Has anybody more infos (VIN......??? etc.!) about the blue "PLAYTEAM" MC12, driven by Giannoccaro/Vilander? Ciao! Walter
Theres one for sale at Romans International In England at the moment.Sorry dont know vin number. http://www.romansinternational.co.uk/ Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ok... Any infos on the VIN? I once read there are 4 MC12s in the UK, 2 of 2004 production, and 2 of 2005.
Thousands thanks to Mr. Bauemer!!!! His help is enormous for the Register. -- Alveng Web: http://www.0-100.it Maserati MC12 Register: http://www.0-100.it/maserati/mc12/register.htm mail: [email protected]
Yes... i knew that site, it also has the Enzo Register... But why i have to take a look at something that doesn't show any infos on the MC12?
The site is financed by Ferrari collector Harald Mergarth from Frankfurt. It is run by 2 persons and the Maserati part was not updated for about 3 years now. One of the 2 persons is member of The German MASERATI Club (www.deutscherMASERATIclub.de) and host our website. He is a junior-lawyer establishing his career therefor very busy, maried last year and restoring his 5 cars! It will take time! ...and why to take the MC12 on the site? We have "0-100km/h"! Ciao! Walter
Walter, i noticed there's also your name in the Deutsche Maserati Club, but.... like www.barchetta.cc , no mention on the MC12 in the Chassis Numbers section... I don't think Alvise will be upset if you transfer the VIN numbers of his register on your club!
If Alveng personally gives permission I will get it on our website. I have nothing to do with barchetta.cc! Ciao! Walter
And, no serial numbers! Actually two sat outside in the pouring rain all day. Since I don't and probably wont get to drive any of them it's rather boring. I've seen a total of 7 now so they're not all that rare around here. Walter, it's kind of like all those playmates you photographed and did no more, or am I wrong???????? Bob S.
Kind of argee with you Bob, I've seen about 12 including a couple of racing versions. I've also seen a handful of FXXs and it is pretty much the same thing. At first site they have the wow factor, but I was more drawn to the bright purple Miura than the FXX & MC12s that were next to it. Of course the Costin is still in Florida or that would have been my choice as that usually resides on the first floor. The 2nd floor was a much harder choice between the DB3 LeMans, the Alfa 6C and the Lancias, but in the end it was the 350S that wins the day. Even over the Birdcages in the showroom. Joe
http://amazingautos.net/forum2/Classic-Coach-Elizabeth-NJ --> 4 MC12's at classic coach elizabeth pics not by me
well.....to see a car is different then to drive it! And fun, Joe, comes not only from seeing something........, eh? Same as with Playmates....(do you agree, Bob?) Ciao! Walter
I agree, and that is also what makes modern cars sooo boring. yes they are faster, better built and suprior in everyway. But with all the driver aids from traction control, abs, launch & stability control they've become tooo easy to drive. A perfect example is the Ferrari 430 this car has the performace of an F40. The F40 is a handful to drive, it takes work to extract the performance from that car. The 430 on the other hand is easy to drive and just about anyone can drive that car fast (and there are a lot of people that probably shouldn't). It is like handing a loaded gun with a hair trigger to someone that has never fired a gun before where the F40 is more like a gun that takes both hand to pull the trigger. Joe
Or in other words: when I was a young stallion driving a Ferrari etc. was something VERY special. Those cars were "machismo", tough to handle, hot inside, dangerous in curves etc., etc.! Today everybody can drive them.....! It`s sooo easy to live with them. Boring indeed. But you can do some things with Enzo, FXX and MC12 that you can`t do with "mass-cars" like 430 etc.! And that`s the difference. You want to have fun? Switch the electronics off (in the Enzo, MC12)!! That`s easy also. PLease don`t compare an MC12 with a Ferrari 430. Ciao! Walter
You can switch off the electronics in a 430 as well. What it really comes down to is what is your idea of fast? Is it 200 mph in car built in the last 5 years with the latest technology, super wide tires, massive brakes with slotted cross drilled rotors carbon fiber construction and driver aides for just about everything. Or is it 170 mph is a car built in the 1950s made out of a thin piece of aluminuim, riding on 7 in wide biasply tires with borrani wire wheels and drum brakes and only a lap belt? Joe
you know exactly that I did both! But driving this cars in public traffic doesn`t make very much fun for me anymore, doesn´t matter in what exotic car. I always prefer the circuit! 50ies cars are hard work there but you are not REALLY fast. At the end of the day I know what you did - and that makes you grin! With the MC12 you are REALLY fast on the track without working very hard. At the end of the day you knew the speed - and that makes you grin as well! Do you like van Gogh or Picasso? I like both..... Ciao! Walter
Oh I don't know Walter. As beautiful as those playmates are I just found that after a vigorous session of love making I always had a bad case of staple chafe. It's the same thing with all the high end exotic cars. The batteries don't last long enough and the RC control is soon out of range. Maybe I should get the playmate with the batteries? ;>) Bob S.
I agree. Except for lonely the places with terrific roads it's pointless to have an exotic in places like where I live in northeast USA. You can't drive the car you can only motor/ferry it from one place to another and hope you don't get nailed. That's why I switched to the track. It's also a lot safer. So many of the more standard cars from MB, BMW, Jaguar etc. are so damn fast on everyday roads it's terrifying to think about who's driving them and their qualifications. Bob S.
