https://www.instagram.com/p/BlHbNUuHixF/?taken-by=taffy_c_s_145 https://www.instagram.com/p/BlHbJE5HnPr/?taken-by=taffy_c_s_145 https://www.instagram.com/p/BlHbDm0HJct/?taken-by=taffy_c_s_145 https://www.instagram.com/p/BlHa-8-HxSl/?taken-by=taffy_c_s_145 Four more from tafffy on Insta.
I had no idea he had so many bikes. NR750 with no side fairings.... depressing..... that is a very expensive Honda.... ok nothing compared to some of the cars, but pricey and extremely rare for a bike. So I wonder how many cars and bikes he never even touched?
Over 25 years ago I spent some time with this Cizeta - the 3rd one built and the first one for the Sultan of Brunei. Not sure what happened to it.
Porsche 964 'Flachbau' 3.6 Turbo escaped from Brunei straight to Australia. Instagram photos by @drivenbytaste. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o1 *** Delivery of the first Ferrari F50's. My source is quoting "There will be 10 in total: 6 RHD + 4 LHD." Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari F50 in one of the garages. Note on the left he black Ferrari F355 with reflective windows. A red Ferrari F355 in front of the F50 as well. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Delivery of the Ferrari FX. Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari 456 GT 'Venice' Sedan Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari 456 GT in matte black paint which was supposed to be 'invisible' to radars. It was equipped with a night vision camera. My source quotes "It was funny traveling at almost 300 km/h at night, without looking out...". Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari FX in between three Ferrari 456 GT's. Note the reflective side windows of the two cars to the left. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari F355 interior with the Prodrive Williams F1 gearbox. Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o2 *** White RHD Ferrari F40 with Testarossa seats. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Original Ferrari 365 GTS/4 'Daytona' converted to RHD. Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari F355 and Ferrari FX, all with the semi-automatic Williams F1 by Prodrive gearbox, testing in Lombardore / Torino, Italy. Notice the reflective side windows on the F355. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari 456 GT 'Venice' - testing of the four door and shooting brake variants. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o3*** Ferrari FX testing on a Ferrari 512TR. Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari 456 GT 'Venice' - testing of the four door and shooting brake variants. Notice the longer rear overhang? Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari FX testing. Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari F355 and Ferrari FX, all with the semi-automatic Williams F1 by Prodrive gearbox, testing in Lombardore / Torino, Italy. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Dark blue metallic RHD Ferrari F40 with light/white (?) interior. Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari F50 + 3x Ferrari F355 + Bentley (?) Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari FX testing somewhere in Italy (?). Anyone recognize the landscape? Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o4 *** A black McLaren F1 being serviced. Notice the cars around it, especially the Ferrari 365 GTS/4 'Daytona' in the first picture. Note also the registration plate 'BN 3388' of the McLaren F1 in the last picture. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o5 *** A black Cizeta-Moroder V16T in Brunei with a Ferrari F512M engine. Quoting my sources: "The brakes were a nightmare!". Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o6 *** A bright red Jaguar XJ220 with semi-automatic gearbox being tested in the UK by PRODRIVE as a development for the 'J-Project' or, later-to-be-known as, Jaguar XJ220 Pininfarina. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Top secret night testing of the 'J-Project' with semi-automatic gearbox by PRODRIVE in Cambiano - Torino, Italy. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks for the photos. I can't tell if that F1 is 005 and black or 008 and very dark (cobalt) blue with polished wheels. Hmm...maybe Erik can chime in. Probably 005. Edit: yeah 005 since you said BN3388. 008 is BN73.
Apparently this must be the very same Ferrari 365 GTS/4 'Daytona'. The picture below was posted on Facebook by Talacrest back in 2014 and it quotes: "This was a Ferrari Daytona Spyder RHD #14371. 1 of 7 RHD Spyders - the car had covered a mere 9000 miles and we sold it to the Royal Garage of Brunei for £1m in 1989. The car was then converted by Pininfarina with automatic power soft top and fuel injection.". Some more history from www.barchetta.cc: 1971 - Robert S. Michaels, London, GB via Maranello Concessionaires (ref. "RM 460") ----- - repainted black by Maranello Concessionaires before delivery to Michaels 1987 - offered by Rod Leach's Nostalgia, UK - black/black 1987 - Alan Lawson 1989 - John Collins, Talacrest, UK. 9,000 miles. 1989 - Sultan of Brunei, £1,000,000 ----- - converted by Pininfarina with automatic power soft top and fuel injection 1998 - still with Royal Garage of Brunei Image Unavailable, Please Login
Forgot to mention that this Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona was the 3rd built and it had EURO specs. Originally it was azure blue metallic with black interior, black carpets, Borrani wheels and instruments in Imperial units (read: mph).
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o7 *** Ferrari F50 - quoted as "MOTORE F50 EVOLUTION" Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari F40 - from 570 Nm up to 650 Nm of torque at 3500 rpm Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari 550 maranello - evolution 1 - from 473,3 HP to 545,9 HP at 7000 rpm - from 559,5 Nm to 615,3 Nm of torque at 5000 rpm Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari FX (F512M engine) - step 2 Image Unavailable, Please Login Ferrari 456 - step 3 Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o8 *** Bentley B2 Paolo Garrella's video: More info: http://www.rrsilverspirit.com/models/1994B2.htm Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Bentley B3 Paolo Garrella's video: More info: http://www.rrsilverspirit.com/models/1994B3.htm Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #o9 *** Some "new" old photos from an auction which took place at the Bandtoo Rimba Depot in Jerudong, Brunei - back in 2008. The depot where all the auctions took place is located here: https://goo.gl/maps/SivAJCNkn6v Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #10 *** Let me indroduce you to Mr. Enrico Fumia, the man responsible for the Ferrari F90 project at Pininfarina. I am trying to get in touch with him in order to bring you some more material. Meanwhile enjoy the pics. I know the first photo has already been posted but, as far as I remember, there was never an interior shot. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
*** BIG UPDATE *** #11 *** Just two photos of the same Aston Martin Virage. Nothing special but still, never been published before. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The United States Army must invade that small country and seize all those cars, so they can be restored and displayed in museums across the world., because that's a treasury that belongs to the whole mankind. I'm perfectly aware that what I wrote is very stupid, but I needed to say it. As a die hard auto enthusiast I fell sick to know those cars will die in that dark and sad sultanship (Exact word ??)