Blue supercar in Lancashire?

diti · October 29th, 2007, 12:31 AM

This is a real longshot - so I'm driving in the Trough of Bowland this afternoon and I have to slow down so this car and I can pass, and it's out of this world. Bright blue, hints of F1 styling, clearly £100,000+ worth, being driven VERY carefully; never seen anything like it. Husband says Zonda but I've looked at photos and I don't think it was.

Odd thing is that it was within half a mile of where Rowan Atkinson had his little supercar embarrassment a couple of years ago - he was on the A6 just south of Lancaster, this was just off the A6 in the same area. Are there a lot of very rich drivers in that area? Or could Rowan be visiting again?

No Boss · October 29th, 2007, 01:15 AM

Hmm... blue? F1-ish?

Mazzer MC12?

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7642/20060603maseratimc12corou8.jpg

Are they even road legal in the UK?

diti · October 29th, 2007, 01:26 AM

Certainly very similar to that, though possibly slightly less smooth lines. Sorry to be vague, saw it mainly from the side as we sneaked past each other.

Shawn · October 29th, 2007, 01:30 AM

This ia a long shot but I'm curious... was it slightly old looking? Like mid-1990s? May have been a Bugatti EB110, which were mostly in the signature Bugatti blue:

http://www.angelfire.com/film/auto_photo_gallery/BUGATTI_EB110/BUGATTI_EB-110_14.jpg

Lots of supercars can be blue but the Maserati and EB110 are almost always in blue. I mean heck, even a Noble M15 would throw me off for an F1 car, and it's not that exclusive.

blazer · October 29th, 2007, 01:37 AM

MC Hammers are road legal i believe, my brother swore he saw one by where he lives about a month ago.

Elmo187 · October 29th, 2007, 01:41 AM

you said smoother lines and this popped in my head....

Noble M15....

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/04/noblem1506_01.jpg

and then i thought of the Gumpert Apollo...

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/10/apollos07_02.jpg

what did it sound like? high pitched F1 like? V8 rumble? V6 gurgle?

if it was one of those cars, then i SO wish you had a camera. could of been the first ever sighting in the wild for both.

Fenrir · October 29th, 2007, 01:53 AM

Maser MC12's are road legal, it's that special MC12 Corsa edition that's limited to the track images/smilies/tongue.gif

No Boss' pic is of the Corsa, normal ones are more often than not white from what I've seen:

Donington · October 29th, 2007, 02:45 AM

Could be a Macca?

No Boss · October 29th, 2007, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenrir

Maser MC12's are road legal, it's that special MC12 Corsa edition that's limited to the track images/smilies/tongue.gif

No Boss' pic is of the Corsa, normal ones are more often than not white from what I've seen:

You are correct, thanks for the correction.

Elmo187 · October 29th, 2007, 09:56 AM

are you from Switzerland (i don't know the geography of many countries in Europe so i don't know where Lancashire is lol)?

because you did say "hints of F1 styling" and it was blue....

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6018/fxxmfk3bw1.jpg

it is very easy to get Zonda and the FXX/Enzo mixed up because of the F1-style nose and the FXX's headlights resembling that of the Zonda's headlights.

Shawn · October 29th, 2007, 10:03 AM

Lancashire is in England. I thought even Americans would get that.

Peter3hg · October 29th, 2007, 11:08 AM

You may be on to something with the Noble Elmo, I followed a blue one towards Alderley Edge (footballer haven) a few months ago and Lancashire is only about 10 miles from here.

diti · October 29th, 2007, 03:30 PM

No Boss's Maserati is the nearest so far, but still not right. This was more angular, particularly at the front. The cockpit was quite small, the sections over the rear wheels were high and rounded, and Husband reckons it was mid/rear engined.

This is now driving me bonkers....

Austere · October 29th, 2007, 04:20 PM

It could have been a kit-car or a car made by a small company in very low numbers and if that's the case it could be hard to identify.

