Sultan of Brunei's Car Collection

Basman, i got your email but i've been busy lately. I will try to reply within the next few days

 

yup....its always the secrecy....btw how do you know that the black car is a rolls ?.....only 40 % of the chances shows that the pic is at hong seh....can you find a source were this pic is taken ?....thnx

 

I dunno, it could be something else too, like an Mercedes-Benz or Bentley...

 

Hey Dan,

I hope you are reading this. I tried to e-mail you again a few times, but it bounced back. Could you pm me another e-mail adress maybe?

Cheers

 

1997 Ferrari F310B/178

This F1 car was mentioned in a couple of magazine articles that were published in late '98. According to these mags the car that Schumacher "accidentally" turned into Villeneuve's Williams at Jerez, during the 1997 championship was/is part of the Brunei Formula 1 collection. It also states that that Williams was/is in Brunei.
However, according to this cars history provided by Cars International Kensington (who have this car for sale for some time now) it was not owned by the Royal Family, at least the add/history doesn't mention them. They are not the British owner the add refers to; according to the Barchetta registry that was Ian Wade. The Barchetta registry isn't certain about the years of ownership by Tony Raftis, Ian Wade and Paul Osborn (dealer). It could have gone to Brunei directly after the race and sold some time (years?) later to Tony Raftis...
Or perhaps only the Williams, still wearing the scars from the crash, went to Brunei and Ferrari sold them another F310B... BTW, Frank Williams was a guest of the family before and after the Austrialian GP in march 1997.

Maybe someone can help us with the exact history (years of ownership) of F310B/178? But for now the story about this car doesn't seem to be so strong anymore.




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year 1997
price P.O.R.
VAT No
country United Kingdom

Ferrari F310B/178 is perhaps one of the most significant racing cars of Michael Schumacher’s long and illustrious career. Not only is chassis 178 a Grand Prix winning car, but it is also the car in which Michael Schumacher tried to force Jacques Villeneuve out of the Championship deciding 1997 European Grand Prix at Jerez.

Schumacher was subsequently disqualified from the 1997 Championship for committing that act at Jerez even though it was not deemed to be premeditated by the officials. The incident becoming one of several that sully the reputation of the greatest Grand Prix driver the world has ever known, while making Ferrari F310B/178 possibly the most infamous car in modern Formula 1 history.

The F310B first appeared at the 1997 season opener, the Australian Grand Prix. Schumacher immediately showed the potential of the car by qualifying third and finishing a strong second. Over the course of the year the F310B scored seventy-eight points for the Scuderia Ferrari, with pole positions in Canada, France and Hungary, wins at Monaco, Canada, France, Belgium and Japan and fastest laps at Monaco, France and Britain.

When Ferrari F310B/178 was retired from racing it was fully rebuilt at the factory before being sold through Italian Motors of Hong Kong to Australian collector Tony Raftis. F310B/178 then spent four years in British ownership having undergone a complete check over by Ferrari.

Cars International Kensington acquired the car in 2007 direct from the previous owner and it has been subject to a complete race prep by our F1 engineers at Cars International Service.

The car comes complete with a full set of mounted dry tyres, wet tyres and starting equipment, together with front and rear jacks, wheel socket and the original dust cover.

It is fully eligible for use in Ferrari F1 Cliente program, and of course in the Monaco historic event in 08 and can be run by the factory or by ourselves at private test days or events.

Presented in perfect condition, Ferrari F310B/178 represents a rare opportunity to acquire a late model, race winning V10 Ferrari Formula 1 car. With no more Formula 1 Ferraris ever to be raced by Michael Schumacher, the greatest Grand Prix driver in Formula 1 history, any race winning Schumacher car represents a tremendous investment opportunity. There can be very few Grand Prix Ferraris with such an instantly recognisable and infamous history as F310B/178, its unique provenance making it an extraordinary car that can only increase in value.

>>> www.racecar.com/carsinternational/racestock/stock/f310b.htm

 

What do you mean by 'stuck'?

