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My Cizeta V16t photo shoot

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  1. alan

    alan Formula 3

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  2. Tobias

    Tobias Formula 3

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    Now THAT is a rare sight. How much do those trade for? Are they serviced at Lambo dealers?

    Thanks for the great pictures!
     
  3. BillP00

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    Wow, very nice pictures indeed. Now I no longer have to look at old Scans of Car magazine articles. :) Did you happen to get any shots of the interior?

    Thanks again!!

    Bill
     
  4. BrianZuk

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    Yeah, a very rare sight indeed. Great Pictures! Cant wait to see/hear one of these in person, stunning car! Thanks 4 sharing.
     
  5. Razzer92

    Razzer92 F1 Rookie

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    Where you useing A SLR camera or a Digital ? Digital ?


    btw Nice Picture's..
     
  6. Vector-France

    Vector-France Formula 3

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    Nice pics still Alan.

    a very great moment for you this year, no ? Cizeta with Claudio, Vector with Jerry, have you an others ?
    Mosler ? Saleen ? ................ ;)

    Alan, go on Vector forum, a very good new for new Vector in November.
     
  7. alan

    alan Formula 3

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    #7 alan, Sep 1, 2007
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    Hi Gilles, yes Monterey and California were fantastic this year for me, i got to see and sit in many high end exotics, and went for a ride in the Cizeta! I see the news about Vector! as for my other photos look in the Supercarfrance threads. Alan W

    Ml84 i was using a Cannonpowershot S3is Digital camera, and BillP00 im afraid i only got 2 shots of the interior!
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  8. greghurst

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    Hi Al, you get the Vector AND Cizeta rides? Good on you, at least you ride with me to Exeter gave you a taste of what was to come ;)

    Does this Cizeta have UK plates under the US ones?
     
  9. alan

    alan Formula 3

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    Hi Greg, i didnt get a ride in the Vector, just saw it. Apparantly those are U.K. plates on the Cizeta, i do remember seeing one for sale in Car magazine about 10 years ago, it might have been this one, as there are only 10 in existence at the moment, with 2 more to come in the near future. It was an amazing experience to actually get a ride in such a rare gem, and i couldn't believe the amount of space inside. It really is very roomy compared with not only other exotics but even normal daily drivers, and im not a svelt guy!!
     
  10. Smurf

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    no engine pics?
     
  11. jmuriz

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    I was thinking the same thing....hood was opened and all....
     
  12. BillP00

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    Alan,

    Don't be sorry for only taking 2 shots of the interior. Of all my car magazines, I don't ever remember seeing ANY picture of the interior of this car. Thank you for sharing your pictures on a beautiful and truely "Rare" car!!

    Bill
     
  13. Innotech

    Innotech Formula Junior

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    Oh my God. I cant bleieve I just now discovered this thread :O

    I love this car so much. Almost 15 years later it still looks amazing.
     
  14. alan

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    #14 alan, Sep 8, 2007
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    I'm glad some of you appreciatte my efforts, and for those upset over lack of engine photos heres a couple. I'm more into car looks, than engines aesthetically. :)
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  15. XJR-15 RACER

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    Great photos of an outstanding car
     
  16. furious_ferrari

    furious_ferrari F1 Rookie

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    Great photos. Nice car!

    I feel sorry for the owner. I bet everywhere he goes, people call it a Lamborghini.
     
  17. alan

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    Tell me about it, for my sins i submitted a picture to Exotic spotter (sorry i know, but i couldnt help myself) and they listed it as a Lamborghini Diablo!!! I even told them exactly what it was! I know Claudio gets quite upset / annoyed with people thinking its a Ferrari or Lamborghini, and you cant blame him.
     
  18. targanero

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    Kind of ironic considering gandini designed this body pretty much as a prototype to the diablo. Gandini also penned several other lambos including the countach. That's like building a car, having pininfarina design the body, and then complaining that people think it looks like a ferrari.

    Very cool car. I remember reading about it in the late 80s when everyone was touting it as the successor to the countach.
     
  19. 250californiafan

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    That is a really cool car and the pictures are great. The double headlight design on this car sort of reminds me of the "family truckster" from the movie "Vacation".;)
     
  20. GogglesPaisano

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    I remember reading about that car in high school! My friends and I just kept saying "it has a friggin' V16!"

    That design has aged much better than I would have expected. The detailing on the cam covers is a nice touch.

    gp
     
  21. kvisser

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    It must be insane to work on that motor. I wonder how you get to the forward side of it. Is there access thru the passenger compartment?

    One would think that a tune up would be an expensive proposition.

    thanks for sharing the pictures.

    cheers

    ken
     
  22. frank4cars

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    Just saw this thread. Claudio brings the Cizeta to local shows a lot. Nice guy with wonderful stories about the car, his time with Lamborghini, and his encounters with the rich and famous. I have a whole gallery of stuff we shot at the Art Center College of Design Car Classic in '06. Cool car, but it does get mixed up with a Lambo all the time. Considering this came out a year before the Diablo it stings a little because it doesn't share a single element with that car. The other long-standing incorrect assumption is that the V16 is a pair of mated V8s from Ferrari or another manufacturer. Totally false. It's a unique design. It even still gets referred to as a "Cizeta-Moroder," which was just the name affixed to the project. Moroder was a backer that pulled out very early on. A fun car that sounds like nothing else on Earth. These never come up for sale, but you can actually still commission a new one if it's your cup of tea.

    Website:
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    My gallery from Art Center:
    http://www.frank4cars.fotki.com/other-events/cz-2/

    My gallery from a recent sushi night:
    http://www.frank4cars.fotki.com/other-events/sushi-night/
     
  23. Jota 5084

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  24. ken qv

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    I'm glad somebody likes it...but as for me, Yuck
     
  25. alan

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    That car is not a true Cizeta anymore, as it has had its V16 removed and replaced with a 512 TR engine. Last seen it was also in pieces and needed rebuilding, and renovating. Although i emailed the seller and he claims he has restored it, but id like to see pictures before i believe that as it would have been a major job, and Claudio himself said it would not be possible to return it to original V16 spec. I think the seller has posted here before so maybe he'll see this thread and post some pics of his restoration, id like to see them.
     

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