WTF - GT What?

[nigel911]

A wish I had a camera moment.

Went for a meeting this afternoon, pulled into lot on private estate and the first thing a saw was the back end of a Mercedes CLK GTR AMG - one of only 25 ever made. Get out of car to look closer then see an Ferrari F50 parked in front of it. Then a Porsche Carrera GT in front of that, BUT, this GT had a hard top and the craziest body I have ever seen, like a full GT series car - roof intakes, huge rear flares etc; what was it?. Hidden in a trailer was a Lamborghini Gallardo and a 1956 Ferrari.

Apparently the Merc alone is valued at $1.8m, all cars are owned by one lucky chap and represent just a small part of his collection.

But is he happy?!

[Spede]

It was probably the GT1 street car.

[radcon]

That would be a nice collection. I must admit that I see a pretty good selection of high end cars like Lambos, Ferraris, Astons, etc. driving around Sarasota. Usually either driven by 70 year olds or their grandchildren. Had a girl, maybe 20 years old, pull up beside me at a light driving a SL65 AMG. I don't think she has been alive long enough to make that kind of dough. Must be a rough life.

[typ550]

Nigel,

If this is the fellow from Casey Key (and it must be, since you mention the CLK GTR), he DOES have quite a collection. I had the chance to tour his garages when I purchased a car from him a couple of years ago. You know you are in good shape when you can afford to buy your neighbor's property in order to store your cars there.

[nigel911]

Apparently the guy had loaned them so they could be displayed at a car show in Tampa this coming weekend.

[typ550]

Cool. He is a pharmaceutical executive and I believe also a real-estate developer. Never got to meet him as he has a "staff" that handles the cars for him (including in-house mechanic, of course).

[nigel911]

That's the one, apparently he was a chemist and patented a heart med. That GTR looked pretty good for the heart.

[brianhinfl]

His Gullwing and Bughatti EB110 are gorgeous as well.

[masraum]

Is this what you are talking about

[typ550]

Yep.

[ignatius]

Yes, yes he was happy

[nigel911]

Steve comes up trumps - that's the one. Makes the regular GT look almost pedestrian, any idea of cost?

[Wil Ferch]

Yes....$ 1 mil ...when they became available..about 2x the cost of the CGT of today....

- Wil

[PorscheGuy79]

Nigel, its times like these that you should carry a camera in your glove box, come on man think of the rest of us!

[nigel911]

You're talking to a guy who doesn't even own a mobile phone. I do carry a disposable camera in the glove box though, unfortunately my car is in the shop with a blown engine - I was in a hire car.