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/10/29/eb.jpg

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/10/29/mclarena11024x768.jpg

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/10/29/1.JPG

Was it any of those?

EDIT: Image of the 1960 Saab has been replaced with the image I meant to submit. images/smilies/bangin.gif

No Boss · October 29th, 2007, 05:07 PM

^ The F1 did come in one of those hotted up versions with a spoiler and some crazy colours. Ralph Lauren has an orange one.

M3lover · October 29th, 2007, 06:10 PM

I presume you would have have recognized if it was a Ferrari. It's just the "hints of F1 styling" leads my mind towards Ferrari...

Maybe a Koenigsegg?

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/10/29/ccrblue6640.jpg

teletubby-warrior · October 29th, 2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diti

No Boss's Maserati is the nearest so far, but still not right. This was more angular, particularly at the front. The cockpit was quite small, the sections over the rear wheels were high and rounded, and Husband reckons it was mid/rear engined.

This is now driving me bonkers....

Sounds a bit like a Murcielago...

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/10/29/LamborghiniMurcielago40thAnniversaryEdition2003800x600wallpaper01.jpg

Uwe · October 29th, 2007, 06:29 PM

Stealth B6 possibly?

http://www.stealthcars.co.uk/gallery2/4lg.jpg

http://www.stealthcars.co.uk/gallery2/3lg.jpg

Donington · October 29th, 2007, 06:32 PM

Any supercar ever made?

diti · October 29th, 2007, 09:54 PM

Uwe, thanks, the Stealth is either it or very close, the nearest anyone's suggested, though I don't remember a big spoiler. And Donington, I'm grateful, as a beginner at this, for all the different suggestions people have made.

October 29th, 2007, 12:31 AM	#1
diti Joined: Sep 29th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 39 Car: Mini Convertible Rep Power: 5	Blue supercar in Lancashire? This is a real longshot - so I'm driving in the Trough of Bowland this afternoon and I have to slow down so this car and I can pass, and it's out of this world. Bright blue, hints of F1 styling, clearly £100,000+ worth, being driven VERY carefully; never seen anything like it. Husband says Zonda but I've looked at photos and I don't think it was. Odd thing is that it was within half a mile of where Rowan Atkinson had his little supercar embarrassment a couple of years ago - he was on the A6 just south of Lancaster, this was just off the A6 in the same area. Are there a lot of very rich drivers in that area? Or could Rowan be visiting again?

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No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 30th, 2008 Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,634 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 69	Hmm... blue? F1-ish? Mazzer MC12? Are they even road legal in the UK? __________________ Changed the avatar, but Blaro , JacobFox and No Boss - still RickRolling since 1988.

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Shawn FG's Highest Paid Male Whore Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 05:02 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,332 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 86	This ia a long shot but I'm curious... was it slightly old looking? Like mid-1990s? May have been a Bugatti EB110, which were mostly in the signature Bugatti blue: Lots of supercars can be blue but the Maserati and EB110 are almost always in blue. I mean heck, even a Noble M15 would throw me off for an F1 car, and it's not that exclusive. Last edited by Shawn; October 29th, 2007 at 01:43 AM..

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Elmo187 Banned Joined: Oct 6th, 2006 Last Online: April 11th, 2008 Location: Brandon, FL, USA Age: 26 Posts: 1,055 Car: Cobalt SS/SC-SN95 5.0 Stang-Toyota Corolla AE86 Rep Power: 0	you said smoother lines and this popped in my head.... Noble M15.... and then i thought of the Gumpert Apollo... what did it sound like? high pitched F1 like? V8 rumble? V6 gurgle? if it was one of those cars, then i SO wish you had a camera. could of been the first ever sighting in the wild for both.

