25th July 2009, 15:18
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| Pics: Salon Privé, the Luxury Supecar Event Hello Everyone, Ever since moving into London for my studies, I have gotten to see a lot of cars on the roads. Bentleys are seen here very often, so are Jaguars, Ferrari's, RR's etc. However, I happened to stumble upon an event at work the other day. This event is known as the Salon Privé. It is a Supercar event that takes place every year at a very prestigious club known as the Hurlingham Club. The club situated in London is one of the most oldest and most prestigious of its kind, working there gave me a chance to see cars I could've only dreamed of. The entire week was busy, hence I could take pictures only on the last day. Please Forgive me for some of the fuzzy pictures, as I had taken them in a hurry. This forum has thought me a lot of things and I wanted to share this with all the members here...........enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!! Firstly, the Aston Martin One 77. Only 77 to be made in the whole world, nearly 50 have been sold worldwide. At the event, Aston Martin were able to sell about 8 cars for 1.2 million pounds each.       Then there was the all new 'Jaeaggggg'  ...........The new Jaguar XJ 2010. About 40 of these were sold at the event. I did ask a Jag executive standing there about how long they take to produce the thing. He told me production of the car hasn't started yet. They are taking only orders at the moment and production would begin by the end of the year. (The guy was kind enough to switch on the lights for me.........)    The Interior, Lights illuminate the A/C's as well, but you cant see it that well due to the daylight.   Since there are a lot of cars, I will keep posting info and pics about the different cars over a period of time.............Just to give you guys a preview of whats to come, there were, 2 SLR's (one normal chrome painted and 722s convertible), an ENZO, a CCX, maseraties, and a lot of classics as well, Countach, Muira, Mclarean etc............  Last edited by funkydevil : 25th July 2009 at 15:20. |
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25th July 2009, 16:15
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| Some more pictures.............. A limited-edition 720 Mirage Ford GT     And a V12 powered 'Vulca S' by Faralli & Mazzanti, on speaking to a representative, I came to know that this car retails at 280,000 Euros for a 6.0L version more than 340,000 Euros for its top end version  . What's more amazing is that only 10 of these will be made in the world.      There was also a BRABHAM Racing BMW M3 BT92. A 4.4 liter engine producing some 494 hp at 8,300 rpm and 354 pound-feet of torque at 5,700 rpm.       The BT92 can go from 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. Tough I had read on a website that BMW were trying to improve the timing to 3.9 secs with the development of their latest dual-clutch GK gearbox. The standard M3 does 0-60 in 4.5 secs. I was told tough that the limiter had been removed and that the engine can rev upto 8,550 rpm. |
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25th July 2009, 21:20
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25th July 2009, 21:51
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25th July 2009, 22:01
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25th July 2009, 23:01
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| Amazing pictures! Please post if have got some more!  VT |
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25th July 2009, 23:06
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25th July 2009, 23:38
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Some more pictures, Maserati Quattroporte Sport GTS and Granturismo S      Unfortunately I was able to click only one picture of the Miura  , as it was quite busy at the time and there were a lot of people. A few guys had started up the Miura and taken it for a round............ the sound was amazing !!!!!!!!!!! (The Miura had an SV badge at the back) Alongside the Miura, was a very old Jaguar. Dunno the model name tough.  Other single pics I had clicked were of the Tesla Roadster, a Morgan and a Lotus Evora    There were 2 other cars present that looked amazing, but I didnt know what model or make they were. Perhaps some Bhpians could shed some light.........    Last edited by funkydevil : 25th July 2009 at 23:45. | |
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25th July 2009, 23:52
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25th July 2009, 23:57
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. Sorry about that.Now a bit of the classic collection................ These cars were all owned by different people and were not for sale. A beautifully maintained Lamborghini Countach    A Shelby Cobra G.T. 500   And a drop dead gorgeous Dodge Charger !!!!!!   Interior   Lastly, a Plymouth  Now thats what you call a spoiler...........   Last edited by funkydevil : 26th July 2009 at 03:52. | |
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26th July 2009, 11:13
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| Senior - BHPian  | Dude, you're very lucky to have seen such beauties in real. I crave for these on Indian roads! Love the Aston One-77 and the all new 'Jaeaggggg  ...........'Thanks for sharing! |
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26th July 2009, 11:52
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