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« on: August 20, 2008, 14:18:12 »
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Re: sultan of brunei's car collection
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2008, 14:22:26 »
Doesn't look like they're used much, does it?

My brother's in the BMW performance trade and took an order late 90s some time from a Middle Eastern client for a pair of BMW M5s fitted with McLaren F1 engines (which were based on a BMW V12).  It was looking like a juicy order but unfortunately McLaren wouldn't allow the engines to be fitted to anything other than their own cars.
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Re: sultan of brunei's car collection
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2008, 15:33:11 »
the client could prob afford to buy the f1's then remove the engines

mclaren missed an opportunity there, can u imagine a beemer with an f1 engine in it

sod the m5!
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Re: sultan of brunei's car collection
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2008, 22:57:12 »
Yes, he's got (or had?) motors like the Bentley 4x4 Shooting Brakes, with Range Rover transmissions married up to the Bentley 6.75 V8

Plus the Ferrari 456 estates, etc..
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Re: sultan of brunei's car collection
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2008, 10:30:30 »
 Hmm from memory the chassis was a P38a (whatever it says) they were made by a company called RDS Automotive in Southam (went out of bussiness in 2005) I was working there when the started the project each vehicle cost about £1,000,000 at least 1 was lost in a fire after I left but hte Sultan still payed for it, never actually seen the end product not sure I like it either.
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Re: sultan of brunei's car collection
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2008, 17:46:53 »
Quote from: Boddle on August 21, 2008, 10:30:30
at least 1 was lost in a fire after I left

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Werent prepared to go quietly eh???

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