Cobra? Done. Toyota 2000GT? Yes. Of course. A Lotus Exige? Splendid!
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If Citroen had built that, they would have sold a million of them in this country.
Americans in general don’t appreciate French cars, no matter how pretty. They’re too idiosyncratic, not “normal” in the way Americans expect cars to be. They’re French, therefore they’re a little odd, or even flat out weird. Me, I’ve always loved cars, especially the ones that push the envelope. My favorite Chevy is the 2nd generation Corvair. I own a Subaru AWD GT turbo wagon. So, Citroen is cool with me, way cool, too bad they pulled out of the US market in the seventies. I’d love to see them return, if they had a decent service network and parts availability.
That’s not bad looking. I don’t think the one I posted is actually a “real” car, more like a rolling concept.
They built a few Citroen GT’s, and had planned to go into production with as many as 20 per year, but the financial crash did it in, I think. It never went into official production and sale.
I never thought I’d want a French car...
The best of them resolve engineering and ergonomic challenges in very surprising ways, but work quite well once you get over the shock. Their aesthetics are often an acquired taste. Most Americans would remember Renault, which is more mainstream. Peugeot was a little more different but still well within what Americans understand “car” to be. Then you have Citroen. Top of the heap but they can be... unusual.
My first car was a 1963 Chevy Corvair. I lusted after the '66 and '67 Monzas.
Noone seems to know how many are in the USA; Ralph Lauren, Jay Leno, etc
Not a problem.
My 65 Willys had vacuum wipers and the frame is rusted bad enough to justify scrapping it.
I’m getting a 68-75 era frame that supports the electric motor.
Sorry for the confusion.
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