 

oh i mean auto kultur had bought the car from an auction in brunei

 

The world's only RHD Bugatti EB110 SuperSport

I allways thought it had something to do with Brunei, but it appears that that is not the case. Still, it's a very interesting car and I wanted to share this information with you guys.
Check out this post about it:
http://www.*************/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=2&fID=0&tID=104217&bottom=450#post475

 

In the early 90 i remember i saw a red colour McLarens F1 on the highway in Brunei.. The car is fast like no limits.. F40 and F355 like nothing compare with McLarens...

 

That should have been chassis #004 in Brunei. Congrats on the sighting and thanks for sharing!

I happen to believe this car may be the red F1 seen at Malayan Motors in Singapore now, but it could just as well be chassis #021 leaving #004 still languishing in Brunei. We'll find out eventually I guess - we usually do.

>8^)
ER

 

wow.....i don't know malayan motors had a mac f1.....is it still there or is it a couple of years ago...any pics of the car....and is malayan motors like hong seh ?....helping the sultan importing cars

 

The little bit of the interior you can see from that RHD EB110 SS looks so much better than the original interior. Situations like that put the purist and perfectionist in me at odds. The purist says that you absolutely can't alter such a important and low production car but the perfectionist says that the EB110 SS had awful interior to begin with and something should be done to it. A choice I would love to have to make. lol

 

:-O Very cool spot! Thanks for sharing =D

Did I miss something? #004 in Brunei, first time I read this :-?

The red F1 is kept hidden at Malayan Motors and there are no pics. They kept/keep the car there temporarily for a client.

Did you got my pm?

 

Can't see much about his McLaren F1s.
Does anyone know anything?

 

use the search function, there has been plenty posts about them

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=137013358&highlight=mclaren#post137013358

 

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The red F1 is kept hidden at Malayan Motors and there are no pics. They kept/keep the car there temporarily for a client.

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yeah i got your PM.....but is the car still inside there....any is there any other cars that malayan motors handle for the sultan ?

 

I don't know if it's still there, it was there late november, maybe it still is..

As far as I know Malayan Motors didn't handle cars for Prince Jefri.

 

Basman, i haven't forgotten your email, i'm back at school though so it might be a bit longer...

 

Sorry. Its worth it though. Trust me

 

then why is malayan motor keeping the car ?....btw do you have any info on the jaguar xj220....i remembered that i saw a pic of it inside malayan motors....it is maroon in colour.....there is also another silver colour in AM....and there is a blue coloured one in johor....being owned by the sultan of johor.....we must take note that sultan johor is a good friend of sultan brunei

 

This is the second time I had heard of a red F1 there, and #004 seems most logical to me, but it was not on the list provided from garage #5 of course. Anyway, whatever the chassis number, I think the F1 at Malayan Motors was the red F1 seen in Brunei.

I have heard the car is in long term storage there alongside the XJ220 owned by the same person. I've seen pics of the F1, but am not able to share them unfortunately.

>8^)
ER

 

yes ......i knew it there was an xj220 in there.....i saw the pics somewhere.....but i had forgotten....who is the person owning those 2 cars and why are them in malayan motors ?.....is the pic of the f1 you saw inside malayan motors ?....damn it.....i really wanted to see it.....where did you see it ?

 

I'd like to see that pic of the maroon XJ220 if you can find it. I've only seen it under a cover, where it seemed to be silver/grey. The McLaren is also kept under a cover.

I can't say anything about the history AM's XJ220 nor the Sultan Of Johor's XJ220, because I simply don't know.

The person I talked to didn't want to disclose a name because of privacy reasons.

Last time I talked about these cars they were at the Bentley dealership (I don't know if Malayan has multiple dealerships) and I tihnk close to the offices.

 

Or one of the cars got a new paintjob... Allthough you'd think that would have surfaced earlier if that was the case..

Maybe the guys that have been there would like to comment?