Look what I saw in London yesterday

Nice pics.
Hurlingham I assume??

Is the ex McQueen Lusso definitely owned by a Brit or is it just beeing looked after and stored by a specialist in the UK hence it being UK registered and taxed??

Paul

 

Thanks for the great pictures! Do you know which GTO this is? Tan interior in a red GTO doesnt look very original. The Mcqueen Lusso is rumoured to be owned by Eric Clapton now.

@Trax: I think this hast historical reasons. IFC 007 was Mcqueens numberplate when he owned the car. I dont know which rules there are in Britain for vintage cars, but there is posibly a way to keep their original condition including the numberplates.

 

Its GTO # 3527, owned by Irvine Laidlaw.

Paul

 

I heard that the under bidder of the 250 California 2377 GT (the Coburn car) was the buyer of the McQueen Lusso, does this mean Clapton was also after 2377 or did the Lusso end up with Clapton through various brokers.

Paul

 

Michael Pearce (name on tax disc holder) is a fairly up market car dealer in Southport, Merseyside.
Is Clapton living up that way?
Who are the big collectors from up there?
Stephen Pilkington??

Paul

 

No.

The car will also be at the FOC Concours on Sunday.

Jonathan

 

i met Stephen Pilkington at the Northern Ferrari Day on sunday.he was there with his 275 4cam-he had lots of stories to tell but didn't mention that one...

 

I wont be.
Are you confirming that Clapton is the owner though?

Paul

 

He's had some great cars over the years including the GTO seen in the pictures here registered 6 GTO.

Paul

 

Great....the Miura Jota is fantastic and so rare too.

 

Great pictures! That's some serious stuff there, which event was it?

 

No. Don't know who owns it. I am only saying Clapton doesn't live in Southport.

Jonathan

 

The red "California" is a 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet #0829 GT that was involved in a an accident at the Ralle National du Touquet in June 1959, at this time it was re-bodied by Scaglietti with California bodywork.
Currently for sale here
http://www.talacrest.com/stockdetails.asp?stockID=17

Paul

 

The GTO was "restored" in England about two years ago (I think there may be an old thread about it in the UK section)

I suspect the IFC 007 is on there for display purposes, you wouldn't be allowed to drive it on the street with an incorrect plate (although people do).

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88403&highlight=restoring+250+GTO

 

The car looks a lot cleaner in the photos, than it did outside the Espace Fontvielle at Coys Monaco auction 6 weeks ago.

Congrats to the new UK owner of the ex McQueen 250 Lusso - the Lusso in RM's Maranello sale was in almost comparable condition...definitely 2 of the best examples of the tipo extant.

The only famous collector nr Southport is Sean Bramhall!!

E

 

Thanks, Douglas. That looks like a great event. I'd seen it advertised in some of the British magazines, but didn't realize it would attract that level of cars. I may have to find a way over there next time!

Jack.