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Fenrir Joined: Jul 5th, 2006 Last Online: October 15th, 2008 Location: Lincs, England Age: 20 Posts: 137 Car: '97 Hyunai Accent cough Rep Power: 10	Maser MC12's are road legal, it's that special MC12 Corsa edition that's limited to the track No Boss' pic is of the Corsa, normal ones are more often than not white from what I've seen: __________________

October 29th, 2007, 01:26 AM	#3
diti Joined: Sep 29th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 39 Car: Mini Convertible Rep Power: 5	Certainly very similar to that, though possibly slightly less smooth lines. Sorry to be vague, saw it mainly from the side as we sneaked past each other.

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blazer Joined: Jan 26th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 189 Rep Power: 12	MC Hammers are road legal i believe, my brother swore he saw one by where he lives about a month ago.

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Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 04:09 AM Location: Straight outta London, Englandshire Posts: 2,811 Car: Peugeot 106 Rep Power: 45	Could be a Macca? __________________

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Elmo187 Banned Joined: Oct 6th, 2006 Last Online: April 11th, 2008 Location: Brandon, FL, USA Age: 26 Posts: 1,055 Car: Cobalt SS/SC-SN95 5.0 Stang-Toyota Corolla AE86 Rep Power: 0	are you from Switzerland (i don't know the geography of many countries in Europe so i don't know where Lancashire is lol)? because you did say "hints of F1 styling" and it was blue.... it is very easy to get Zonda and the FXX/Enzo mixed up because of the F1-style nose and the FXX's headlights resembling that of the Zonda's headlights. Last edited by Elmo187; October 29th, 2007 at 09:59 AM..

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Shawn FG's Highest Paid Male Whore Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 05:02 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,332 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 86	Lancashire is in England. I thought even Americans would get that.

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Peter3hg Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Breast Hill Castle, Angleland Age: 19 Posts: 3,782 Car: 2006 Yamaha Fazer LFS Status: Rep Power: 31	You may be on to something with the Noble Elmo, I followed a blue one towards Alderley Edge (footballer haven) a few months ago and Lancashire is only about 10 miles from here. __________________

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diti Joined: Sep 29th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 39 Car: Mini Convertible Rep Power: 5	No Boss's Maserati is the nearest so far, but still not right. This was more angular, particularly at the front. The cockpit was quite small, the sections over the rear wheels were high and rounded, and Husband reckons it was mid/rear engined. This is now driving me bonkers....

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Austere Joined: Nov 26th, 2006 Last Online: March 13th, 2008 Location: Australia Age: 25 Posts: 1,400 Car: '71 Mercedes-Benz 280S Rep Power: 21	It could have been a kit-car or a car made by a small company in very low numbers and if that's the case it could be hard to identify. Was it any of those? EDIT: Image of the 1960 Saab has been replaced with the image I meant to submit. Last edited by Austere; October 29th, 2007 at 04:27 PM..

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No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 30th, 2008 Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,634 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 69	^ The F1 did come in one of those hotted up versions with a spoiler and some crazy colours. Ralph Lauren has an orange one. __________________ Changed the avatar, but Blaro , JacobFox and No Boss - still RickRolling since 1988.

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M3lover Joined: Nov 23rd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: The milkyway, Earth, Denmark, Odense Age: 22 Posts: 914 Car: Pedalpower for now... Rep Power: 13	I presume you would have have recognized if it was a Ferrari. It's just the "hints of F1 styling" leads my mind towards Ferrari... Maybe a Koenigsegg? __________________ Mmmhh, gotta love living in Denmark. We have 180 % tax on cars. Yep, an M3 cost about the same as a 997 Turbo does in Sweden, and sadly i'm not kidding!

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Uwe Joined: Sep 28th, 2007 Last Online: April 8th, 2008 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 5	Stealth B6 possibly?

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Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 04:09 AM Location: Straight outta London, Englandshire Posts: 2,811 Car: Peugeot 106 Rep Power: 45	Any supercar ever made? __________________

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diti Joined: Sep 29th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 39 Car: Mini Convertible Rep Power: 5	Uwe, thanks, the Stealth is either it or very close, the nearest anyone's suggested, though I don't remember a big spoiler. And Donington, I'm grateful, as a beginner at this, for all the different suggestions people have made.

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